HTSA Heritage Project

[HTSA]

[HTSA]

[delroy]

I made a number of enquiries about the St George's Square painting but nobody ever told me where I could see it.

Is it still for sale?
Where can I see it please?

[delroy]

I made a number of enquiries about the St George's Square painting but nobody ever told me where I could see it.

Is it still for sale?
Where can I see it please?

[Bassingham Terrier]

Having been a huge supporter of this I am now back-tracking furiously as I find it incredibly difficult to navigate.
It really needs an easy-to-use SEARCH facility.

Sorry HTSA.

[Bassingham Terrier]

Jul 17, 2023 9:23:44 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

Having been a huge supporter of this I am now back-tracking furiously as I find it incredibly difficult to navigate.
It really needs an easy-to-use SEARCH facility.

Sorry HTSA.

UPDATE

Time for a slice of humble pie - there IS a SEARCH facility, although it is rather rudimentary.
One of the people behind the site has contacted me to explain and I am happy to print a partial retraction. 😊

It's there in the three lines menu at the top right of the screen.
And in John Ward's Private Archive there is a SEARCH window at the bottom of every section, although it's not very good as it doesn't seem to cope particularly well with handwritten documents.
Heigh ho.

We have to bear in mind that the people who run the site are all young people who have proper jobs. This is an extra to be updated and improved as and when they have spare time, which really isn't all that often.

Anyway, it is still a site worthy of any fan interested in the history of our great club, so you should definitely pop in and give it a shot. 👍

[htafcokay]

We are approaching the 115th anniversary of Town's very first season as a club. 

The club's very first manager was Fred Walker, who took charge between 1908 and 1910.

Back in 2021/22, the Heritage Project did some research into Walker's life and career and discovered lots of new information about Town's very first manager.

Read here: htafc-heritage.com/posts/58/the-curious-case-of-fred-walker-huddersfield-towns-first-ever-manager

[Bassingham Terrier]

Aug 10, 2023 11:27:12 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

We are approaching the 115th anniversary of Town's very first season as a club. 

The club's very first manager was Fred Walker, who took charge between 1908 and 1910.

Back in 2021/22, the Heritage Project did some research into Walker's life and career and discovered lots of new information about Town's very first manager.

Read here: htafc-heritage.com/posts/58/the-curious-case-of-fred-walker-huddersfield-towns-first-ever-manager

A lot of people won't like me saying it - or them admitting it - but your stuff is always a most excellent read, Lee.

[htafcokay]

Aug 11, 2023 15:28:28 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

Aug 10, 2023 11:27:12 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

We are approaching the 115th anniversary of Town's very first season as a club. 

The club's very first manager was Fred Walker, who took charge between 1908 and 1910.

Back in 2021/22, the Heritage Project did some research into Walker's life and career and discovered lots of new information about Town's very first manager.

Read here: htafc-heritage.com/posts/58/the-curious-case-of-fred-walker-huddersfield-towns-first-ever-manager

A lot of people won't like me saying it - or them admitting it - but your stuff is always a most excellent read, Lee.

Cheers Roger - that's up to them 

[rockwall]

Aug 11, 2023 15:39:58 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

Aug 11, 2023 15:28:28 GMT 1 Bassingham Terrier said:

A lot of people won't like me saying it - or them admitting it - but your stuff is always a most excellent read, Lee.

Cheers Roger - that's up to them 

Always enjoy reading your articles Lee. Don't mind a face to face chat either!

[htafcokay]

This season's first (and perhaps only?) former player interview on behalf of the HTSA Heritage Project.

This interview is with Brian Tickell, who played for the club between 1956 and 1959. He was Bill Shankly's first signing for the club and was good friends (and housemates) with Denis Law.

Read below:

[rabc]

As always, well written articles Lee. Thanks

[htafcokay]

The club have published a previous HTSA Heritage Project interview today.

This one is with former Town player, Simon Collins, who played for us between 1992 and 1997.

www.htafc.com/news/2023/august/interview-simon-collins/

Out of interest, I did this interview not long before Warnock returned so it was a nice irony that it appeared in the programme for his first game back in charge as Collins speaks so highly of him in the interview.

[Bassingham Terrier]

Aug 23, 2023 17:47:57 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

The club have published a previous HTSA Heritage Project interview today.

