1984–85 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

March 2026 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1984–85 Keith Longbottom Mick Buxton Leeds Road Second Division 13th FA Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Luton Town) League Cup Second round(eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday) Dale Tempest (15) Mark LillisDale Tempest(16 each) 15,640 vs Manchester City (12 January 1985) 4,117 vs Notts County (20 April 1985) 3–1 vs Middlesbrough (3 November 1984)2–0 vs Notts County (17 November 1984)2–0 vs Sheffield United (1 December 1984)3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 December 1984)3–1 vs Blackburn Rovers (29 December 1984)3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 January 1985)2–0 vs Crystal Palace (16 February 1985)2–0 vs Carlisle United (2 March 1985) 1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (8 September 1984)1–5 vs Grimsby Town (1 January 1985)1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (12 March 1985) 1983–84 1985–86 Huddersfield Town's 1984–85 campaign was a mediocre season for the Terriers, with the team finishing in 13th place, never looking likely to be promoted or relegated. Squad at the start of the season yes yes England GK Brian Cox yes England GK Keith Mason yes England DF Sam Allardyce yes England DF David Burke yes Wales DF Steve Doyle yes England DF Paul Jones yes England DF Brian Laws yes England DF Steve Stoutt yes England MF Peter Butler yes yes England MF David Cowling yes Wales MF Daral Pugh yes England MF Brian Stanton yes England MF Phil Wilson yes England MF Julian Winter yes England FW Graham Cooper yes England FW Mark Lillis yes England FW Liam Robinson yes England FW Dale Tempest Review Town didn't have the best start in their second season back in Division 2. By mid-October, Town were second bottom, following only winning one of their first 9 league games. But, a stunning turn in form saw Town go on a run of 9 games unbeaten, of which 8 of those were wins, helped by goals from Mark Lillis and Dale Tempest. That run saw Town climb to 9th in early December. Following that run, Town lost 5 of the next 7, winning the other 2, but then a run of 9 games unbeaten seemed to try to force Town into a late promotion surge, but this was quickly ended by a dreadful late season run, which saw Town lose 6 of their last 8 games, finishing in a mediocre 13th place. Squad at the end of the season yes yes England GK Brian Cox yes England GK Keith Mason yes England DF Sam Allardyce yes England DF David Burke yes England DF Mick Carmody yes Wales DF Steve Doyle yes England DF Paul Jones yes England DF Ian Measham yes England DF Simon Webster yes England MF Peter Butler yes England MF David Cowling yes yes Wales MF Daral Pugh yes England MF Brian Stanton yes England MF Robbie Turner yes England MF Phil Wilson yes England MF Julian Winter yes England FW Graham Cooper yes England FW Mark Lillis yes England FW Liam Robinson yes England FW Dale Tempest yes England FW Ian Wadsworth Results Division Two DateHuddersfield Town match record: League Division Two 1985 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1985/comp/201/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition25 August 1984Oxford UnitedH0–36,18420th28 August 1984Charlton AthleticA2–2Cooper, Tempest4,98916th1 September 1984Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–0Winter12,49312th4 September 1984Blackburn RoversH1–1Tempest6,1779th8 September 1984Shrewsbury TownH1–5Cooper4,98015th15 September 1984Manchester CityA0–120,20116th22 September 1984BarnsleyH1–1Winter6,86419th29 September 1984Birmingham CityA0–111,48019th6 October 1984FulhamA1–2Cowling4,37720th13 October 1984WimbledonH2–1Tempest, Doyle5,00118th20 October 1984Leeds UnitedH1–0Lillis15,25716th27 October 1984Carlisle UnitedA1–0Lillis3,77515th3 November 1984MiddlesbroughH3–1Laws, Tempest, Lillis5,81112th10 November 1984Crystal PalaceA1–1Pugh4,90612th17 November 1984Notts CountyA2–0Stanton, Tempest6,05111th24 November 1984Cardiff CityH2–1Jones (pen), Tempest6,49510th1 December 1984Sheffield UnitedA2–0Doyle, Tempest13,2319th8 December 1984Wolverhampton WanderersH3–1Cooper (2), Burke8,2178th15 December 1984PortsmouthA2–3Tempest, Waldron (og)11,7978th22 December 1984Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–2Tempest6,8769th26 December 1984Oldham AthleticH2–1Tempest, Wilson9,1738th29 December 1984Blackburn RoversA3–1Tempest, Cowling, Cooper15,5246th1 January 1985Grimsby TownA1–5Lillis8,7907th12 January 1985Manchester CityH0–215,6408th2 February 1985Birmingham CityH0–17,46011th16 February 1985Crystal PalaceH2–0Wilson, Lillis (pen)5,6789th23 February 1985MiddlesbroughA2–2Tempest, Cowling4,45311th2 March 1985Carlisle UnitedH2–0Lillis, Cowling5,26310th9 March 1985Leeds UnitedA0–018,60710th12 March 1985Shrewsbury TownA1–5Tempest3,29111th23 March 1985FulhamH2–2Lillis, Tempest4,84312th30 March 1985Charlton AthleticH2–1Lillis (2 pens)4,44910th6 April 1985Oldham AthleticA2–2Lillis (2, 1 pen)5,28612th9 April 1985Grimsby TownH0–05,83412th13 April 1985BarnsleyA1–2Wilson7,83213th17 April 1985Oxford UnitedA0–39,14913th20 April 1985Notts CountyH1–2Lillis (pen)4,11713th27 April 1985Cardiff CityA0–33,41413th30 April 1985WimbledonA1–0Webster2,33512th6 May 1985Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2Lillis (pen)4,42213th11 May 1985PortsmouthH0–213,29013th13 May 1985Sheffield UnitedH2–2Tempest, Robinson4,41613th FA Cup 1982–83 FA Cup DateHuddersfield Town match record: FA Cup 1985 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1985/comp/7/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance5 January 1985Round 3Wolverhampton WanderersA1–1Tempest8,58923 January 1985Round 3 ReplayWolverhampton WanderersH3–1Lillis (2, 1 pen), Pugh7,05526 January 1985Round 4Luton TownA0–28,712 League Cup 1984–85 Football League Cup DateHuddersfield Town match record: League Cup 1985 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1985/comp/56/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance25 September 1984Round 2 1st LegSheffield WednesdayA0–316,1399 October 1984Round 2 2nd LegSheffield WednesdayH2–1Jones, Lillis7,163 Huddersfield lost 4–2 on aggregate. Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSam AllardyceENGDF3703020420David BurkeENGDF3113020361Peter ButlerENGMF0 (4)000000 (4)0Mick CarmodyENGDF80000080Graham CooperENGFW31 (3)5302036 (3)5David CowlingENGMF29 (3)4301033 (3)4Brian CoxENGGK3703020420Steve DoyleWALMF3623020412Paul JonesENGDF2310021252Brian LawsENGDF2513020301Mark LillisENGMF351332113916Keith MasonENGGK50000050Ian MeashamENGDF1700000170Daral PughWALMF24 (5)11 (2)11026 (7)2Liam RobinsonENGFW13 (2)1000013 (2)1Brian StantonENGMF31000031Steve StouttENGDF30300060Dale TempestENGFW34 (1)15211037 (1)16Robbie TurnerENGFW0 (2)000101 (2)0Ian WadsworthENGFW0 (1)000000 (1)0Simon WebsterENGDF1610000161Phil WilsonENGMF4033020453Julian WinterENGMF15 (1)20 (1)01016 (2)2 References 1984-85 Category:English football clubs 1984–85 season