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Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is an English professional football club that is based within Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The club was established on 15 August 1908, the club joined the Football League in 1910. The team currently plays in the Championship which is the second division of English football.

Huddersfield was the only English club to take home three consecutive English league titles between 1925 and 26. Two league championships were taken by the manager and the pioneer Herbert Chapman, who also helped the team win the FA Cup win in 1922. Town have finished third within the First Division thrice, and FA Cup runners-up four times. Town are the only team after Blackpool who win all three play-offs in the division.

In the 1950s the club was run under the direction of Bill Shankly, and featured Denis Law and Ray Wilson. After their demotion out of the First Division in 1972, Huddersfield went on to play for 45 years in the third and fourth levels of English football prior to returning to the upper tier in the year 2017. They were promoted back in the Championship in the year 2019.

The team has played home matches in the Kirklees Stadium since 1994, which has replaced their old home, Leeds Road. The colours of the club, white and blue stripes came into use in the year 1916. The club's popular nickname "The Terriers" was coined in 1969. The current logo of Huddersfield is inspired by their coat of arms. The team has long-standing rivalries with the nearby clubs Bradford City and Leeds United which they compete with in each year the West Yorkshire derby.

 

1. History

The story of Huddersfield Town A.F.C., an English football club that is based within Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, goes back to the club's creation in 1908.

In 1926 Huddersfield was the only club in history to take home three consecutive English League titles - a feat that just three clubs in the country have managed to achieve. They also were the winners of the FA Cup in 1922 and were runners-up on four occasions.

1.1. Early years and golden days (1908–1945)

The club was established in 1908. The club's founders purchased a property located on Leeds Road for PS500, and then joined to the North Eastern League. The following year, they joined the Midland Football League in order to lower the cost of travel. In order to get into the Football League, the club was invited by Scottish designer Archibald Leitch to reconstruct Leeds Road. A 4,000-seat arena was to be built, as was landscaping was also planned to create a total capacity of 34,000. When the plans were approved, Huddersfield directors successfully applied to join the Football League in 1910, and the development of Leeds Road was initiated immediately. But the development costs were prohibitive and attendances fell below 7,700. Huddersfield was put into liquidation in 1912, and after that an unincorporated company established to acquire the assets of the club.

Huddersfield Town were reportedly PS25,000 in debt by 1919, and attendances dropped to 3000. The chairman John Hilton Crowther planned to join Town with the newly-formed Leeds United and move the club to Leeds. The news sparked supporters to raise funds to halt the relocation. The shares of PS1 were released, converting the team into a public-owned. In the following month, after funds and negotiating for the club's future, they remained in Huddersfield. The team made it to in the year 1920 FA Cup Final and won the promotion to the First Division for the first time.

In their debut campaign in their top league the then Leeds City manager Herbert Chapman was appointed (after Huddersfield helped him overturn his exile) as the advisor to Ambrose Langley. Chapman took over from Langley at the end of March in 1921 and guided Leeds City to an 17th finishing. In 1921's summer the players Clem Stephenson as well as the team's top goal-scorer George Brown were acquired. Chapman's strategies were based on the concepts of a sturdy defense and quick counter-attacking approach and a focus on swift, quick passing as well as reckless runs from his wingsmen. Chapman is considered to be being the first coach to effectively employ the counter-attack. Other innovative ideas include an exercise program that was disciplined for players, as well as the use of youth and reserve teams who played in the same manner as the main team. He made use of a vast network of scouting to identify the best players for his strategy.

The team was awarded their first major trophy which was that of the FA Cup, after Preston North End were defeated by 1-0 in the 1922 FA Cup Final. Huddersfield additionally won 1922's Charity Shield, defeating Liverpool 1-1. Town was third in the years 1922-23, and then won their first First Division championship in 1923-24. The team was able to beat Cardiff City, although it was only by the tiniest of margins. Both teams scored an average of 57 points. Huddersfield took the win with an amount of 0.024 in goal-to-goal average. Huddersfield defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0. Nottingham Forest in the last game, while Cardiff played to a 0-0 draw at Birmingham City and missed a penalty.

The team remained in the First Division title in 1924-25 after just one loss in the final 27 league games. Huddersfield only scored 28 goals and they never gave more than two goals in a game, the first time that a team has achieved this feat. Another remarkable feat was made in the month of October 1924 when Billy Smith became the first player to score straight from the corner. After winning consecutive league titles, Chapman left for Arsenal who offered to double his earnings and also attracted bigger attendance than Huddersfield. Cecil Potter was brought in as his successor. under Potter, Town became the first team to win three consecutive English League titles in 1925-26. Town came close to winning their fourth consecutive title following the season, but they only won one of their final seven games and so handed the title over to Newcastle United. Town was able to complete their "wrong double" in 1927-28 and finished runners-up both in the league and their place in the FA Cup Final.

