How far back

[robinvar]

My last post has got me thinking. How far back does your Town fan lineage go? Not for boasts or anything, just interested. I reckon I go back to at least the mid 20s and earlier as my Grandad was born in 1919 and was passed over the crowd heads as a small boy. Whoever took him would probably have been going for a while. There's been enough gripe on here recently, hopefully brings back a few nice memories of those we love who were kind enough to pass that passion on.

[Walton-on-the-Hill Terrier]

My paternal grandfather Arthur P died early in 1932 after contacting pneumonia after seeing Town v Newcastle United on Boxing Day 1931.

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Feb 10, 2023 22:28:47 GMT 1 robinvar said:

My last post has got me thinking. How far back does your Town fan lineage go? Not for boasts or anything, just interested. I reckon I go back to at least the mid 20s and earlier as my Grandad was born in 1919 and was passed over the crowd heads as a small boy. Whoever took him would probably have been going for a while. There's been enough gripe on here recently, hopefully brings back a few nice memories of those we love who were kind enough to pass that passion on.

Passed down to me via my dad and grandad.

My grandad was part of the record 67k+ crowd in the 1930s. He was born before the club existed.

I reckon there'll be plenty who have a similar tale.

[rockwall]

Passed down from Grandad, but his era, they were happy to watch whoever was at home and mingle with the fans. Town were his number 1, but watched Doncaster, Leeds and Rotherham regularly.

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Feb 10, 2023 22:28:47 GMT 1 robinvar said:

My last post has got me thinking. How far back does your Town fan lineage go? Not for boasts or anything, just interested. I reckon I go back to at least the mid 20s and earlier as my Grandad was born in 1919 and was passed over the crowd heads as a small boy. Whoever took him would probably have been going for a while. There's been enough gripe on here recently, hopefully brings back a few nice memories of those we love who were kind enough to pass that passion on.

Great Post.

[terrierneil]

Not very far just my dad and his brothers. Grandads from Doncaster.
Mum/Grans never into football.

[boooothy]

It’s just me. I started watching Town with friends rather than family but hopefully i’ve started something that will go on and on and on.

[overtonterrierspirit]

My family supporting line started in the 1950,s.

[richhtfc]

Dad and grandad here too as well, remember my Grandad telling me he remembered as a little boy the last league title being celebrated in the town.

He was a fan, not a die hard, but we always discussed how Town were getting on right up until he passed in 2008..

I didn’t attend many matches with him but Boxing Day and Christmas matches were relatively regular. Remember being at Elland Road on Boxing Day 1983 with my father and him when we beat them, mainly because their non too happy fans were throwing half bricks into the enclosure we were in on the way out.

Memorable home games with my father around that time include the Newcastle game where the fan scaled the floodlights, and dodging missiles in the terrace at the Leeds match while their fans tried to rag the away end fencing down.

Happy days.

[krtek]

Both my parents were Irish and my dad was a Kerry fan so no blue and white lineage in my family - more green and gold! My first contact with Town was hanging around Leeds Rd on Saturdays with mates in the mid 80's, when you could get into the game for free at three-quarter time.

[westislandterrier]

I’ve got absolutely nobody in my family with connections to Town... My granda on ma wee maw’s side (who I’d been told had passed away but turned up on ma doorstep when I was 33 - a pleasant shock and I phoned ma maw and told her that either he was a ghost or she was a liar - and he sure wasn’t a ghost as he gave me a strong handshake even at the 83 ripe years he was then) ! 

Anyway he originally came from The Isle of Lewis and grew up a Rangers supporter there (it’s very free Presbyterian etc there and they call my whisky Isle “The Pagen’s Island”)  - presumably as we’re whacking mass whisky production out on a Sunday (Sabbeth to them) but it is good Double Time that day !-  Anyway when he left school to become an engineer (interrupted by WW2) he eventually got his apprenticeship completed and went into engineering and took in a Rangers match, but was disgusted by the bigotry, and said never again, and defected to a team called Third Lanark that went bust ! He died in 2007 before his first team also went bust in 2012 - but what a bloody jinx old “Shainner” (Gaelic for granda) was - his first team and then his second one killed off (though there is a mark II tribute act still going for his second one - Rangers) ! 

Anyway, he had no English team as in his era and being in East Kilbride the coverage of English footy was minimal back then, but he was very interested in my interest in Huddersfield Town though I’d not been to a Town Match at that point -

My late father’s old man died when he was a year old (aperitinitus and the air ambulance couldn’t land that night in 1938) so I definitely wasn’t finding out anything there but probably football would be unheard of here then as probably only the papers if they even got here then would be the only outlet for coverage !