This one is with former Town player, Simon Collins, who played for us between 1992 and 1997.

www.htafc.com/news/2023/august/interview-simon-collins/

Out of interest, I did this interview not long before Warnock returned so it was a nice irony that it appeared in the programme for his first game back in charge as Collins speaks so highly of him in the interview.

An excellent read, Lee, and a bonus is that it contains the oft-quoted "Jamie Vardy story".
I hadn't realised that Collins was his manager back then!

[htafcokay]

The latest interview was in Saturday's programme and it's Brian Horton, our manager between 1995 and 1997.

[Bassingham Terrier]

Another really good read, Lee. 👍

Long may they continue... 😉

[htafcokay]

This is one from the archives, but as the 82nd anniversary of Bob Gordon's death is approaching, I thought I'd share it again.

Bob Gordon played for Town between 1936 and 1940 but passed away during World War Two. This article all started after a chance conversation with Graham Bailey, his former teammate and pal, who started reminiscing about him when he I went to visit him in June 2022. Graham is 103 now and our oldest living player by some years.

htafc-heritage.com/posts/71/war-broke-out-the-diaries-of-town-player-robert-bob-gordon

[Teddington Ted]

Aug 30, 2023 7:42:38 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

This is one from the archives, but as the 82nd anniversary of Bob Gordon's death is approaching, I thought I'd share it again.

Bob Gordon played for Town between 1936 and 1940 but passed away during World War Two. This article all started after a chance conversation with Graham Bailey, his former teammate and pal, who started reminiscing about him when he I went to visit him in June 2022. Graham is 103 now and our oldest living player by some years.

htafc-heritage.com/posts/71/war-broke-out-the-diaries-of-town-player-robert-bob-gordon

Only just read this. Wonderful piece, Lee.
What horrendous juxtaposition of the innocence of youth, the hope of a young man in achieving his dream and the utter waste of war.

[htafcokay]

The latest HTSA Heritage Project interview is former Town player Tony Carss, this is part one of two. 

[htafcokay]

Part 2 of the Tony Carss interview can be seen below. This focuses on his time with the club's Academy.

[mosher]

Sept 25, 2023 13:45:29 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

Part 2 of the Tony Carss interview can be seen below. This focuses on his time with the club's Academy.

Another great article mate, cheers.

[htafcokay]

Sept 25, 2023 14:26:22 GMT 1 mosher said:

Sept 25, 2023 13:45:29 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

Part 2 of the Tony Carss interview can be seen below. This focuses on his time with the club's Academy.

Another great article mate, cheers.

More to come.

More players from that 2003-04 promotion season, a title winning captain, the scorer of a promotion winning goal, some cult heroes, members of the 1973-74 youth team and possibly even a player from last season's "Great Escape".

With over 1000 players having played for us, I have my work cut out to cover all the ones still living!

[rabc]

Very good article

[gbow]

Hi there htafcokay

I've been trying to contact the HTSA Heritage via email but with no success. Maybe you'd like to check your messages on here as I left a copy of my email for you. I've got some material that might be of interest.

Thanks

[htafcokay]

Steve Spriggs will be tomorrow's interview, the first member of the 1973-74 youth team to be interviewed this season. At least two more of his teammates from that team have been interviewed and these will be published later in the season.

[mosher]

Sept 29, 2023 11:24:57 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

Steve Spriggs will be tomorrow's interview, the first member of the 1973-74 youth team to be interviewed this season. At least two more of his teammates from that team have been interviewed and these will be published later in the season.

Keep em coming mate 

[Bassingham Terrier]

Sept 29, 2023 11:24:57 GMT 1 htafcokay said:

Steve Spriggs will be tomorrow's interview, the first member of the 1973-74 youth team to be interviewed this season. At least two more of his teammates from that team have been interviewed and these will be published later in the season.

[Captainslapper]

really like these ex-player interviews.
especially if its a player who wasnt a 'star' name ( Id never heard of Tickell) ...makes it more interesting somehow to hear that perspective.

[space hardware]

Not sure if this is the right place for it but I just saw this on Twitter...

[kennyk2]

Sept 29, 2023 18:55:02 GMT 1 space hardware said:

Not sure if this is the right place for it but I just saw this on Twitter...

Town goalkeeper getting roughed-up a bit!