In the month of March 1928, an international game in the midst of a war between England and Scotland was played with five Town players. Tom Wilson, Bob Kelly, Billy Smith, and Roy Goodall started for England; Alex Jackson played for Scotland. Jackson scored a hat-trick when Scotland became known as "The Wembley Wizards", defeated England 5-1.

The ageing team of Huddersfield was not sufficiently substituted. A decline in their ranking was the result, however they finished runners-up between 1933 and 1934 and two additional FA Cup Finals were reached under the new management of Clem Stephenson. Town was defeated by the team of Chapman's Arsenal and then in 1938 in 1938 by Preston North End after extra time. This is the very initial FA Cup Final to be broadcast on television. The highest attendance in the home arena of 67,037 people was recorded in 1932 in the FA Cup sixth round tie against Arsenal.

1.2. Decline and recovery (1945–1992)

Town were dropped to the second time during the season 1951/52. Stockport County manager Andy Beattie was appointed in April 1952 and he managed Stockport as well as Huddersfield within three divisions within this same time frame. Also, he had two horseshoes attached to his office's wall to ensure luck. The team was 2nd in the Second Division in 1952-53 and returned to the top flight immediately. They came in third in their first year back in the top division. After Town were deported in 1955-56, Beattie resigned as manager in November of 1956, and Bill Shankly succeeded him. In December of 1957 the team was leading 5-1 in the final 30 minutes to play Charlton Athletic, but lost 7-6. Shankly quit in December of 1959 to become manager of Liverpool.

The floodlights were erected at Leeds Road in 1961, they were financed through Denis Law's British records transfer charge of P55,000 from Denis Law to Manchester City The lights were later named"Denis Law Lights" "Denis Law Lights".

Huddersfield continued to play in the second division in the 1960s. They reached the semi-finals of the League Cup in 1967-68, but were beaten in the aggregate by Arsenal. The club was renamed in 1969 and took on the name "The Terriers". Town took their place in the Second Division in 1969-70 under the direction by Ian Greaves. The team was able to stay up during their debut season in the first tier but were then relegated in 1971-72 following another relegation to Third Division for the first time following. Huddersfield were sent into the Fourth Division for the first time in 1974-75.

The former Town director Tom Johnston returned to the club as the general manager in the year 1975. The club then changed to blue shirts with all-blue stripes which he introduced in the middle of the 1960s. Johnston took over from Bobby Collins as manager in December of 1975. In the 1976-77 football year, John Haselden became the manager, with Johnston back to his former position. However, this didn't last long, because Johnston was able to dismiss Haselden in September of 1977 and took over the role. Johnston steered Town down to the lowest position in the league, which was 11th at the conclusion of the 1977-78 campaign.

A turnaround began in the hands of coach Mick Buxton, who was appointed in 1978. Huddersfield took their Fourth Division in 1979-80, scoring 101 goals during the campaign. Town was just outside of the promotion spots in the next season. The team was promoted into the Second Division in 1982-83 by the third place finish. Because of Huddersfield being in the lowest of the division, decreasing home attendances, and the financial strain that resulted, Buxton was sacked in December of 1986. Steve Smith succeeded him, and was the first (and in 2022, the sole) permanent manager of the club's history to be from Huddersfield. The team managed to stay ahead by three points during the season, but they were then relegated to the third division in 1987-88. Town only won six games but conceded 100 goals and fell 10-1 to Manchester City. Huddersfield were in their 1991-1992 Third Division play-offs, but were defeated in the semi-finals against Peterborough United by an aggregate score of 4-3.

1.3. New stadium, on the brink of extinction, and a return to the top flight (1992–present)

The team did not fall into the Third Division (renamed from the Fourth Division after the introduction of the Premier League) in 1992-93 following a string of just three losses in their 17 games in league and finishing at 15th. The manager Neil Warnock took over from Ian Ross for the 1993-94 season. Town made it to the 1994 Football League Trophy Final, however, they lost to Swansea City on penalties.

Huddersfield Town played their final game on Leeds Road on 30 April 1994. They defeated Blackpool by a score of 2-1. The game attracted a full audience of 16195. They moved to the brand modern Kirklees Stadium (then named as the Alfred McAlpine Stadium) during the 1994-95 season. The first time they played in the stadium's new home, Huddersfield were promoted to the second division via play-offs following a 2-1 victory in the play-offs against Bristol Rovers at Wembley. Warnock was dismissed from the club that summer being replaced with Brian Horton, who guided the Town to an eighth position in the next season.

