Huddersfield Town F.C.
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| Full name | Huddersfield Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Terriers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield |
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| Capacity | 24,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Ken Davy |
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| Caretaker Manager |  Gerry Murphy |
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| League | League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | League One, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, who are currently playing in Coca-Cola League One.
They were formed in 1908. In 1926, they became the first English team to win three successive league titles - a feat which only three other clubs have been able to match. On 2 February 2005, the name of the club was changed from Huddersfield Town Association Football Club to Huddersfield Town Football Club.
Nicknamed The Terriers, their mascot is Terry the Terrier. The club traditionally plays in a blue and white vertically striped shirt with white shorts. Its main rivals are Leeds United and Bradford City.
The side plays its home games at the Galpharm Stadium. The ground was originally called The Alfred McAlpine Stadium after an agreement with the construction company which built it. The club has its own Academy and, at least in part due to financial difficulties, its present squad contains a number of academy products. This is pure speculation as the current academy products are among the best players in the team.
They are presently under the caretaker management of Gerry Murphy.[1] Their chairman is Ken Davy, who also holds the same position for Huddersfield rugby league club Huddersfield Giants. This dual role, and unclear financial arrangements between the clubs, is a source of discontent amongst some sections of the support.
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[edit] Early days
[edit] Pre-World War II
In 1907 the Huddersfield Association Football Ground Co. was formed and, with capital of £500, set about purchasing the Leeds Road recreation fields. In the summer of 1908 Huddersfield Town AFC was launched and Leeds Road was officially opened in September 1908 with a friendly against Bradford Park Avenue.
Huddersfield entered the Football League in 1910 but in May 1912 the club went into liquidation. A new club was formed though in November 1919 a fund-raising campaign was needed to stave off a move to Leeds! Remarkably, the team went on to reach the 1920 FA Cup Final and win promotion to Division One.
Town subsequently won the First Division Championship for three consecutive years 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26 under manager Herbert Chapman. They were the first club to achieve this success. After being losing finalists against Aston Villa, they won the FA Cup 1-0 against Preston North End on 29 April 1922 at Stamford Bridge. They also won the Charity Shield in 1922.
Notable early results were Huddersfield Town beating Manchester United 6-0 away on 10 September 1930, Blackpool 10-1 at home on 13 December 1930 and Liverpool 8-0 at home on 10 November 1934.
The record attendance was 67,037 in a 1-0 FA Cup 6th Round defeat against Arsenal on 27 February 1932.
[edit] Post-World War II
In 1952, top-flight Huddersfield Town approached Andy Beattie and asked him to become their manager on a reported salary of around £2,500.
But, despite Beattie's efforts to save the club from the drop, he had come too late. Huddersfield were relegated to Division Two for the first time in their history. Beattie, though, then one of the youngest managers in the Football League, and who had now nailed two lucky horseshoes to his office wall, was already planning ahead. During the summer months he was to make three crucial signings. Full-back Ron Staniforth and utility player Tommy Cavanagh followed him across the Pennines from Stockport County, whilst inside forward Jimmy Watson came down from Motherwell to pep up the attack.
Under Andy Beattie, Huddersfield Town took Division Two by the scruff of the neck – and shook it. During the 1952-3 season Town and Sheffield United left the rest behind with United eventually pipping Town for the title by two points as both Yorkshire clubs gained promotion. Along the way Huddersfield had also recorded an 8-2 thrashing of Everton, a 6-0 beating of Barnsley, and 5-0 wins over Lincoln City and Southampton. Incredibly the entire defence of Jack Wheeler, Ron Staniforth, Laurie Kelly, Bill McGarry, Don McEvoy and Len Quested played in every fixture, as did winger Vic Metcalfe. For good measure 30 goal top scoring centre forward Jimmy Glazzard missed only one match as Town gained an immediate return to the top flight.
Back in Division One, Beattie’s team then continued the charge despite being wracked by injury, and eventually finished in a very creditable third place. They were just two points behind runners-up West Bromwich Albion and six behind champions Wolverhampton Wanderers. This remains Huddersfield’s highest finish in the Football League since World War Two, yet a decline was soon to set in. The 1954-55 season saw them slip down to 12th spot, despite a run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, and Beattie offered to resign that August only to be persuaded to stay on.
At this point Town appointed the legendary Bill Shankly to assist Beattie, the two men having been former team-mates at Preston North End years earlier, but relegation was again around the corner.
