A62 derby
Other names | War of the Roses |
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Locale | Lancashire-Yorkshire border |
Teams |
Huddersfield Town Oldham Athletic |
First meeting |
2 May 1921 Huddersfield Town 3 - 1 Oldham Athletic |
Latest meeting |
14 January 2012 Huddersfield Town 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 47 |
Most wins | Huddersfield Town (20) |
All-time series |
Huddersfield: 20 Drawn: 15 Oldham: 12 |
Largest victory |
Huddersfield Town 6 - 0 Oldham Athletic (13 January 1932) Oldham Athletic 6 - 0 Huddersfield Town (20 April 1974) |
The A62 derby is the name of a football derby that is given to matches played between Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic.[1]
The two clubs are separated by roughly 15 miles and are located close to the M62 motorway crossing the Pennines in the historic counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire respectively, making it a traditional 'War of the Roses' clash.
Although neither club considered the other as a major rival until more recent times, with Huddersfield having more traditional rivalries with fellow Yorkshire clubs such as Leeds United, Bradford City and Barnsley, and Oldham with traditional Lancashire clubs such as Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers, a lack of competitive fixtures against these clubs led to increased significance and intensity in the fixture, particularly when both clubs spent a number of seasons in the same division whilst vying for promotion from the third tier.
The first game between Huddersfield and Oldham was played in the First Division of English football during the 1920-21 season[2]
The highest ever attendance involving the two clubs was set on the 9th January 1932 when 30,607 watched a 1-1 draw at Oldham's Boundary Park in a third round FA Cup tie.[3]
History
Head-to-head record
Competition | Played | Huddersfield Town | Draw | Oldham Athletic |
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League | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 47 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Results
Date | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Stadium |
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14 January 2012 | League One | Huddersfield | 1–0 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
3 September 2011 | League One | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
12 February 2011 | League One | Huddersfield | 0–0 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
13 November 2010 | League One | Oldham | 1–0 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
6 April 2010 | League One | Huddersfield | 2–0 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
1 November 2009 | League One | Oldham | 0–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
3 January 2009 | League One | Huddersfield | 1–1 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
27 September 2008 | League One | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
29 March 2008 | League One | Oldham | 4–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
26 January 2008 | FA Cup | Oldham | 0–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
20 October 2007 | League One | Huddersfield | 2–1 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
7 April 2007 | League One | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
25 November 2006 | League One | Huddersfield | 0–3 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
28 January 2006 | League One | Huddersfield | 3–2 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
10 September 2005 | League One | Oldham | 0–3 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
26 February 2005 | League One | Huddersfield | 2–1 | Oldham | Galpharm Stadium |
11 December 2004 | League One | Oldham | 2–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
3 May 2003 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 1–1 | Oldham | McAlpine Stadium |
28 September 2002 | Division Two | Oldham | 4–0 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
1 April 2002 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 0–0 | Oldham | McAlpine Stadium |
3 November 2001 | Division Two | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
5 September 2000 | League Cup | Huddersfield | 0–2 | Oldham | McAlpine Stadium |
22 August 2000 | League Cup | Oldham | 1–0 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
25 January 1997 | Division One | Oldham | 1–2 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
13 September 1996 | Division One | Huddersfield | 3–2 | Oldham | McAlpine Stadium |
20 January 1996 | Division One | Huddersfield | 0–0 | Oldham | McAlpine Stadium |
12 August 1995 | Division One | Oldham | 3–0 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
19 April 1988 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 2–2 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
31 August 1987 | Division Two | Oldham | 3–2 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
28 February 1987 | Division Two | Oldham | 2–0 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
20 September 1986 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 5–4 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
21 December 1985 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 2–0 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
24 August 1985 | Division Two | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
6 April 1985 | Division Two | Oldham | 2–2 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
26 December 1984 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 2–1 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
11 February 1984 | Division Two | Huddersfield | 0–1 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
10 September 1983 | Division Two | Oldham | 0–3 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
20 April 1974 | Division Three | Oldham | 6–0 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
8 December 1973 | Division Three | Huddersfield | 2–1 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
13 January 1932 | FA Cup | Huddersfield | 6–0 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
9 January 1932 | FA Cup | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
28 October 1922 | Division One | Huddersfield | 3–0 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
21 October 1922 | Division One | Oldham | 0–3 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
26 November 1921 | Division One | Huddersfield | 1–0 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
19 November 1921 | Division One | Oldham | 1–1 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
7 May 1921 | Division One | Oldham | 1–2 | Huddersfield | Boundary Park |
2 May 1921 | Division One | Huddersfield | 3–1 | Oldham | Leeds Road |
Crossing the divide
The following players have played for Huddersfield Town and Oldham Athletic.
- Pawel Abbott
- Bobby Barclay
- Luke Beckett
- Graham Bell
- David Beresford
- Jim Branagan
- Lewis Brook
- Alex Bruce
- Norman Brunskill
- Harry Bunn
- Tony Carss
- Mike Cecere
- Les Chapman
- Simon Charlton
- Nathan Clarke
- Joel Coleman
- Lee Croft
- Laurie Cumming
- David Currie
- John Dungworth
- Lee Duxbury
- Delroy Facey
- Colin Garwood
- Anthony Gerrard
- Ted Goodier
- Jim Goodwin
- Ian Gray
- Ian Greaves
- Stewart Holden
- Andy Holdsworth
- Ray Holt
- Mark Hudson
- Ronnie Jepson
- Billy Johnston
- Chris Jones
- Paul Jones
- John Kelly
- Bob Ledger
- Brendan McManus
- Alan McNeill
- Harry McShane
- Paul Moulden
- Jimmy Naylor
- Keigan Parker
- Paul Rachubka
- Paul Reid
- Lee Richardson
- Ian Robins
- David Shaw
- Robbie Simpson
- Lee Sinnott
- Les Smith
- Phil Starbuck
- Jon Stead
- Ted Taylor
- Neal Trotman
- Mark Ward
- Albert Watson
- Simon Webster
- Clyde Wijnhard
- Ray Wilson
- Dick Witham
- Jon Worthington
In addition to this a number of people have links to both clubs including:
- Frank Bunn played for Oldham from 1987 to 1990 and is now a member of the coaching staff at Huddersfield.
- Ian Greaves played for local club Oldham and also managed Huddersfield from 1968 to 1974.
- Andy Ritchie played for Oldham in two separate spells, whilst managing the club from 1998 to 2001, and also managed Huddersfield from 2007 to 2008.
- Mick Wadsworth managed Oldham from 2001 to 2002, and managed Huddersfield from 2002 to 2003.
- Neil Warnock managed Huddersfield from 1993 to 1995, and managed Oldham from 1997 to 1998.
References
External links
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