Horton was fired at the end of October in 1997 leaving Huddersfield not winning the first 9 games. A former Huddersfield players Peter Jackson was given the post. The team only scored one point during Jackson's first five matches However, Huddersfield ultimately won in their 15th game, defeating Stoke City 3-1. In between, unbeaten and no wins followed, and Town were able to hold on to 16th place in the league.

In the month of January, 1999 the club was purchased by a local owner Barry Rubery, who targeted to be in the Premier League. Steve Bruce succeeded Jackson in May 1999. Huddersfield were top of the table in December, however their form plummeted following the departure of the striker Marcus Stewart was sold in the window of January's transfer for First Division rivals Ipswich Town. The team ended the season eighth close to the play-offs. Bruce was fired in October of 2000. Rubery claimed Bruce of "wasting PS3 million" and claimed that the money could had been "spent more prudently by a wiser manager with no excessive ego that he could feed". Bruce was substituted with Lou Macari, who was not able to stop the slide , as relegation the third tier was the outcome after the conclusion year. Huddersfield made it to the play-offs in 2001-2002, but lost by a score of 2-1 in the semi-finals to Brentford at the semi-final stage.

In the same time frame the club was in the midst of a debt of 20 million pounds due to the relegation process and the fall of ITV Digital. The players remained unpaid for months. getting paid and the their manager Mick Wadsworth was sacked in January 2003 only to be reinstated later because the club was not able to raise funds to pay his off. Wadsworth was fired in March and replaced Mel Machin, who oversaw the relegation process to the fourth tier. The club went into administration and then Ken Davy bought the club in the summer of 2003, and saved Town from financial ruin. The manager Peter Jackson only had four senior players in his roster before the start of the 2003-04 campaign, following which a number of youngsters from the academy were brought in. Huddersfield ended up in an unexpected fourth position, and beat Mansfield Town in the play-off Final to be relegated to the third division.

The team made it to the play-offs in 2005 and 2006, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Barnsley in the semi-finals, following more years within League One followed. Dean Hoyle took over as chairman and majority shareholder at the time of June of 2009. Town played in the play-offs 2009-2010 with director Lee Clark, but lost against Millwall in the semi-final. The team was again able to qualify for the play-offs following season, but Peterborough United were victorious in the final. Huddersfield achieved the Football League record of 43 matches without a loss (not including play-off games) This record was earlier established by Nottingham Forest, in November 2011. Clark was dismissed in February 2012 after an 1-0 loss at home against Sheffield United, and was replaced by the former Leeds United manager Simon Grayson. Clark led Town into the Play-Off final in the match against Sheffield United. The game ended in a draw after extra time, but Huddersfield prevailed following 22 penalties (8-7).

Despite this achievement, Grayson was sacked in January 2013, and replaced by Mark Robins. Huddersfield did not fall into the relegation zone on the final day following a draw with Barnsley. German Borussia Dortmund II coach David Wagner became the first person from outside in the British Isles to manage the club in November of 2015. Wagner implemented the "Gegenpressing" method of football. For 2016-17 Town placed fifth, with a negative goal differential and were able to qualify for the play-offs. After beating Sheffield Wednesday on penalties in the semi-final, they took on Reading in the final. A penalty shoot-out ensued, and Huddersfield prevailed. The promotion in the Premier League meant a return to the first division after a gap of seven years. Huddersfield was also the second club, following Blackpool who been the winner of all three divisional play-offs.

They finished in 16th place, and continued to climb after their return however, they were then relegated following finishing 20th in the 2018-19. Wagner was dismissed by mutual agreement in January 2019. He took over by Borussia Dortmund II coach Jan Siewert, but Town were dismissed in March, with just six games remaining. The team scored just three victories and scored just 16 points before the final game this season. The chairman Hoyle announced his resignation in May 2019and sold the team to businessman Phil Hodgkinson, relinquishing the post due to his declining health. Siewert was succeeded with Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley in September that year, who led the club to victory through the Championship before being dismissed. Leeds United assistant coach Carlos Corberan was appointed Leeds United's new head coach in July.

2. Badge and colours

The club spent eight years debating the color the uniform should be, with various suggestions from salmon pink, plain white, or all-blue with a blue yoke. In 1916 the club adopted a blue and white striped jersey, which remains until today.

The badge of the club is inspired by the arms and coat of arms from Huddersfield. Town first put the badge on its shirts in that 1920 FA Cup Final based on the Huddersfield coat of arms. The badge was re-introduced with the Yorkshire Rose for the 1922 FA Cup Final and again for the finals in 1928 1930, 1938 and 1928. The primary colours of the club, blue and white appear throughout the badge , both on the mantle and the shield as stripes. The two Yorkshire Roses and Castle Hill are part of the history of the club and region.