Huddersfield struggled in vain to avoid the drop, in a season that saw the emergence of future England full-back Ray Wilson, and they succumbed to the inevitable ironically with Sheffield United, the side with whom they had been promoted three years before. Beattie resigned in November 1956 as he felt he had taken the team as far as he could.
Bill Shankly was thus left in charge as Beattie sought out a new career as a sub-postmaster at Penwortham, Preston. Floodlights were installed in 1961, financed by the £55,000 transfer of Denis Law to Manchester City.
Ian Greaves took over the reins at Huddersfield Town in 1968[2] and led them to the Football League Second Division championship in 1969–1970.
A decline during the early to mid 1970s saw Huddersfield slip into the Fourth Division.
On 7 November 1987, they were on the receiving end of a 10-1 defeat at Manchester City - a result which portended their relegation back to the Third Division that season.
In 1993, Huddersfield Town paid Exeter City £70,000 for Ronnie Jepson who acquired the sobriquet Rocket Ronnie.
[edit] Modern times
[edit] Moving home
Huddersfield Town played their 1,554th and final League game at the Leeds Road ground on 30 April 1994, beating Blackpool 2-1, watched by a near capacity crowd of 16,195. Huddersfield were still in the third tier of the English league when they moved from Leeds Road (now redeveloped into a retail park) into the new Alfred McAlpine Stadium (now called the Galpharm Stadium) for the 1994-95 season. They share the stadium with the rugby league side Huddersfield Giants.
[edit] Settling in
In August 1994 the Terriers christened their new home with a 0-1 defeat to Martin O'Neill's recently promoted Wycombe Wanderers. However, things were soon to get much better for Warnock's team as they adapted to their new surroundings and Ronnie Jepson formed a successful strike partnership with Andy Booth, scoring 36 goals. Town soon reached the top of the league, where they would battle with Birmingham City and Brentford for the one automatic spot that season. The Terriers challenge started to fade around Easter with solitary points gained in Yorkshire derbies against Hull City and Rotherham United and a defeat in a match played in farcical conditions at Shrewsbury Town signalled the end of Town's automatic hopes. Warnock's men limped over the finish line in 5th place (one of their lowest positions in months) and signed off with home defeat by newly-crowned champions Birmingham.
Somehow, Warnock managed to inspire the side to their early season levels of performance in two thrilling Play-Off ties with Brentford and they progressed to the final with Bristol Rovers after triumphing in a penalty shoot-out at Griffin Park, both legs having finished 1-1. Promotion to Division One was secured after a 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at Wembley Stadium, the winner coming 9 minutes from time scored by local boy Chris Billy. But manager Neil Warnock resigned just days after the play-off final to join 3rd Division Plymouth Argyle and was replaced by former Oxford United and Manchester City manager Brian Horton.
[edit] The Horton era
Huddersfield finished 8th in the 1995-96 season and the closed season saw the departure of the hugely successful strike partnership of Andy Booth and flame-haired veteran 'Rocket' Ronnie Jepson, whose goals had been vital to Huddersfield's success in the previous two seasons. Booth left for Premiership Sheffield Wednesday in a club record £2.7m deal while Jepson left to 2nd Division Bury on a free transfer. Horton invested the money in the prolific Bristol Rovers striker Marcus Stewart (for a club record £1.2m), Barnsley's Andy Payton (£350,000) and Blackpool defender Andy Morrison (£500,000).
Following such an outlay, much was expected of the Terriers in the 1996-97 season but, despite a bright start from Stewart, Horton was unable to improve on the team's consistently poor away form that had ended the side's playoff bid the previous year. Long-term injuries to Stewart and Morrison did little to help things and, with the previously strong home form becoming increasingly patchy, the Terriers struggled at the wrong end of the table. It was perhaps the least celebrated summer signing Payton who notched an impressive tally of 20 goals and helped staved off the threat of relegation as the side scrambled to 20th.
[edit] 'The Great Escape'
After a closed season of little activity in the transfer market, Town started the 1997-98 season disastrously and, after some questionable signings and tactical decisions, Horton was sacked in September 1997 as the club lay at the foot of Division One.
36-year-old former Huddersfield, Bradford City and Newcastle United central defender Peter Jackson was drafted in as Horton's replacement and turned the club's fortunes around drastically. He immediately installed the experienced former Wales manager Terry Yorath as his assistant. Given a generous transfer budget by the Board, Jackson captured experienced pros such as former Welsh internationals Barry Horne and David Phillips in addition to powerful local-born striker Wayne Allison from Division 1 rivals Swindon Town. He also managed to rejuvenate players like Marcus Stewart and, particularly, the previously inconsistent Paul Dalton to the extent that the club finished a respectable 13th in the final table.
