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

They often say it is memories that dreams are made on. Mick Buxton gave Huddersfield Town back it's hope and turned supporter's dreams into reality.

If ever there was a person deserved of a title of "Legend of Huddersfield Town", our next 'Legend' would surely feature highly on the list of contenders.

If Mr Buxton is not the finest Manager Huddersfield Town have had since the war he most certainly will be in everyone's top three. He took over a club that, supporters apart, was dead. He gave it life put pride back into our grand old club and added 10,000 on the gate, gave us two promotions and for Christmas 1986 we gave him the sack!

As the Town Club formed a new supporters organisation - the Patrons Association - led by former favourite & commercial head Steve Kindon new innovations commenced. One such was meet the manager, not at a general meeting somewhere in Town but in the Boss's office face to face.

The opportunity for the ordinary fan to meet and question, discuss most things about their Club with the manager. Innovative, unique never done before or since. Mick Buxton was the Manager who agreed to this and we were the fans who were given this opportunity.

It only ceased after a two-hour session during which no fan took up this offer! Does that say much about us Town fans?

It certainly does about Mick Buxton who would leave no stone unturned in his quest to make his team, his club successful again.

For thisisthebarmyarmy.co.uk what Mick Buxton did for our Club makes him one of the greatest legends ever.

Read Mick Buxton's thoughts of the club now and then ...

What is your impression of Huddersfield Town now?
It's good to see H.T. doing so well and carrying on their good form from last season. It is also pleasing to see that they have a number of home grown players in the team. My impression is that they appear to be a club who are making steady progress in a sensible manner.

Hopefully supporters will not expect too much too soon, although I doubt very much that that will be the case!

What did you think on joining Town?
The first time I joined my thoughts were that H.T. were a club with great tradition, who not only should be but could be playing on a much higher sphere and that with good planning and much hard work it would be achieved.

Not forgetting that at that time they were 3^rd from bottom of the 4^th Div and needless to say things were grim around.

The 2^nd time on joining the Club were again in a mess, 12pts adrift at the bottom of the Div., with 17games remaining. We won 13 of those games & made 2 draws, finishing in a healthy position.

Any regrets later in joining/leaving Town
No regrets whatsoever on joining such a great club.

On leaving, on both occasions it was disappointing to be leaving the players. They were good lads who responded very well to my methods.

However in my second spell many other aspects of the club did not function, as I would expect at a successful club. When a decision in deciding my future had to be made, the correct decision was to leave.

Memories of Town?
Earliest - upon joining I quickly discovered within hours, that judging from the high standards I had become accustomed to and expected, since beginning in football as a 15years old at Burnley, that the whole club was a mess. Not only on the field but most certainly off it also.

Discipline and a caring for the club, inside and outside the building, was virtually nil. However, I quickly realised that with positive and no-nonsense leadership, the club, a club with a truly great tradition would go forwards and upwards. It was easy to see what the first steps had to be.

Vivid - a very difficult question, just lets say winning promotion on two occasion, which were very special for everyone involved in the club, officials, players, staff and supporters. No doubt there were many others.

Now - The fact that I was allowed to build a football club, with the support of a sensible Chairman and Board of Directors. Having a good staff, working with players who wanted to achieve and of course the supporters, who were a huge help and who I hope enjoyed many successful years. Looking back a wonderful time.

Most memorable moment?
Beating Bradford City at home 6-2, on I think New Years Day, not because it was BCFC but because for about 30 minutes we played just about as well and something like I always wanted a team of mine to play.

Another was winning at Elland Road in the League Cup. The hosts had always been the top club/team in the area, and rightly so, & we had gone there and deservedly won. A terrific victory for the club.

Longest lasting Town memory?
Many memories, too many to write about, however, I suppose the ones already mentioned are the best.

What do you think of the current state of soccer?
There have been many changes in recent years. Certainly a change for the better is the building of new stadiums, which I would imagine make watching the game a lot more comfortable for the supporters.

I am not sure whether the players are any better now than they were in the past, how do you judge? However, I do wish that all of the play-acting would stop and that football got back to been a honest, manly sport. I always told players that if they were injured they were injured, if not get up & get on with the game. Also I told them, there's a right way and a wrong way. Make sure that you do it the right way.

Pay! If Clubs are stupid enough to pay it, good luck to them.

Do you still follow the Town results or any other Club or Sports?
Yes I still follow H.T.F.C results and as I have previously said, well done and lets hope it continues but don't be surprised if it doesn't because they are a young side & still developing.

I follow the results of many clubs, particularly clubs that I have been involved in or where I have got friends working.

Cricket is my other sport and particularly following the England team, including going to Australia for the Test Matches. So this last summer has been wonderful.

Your best match in a Town shirt and Why? and the Result?
Already mentioned.

What do you think of the Town fans - then? & now?
While I was at the club, by & large, I was treated very well and more importantly they gave the team good support and very loyal to their club.

Now, I cannot comment as I very rarely go to any of their games.

What do you think the future holds for Town?
Hopefully the club will go from strength to strength. I do not know much about the club, although on the odd occasion that I have been I have had pretty good vibes. They are certainly heading in the right direction. I would like to see them promoted to the Championship League & I feel that they are a club who should hold their own at this level.

What are you doing now?
I work full-time for the F.A. Premier League as a technical monitor. I deal with anything to do with youth development. It is a job I enjoy & get lots of satisfaction from & I am now in my eighth year in this position.

If you had one wish, what would it be?
To live to be involved in football for another 100 years.

and finally, anything else you would like to say?

Best Signings - I never got involved in talking too much, if ever, about individuals. I would hope & judging by the results there were many good signings & not many poor signings. I was never one for making too many signing, my philosophy was, evolution not revolution.

Refs - Never speak about them as individuals. Like everyone and everything else their will always be some who are better than others. It is impossible to have them all making the same decisions or all refereeing in the same manner. Consistency it is called, impossible!

Mick was manager of Huddersfield Town from October 1978 to December 1986. Of the 377 games played with him as manager Town recorded 152 victories, 102 draws and 123 defeats. The Terriers enjoyed two promotions under Buxton's reign. The glorious 1979/1980 Division 4 championship and the promotion in 1982/1983 to Division 2 (now the Championship).