Town continued to use the same style (blue with white stripes) until 1966 and then Scottish Manager Tom Johnston introduced all-blue shirts. The club also introduced a new badge introduced that year, and an inscription in the form of a horizontal "HTFC" was affixed to the blue shirts. The club was given the name "The Terriers" during the season 1969-70 the stripes of white and blue returned along with red terriers and the word "The Terriers".

After being relegated into the Fourth Division, Huddersfield returned to blue shirts with an all-blue vertical monogram crest following returning Tom Johnston in 1975. Stripes came back in the 1977-78 campaign and remain the club's official home kit since then. In the year 1980, Town adopted what remains their current badge. It incorporated elements from the town's coat of arms with contemporary themes, including white and blue stripes as well as an emu with football.

It was in 2000 that Huddersfield adopted a circular style but it wasn't well-liked by supporters, and they then the team returned to its heraldic-style badge. The badge was further developed with minor changes in 2005. The club made the decision to take out "A.F.C." from the text, and instead leave the phrase "Huddersfield Town". This eliminated the need for embroidery on club merchandise and shirts and gave the printed work a uniform look.

The club adopted the Terriers logo in the year 2018. The logo was exclusively used on the strip, and did not take over the heraldic crest that was still used on the official media and on documents. In the year 2019, Town agreed to have Paddy Power shirt sponsorship in an eye-catching beauty queen-style diagonal sash. Within a few days after the announcement, the club was approached from The Football Association for their "observations" regarding the shirt. In the following days it was revealed the shirt was an prank devised in the mind of Paddy Power, and that the club would wear the shirts with no sponsors. in the context in their "Save Our shirt" campaign.

Huddersfield have reverted to a revised version of their heraldic crest in the year 2019. Three stars (representing their winning a hat-trick of league titles back in 1920s) were added to the shield. Additionally one Yorkshire Rose was placed at the top of the white and blue stripes, just above the 3 stars. Also, the shield got modernized, shifting away from the earlier round version. The Terrier was added to the crest at high on top and the date of the club's foundation was added to the opposite end the Castle Hill.

2.1. Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
1975–1979 Bukta None None
1979–1982 Barralan
1982–1984 Bukta Central Mirfield
1984–1986 Daihatsu
1986–1987 Eagle Greenall's
1987–1990 Matchwinner  
1990–1991 Beaver
1991–1993 Gola Gola
1993–1994 Super League Pulse (home)
Vileda (away)
1994–1995 Pulse
1995–1997 Panasonic
1997–1999 Pony
1999–2001 Mitre
2001–2002 Bloggs Prime Time Recruitment
2002–2003 VOI
2003–2005 Admiral
2005–2007 Yorkshire Building Society
2007–2009 Mitre CasinoRed
2009–2010 Yorkshire Air Ambulance (home)
Radian B (away)
2010–2011 Kirklees College (home)
Radian B (away)
2011–2012 Umbro
2012–2013 Rekorderlig (home)
Radian B (away)
2013–2015 Puma Rekorderlig (home)
Radian B (away)
Covonia (third)
2015–2017 PURE Legal Limited (home)
Radian B (away)
Covonia (third)
2017–2018 OPE Sports PURE Legal Limited
2018–2019 Umbro Leisu Sports
2019–2020 Paddy Power (unbranded) None
2020–2021 Various local
companies/charities
2021–present Utilita Jetcoin (FA Cup only)
 

3. Stadium

  • Leeds Road (1908–1994)
  • Kirklees Stadium (1994–present)
    • Named "Alfred McAlpine Stadium" (1994–2004)
    • Named "Galpharm Stadium" (2004–2012)
    • Named "John Smith's Stadium" (2012–present)
  • Huddersfield are the only team in history to play at all 4 professional levels in English football on two distinct stadiums.

4. Supporters and rivalries

Since 1920, the club's tune has always been "Smile A Little". The song was written in 1920 by G. W. Chappell from Longwood, Huddersfield, before the 1920 FA Cup Final against Aston Villa. It was an adaptation of the well-known First World War song "Till We Meet Again". The song was initially titled "The Town Anthem", and was performed by Town supporters before the final. The song is still performed by Huddersfield supporters during home matches.

A small group of Town supporters formed a club known as "North Stand Loyal". The group's goal was "to enhance the atmosphere at the stadium during match days" and group members had been "inspired by fan clubs from the continent of Europe as well as other regions of the globe". In 2017, the group changed its name and rebranded the group "Cowshed Loyal". The group is situated on the South Stand, which is shared by away fans.