[edit] The Rubery takeover
Huddersfield did even better in the 1998-99 season. Jackson recruited winger Ben Thornley (a popular loan signing under Horton) from Manchester United and in September, they beat Tranmere Rovers to top the early Division 1 table, thanks chiefly to the goalscoring prowess of Stewart and Allison. The team attracted the attention of local businessman Barry Rubery and, after protracted takeover talks, he took over the running of the club promising significant investment as the club sought Premiership status. The takeover rumours had a negative effect on the side and they fell away from the promotion race despite Jackson investing in the likes of Craig Armstrong and Jamie Vincent and they never looked likely to reach the Play-Offs; finishing 10th in the final table. Jackson was hoping to mount a promotion challenge the following season, but he was suddenly sacked after the end of the season and replaced by former Manchester United captain Steve Bruce, whose first season in management with Sheffield United had brought little success. Peter Jackson declined the role of academy director.
[edit] The best Town side in 30 years
Rubery and managing director Ian Ayre talked up the side's chances of promotion the following year pointing to the acquisition of the high-profile Steve Bruce as a clear indication of their ambition. More serious investment brought the likes of Clyde Wijnhard, Chris Lucketti, Giorgos Donis, Scott Sellars, Kenny Irons, Ken Monkou and Dean Gorré to the club. The Terriers tore up the Division for the first few months playing attractive attacking football in the 7-1 annihilation of Crystal Palace, plus notable wins over rivals Ipswich Town, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest. The side even scored a famous 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the League Cup and were widely considered to be 'the best Town side in 30 years'.
At the turn of the year, with the side suffering a blip in form, promotion rivals Ipswich bid for leading scorer Marcus Stewart. To the astonishment of everyone, the club accepted and Stewart condemned his old side to defeat in their meeting at Portman Road a few weeks later. Stewart's replacement, the capable but injury-prone Martin Smith signed from Sheffield United and, though he proved a more-than-useful replacement, the malaise around the club had set in, his striker partner Wijnhard had become a profligate shadow of his early season self and the Terriers collapsed, missing the Play-Offs altogether after a final-day 3-0 hammering at Fulham. Despite missing out on automatic promotion, Ipswich gained promotion through the Play-Offs with Terriers old boy Stewart playing a critical role with his goals in the Play-Off games.
[edit] The rot sets in
The optimism that had surrounded the club just a year earlier had completely dissipated and manager Bruce's ability to turn the tide was seriously in doubt given the side's finish to the previous season. After some less than inspiring signings and more feeble displays, Bruce was sacked in November 2000 after a terrible start to the season had seen Huddersfield slip into the drop zone. Lou Macari, the former Stoke, Birmingham, West Ham United and Celtic manager, was given Bruce's job and made some shrewd signings on a limited budget. Particularly noteworthy was the loan signing of Zimbabwean striker Peter Ndlovu who kickstarted a revival that brought Macari the Manager of the Month award for December 2000 and helped push the Terriers out of the bottom three.
However, Town's old manager Warnock (now of Sheffield United) snapped Ndlovu up before a permanent deal could be agreed. Despite this major setback, Macari turned the side into a rugged, disciplined outfit and, aided by the best efforts of emerging talent Delroy Facey, Town put themselves in with an excellent chance of survival with only two games of the season to play. However, a sudden last week rally from both Crystal Palace and Portsmouth, and a return of just 1 point from the final two games against Wimbledon and Birmingham City, saw the Terriers relegated to Division 2.
[edit] Macari and Wadsworth
Macari remained in charge for the 2001-02 season. At the start of the season he sold Chris Lucketti to Preston North End in a £750,000 deal, after 76 appearances for Town. Macari promoted the then 18-year old Nathan Clarke to the first team, who would go on to be a mainstay at the heart of the Terriers defence. As the top six challenge faded, he made a canny loan signing, gifted young striker Leon Knight (from Chelsea). Knight's combination of pace, trickery and his eye for goal saw him bag 17 goals in only half a season and form an effective partnership with the returning crowd favourite Andy Booth. However, Knight received a red card during a league game with near neighbours Oldham Athletic and ended up missing the Play-Offs he had been mainly responsible for getting the team to. Without him, Town battled well but lacked a cutting edge and ended up being defeated by Brentford at the semi-final stage.
