Some great names, many great memories, and so heart warming stories from great great connections to our famous Huddersfield Town.

It was 1985-86, the (old) division 2 and Town had started off pretty well. Remember the Dale Tempest hat-trick v Millwall first game of the season, that memorable Terry Curran "bow" in the 3-1 October victory.

By the new year we were on the slide and come Easter we feared the worst especially as we had gone three games without scoring with only 2goals in the last six matches.

Manager Mick Buxton another canny Gaffer where brass was concerned went out and signed a new Centre Forward from Chelsea, for something like £5grand and a book of 'green shield stamps'.

Duncan Who? Don't he play for Middlesboro'? No, isn't that his brother? So you can tell he was not too well know this Stamford Bridge reserve player.

It got worse on Easter Saturday when making his debut as a sub mid-way through the second half of a 0-3 home drubbing! (my recollection was off a dour, poor game that ended 0-0, that's watching through Town eyes!) The reaction you can well guess.

I have always remembered Mr Buxton telling me of one of his signing secrets "I look for northern players for northern clubs, southerners don't settle up here". One of my little foibles, when Town have a Scot in their ranks we do so much better, and if you have someone who can find the 'onion bag' pretty regular you have half a chance.

Duncan Shearer hailed from Fort William and had a reputation for hitting the 'onion bag' frequently in the stiffs at his former club.

Easter Monday, freezing cold, in fact bitter, perhaps just like the weather of his homeland, whatever the pastures of Oakwell rung to his name as Town triumphed 3-1 over Barnsley and of course you read the script a hat-trick from our new Number 9. A new hero "hotshot Hamish" from 'Roy of the Rovers' fame had nothing on our Dunc.

When his interview went on the 'Town Hotline' fans rang the Club complaining it had broken down.

It had not such was the interest the line was virtually constantly engaged until some 01.30 in the morning. I know I did the interview and monitored the interest so much so Mel Booth that top man for Town at the Examiner came and listened to the interview whilst taking it down in shorthand so as to put it in the Examiner for all Town fans to read about their new striker.

In the final 7 games of the season Town scored 8 more goals, mostly by Shearer, and were to finish 7^th bottom. Such was the success of Mick Buxton's bargain - unknown - buy, upon leaving us his worth jumped to £250,000.00! (A club-record fee for manager Macari upon taking him to Swindon.)

Duncan was born in 1962. He started his football life with Scottish Highland League side Clachnacuddin. He moved from the Scottish Highlands to the English Capital where he played for Chelsea. Shearer also spent time and scored goals at Swindon, Blackburn Rovers and Aberdeen.

The big Scot also featured for the Scottish international side playing 7 times and scoring twice between 1994-1995.

What is your impression of Huddersfield Town now?
Difficult to give an impression as I have been away so long.

What did you think on joining Town?
Didn't know where it was, but enjoyed every minute I was there

Any regrets later in joining/leaving Town?
No regret in joining. Disappointed to leave but knew Town needed the money at the time.

Memories of Town?
Earliest-vivid-now - How quick the Huddersfield fans took to me.

Most memorable moment?
Scoring 4 goals against Bradford.

Longest lasting Town memory?
Yorkshire Puddings at the Golcar Lily. Only joking! Fans were brilliant.

What do you think of the current state of soccer?
Premiership is the best League in Europe and the Championship is getting stronger.

Do you still follow the Town results or any other Club or Sports?
Yes follow all my old Clubs.

Your best match in a Town shirt and Why? and the Result?
Bradford at Home. Scored 4 goals and won 5-2

What do you think of the Town fans - then? & now?
Fans were brilliant. Have not been back for 16years so do not know too much about them now.

What do you think the future holds for Town?
Hard to say but know they have a good manager in Peter Jackson.

What are you doing now?
Was Assistant Manager at Aberdeen FC but now manager of a non-league side.

If you had one wish, what would it be?
To go back and see Town get promotion to the Premier League.

... and finally, anything else you would like to say? Just like to thank all the Town fans for being so good to me and hope you make the premiership one day.

A few years ago my family and I went along to watch Duncan when leading the line for Aberdeen in a cup tie at Falkirk, telling the away fans about 'our No 9' and promising them goals from him.

The visitors duly won 5-2 and the man from Fort William got either two or three for them! Much later watching my Scottish love St Mirren up at Caly Thistle before a Scottish League Cup tie this big man came walking across the car park.

He was assistant boss there to Steve Paterson who he went to Pittodrie with. It was great to reminisce in the Inverness car park with Duncan again, about old times, and the game at Falkirk, for he had always wondered where the shouts of come on 'Huddersfield Shearer' had come from.

The centre forward always seems to be the hero, for goal scoring is the one art that does change a game, without a goal you cannot win. Throughout our history we have been fortunate to see many fine players in the number nine shirt Duncan Shearer wore so proudly for us in just too few games. His goal scoring record throughout his career stands with the best but it was joining Huddersfield Town and being spotted by Mick Buxton that truly got him off the mark

For Town and the Highlander it was a near perfect partnership, thanks for all you did and the memories you have left. Best of luck with Buckie Thistle and for the future.