Football (Soccer) Clubs 1948-49 Season - Huddersfield Town F.C. Season 1948-49, Rangers F.C. Season 1948-49, Portsmouth F.C. Season 1948-49 (Paperback)

Chapters: Huddersfield Town F.c. Season 1948-49, Rangers F.c. Season 1948-49, Portsmouth F.c. Season 1948-49, Blackpool F.c. Season 1948-49. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Huddersfield Town's 1948-49 campaign is referred to in Town folklore as the original "Great Escape" season (the second being the 199798 season), when Arnold Rodgers scored the goal that saw Town maintain their 1st Division status. His goal against Manchester City, with 10 minutes of the last match of the season remaining saw Town keep their status and relegate Preston North End and Sheffield United in the process. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Town's fortunes during the season didn't seem to improve on the previous season. Even the 14 goals from veteran Peter Doherty didn't seem to pull Town away from almost certain relegation. Relegation seemed to be certain for 2 out of Town, Preston North End and Sheffield United. With 10 minutes of Town's last match at home against Manchester City seemed to be heading down the trapdoor to Division 2. But, an uncharacteristic error by legendary goalkeeper Frank Swift gave Arnold Rodgers the chance to score, which he did. Town won 1-0 which relegated Preston