There are also a variety of supporters' groups from overseas which include club members located in Australia, Canada, Northern Ireland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Singapore, Slovakia and the United States. Some notable fans throughout the years have included the Prime Premier Harold Wilson, who was born in the town, as well as the actor Patrick Stewart, who became the president of the Huddersfield Town Academy in 2010.

The primary rivals for Huddersfield Town are believed as West Yorkshire teams Bradford City and Leeds United. Town have the superior head-to head record against City with 21 matches having been played with 17 draws and 14 were lost. In addition to games against the Leeds City's former club Leeds City, Huddersfield have won 36 of the 90 derbies played between both teams as well as 20 draws, in addition to 35 Leeds wins.

Smaller rivalries exist between South Yorkshire teams Barnsley as well as Sheffield Wednesday, and there is an Huddersfield vs. Roses Rivalry Oldham Athletic. Huddersfield has the distinction of having a relationship against Cambridgeshire team Peterborough United, largely fuelled by the play-off matches in 1992 and 2011.

5. Players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

5.1. First-team squad

As of 14 July 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Ollie Turton
3 DF England ENG Harry Toffolo (vice-captain)
4 DF England ENG Matty Pearson
5 MF England ENG Jon Russell
6 MF England ENG Jonathan Hogg (captain)
7 MF Wales WAL Sorba Thomas
8 MF England ENG Lewis O'Brien (vice-captain)
9 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes
10 FW England ENG Josh Koroma
11 MF England ENG Connor Mahoney
12 DF England ENG Will Boyle
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF England ENG Josh Ruffels
15 MF Scotland SCO Scott High
18 MF Nigeria NGA David Kasumu
19 MF United States USA Duane Holmes
20 DF England ENG Aaron Rowe
21 GK England ENG Lee Nicholls
23 DF England ENG Rarmani Edmonds-Green
25 FW England ENG Danny Ward
29 MF Jamaica JAM Rolando Aarons
31 GK England ENG Ryan Schofield
32 DF England ENG Tom Lees

5.2. Huddersfield Town B

Additional information about the team B: Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Academy and Reserves.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Australia AUS Jacob Chapman
17 FW England ENG Kieran Phillips
24 MF France FRA Etienne Camara
26 FW Wales WAL Pat Jones
34 DF Northern Ireland NIR Brodie Spencer
41 GK Australia AUS Nicholas Bilokapic
–– GK England ENG Michael Acquah
–– GK Uganda UGA Giosue Bellagambi
–– GK England ENG Michael Roxburgh
–– DF England ENG David Adewoju
–– DF Republic of the Congo CGO Loick Ayina
–– DF England ENG Luke Daley
–– DF England ENG Neo Eccleston
–– DF England ENG Shane Maroodza
No. Pos. Nation Player
–– DF Spain ESP Charles Ondo
–– DF England ENG Ben Jackson
–– DF England ENG Mustapha Olagunju
–– MF France FRA Brahima Diarra
–– MF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Grant
–– MF Albania ALB Ernaldo Krasniqi
–– MF England ENG Ben Midgley
–– MF England ENG Donay O'Brien-Brady
–– MF England ENG Connor Shanks
–– MF England ENG Michael Stone
–– MF England ENG Sonny Whittingham
–– FW England ENG Myles Bright
–– FW Northern Ireland NIR Conor Falls
–– FW England ENG Kyle Hudlin

5.3. Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
–– MF  ENG Josh Austerfield (on loan at Harrogate Town until 30 June 2023)
–– DF  ENG Romoney Crichlow (on loan at Bradford City until 30 June 2023)
–– MF  ENG Matty Daly (on loan at Harrogate Town until 30 June 2023)
–– FW  ENG Kian Harratt (on loan at Bradford City until 30 June 2023)
–– DF  ENG Jaheim Headley (on loan at Harrogate Town until 30 June 2023)

6. Notable former players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

6.1. Full internationals

Players who won caps during their time at the club are eligible for inclusion. 

