Newsletter #38: December 2018 Here’s wishing a very merry Christmas to you all! Another highlight from my collection LATE 1919 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
At the end of 1919, Town were in dire financial straits, a fact emphasised by this newspaper item featuring pictures of both players and offi- cials The te t at the bo om reads “Huddersfield Town have come prominently into the limelight over their proposed amalgama on with eeds Some of the Huddersfield stalwarts are here giv- en: – 1 Bullock, 2 Parton, 3 Richardson, 4 Shields, 5 Mann, 6 Slade, 7 Reid, 8 Baker, 9 Mutch and 10 inley” .
Having been formed as late as 1908 the Associa- on ootball l b as str ggling to a ract an real interest from a local pop lace hich as predominantl a r gb stronghold and the Di- rectors ere so concerned that on 8th Novem- ber 1919 the local paper ran the headline “T B : malgama on to take place with eeds nited” ith the cl b being transferred “ lock, stock and barrel” to the ne Leeds cl b to be set p in the Ne Year, Leeds it having been dissolved d e to financial irreg- lari es. n the th November an appeal as o t to raise a cash in ec on of ,000 to “carry on the game” and cl b aptain red B llock took to the streets and the p blic ho ses to appeal to fans to sho p in n mbers and to donate to the ca se in order to save the cl b from this dreadf l fate. B 0th December the Receivers ere “put in on behalf of the debenture holders ”. Then, on Jan ar 0th 19 0, the local paper ran the banner headline “T B STI IV ” ith a sharp rise in a endances and thereb income. The climb to safet as on