My granny on mother’s side was a Hibernian supporter and my other one had no interest in footy probably as I hadn’t quite got into it when daddy and ma wee maw separated and that was the last I seen of her as she died in 1983 aged 84... both grannies got into their 80’s and liked a pub dram and a fireside one and a good smoke till the end too - not much health kicks in these days !

Mother is an keen St. Mirren fan probably as I was born in Paisley and they lived in nearly Renfrew for years but she has adopted Huddersfield Town as her English team (I WONDER WHY !!!) and is always asking me How are Huddy doing ? Who are yous playing this weekend ? - It’s probably too much to get her down for a game now but you never know about a visit to Huddersfield ! - And she also loves that the good folks from DATM have christened me as Westie !

Daddy had no interest in football unless there was a team called Lochindall Hotel but did say if it was anyone it’d be Aberdeen for breaking the Celtic - Rangers monopoly as he couldn’t be bothered with all the shit that goes with these two ( not so much here, but he had some of his crew arguing about it) but he was a captain so wo betide any seaman who would cross him !!!

So no Huddersfield Town influencers in my family, just a lad stuck with English footy from TV in nearby Ireland - and mostly surrounded by mates that were Forest fans - but I liked the name Huddersfield Town, and ma love affair has now spanned 43 years ! - I’m very passionate about Town and though I’ve only been on board since 1980 I’m sure HTAFC must’ve been in ma DNA fibre since I arrived in this world in the heyday summer of 1970 !

[Wingman]

The line started with me in 1988. I've passed it onto my two kids but they are sporadic attendees. They do go watch HTAFC Ladies also occasionally.

[detox]

I'm first generation actually. My male ancestry going back 9 generations were all from Manchester. My dad did mention Manchester City a few times, from his youth, but I never knew him go to a game in my lifetime.

It's a heavy burden to carry!

My eldest brother took me to my first game in 1960 although I can't remember who against ( I was 10). The earliest match I recall was the cup tie at Wolverhampton in 1961 where we sat in the main stands with Wolves fans. Of course we went to that famous replay under the lights at Leeds Rd.

So not much history there although my son was taken to watch as was my grandson, but sadly both have become Manchester United fans!!!

Must be something in the genes, I did my best, honest...

[rugbyterrier]

My maternal grandad was born in 1905 and went regularly from end of WW1 until the 1950s.He stopped going because, in his words, it got too expensive.
He lived on Acre St Lindley, and they took in Town apprentices. Geoff Hutt lodged there.
He had a share certificate from when Town had to raise money or they would have been taken over by Leeds in 1920 but he sold it to a collector. I gave him a bollocking over that.
My paternal grandad was born in 1922 and watched Town from 1930 til his death in 1995.
After my dad left home he used to go with his mate all over the country watching Town. Must have been long trips in those pre motorway days.
In his later years he lived on Cherry Nook Rd at Deighton and he loved watching Town train and enjoyed talking to Mick Buxton and the players.

[kennyk2]

My paternal grandfather started at the very beginning when they came into existence as a league team... saw all the great days in the '20s. My father used to take my mother to Leeds Rd when they were courting... she used tell me about the time when Town played Everton and Town won (8-2) including 4 Jimmy Glazzard goals from 4 Vic Metcalfe crosses. Obviously for me it's hard-wired.

[wildhogg]

Back to my great grandad during the early 1900's, I think? My grandad had a trial at Town just before WWII, got offered terms but was then called up for service. Still got lots of family watching Town, spread between Hecky and Dewsbury.

[hthp]

Tricky one, my Dad's first game was in 1977 and although my Grandad would occasionally go, he was more of a Fartown fan. My Mum's Dad worked as a Special Constable at Leeds Road in the late 1960s, early 1970s.

[Christ in Shades (art)]

Neither of my grandads were interested in football but my dad started taking himself as a kid in the 60's when he lived up Deighton Road, not far from the ground, then I used to go with him as a child and here I still am, afflicted.

[nicovaesen]

Me personally I was hooked from April 24th 1993 town 3 hull city 0 and a goalscorer that day Phil starbuck became my first footballing hero. My grandad was there from the beginning so my roots go back to 1908. My dad was born in the 40’s so through our history there’s always been a custodian to carry the town torch. I was always envious my grandad got to see the success of the 20’s and my dad saw Frank worthington and the teams of Buxton etc. but I always treasure seeing the wagner days of recent with him before he passed 2021. RIP dad. Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful club.