Macari's contract was not renewed that summer. His successor was Mick Wadsworth, a manager whose last notable success was with Carlisle United some eight years earlier. Wadsworth attempted to play a neat passing game with a flexible 4-3-3 formation but his lone striker system failed to offer any real threat to opposition defences and, allied to a leaky defence and a lightweight midfield, Town were again in real trouble. With the club sinking into administration and unable to pay its players, Wadsworth was sacked in March as Huddersfield floundered near the foot of Division Two. Interim manager Mel Machin, despite the best efforts of Martin Smith (17 goals) and a slight improvement from one of the least memorable Huddersfield Town sides of recent years, was unable to save Huddersfield from the drop into Division Three so in 2003 the Club was relegated to the basement division for only the second time in their history and for the first time in more than 20 years.
[edit] The revival
Peter Jackson began his second spell as Huddersfield manager in the summer of 2003 as the Terriers came out of administration under the new ownership of Ken Davy. He again wasted no time in installing Yorath as his assistant. With only eight players turning up to his first training session, and star player Martin Smith defecting to Northampton Town, many supporters would have been happy to see the side consolidate and not slip any further down the league. But some shrewd signings (including Rob Edwards, Tony Carss, Efe Sodje, Steve Yates and goalkeeper Ian Gray), the emergence of a talented group of youngsters, and the prolific form of the previously ineffective Jon Stead made Town among the early pace-setters for the Division. As winter approached, Jackson's young side became more inconsistent and seemed to be fading but a change of formation tightened up the defence. Goalkeeper Paul Rachubka was brought in as the side found a new resilience and the ability to grind out narrow victories. Stead's form saw an offer from Sunderland, that was rejected, but he was snapped up by Premiership Blackburn Rovers for around £1.2m in January and was replaced by Polish U21 striker Pawel Abbott who had been unable to establish himself at Preston North End.
Though Abbott was initially not quite as prolific as Stead, the side kept their good run going and with one game left were on the verge of sealing the third automatic promotion spot. Needing to match Torquay United if they won their final game, Town went to Cheltenham Town, and after leading 1-0, disaster struck when Abbott received the ball just inside his own half and, inexplicably, ran back towards Town's goal and horrendously underhit a backpass that allowed the Robins to equalise with just 15 minutes of the game left. This, together with Torquay's win at Southend United, condemned the Terriers to a Play-Off spot, by virtue of an inferior goal difference.
The Play-off semi-final saw Town escape two bruising encounters with Lincoln City with goals from Danny Schofield and Rob Edwards staving off a spirited Lincoln fightback in the second leg. In the final Town rode their luck against a Mansfield Town side who had hit three in each league meeting of the sides. Just before the end of normal time the Stags netted but the linesman controversially ruled that the initiating cross had gone out over the by-line. A penalty shoot-out saw Town home and out of Division Three at the first attempt, securing their place in the newly-named Coca Cola League One.
[edit] The Young Guns start to shine
At the start of the 2004-05 season, the stadium was renamed the Galpharm Stadium, to reflect the sponsorship of this local healthcare company.[3] The 2004-05 season proved a rollercoaster for Jackson's young side with impressive early season victories away at eventual champions Luton Town and at home over runners-up Hull City but also included two derby defeats against Bradford City. However, a disastrous mid-season spell of form (including seven successive away league defeats and having Efe Sodje stripped of the captaincy after his red card against Blackpool in the LDV Vans Trophy) saw the side slump and in real danger of a relegation battle before the shrewd loan signing of striker Luke Beckett.
Beckett's goals halted the slide and injected Jackson's young side with the confidence that led them to a formidable late run of form (9 wins and 1 draw from 10 matches) that saw them miss out on the final Play-Off spot by a single point, despite Beckett departing to join local rivals Oldham Athletic before the transfer deadline. During the season, many graduates from Town's own academy started to cement first-team places, such as Andy Holdsworth, David Mirfin, Nathan Clarke, Tom Clarke, Adnan Ahmed and Michael Collins.
[edit] Further progress
Before the start of the season 2005-06, the club launched the controversial 'Young Guns' campaign. The players, manager Peter Jackson, assistant manager Terry Yorath, and coach Martyn Booty posed for the 2006 calendar in cowboy outfits.[4] Six of the younger players featured on the cover of the corporate hospitality brochure. Basing the cover around the 'Young Guns' theme was widely considered to be a mistake and caused the booklet to be adversely linked with the Brokeback Mountain film.
