The team finished as Division One runners-up in 1924 – 25, narrowly losing out to Huddersfield Town, but were relegated in 1926 – 27.

In October 2006, First bus services were re-branded as the ' Holmfirth Connection ' following the re-routing of services from the Holme Valley to call at Huddersfield railway station.

Although the huge-scale oratorio tradition was perpetuated by such large ensembles as the Royal Choral Society, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Huddersfield Choral Society in the 20th century, there were increasingly calls for performances more faithful to Handel's conception.

The Halifax and Huddersfield Turnpike Act of 1823 allowed for the building of Calder Bridge, or Brighouse Bridge, over the river on what was to become the A641 road ; tolls were abolished on the bridge in 1875 and extensive widening work was undertaken in 1905 and 1999 ( both of these latter dates being commemorated in dedication stones on the bridge ).

Storthes Hall Hospital: Most of the grounds of the former psychiatric hospital were sold to the University of Huddersfield and few of the buildings remain.

When the Northern Union clubs broke away from the RFU to form what is now rugby league, the Morley representatives missed the coach to Huddersfield as they were still in the pub.

In his book Rebels Against the Future, Kirkpatrick Sale describes how a large army platoon was stationed at Huddersfield to deal with Luddites ; at its peak, there were around a thousand soldiers in Huddersfield and only ten thousand civilians.

In response, the Luddites began to focus their attacks on nearby towns and villages, which were less well-protected ; the largest act of damage that they ever did was the complete destruction of Foster's Mill at Horbury — a village which is about east of Huddersfield.

Attempts by the local council to gain support for city status were rejected by the town's population in an unofficial referendum held by the local newspaper, the Huddersfield Daily Examiner.

Although Oldham had a thriving economy during the 19th century, the local merchants were broadly reluctant to spend on civic institutions, and so the town lacks the grandeur seen in comparable nearby towns like Bolton or Huddersfield ; public expenditure was seen as an overhead that undermined the competitiveness of the town.

Within this district were Barnsley, Batley, Bradford, Brighouse, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Keighley, Leeds, Morley, Ossett, Pontefract, Pudsey, Rotherham, Sheffield, Todmorden ( partly in Lancashire until 1888 when it became wholly in Yorkshire where it remains to this day ) and Wakefield.

Initially there were five in number: Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax, and Sheffield.

On 6 May 1985, they were relegated despite a 2 – 1 home win over Huddersfield Town.

Citizens of Huddersfield were asked to buy shares in the club for £ 1 each, and the club staved off the proposed merger.

On 26 May 2012, following a penalty shoot-out in the 2012 Football League One play-off Final victory over Sheffield United, Huddersfield were promoted to the Championship.

At the time Huddersfield Town were one of the most successful football clubs in England.

On the plus side, Aldershot finished above two much more illustrious clubs – Portsmouth and Huddersfield Town – who were both former winners of the league title and FA Cup.

The latter, backed by a consortium of Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd, other local newspaper groups such as the Huddersfield Examiner and the Scarborough Evening News, several Yorkshire-based Co-operative societies, trade unions and local universities were deemed by the Authority to have the better talent but suffered a lack of funding, whereas Telefusion had the backing of a cash-rich parent.

Huddersfield were promoted to the Second Division, along with champions Portsmouth and local rivals Cardiff City.

Other players in Shankly's Huddersfield team were Ken Taylor, who was also an England Test cricketer ; striker Les Massie and captain Bill McGarry.

On 21 December 1957, Huddersfield lost 7 – 6 to Charlton Athletic, who played most of the match with ten men, after Huddersfield were leading 5 – 1 with just 27 minutes remaining.

Of just seventeen players to be elected to the Hall of Fame, no fewer than three were teammates in that famous Huddersfield side.

In addition, Huddersfield were drawing 8 – 8 in a Yorkshire Cup-tie that was abandoned because of fog and replayed.

* 1938 – The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.

The first, unveiled by then Prime Minister Tony Blair stands outside Huddersfield railway station in St George's Square, Huddersfield.

Huddersfield Town's Iain Dunn became the first British player to settle a match in this way-his 107th-minute goal beat Lincoln City 3-2 in the Auto Windscreens Shield on 30 November 1994.

Nevertheless, Sargent retained the large scale tradition in his four HMV recordings, the first in 1946 and three more in the 1950s and 1960s, all with the Huddersfield Choral Society and the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Her stage début, and first professional role, was as Sarah in George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara at the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield in 1928.

through the English football league system from The Football League 1910 – 11 | 1910 – 11 to Football League One 2008 – 09 | 2008 – 09 when Huddersfield Town finished ninth in Football League OneIn 1910, just three years after being founded, Huddersfield entered the Football League for the first time.

On 28 November 2011, Huddersfield lost their first in 44 games to Charlton Athletic, losing 2 – 0.

Town first used a badge on its shirts for the 1920 FA Cup Final based on the local Huddersfield Corporation coat of arms.

In his first season he succeeded where Mortensen had failed, by guiding the club back to the top flight as runners-up behind Huddersfield Town.

In 1997 the Beautiful South headlined stadium concerts for the first and last time, in Huddersfield and at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London.

A year into service he was wounded and sent home to recover, first in Huddersfield then Seaford.

They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F. C .. Huddersfield is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams.

Harold Wagstaff was only fifteen years and one hundred and seventy-five days old when he played his first match for Huddersfield, against Bramley in November 1906.

In 1962, the league was split into East and West of the Pennines ; Huddersfield and Hull Kingston Rovers met at Headingley, Leeds in the first final of the Eastern Division Championship on Saturday 10 November 1962.

Reigning Champions Huddersfield were favourites to lift the Eastern Division title, especially as Rovers were missing five first choice players with injuries.

Ken ’ s first trophy came in 1997 at Old Trafford where Huddersfield beat Hull 18 – 0 in the Divisional Championship.

However, in 2009 the venue became hosts to a new sport when it became the home of the Huddersfield Hawks American football team, who recorded their first win at the ground with a 20-9 victory over the Manchester Tyrants.

In 1962, the league was split into East and West of the Pennines ; Huddersfield and Hull Kingston Rovers met at Headingley, Leeds in the first final of the Eastern Division Championship on Saturday 10 November 1962.

Reigning champions, Huddersfield were favourites to lift the Eastern Division title, especially as Rovers were missing five first choice players with injuries.

After close-season signings and an overseas training camp, Rovers made a better than expected start to their first Super League campaign, winning their first two games-Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at home and Huddersfield Giants away.