1985–86 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1985–86 season
Chairman	Keith Longbottom
Manager	Mick Buxton
Division Two	16th
FA Cup	Third Round
Milk Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Dale Tempest (12) All: Dale Tempest (13)
Highest home attendance	11,667 vs Bradford City (7 September 1985)
Lowest home attendance	4,511 vs Shrewsbury Town (15 March 1986)

Huddersfield Town's 1985–86 campaign was another disappointing season for the Terriers, with the team struggling for consistency and survival in the Second Division, until the arrival of Scottish striker Duncan Shearer from Chelsea near the end of the season saw Town guarantee their status in 16th place.

Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
--	GK	Brian Cox
--	GK	Keith Mason
--	DF	Ian Bray
--	DF	Malcolm Brown
--	DF	David Burke
--	DF	Steve Doyle
--	DF	Joey Jones
--	DF	Paul Jones
--	DF	Simon Webster
--	MF	Peter Butler

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	David Cowling
--	MF	Terry Curran
--	MF	Brian Stanton
--	MF	Phil Wilson
--	MF	Julian Winter
--	FW	Graham Cooper
--	FW	David Cork
--	FW	Paul Raynor
--	FW	Liam Robinson
--	FW	Dale Tempest

Review

Town had a good start to the season with Dale Tempest becoming the first and so far only Town player to score a hat-trick on the opening day of a league season in Town's 4–3 win over Millwall. He was top scorer with 12 goals, even though he was on loan at Gillingham in the latter part of the season, before moving to Lokeren in Belgium at the end of the season.

Between October and December, Town went on a run of 10 consecutive matches without a win, which saw Town hover dangerously above the relegation zone for most of the season. Following that they went on a run of only 1 defeat in 8 matches, followed by a run of 5 losses in 6, which forced manager Mick Buxton to bring in a new striker.

In came Chelsea striker Duncan Shearer, who scored a hat-trick on his full debut in Town's 3–1 win over Barnsley. That coupled with three other wins saw Town finish in 16th place, just 6 points and 3 places above the relegation zone.

Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
--	GK	Brian Cox
--	GK	Keith Mason
--	DF	Ian Bray
--	DF	Malcolm Brown
--	DF	David Burke
--	DF	Steve Doyle
--	DF	Joey Jones
--	DF	Simon Webster
--	DF	Paul Wilson
--	MF	Peter Butler
--	MF	David Cowling

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Terry Curran
--	MF	Brian Stanton
--	MF	Phil Wilson
--	MF	Julian Winter
--	FW	Graham Cooper
--	FW	David Cork
--	FW	Paul Raynor
--	FW	Liam Robinson
--	FW	Duncan Shearer
--	FW	Dale Tempest