Despite losing to Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the season, Huddersfield started the 2005-06 season brightly and were top of the table by mid-October. During the season they got the chance to show their pedigree by playing at Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup, which they lost 3-1.
Then they had a big money-spinning FA Cup match at Chelsea in January. They showed superb spirit to only lose 2-1, but many predicted it could be the turning point in Town's season, as they hadn't won a game since being drawn against them, a month earlier.
Gerry Murphy won the Football League's Contribution to Football award on 5 March 2006 selected by listeners of BBC Radio Five Live's Sport on Five.[5][6]
With the season heading towards its climax, Town had to prepare for the play-offs after a disappointing April, which saw them lose out on automatic promotion to the Championship. The goals of Pawel Abbott, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Andy Booth, Danny Schofield and Sheffield Wednesday loan signing David Graham helped Town to have the joint-second best scoring record in the division behind Swansea City.
Huddersfield beat Barnsley 1-0 at Barnsley in the playoff semi-final first leg but lost 1-3 (2-3 on aggregate) in the return.
[edit] 2006-07 season
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Following the narrow play-off defeat in May 2006 to neighbours Barnsley, the 2006-07 season started with high hopes that this would be the year that Huddersfield Town would make the step up to the Championship. Peter Jackson showed his confidence by extending his contract until May 2009. Notwithstanding the welcome arrival of Luke Beckett, departures including the mercurial Junior Mendes, exceeded arrivals and doubts were expressed as to whether there was sufficient strength in depth in the squad to cope with the inevitable injuries and suspensions.
The team made a sound start, lying 7th at the end of August following an encouraging home draw with much fancied Nottingham Forest. Despite a mini-slump in September, the team recovered and following an excellent 2-1 win at Port Vale, peaked at 5th on 21 October 2006.
Some of the results in that period flattered the performances and the wheels came off in the next game with a 3-0 loss to relegated Brighton & Hove Albion. Despite an offer of cash from the Board, Peter Jackson declined to take any players on loan and, with forced absences beginning to bite, the team spiralled downwards. Elimination, at home, in the first round of all three cup competitions did nothing to lift the gloom. A run of nine league games without a win, bottoming out at 17th, ended with a great comeback to win 3-2, after trailing by two goals, over Swansea City.
However, on 5 January, in the televised encounter at Yeovil Town, the team played perhaps the worst 45 minutes of football in recent seasons to go 3-0 down at half-time (the game finished 3-1).
Around the January transfer window, Pawel Abbott and Danny Adams left, with Jackson indicating that Martin McIntosh and Mark Hudson would not play for the Club again, while Andy Taylor joined from Blackburn Rovers on a two month's loan and Frank Sinclair joined from Burnley for the rest of the season with a view to a longer deal. Also signed on a loan deal, on 23 February, was Barnsley striker Paul Hayes who played four games before his return.
The team, though, showed resilience and 11 points from 15 lifted them back to 11th by 10 February. However, a further slump that had Town securing just three points from twelve culminated in a 5-1 thrashing at Nottingham Forest, on 3 March. This defeat lead directly to the departure of Peter Jackson on 6 March 2007, according to a Board statement, "due to our form and the inability to attract key players".[1]
They are presently unbeaten after three games under the caretaker management of Gerry Murphy.
[edit] 2008 Centenary
The summer of 2008 sees the centenary of the formation of Huddersfield Town. A number of events, to mark this occasion, have been launched or are planned.
[edit] Centenary game
This will be a match against Arsenal. The date of game is to be confirmed, although it is likely to be July or August 2008.[7]
[edit] The Fans' Favourites
The Fans' Favourites is a book by Alisdair Straughan published, late 2006, to commemorate the centenary. The book lists the 100 Huddersfield Town players voted by the fans as their favourite playe
[edit] Supporter culture
[edit] Popular chants
Over the years a number of chants have been sung but the main songs have been to the tunes of 'Smile a while' and 'Those were the days'. The south end of the Kilner Bank stand (nearest the away support) is known as the 'singing section'.
