[Lord Snooty]

October 17:

We had some bad defeats yesterday. Today's all about winning and we start with a big win over them lot down the other end of the A62, the Leeds Urinals.

On this date in 1925, the new so called Leeds United had the privilege of playing at Leeds Road, Huddersfield, the home of the double league champions, Huddersfield Town, who were in pursuit of a third league title in a row. A crowd of 33,008 came out to see the minnows of Beeston humbled by the northern powerhouse side by a scoreline of four goals to nil.

George Cook got two of the goals, Joey Williams and George Brown got one each.

That win moved us up into 2nd in the First Division in pursuit of another league title. On this date in 1953, we were chasing it again for the first time in ages. Luckily  today, we had the team we always used to beat coming to Leeds Road. No not Leeds again, this time it's Liverpool.

And did we beat them again? Oh yes. Only 2-0 this time, but a win's a win. And it was the old one two of Jimmy Glazzard and Vic Metcalfe scoring the goals. There were 30,115 there to see this one as the mighty blue n whites moved up to 3rd in the table.

That's where we finished in the final table, behind Wolves and West Brom. Liverpool got relegated.

Back to the not so long past for the next one. On this date in 2020, the football season had just got going again after the Covid break. We still were not allowed in and so watched on i-player as Town went down to Swansea and came away with a surprise 2-1 win.

We had that Spanish lad in charge, you know, Carlos Corberán. And they had old droopy eyes himself Steve Cooper prowling the touchline like a comatose clown. Always good to get one over that prick and so we did on this day, in the two of them's first managerial showdown.

Harry Toffolo opened the scoring with a neat back heel from a Juninho Bacuna shot after a short corner routine. Swansea were level again though just ten minutes later when Cooper called in another favour from his dad's refereeing buddies. This time it was Tony Harrington giving the most softest of penalties after Ben Hamer had saved a shot, sent it over the bar and then one of the Swans did a swan dive over his trailing leg.

But all's well that ends well. Josh Koroma scored a beauty from the edge of the box to give us a 2-1 win.

A couple of wins for the old country now, in the Home Championships against Ireland. The first one was on this date in 1931 when England went over to Windsor Park, Belfast to play the Irish. There was no Republic or Northern teams then, just Ireland.

It turned out to be a good day for the English, who had two Huddersfield Town players in the line up, Roy Goodall and Austen Campbell, known by everyone as Aussie. Also in the team was future Town player Ernie Hine (pictured below), then of Leicester City, but would go on to be Barnsley's all time leading scorer after a short spell with the Town and then Man Utd.

Jack Smith of Pompey opened the scoring in the 10th minute and the brilliantly named Pongo Waring of the Villa made it two a minute later. Hine then got the third for England before the Irish pulled one back just before half time. Pongo got the 4th and his Villa team mate Eric Houghton added numbers 5 and 6 before a late consolation made the final score 6-2 to England.

Twelve months later, the two teams met again, this time at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool on a Monday afternoon against Ireland, on this date in 1932. A 25,000 crowd went to this one by the seaside and Goodall of Huddersfield Town was playing again at right back for England. It was his 18th cap of the 25 he got in total. Aussie didn't play in this one though.

It was just a 1-0 win for the English boys this time, with another future Town star, Bobby Barclay getting the winner in the 30th minute. He was a Sheffield United player at the time.

Finally today, a win for Town on this date in 1914. It was down at Craven Cottage and a 3-2 win over Fulham. Ralph Shields scored twice, one from the penalty spot and Ernie Islip got the other.

The win moved Town up to second in the table. Could we be at last, about to stage a proper promotion push in our fifth season in the Football League?

So a good win, but the next day would be one of tragedy for everybody associated with the club. More of that tomorrow.........