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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Peter Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Their current manager is former Town player Peter Jackson and their current 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 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[1] 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 1995/96 and the closed season saw the departure of the hugely successful strike partnership of Andy Booth and flame-haired veteran 'Rocket' Ronnie Jepson, both of whom had been instrumental in the 1994/95 promotion success and subsequent consolidation in the First Division. Booth left for Premiership Sheffield Wednesday in a club record £2.7m deal while Jepson left to 2nd Division Bury for a more modest sum. 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 hindered the side's Play-Off aspirations 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 1998/99. 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 [2]. 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
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.
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
Peter Jackson signed a two-year extension to his contract, on May 18 2006, that will see him managing Town until May 2009. Then on June 27 2006 he made his first summer signing by snapping up 27 year old goalkeeper Matt Glennon from St. Johnstone on a free. On June 29 2006, Junior Mendes moved to Notts County while Phil Senior went to Northwich Victoria on June 30, both also without a fee.[3]
July 3 2006 saw Huddersfield sign 29-year-old Sheffield United striker Luke Beckett, for £85,000, on a three-year deal. Beckett scored six goals in seven games for Huddersfield during a loan spell in 2005. [4]
On August 8 2006, Gary Taylor-Fletcher scored the 500,000th goal in English league football, with a fierce 25-yard drive that nestled into the top-left corner, to lead the Terriers to a 3-0 home victory over Rotherham United.[5]
Peter Jackson was sent to the stands, on August 12 2006, after grabbing Bristol City's Lee Johnson around the throat in a touchline altercation 10 minutes from time in Huddersfield's 2-1 win over Bristol City.[6] On August 30, 2006, it was announced that The F.A. would charge Jackson over the incident and Jackson said he would appeal against the charge.
From August 18 2006, Martin McIntosh went on a month's loan to Grimsby Town but regained his place immediately on his return.[7] On the same date, Gary Taylor-Fletcher signed a two-year contract extension which keeps him at the club until the end of the 2008-09 season,[8] following closely on David Mirfin signing an identical contract extension.[9]
John McAliskey was loaned to Wrexham for a month on September 19 2006. [10]
[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] 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[1] | 1942–1943 | Mick Buxton | 1978-1986 | Mel Machin[1] | 2003 |
David Steele | 1943–1947 | Steve Smith | 1986-1987 | Peter Jackson | 2003-Present |
George Stephenson | 1947–1952 | Malcolm Macdonald | 1987–1988 |
[edit] Players
[edit] Notable players
Clem Stephenson (who captained the team to their 1920s successes), George Brown (highest scorer-159), Jimmy Glazzard, Jimmy Nicholson, Denis Law, Ray Wilson, Trevor Cherry, Frank Worthington, Marcus Stewart, and Andy Booth.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Results
[edit] 2005-06 Season
[edit] 2006-07 Season
[edit] Pre-Season Matches
Date | Competition | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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11 Jul 2006 | Friendly Match | A.F.C. Emley | A | 3 - 0 | Booth [22], McAliskey [33], Collins [90] | 1,280 |
13 Jul 2006 | Friendly Match | Harrogate Town | A | 1 - 1 | Beckett [83] | 409 |
17 Jul 2006 | Copa Ibiza | Ibiza Select XI | N (San Antonio) | 1 - 2 | Taylor-Fletcher [45] | ? |
20 Jul 2006 | Copa Ibiza | Swindon Town | N (San Antonio) | 1 - 0 | Brandon [58] | ? |
25 Jul 2006 | Andy Booth Testimonial Match | Real Sociedad | H | 0 - 0 | 7,142 | |
27 Jul 2006 | Friendly Match | Ossett Albion | A | 1 - 0 | Abbott [39] | ? |
29 Jul 2006 | Friendly Match | Chester City | A | 0 - 0 | 1,669 |
[edit] Coca-Cola League One
Date | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | League
position |
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5 Aug 2006 | Gillingham | A | 1 - 2 | Taylor-Fletcher [81] | 6,075 | 15th |
8 Aug 2006 | Rotherham United | H | 3 - 0 | Beckett [pen 36], Abbott [45], Taylor-Fletcher [78] | 10,161 | 7th |
12 Aug 2006 | Bristol City | H | 2 - 1 | Beckett [64], Abbott [90] | 10,492 | 6th |
19 Aug 2006 | Brentford | A | 2 - 2 | Schofield [72], Beckett [90] | 5,709 | 6th |
26 Aug 2006 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1 - 1 | Taylor-Fletcher [72] | 11,720 | 7th |
2 Sep 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0 - 2 | 4,868 | 10th | |
9 Sep 2006 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1 - 2 | Abbott [86] | 3,720 | 14th |
12 Sep 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0 - 0 | 10,151 | 18th | |
16 Sep 2006 | Yeovil Town | H | 2 - 3 | Hudson [27], Taylor-Fletcher [63] | 9,573 | 19th |
23 Sep 2006 | Swansea City | A | 2 - 1 | Taylor-Fletcher [50,60] | 12,202 | 17th |
26 Sep 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2 - 2 | Booth [55], Taylor-Fletcher [78] | 6,702 | 18th |
30 Sep 2006 | Bournemouth | H | 2 - 2 | Taylor-Fletcher [27], Beckett [69] | 11,350 | 17th |
7 Oct 2006 | Bradford City | A | 1 - 0 | Hudson [25] | 14,925 | 13th |
14 Oct 2006 | Carlisle United | H | 2 - 1 | Beckett [21], [pen 32] | 10,830 | 11th |
21 Oct 2006 | Port Vale | A | 2 - 1 | Booth [77], Collins [79] | 5,225 | 5th |
28 Oct 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0 - 3 | 10,616 | 9th | |
4 Nov 2006 | Scunthorpe United | H | 1 - 1 | Booth [86] | 10,456 | 9th |
18 Nov 2006 | Blackpool | A | 1 - 3 | Taylor-Fletcher [45] | 7,414 | 11th |
25 Nov 2006 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0 - 3 | 13,280 | 14th | |
5 Dec 2006 | Millwall | A | 0 - 0 | 6,251 | 16th | |
9 Dec 2006 | Leyton Orient | A | 0 - 1 | 4,300 | 17th | |
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[edit] FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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11 Nov 2006 | Round 1 | Blackpool | H | 0 - 1 | 6,597 |
[edit] Carling Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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22 Aug 2006 | Round 1 | Mansfield Town | H | 0 - 2 | 5,111 |
[edit] Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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17 Oct 2006 | Round 1 North East | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1 - 2 | Booth [61] | 3,629 |
[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
YE Trophy Winners 1994/95
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Down At The Mac - Huddersfield Town Fan Site
- HTFC-World - Huddersfield Town Fan Site
- netTerriers - Huddersfield Town Internet Football Club
- HTAFC Cards and Stickers - Huddersfield Town as seen through cigarette & trade cards and stickers
- HTFC Supporters Trust
- Huddersfield Town Patrons Association
- Terriers Mailing List
- HTFC Fans - Unofficial Fansite
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