[edit] Notable supporters
- Reece Dinsdale, actor
- Chris Fountain, actor
- Patrick Stewart, actor
- Harold Wilson, former Prime Minister
- Lukas Wooller, keyboardist in Maxïmo Park[8]
[edit] Managers
| Name | Period | Name | Period | Name | Period |
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| Fred Walker | 1908–1910 | Andy Beattie | 1952–1956 | Eoin Hand | 1988-1992 |
| Richard Pudan | 1910–1912 | Bill Shankly | 1956–1960 | Ian Ross | 1992-1993 |
| Arthur Fairclough | 1912–1919 | Eddie Boot | 1960–1964 | Neil Warnock | 1993-1995 |
| Ambrose Langley | 1919–1921 | Tom Johnston | 1964–1968 | Brian Horton | 1995-1997 |
| Herbert Chapman | 1921–1925 | Ian Greaves | 1968–1974 | Peter Jackson | 1997-1999 |
| Cecil Potter | 1925–1926 | Bobby Collins | 1974-1975 | Steve Bruce | 1999-2000 |
| Jack Chaplin | 1926–1929 | Tom Johnston | 1975–1978 | Lou Macari | 2000-2002 |
| Clem Stephenson | 1929–1942 | John Haselden | 1977-1978 | Mick Wadsworth | 2002-2003 |
| Ted Magner+ | 1942–1943 | Mick Buxton | 1978-1986 | Mel Machin+ | 2003 |
| David Steele | 1943–1947 | Steve Smith | 1986-1987 | Peter Jackson | 2003-2007 |
| George Stephenson | 1947–1952 | Malcolm Macdonald | 1987–1988 | Gerry Murphy+ | 2007- |
+ Caretaker manager
[edit] Players
[edit] Notable players
- England
- Andy Booth
- George Brown (highest scorer-159)
- Trevor Cherry
- Jimmy Glazzard
- Jonathan Stead
- Clem Stephenson (who captained the team to their 1920s successes)
- Marcus Stewart
- Ray Wilson
- Frank Worthington
- Northern Ireland
- Poland
- Scotland
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] League history
- Division 2: 1910/11 - 1919/20
- Division 1: 1920/21 - 1951/52
- Division 2: 1952/53
- Division 1: 1953/54 - 1955/56
- Division 2: 1956/57 - 1969/70
- Division 1: 1970/71 - 1971/72
- Division 2: 1972/73
- Division 3: 1973/74 - 1974/75
- Division 4: 1975/76 - 1979/80
- Division 3: 1980/81 - 1982/83
- Division 2: 1983/84 - 1987/88
- Division 3 (Division 2 from 1992/93): 1988/89 - 1994/95
- Division 2 (Division 1): 1995/96 - 2000/01
- Division 3 (Division 2): 2001/02 - 2002/03
- Division 4 (Division 3): 2003/04
- Division 3 (League 1): 2004/05 - present
[edit] Honours
- Division 1 Champions: 1923/24, 1924/25, 1925/26
- Division 1 Runners-up: 1926/27, 1927/28
- Division 2 Champions: 1969/70
- Division 2 Runners-up: 1919/20
- Division 3 (Division 2) Play-Off Winners: 1994/95
- Division 4 Champions: 1979/80
- Division 4 (Division 3) Play-Off Winners: 2003/04
- FA Cup Winners: 1921/22
- FA Cup runners-up: 1919/20, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1937/38
- Associate Members Cup (Autoglass Trophy) runners-up: 1993/94
- Yorkshire Electricity Cup Winners 1994/95
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Huddersfield sack manager Jackson", BBC Sport, 2007-03-06. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- ^ Ian Greaves's managerial career. soccerbase.com.
- ^ Galpharm Healthcare.
- ^ Club ridiculed over Brokeback Mountain calendar, Marc Shoffman, Pink News, 22 February 2006
- ^ "Football League Awards - Jagielka Named Championship Player Of The Year", Tony Leighton, FourFourTwo
- ^ "Shortlists Announced For Football League Awards", The Football League
- ^ "Centenary Game with Gunners Confirmed", HTFC official site
- ^ "Maximo Park on Soccer AM - Part 2", YouTube, 2007-03-24. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Huddersfield Town Patrons Association
- HTFC Supporters Trust
- Down At The Mac - Huddersfield Town Fan Site
- Terriers Mailing List
- Terrier Bytes - Huddersfield Town Fan Site
- HTFC-World - Huddersfield Town Fan Site
- netTerriers - Huddersfield Town Internet Football Club
- HTFC Fans - Unofficial Fansite
- HTAFC Cards and Stickers - Huddersfield Town as seen through cigarette & trade cards and stickers
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