Australia
Benin
  • Benin Steve Mounié
Bermuda
  • Bermuda Nahki Wells
Canada
  • Canada David Edgar
Curaçao
DR Congo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Elias Kachunga
Denmark
  • Denmark Mathias Jørgensen
Egypt
  • Egypt Ramadan Sobhi
England
  • England Pat Beasley
  • England George Brown
  • England Fred Bullock
  • England Austen Campbell
  • England Jack Cock
  • England Roy Goodall
  • England Harold Hassall
  • England Bob Kelly
  • England Bill McGarry
  • England Vic Metcalfe
  • England Michael O'Grady
  • England Billy Smith
  • England Ron Staniforth
  • England Clem Stephenson
  • England Ted Taylor
  • England Hugh Turner
  • England Sam Wadsworth
  • England Ken Willingham
  • England Ray Wilson
  • England Tom Wilson
  • England Alf Young

 

Jamaica
  • Jamaica Rolando Aarons
  • Jamaica Jermaine Beckford
  • Jamaica Theo Robinson
Kosovo
  • Kosovo Florent Hadergjonaj
Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg Danel Sinani
Montserrat
  • Montserrat Junior Mendes
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland Harry Baird
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland Laurie Cumming
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland Peter Doherty
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland Charlie Gallogly
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland Bill Hayes
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland James Macauley
  • Ireland/Northern Ireland Johnny McKenna
  • Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholson
  • Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood
  • Northern Ireland Martin Paterson
  • Northern Ireland Brodie Spencer
Republic of Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland Mick Fairclough
  • Ireland/Republic of Ireland Bill Hayes
  • Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane
  • Republic of Ireland Mick Meagan
  • Republic of Ireland Pat Saward
Scotland
  • Scotland Paul Dixon
  • Scotland Joe Harper
  • Scotland Alex Jackson
  • Scotland Denis Law
  • Scotland Jordan Rhodes
  • Scotland David Steele
  • Scotland Jimmy Watson
United States
  • United States John Thorrington
  • United States Danny Williams
Wales
  • Wales Marcus Browning
  • Wales Dai Evans
  • Wales Emyr Huws
  • Wales Steve Jenkins
  • Wales Joey Jones
  • Wales Dick Krzywicki
  • Wales Wilf Lewis
  • Wales Joel Lynch
  • Wales Charlie Morris
  • Wales Jazz Richards
  • Wales Iwan Roberts
  • Wales Sorba Thomas

6.2. English Football Hall of Fame members

A number of former players/managers who were who are associated with Huddersfield Town are represented in the English Football Hall of Fame established in 2002 as a recognition of individuals who have made a significant impact on the sport. In order to be considered for an induction managers or players must be 30 older or older and have managed or played for at minimum 5 years within England.

  • England Herbert Chapman
  • Northern Ireland Peter Doherty
  • Scotland Denis Law
  • Scotland Bill Shankly
  • England Clem Stephenson
  • England Ray Wilson

6.3. Football League 100 Legends

The Football League 100 Legends is an index of "100 legendary footballers" created through the Football League in 1998, to mark the 100th year of football league. Three ex- Huddersfield players were included on the list.

  • England Clem Stephenson
  • Northern Ireland Peter Doherty
  • Scotland Denis Law

6.4. Player of the Year (Hargreaves Memorial Trophy)

Voted for by those who are members of the Huddersfield Town Supporters Club.

Year Winner
1975 England Terry Dolan
1976 England Terry Gray
1977 England Kevin Johnson
1978 England Mick Butler
1979 England Alan Starling
1980 England Malcolm Brown
1981 England Mark Lillis
1982 England Mick Kennedy
1983 England David Burke
1984 England Paul Jones
1985 England David Burke
1986 Wales Joey Jones
1987 Scotland Duncan Shearer
1988 England Simon Trevitt
1989 England Steve Hardwick
1990 England Lee Martin
 
Year Winner
1991 England Graham Mitchell
1992 Wales Iwan Roberts
1993 England Neil Parsley
1994 England Steve Francis
1995 England Ronnie Jepson
1996 Scotland Tom Cowan
1997 Scotland Tom Cowan
1998 England Jon Dyson
1999 Belgium Nico Vaesen
2000 England Jamie Vincent
2001 England Craig Armstrong
2002 England Leon Knight
2003 England Martin Smith
2004 England Jon Worthington
2005 England Nathan Clarke
2006 England Andy Booth
 
Year Winner
2007 England David Mirfin
2008 England Andy Holdsworth
2009 England Gary Roberts
2010 England Peter Clarke
2011 England Peter Clarke
2012 Scotland Jordan Rhodes
2013 England James Vaughan
2014 England Adam Clayton
2015 England Jacob Butterfield
2016 Bermuda Nahki Wells
2017 Australia Aaron Mooy
2018 Germany Christopher Schindler
2019 Germany Christopher Schindler
2020 England Lewis O'Brien
2021 England Jonathan Hogg
2022 England Lee Nicholls

7. Managers

List of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers, This is a list of the records of all the managers of Huddersfield Town since the club's inception in 1908.

 

7.1. Statistics

Information is accurate as of matches that took place up to 7 July 2022 and up to. Only matches that are competitive counted.