[figo]

My Great Uncle Jack born 1908, watched Town through the 'wonder years'. He took my uncle and then me. Interestingly when he retired from work - he had worked as an electrical mechanic at the same garage in brighouse for 50 years - they included his WW2 serivice in Cairo, where coincidentally I now have a business ( I wish he was still with us, I would love tolking to him about Cairo - him in the 1940s, me over the last 16 years!!), in the mid 70s, the company bought him a life season ticket. He told me there had been an agenda item on a Town board meeting to approve it. I've never heard of another, maybe someone on here has?
One of the saddest days of my life when he told me he'd had to write to Town to tell them he was too infirm to accept a season ticket for the upcoming season - early 80s. By this time, I was taking him.
I managed to take him to the last game at Leeds Road, and the first game at the new stadium.
My first season ticket, at 12 years old, was the 4th Div championship winning seasons 101 goals, Micky Buxton and me hooked forever!!!

[Colin the Caterpillar]

Came on here expecting to be very much in the minority as a “self starter” but surprised to find there are quite a few of us. My dad and granddad are/were not into football at all so neither was I until I got into my later teens. My first game was the 0-5 League Cup home game v Arsenal at Leeds Road just after I turned 18, but I didn’t start going regularly until we were at the new ground. Both my boys are now season ticket holders and big fans despite the efforts of my Middlesbrough-supporting wife’s family, so hopefully we can keep it going down the generations.

[townian]

As the first Town fan in my family I can only go back a mere 60 years to 1962/3 season. However, my father and his family were all Bolton Wanderers supporters. My Grandfather used to tell me that his father took him to watch Bolton from the age of six or seven at Pike's Lane, the ground they used before building Burnden Park. Bolton moved there in 1895. Since my Grandfather was born in 1883 his first season must have been 1889/90, the second ever season of the Football League.

[3Pipe]

My grandad was just not into sport at all. I have no recollection of him even watching any sport whatsoever on the TV. He served in WW2, came home and worked in the mills all his life. Steam engines was his big interest and raising his family. So our family affair with Town started in the 50s with my dad. He passed the bug on to me in 1979 and I took my son to his first match in about 2002, I forget who we were playing but I'm 100% sure we were in the top of the Panasonic stand.

[Maynardblue]

My maternal grandad supported Town pre and post war. I believe my paternal grandad went to games pre war too but he lost his life at the hands of a Japanese torpedo in 1945. My dad was then orphaned but would sneak in to watch Town with his mates in the 50s and then regularly ever since - he first took me in 1990. My daughter has all the kit and tells all her friends she supports Huddersfield Town but she's yet to attend a game. I may bring her along before the end of the season to officially start the 4th generation.

[joeyjoneslocker]

My grandad played for Kilkenny Hurling team in 1930’s/40’s then moved to Mirfield and had a trial with Town. Didn’t work out so just ended up watching them play, my dad started in 60’s, I started early 80’s. So third generation spanning 80 years. My daughter went for 2 seasons a few years ago but lost interest in the sport, so it may end on the third generation unfortunately.

[turbo2]

I’m not sure. I know both mum and dad went all over watching town in their youth. But not sure if they went with their parents.

Mum always told the story of her going to West Ham on her own in 1960 for fa cup game where we won 5-1.

Took both my girls once they were out of nappies just to give the wife a break. They both still go, off with the eldest today. She’s now 21

[3Pipe]

From Kerry footballers to Kilkenny hurlers, you have probably the two standout traditionally great sides in Gaelic sports history there.

[themanfromatlantis]

Similar to others, my Dad was Irish and he also died when I was quite young, so never worked out if he enjoyed football that much.

Started watching Town around 79/80, a small influence from my older brother who never took up Town fervently, but still looks out for the results.

My passion for Town was probably fuelled through going to games with schoolmates really.

[benhomly]

My Grandad, born in the 1890's, saw us all the way through the glory years right up to the early 70's around the time of our slide down the leagues. He'd go up in to town with his mates after the games until he was about 80, usually to the Tudor Bar in the George Hotel. Dad would go and fetch him around 10 o'clock and bring him home (he lived with us as his wife had died back in the 1930's and he'd never re-married) usually in a state of inebriation. Found the 1922 FA Cup Final programme in a drawer after he died, pity he hadn't been a hoarder like me and kept all the rest from those days as well!

His love of Town together with the fact that we lived 2 doors from Conway Smith (son of the great Billy Smith and also a Town player) gave me and my brother our love of Town. So much so that when I presented my girlfriend with her engagement ring I did it in the car park behind the open end at the old Leeds Road. None of this going to Paris or Rome for me!

[Macduff]

My dad went to the Arsenal 67k game, he would have been about 12, but I'm not sure when he started going. He started taking me when I was about 8, Wood, McHale and co. In my blood from the first minute of my first game. Passed the drug on to my eldest (Hi Flevans!), and 2 of my brothers (Hi Vivabobbyhoy and Dobsonschoice) are also infected. I'm always amazed how good peoples memories are about particularly games etc. Mines bloody awful, especially on my earlier games.
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