Results

Division Two

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
17 August 1985	Millwall	H	4–3	Tempest (3, 1 pen), Webster	6,603	5th
20 August 1985	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	Curran	6,180	3rd
24 August 1985	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	Cork	6,024	5th
26 August 1985	Portsmouth	H	1–2	Tempest	9,298	8th
31 August 1985	Crystal Palace	A	3–2	Cork, Tempest, Webster	6,026	8th
3 September 1985	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–0		9,060	6th
7 September 1985	Bradford City	H	2–0	Cowling, Cork	11,667	4th
14 September 1985	Sheffield United	A	1–1	Cork	13,854	7th
21 September 1985	Norwich City	H	0–0		7,225	7th
28 September 1985	Sunderland	A	0–1		18,979	9th
5 October 1985	Leeds United	H	3–1	Tempest, Stanton, Curran	9,983	7th
12 October 1985	Shrewsbury Town	A	0–3		3,986	9th
19 October 1985	Hull City	A	1–3	Phil Wilson	8,128	11th
26 October 1985	Carlisle United	H	3–3	Tempest, Raynor, Cork	5,012	11th
2 November 1985	Stoke City	A	0–3		7,291	14th
9 November 1985	Charlton Athletic	H	0–2		5,205	16th
16 November 1985	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	3–4	Tempest, Cowling (2)	7,952	16th
23 November 1985	Fulham	H	1–3	Tempest	4,650	19th
30 November 1985	Wimbledon	A	2–2	Cork, Raynor	2,805	18th
7 December 1985	Grimsby Town	H	2–2	Cowling (2)	4,811	20th
14 December 1985	Millwall	A	1–2	Tempest	3,645	21st
21 December 1985	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	Cowling, Bray	5,094	21st
26 December 1985	Barnsley	H	1–1	Raynor	10,575	19th
1 January 1986	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	J. Jones	8,487	20th
11 January 1986	Sheffield United	H	3–1	Raynor (2), Tempest	9,268	18th
18 January 1986	Crystal Palace	H	0–0		5,729	17th
1 February 1986	Portsmouth	A	1–4	Tempest	10,937	19th
25 February 1986	Hull City	H	2–1	Cork, Curran	4,518	16th
1 March 1986	Sunderland	H	2–0	Curran (2)	7,150	14th
8 March 1986	Leeds United	A	0–2		14,667	18th
12 March 1986	Norwich City	A	1–4	Curran	12,772	18th
15 March 1986	Shrewsbury Town	H	1–0	Curran	4,511	16th
18 March 1986	Carlisle United	A	0–2		3,334	16th
22 March 1986	Bradford City	A	0–3		9,058	18th
29 March 1986	Middlesbrough	H	0–3		5,585	18th
31 March 1986	Barnsley	A	3–1	Shearer (3)	5,746	15th
5 April 1986	Stoke City	H	2–0	Shearer (2)	5,750	15th
12 April 1986	Charlton Athletic	A	0–3		4,143	17th
15 April 1986	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0	Cork	5,183	15th
19 April 1986	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–0	Shearer	5,469	12th
26 April 1986	Fulham	A	1–2	Shearer	2,877	16th
3 May 1986	Wimbledon	H	0–1		6,083	16th

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
4 January 1986	Round 3	Reading	H	0–0		9,875
13 January 1986	Round 3 Replay	Reading	A	1–2	Cowling	8,726

Milk Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
23 September 1985	Round 2 1st Leg	Shrewsbury Town	A	3–2	J. Jones, Curran, Tempest	2,251
7 October 1985	Round 2 2nd Leg	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–2		4,966 Huddersfield lost 4–3 on aggregate.

Appearances and goals

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	League Cup Apps	League Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Ian Bray	Wales	DF	32	1	2	0	2	0	36	1
Malcolm Brown	England	DF	36 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	38 (1)	0
Peter Butler	England	MF	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
David Cork	England	FW	37 (1)	8	0 (1)	0	2	0	39 (2)	8
David Cowling	England	MF	39	6	2	1	2	0	43	7
Brian Cox	England	GK	37	0	2	0	2	0	41	0
Terry Curran	England	MF	33 (1)	7	0	0	2	1	35 (1)	8
Steve Doyle	Wales	MF	42	0	2	0	2	0	46	0
Joey Jones	Wales	DF	38	1	2	0	2	1	42	2
Paul Jones	England	DF	14	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
Keith Mason	England	GK	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Paul Raynor	England	MF	20 (10)	5	2	0	0	0	22 (10)	5
Liam Robinson	England	FW	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
Duncan Shearer	Scotland	FW	7 (1)	7	0	0	0	0	7 (1)	7
Brian Stanton	England	MF	7 (6)	1	2	0	0 (1)	0	9 (7)	1
Dale Tempest	England	FW	29 (1)	12	2	0	2	1	33 (1)	13
Simon Webster	England	DF	41	2	2	0	2	0	45	2
Paul Wilson	England	DF	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Phil Wilson	England	MF	35	1	2	0	2	0	39	1
Julian Winter	England	MF	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	0

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