Name Country From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Fred Walker  England August 1908 26 November 1910 92 40 12 40 183 173 43.48
Dick Pudan  England 26 November 1910 24 April 1912 66 21 13 32 106 115 31.82
Leslie Knighton  England 24 April 1912 27 April 1912 1 1 0 0 4 0 100.00
Arthur Fairclough  England 27 April 1912 23 December 1919 281 125 57 99 442 349 44.48
Ambrose Langley  England 23 December 1919 23 March 1921 65 33 13 19 101 73 50.77
Coaching Staff   24 March 1921 30 March 1921 2 2 0 0 6 2 100.00
Herbert Chapman  England 31 March 1921 10 June 1925 194 95 53 46 282 166 48.97
Cecil Potter  England 3 July 1925 16 August 1926 44 24 11 9 93 64 54.55
Jack Chaplin  Scotland 23 August 1926 27 May 1929 141 62 38 41 277 209 43.97
Clem Stephenson  England 27 May 1929 8 June 1942 556 235 132 189 980 833 42.27
Ted Magner  England 8 June 1942 20 September 1943 42 25 9 8 116 71 59.52
David Steele  Scotland 20 September 1943 16 June 1947 167 73 24 70 322 299 43.71
George Stephenson  England 21 August 1947 11 March 1952 211 62 45 104 259 380 29.38
Board of Directors   12 March 1952 17 April 1952 7 3 2 2 10 12 42.86
Andy Beattie  Scotland 18 April 1952 3 November 1956 196 84 45 67 314 288 42.86
Bill Shankly  Scotland 5 November 1956 1 December 1959 137 51 36 50 211 200 37.23
Eddie Boot  England 2 December 1959 18 January 1960 9 4 3 2 22 11 44.44
Eddie Boot  England 19 January 1960 2 September 1964 217 79 58 80 303 304 36.41
Ian Greaves  England 3 September 1964 25 October 1964 12 4 1 7 17 24 33.33
Tom Johnston  Scotland 26 October 1964 13 May 1968 170 73 41 56 224 189 42.94
Ian Greaves  England 11 June 1968 25 June 1974 281 89 88 104 306 338 31.67
Bobby Collins  Scotland June 1974 23 December 1975 76 24 18 34 82 106 31.58
Tom Johnston  Scotland 24 December 1975 22 April 1977 74 35 18 21 98 72 47.30
John Haselden  England 22 April 1977 29 September 1977 18 1 11 6 13 22 5.56
Tom Johnston  Scotland 29 September 1977 29 August 1978 44 15 12 17 62 55 34.09
Mick Buxton  England 30 August 1978 30 October 1978 12 4 3 5 15 15 33.33
Mick Buxton  England 31 October 1978 23 December 1986 426 174 113 139 616 506 40.85
Steve Smith  England 23 December 1986 12 January 1987 5 2 3 0 9 5 40.00
Steve Smith  England 13 January 1987 6 October 1987 33 7 13 13 41 54 21.21
Jimmy Robson  England 7 October 1987 11 October 1987 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.00
Malcolm Macdonald  England 12 October 1987 4 May 1988 37 6 7 24 33 81 16.22
Eoin Hand  
 Ireland
5 May 1988 6 March 1992 216 83 57 76 284 278 38.43
Ian Ross  Scotland 6 March 1992 14 July 1993 71 31 16 24 104 92 43.66
Neil Warnock  England 15 July 1993 5 June 1995 120 51 37 32 177 143 42.50
Brian Horton  England 21 June 1995 6 October 1997 120 39 35 46 142 161 32.50
Peter Jackson  England 7 October 1997 10 May 1999 94 33 27 34 121 143 35.11
Steve Bruce  England 24 May 1999 16 October 2000 66 25 16 25 80 76 37.88
Lou Macari  Scotland 16 October 2000 14 June 2002 93 36 29 28 115 102 38.71
Mick Wadsworth  England 1 July 2002 26 March 2003 43 10 10 23 32 54 23.26
Mel Machin  England 26 March 2003 6 May 2003 7 2 2 3 10 11 28.57
Peter Jackson  England 27 June 2003 5 March 2007 197 81 52 64 292 271 41.12
Gerry Murphy  
 Ireland
6 March 2007 10 April 2007 6 1 4 1 6 6 16.67
Andy Ritchie  England 11 April 2007 1 April 2008 51 22 5 24 62 77 43.14
Gerry Murphy  
 Ireland
1 April 2008 3 May 2008 6 4 20 0 7 2 66.67
Stan Ternent  England 3 May 2008 4 November 2008 18 5 5 8 27 31 27.78
Gerry Murphy  
 Ireland
4 November 2008 15 December 2008 5 3 0 2 8 7 60.00
Graham Mitchell  England 13 December 2008 13 December 2008 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.00
Lee Clark  England 15 December 2008 15 February 2012 177 86 50 41 310 218 48.59
Simon Grayson  England 20 February 2012 24 January 2013 49 17 15 17 58 69 34.69
Mark Lillis  England 24 January 2013 14 February 2013 5 2 2 1 4 5 40.00
Mark Robins  England 14 February 2013 10 August 2014 68 23 14 31 87 101 33.82
Mark Lillis  England 10 August 2014 3 September 2014 6 2 1 3 11 14 33.33
Chris Powell  England 3 September 2014 4 November 2015 58 15 21 22 69 85 25.86
Mark Lillis  England 4 November 2015 9 November 2015 1 0 0 1 0 3 0.00
David Wagner  
 United States
9 November 2015 14 January 2019 154 51 33 70 164 225 33.12
Mark Hudson  England 14 January 2019 21 January 2019 1 0 0 1 0 3 0.00
Jan Siewert  Germany 21 January 2019 16 August 2019 19 1 3 15 12 42 5.26
Mark Hudson  England 17 August 2019 9 September 2019 3 0 0 3 2 6 0.00
Danny Cowley  England 9 September 2019 19 July 2020 40 13 11 16 46 57 32.5
Danny Schofield  England 20 July 2020 22 July 2020 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.00
Carlos Corberán  
 Spain
23 July 2020 7 July 2022 102 38 28 36 123 129 37.25
anny Schofield  England 7 July 2022   0 0 0 0 0 0

