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Some great names, sharing many great and special memories, and heart-warming stories from great connections to Huddersfield Town.

For five seasons they went together like bacon and eggs forming a very special partnership at the heart of a Town defence that was to be the backbone of our fight to get out of the 2nd Division.

Trevor Cherry was the cultured one but the big centre half at his side, affectionately known by the Town fans as ‘kipper feet’ was the lynch pin behind all we achieved in five seasons spanning 1967 through to 1972.

Always under rated Roy Ellam who joined us from Bradford City on New Years Day 1966 was to prove the lion tamer of opposing centre forwards. The bigger the name the harder they fell as quality number 9’s such as Wyn Davies, Fred Pickering, Barry Bridges and the like bit the dust before our unflappable if somewhat unsightly centre half. But first he had to oust another Town favourite who had held the spot for many years previously, John Coddington. ‘Big John’ made over 350 appearances in some nine seasons and later fight off a young pretender, Welsh international Ray Mielczarek.

At left half Cherry skippered his hometown club with a quality that would see him go on to captain his country. His Hemsworth born partner who wore the number 5 shirt with so much pride was the rock on which the success of Huddersfield Town was developed in our drive for top-flight football. Make no doubt that many thought big Roy would be found out in the tough world of the Second Division never mind the First. Proof of his top quality showed as he went on to be the only Town player to play in all 84 1st Division fixtures of our all too short two-season stay at the pinnacle of English soccer. He also appeared in all 12 of our Cup-ties in this period notching up 3 league goals, one especially remembered by all Town fans as the big fellow mentions in memorable moment.

Having been an ever present in the 2nd Division Championship winning side, the season before that 1968-69 saw Roy miss but one game. Whilst in 67-68 he was an ever present in Town’s Cup run to the semi-final of the FL Cup. The very last time our club has gone that far in a major cup competition.

Mr Consistency, Mr Reliable would have been titles easily won by our much-loved defender, who during his Town career I can not recall any injury sustained certainly not to keep him out of any fixtures. Just like Old Man River Roy Ellam just kept rolling along putting in top class performances each and every week.

In total he made 253 appearances for Town scoring 10 goals with 18 matches, three-cup ties and two goals coming in a short second spell in 1974-75. The end result of which saw Town finish bottom of Division 3 and ultimate relegation to the bottom tier of English Football.

His entire career statistics are 425 appearances with 25 goals and worthy of mention is following his final move from Town Roy nipped over the pond to play Soccer in the USA for two years where on five occasions an opponent was no less than Pele!

Roy made his Town debut in August 1966 just a month after England’s World Cup success at Wembley. Town went down 1-2 up at Carlisle that day in a Division 2 fixture, his second spell debut brought a similar score line as we lost at Leeds Road to Peterborough United but this time in a Division 3 match.

Roy scored his final goal for Town when recalled to the side in March 1975 after a three-month absence helping Town to a 4-1 Leeds Road victory over Southend. A month later saw his very final appearance in a Town shirt, wearing the 6 that Trevor Cherry had occupied for so long, at the County Ground where Swindon handed us a 4-1 beating with Martin Fowler coming on as substitute for the big man. Perhaps not the ending Roy or any of us would have wanted for a true Town star whose commitment to the Club so endeared us to him and likewise him to the club.

So much so that today our former defensive colossus can still be found at the Galpharm on match days bringing with him a next generation of Town supporter as Raull joins with his granddad in cheering Town on.

Ian Greaves and his Town side gave Town fans such as I wonderful, marvellous memories as we lifted the title in 1969 and bringing with it First Division football to Leeds Road. Whilst far too short, the time spent there proved two seasons to remember despite, especially in the second and relegation season, an horrific struggle to survive.

What is not in doubt is that Town would have survived and gone on to further glories, if we had been able to score goals. Defensively with Roy Ellam the pivot for it all we were more than sound conceding just 59 goals in the relegation season. You have to go up to 17th spot, ten points clear of the drop zone to find a club who conceded less than Town. Even as high up as Manchester United in 8th place they conceded 2 more than us, though they scored 69 against our 27! Across the City at Maine Road the locals finished 4th in the table yet conceded just 14 less than us in rock bottom position.

With relegation brought the loss of several of our star players, the majority of which were defenders including Roy Ellam who moved down the road, along with defensive partner Trevor Cherry as both remained in the First Division.

Town fans still to this day look back on Roy Ellam’s time at Town with tremendous fondness and bask in the success of a superb season that took us up. The next two seasons may have been more of a struggle for the club but for our centre half he emerged with a reputation even more enhanced and burgeoning.

The aim with all our featured ‘Legends’ is to bring back memories for Town fans of their time with our beloved club. Whilst we get this in abundance with you Mr Ellam you can give us something that very few others over the past 40 years can.

A career that included a season that ended in giving us the right to play in the top echelons of English Football, where albeit it for a too short a time, you and Huddersfield Town, were a star.

For that and for becoming our latest ‘Legend’ we thank you.

Now over to Roy's view of Huddersfield Town then and now ...

1 What is your impression of Huddersfield Town now?
This will be their best chance of getting out of that league. "A Sleeping Giant"

2 What did you think on joining Town?
What a great club.

3 Any regrets later in leaving Town.
Should never have had to leave.

4 Memories of Town? Earliest-vivid-now
Ian Greaves – What a great manager

5 Most memorable moment? Goal-save-tackle
Scoring the winning goal against Leeds United at Leeds Road.

6 Longest lasting Town memory?
1969/70 What a great bunch of lads. Team spirit was absolutely fantastic.

7 What do you think of the current state of soccer?
Love it. But not as exciting as when I played.

8 Do you still follow the Town results or any other Club or Sports?
Watch every Town home game with my 5yr old grandson ‘Raull’.

9 Your best match in a Town shirt and Why? and the Result?
Don’t have one. Every match day seemed like "Christmas Day" to me

10 What do you think of the Town fans - then? & now?
Loved ‘em’ then still love ‘em’ now.

11 What do you think the future holds for Town?
It’s going to be tough going further than the Championship. Hope they do.

12 What are you doing now?
Training and looking after ‘Roy Ellam’s Premier Health Club’.

13 If you had one wish, what would it be?
Town to reach the Premier League.

and finally, anything else you would like to say?
I have always been a "Barnsley" fan (my HomeTown). But having played for 3 Yorkshire clubs I am a very proud Yorkshireman, but make no bones about the fact that I am a very staunch "Town Man."