John Dungworth

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John Dungworth (born March 30, 1955 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a football coach and former professional footballer, currently the assistant manager of Coca-Cola League One side Huddersfield Town.

He began his playing career at Huddersfield Town, when he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough in 1972. He was then transferred to Oldham Athletic in 1975 followed by a successful spell at Aldershot, where he scored 58 goals in 105 games.

Since he ended his playing career, he has been a coach at Sheffield United and manager of Leeds United's academy. Subsequently he rejoined Huddersfield Town, initially as reserve team coach and then being appointed assistant manager in December 2006, when Terry Yorath resigned due to ill health.

On March 13, 2007, he announced that he had applied for the vacant manager's job at Huddersfield Town, following Peter Jackson's contract termination on March 6.