[Lord Snooty]

September 14:

Twelve months ago, on this date in 2021, we won 3-0 away at Blackpool. It was a typical Carlos Corberan style performance, could've been well behind at half time, but we held out. Then in the second half, we stepped up a gear. Josh Koroma scored a beauty, Matty Pearson nodded in from a corner and then after a Koroma shot was saved, the prolific Jonathan Hogg fired home the rebound.

And they all hit the back of the net!

Now then. Back in 1991, we had one of, if not the best ever come back in Town history. That was when we came back from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 at Gigg Lane against Bury.

It was game six of the 91/92 season and we had started well, with Eoin Hand still the manager. He would end up getting the boot later in the season, but by now we were unbeaten having won 3 and drawn 2 so far. That unbeaten run looked to be definitely over when we went four down. Ex Town junior Liam Robinson opened the scoring, Colin Greenall, Ian Stevens and Nigel Smith also managed to get the ball past the grasp of slippery Tim Clarke.

Iwan Roberts pulled one back just before half time, but surely it was just a consolation. Or was it?

Phil Starbuck scored after the break, beating two or three defenders to shoot home from the edge of the box. Game on!

Game definitely on soon after when Starby did some fancy footwork, swiveling on the penalty spot and shooting past the keeper. Time was running out, but in injury time, Simon Ireland got down the right wing, sent over a deep, high cross, which evaded the goalie but fell just nicely for Iwan to nod in the equaliser.

Absolute scenes, as the say. You may see a pitch invader if you watch this closely. Apparently it was young Dean Hoyle running on to celebrate with the team after the fourth goal. Cheeky monkey!

On this date in 1971, First Division club Huddersfield Town, made it's debut in the prestigious, but short lived Texaco Cup. This was a competition for English and Scottish teams mainly, but also Irish and Northern Irish for the first two seasons.

Town were in the second one, which was an invitational for teams who hadn't qualified for the main European competitions. It ran for five seasons, but when Texaco dropped their sponsorship it just became known as the Anglo/Scottish Cup.

Anyway, on this occasion, it was Town v Morton at Leeds Road in a first round first leg match. It was a midweek game and life in the First Division was becoming uninteresting for the people of Huddersfield and the local, not yet known as Kirklees area. The Saturday before had seen the first home crowd below 10,000 for a league game (against West Brom) since we got promoted and this one also had a low attendance. Only 5,769 could be bothered to turn up. Must admit, I didn't. Well I were no' but 10 and it was a school night.

Pleased to report though that we did win. Bobby Hoy scored the only goal of the game for the Terriers, who only made one change from the team that had beaten the Baggies, with Mick Barry replacing Steve Smith.

The second leg, up there in Greenock, will be in a couple of weeks time.