7.2. Managers with honours

Name Tenure Honours
Fred Walker 1908–1910 Election into the English Football League
Ambrose Langley 1919–1921 1920 FA Cup Final
1920 Second Division Runners-up
Herbert Chapman 1921–1925 1922 FA Cup
1922 FA Charity Shield
1924 First Division
1925 First Division
Cecil Potter 1925–1926 1926 First Division
Jack Chaplin 1926–1929 1927 First Division Runners-up
1928 FA Cup Final
1928 First Division Runners-up
1929 FA Cup Semi Final
Clem Stephenson 1929–1942 1930 FA Cup Final
1934 First Division Runners-up
1938 FA Cup Final
1939 FA Cup Semi Final
Andy Beattie 1952–1956 1953 Second Division Runners-up
Tom Johnston 1964–1968 1968 Football League Cup Semi Final
Ian Greaves 1968–1974 1970 Second Division
Mick Buxton 1978–1986 1980 Fourth Division
1983 Promoted Automatically from Third Division
Neil Warnock 1993–1995 1994 Football League Trophy Final
1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Peter Jackson 2003–2007 2004 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Simon Grayson 2012–2013 2012 Football League One play-off Final
David Wagner 2015–2019 2017 EFL Championship play-off Final

8. Personnel

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

8.1. Club officials

Position Name
Chairman & Chief Executive Dean Hoyle
Operations director Ann Hough
Financial director Matt Wright
Marketing and communications director David Threfall-Sykes
Non-executive director David Kirby

8.2. First team technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Danny Schofield
Assistant Coach Narcís "Chicho" Pèlach
Head of First Team Operations Leigh Bromby
Head of Analysis Craig Nosworthy
First Team Analysts Mackenzie Longley
Dan Payne
Linas Treigys
Head of Goalkeeping Paul Clements
Head of Medical Ian Kirkpatrick
Medical Department Liam Kershaw
Steve Humphreys
Dave Hallam
Matty Greenlees
Head of Physical Performance Callum Walsh

9. Honours

The year 1926 was the time Huddersfield Town became the first English team to take home the First Division title in three consecutive seasons. It is a feat which is not easily matched to this day even though it was rivaled with Arsenal, Liverpool, and twice in the case of Manchester United.

Huddersfield Town were the second team, following Blackpool who been the winners of all three play-offs in divisional play-offs. The club's honors include:

9.1. League

First Division (first tier)

  • Champions : 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26
  • Runners-up : 1926–27, 1927–28, 1933–34

Second Division/Championship (second tier)

  • Champions : 1969–70
  • Runners-up : 1919–20, 1952–53
  • Play-off winners (1): 2017

Third Division/Division Two/League One (third tier)

  • Promoted : 1982–83
  • Play-off winners : 1995, 2012

Fourth Division/Division Three (fourth tier)

  • Champions : 1979–80
  • Play-off winners : 2004

9.2. Cup

FA Cup

  • Winners (1): 1921–22
  • Runners-up (4): 1919–20, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1937–38

FA Charity Shield

  • Winners (1): 1922

Football League Trophy

  • Runners-up (1): 1993–94

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