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{{Short description|Association football club in Huddersfield, England}}
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'''Huddersfield Town Association Football Club''' is a professional [[association football]] club based in [[Huddersfield]], [[West Yorkshire]], England. They compete in {{English football updater|HuddersT}}, the third tier of [[English football league system|English football]]. 

Huddersfield Town were founded on 15 August 1908. They competed in the [[North Eastern League]] and [[Midland Football League (1889)|Midland League]], before gaining admittance to the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1910. They were promoted out of the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in 1919–20 and went on to win the [[FA Cup]] in [[1922 FA Cup Final|1922]], having been beaten finalists in [[1920 FA Cup final|1920]]. Under the management of [[Herbert Chapman]], Huddersfield were crowned [[List of English football champions|league champions]] in three successive seasons: 1923–24, 1924–25 and 1925–26. They played on the losing side in three more FA Cup finals: [[1928 FA Cup final|1928]], [[1930 FA Cup final|1930]] and [[1938 FA Cup final|1938]]. They were relegated from the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] after 32 years in 1952, though secured an immediate promotion the following season. Relegated again in 1956, they won the Second Division title at the end of the 1969–70 season, though were relegated three times in four years by 1975.

Huddersfield won the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] in 1979–80 and were promoted from the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] in 1982–83. Relegated in 1988, they were beaten in the [[1994 Football League Trophy final|1994]] final of the [[Football League Trophy]], though returned to [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] the following year to win the third tier's [[1995 Football League Second Division play-off final|play-off final]]. They returned to the fourth tier in 2003 following a second relegation in three years. Huddersfield reached the [[Premier League]] with three successful play-off campaigns: from Division Three in [[2004 Football League Third Division play-off final|2004]], from [[EFL League One|League One]] in [[2012 Football League One play-off final|2012]], and then from the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] in [[2017 EFL Championship play-off final|2017]]. They spent two seasons in the Premier League before being relegated in 2019. They were relegated from the Championship in 2024.

The team have played home games at the [[Kirklees Stadium]] (currently known as the Accu Stadium due to sponsorship) since moving from [[Leeds Road]] in 1994. The club colours of blue and white stripes were adopted in 1913. Their nickname, "The [[Yorkshire Terrier|Terriers]]", was taken in 1969. Huddersfield's current [[emblem]] is based on the town's [[coat of arms]]. The team have long-standing [[West Yorkshire derby]] rivalries with [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].

==History==
{{Main|History of Huddersfield Town A.F.C.}}
[[File:Huddersfield Town FC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|Chart showing the progress of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. through the [[English football league system]].]]

=== Early years and golden days (1908–1945) ===
The club was founded in 1908.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Town |url=https://www.htafc.com/club/about-town/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801110236/https://www.htafc.com/club/about-town/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The founders bought a site on [[Leeds Road]] for £500, and joined the [[North Eastern League]]. The following season they joined the [[Midland Football League (1889)|Midland Football League]] in order to reduce travelling costs.<ref name=":5" /> In an effort to gain entry into the [[English Football League|Football League]], the club invited Scottish architect [[Archibald Leitch]] to reconstruct Leeds Road. A 4,000-seat stand was to be constructed, and terracing was also planned, to provide an overall capacity of 34,000. After the plans went through, Huddersfield directors successfully applied to become members of the Football League in 1910, and development of Leeds Road began immediately.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Dan |date=30 April 2014 |title=20 Years on from Leeds Road |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2014/april/20-years-on-from-leeds-road/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926014257/https://www.htafc.com/news/2014/april/20-years-on-from-leeds-road/ |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the development costs were too high, and attendances sunk below 7,000. Huddersfield went into liquidation in 1912, after which a new [[limited company]] was formed to take over the club's assets.<ref name=":5" />

Huddersfield Town were reportedly £25,000 in debt in 1919, and attendances fell to around 3,000. Chairman [[Hilton Crowther|John Hilton Crowther]] planned to merge Town with newly formed [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] and to relocate to [[Leeds]].<ref name=":5" /> The reports galvanised supporters to start fundraising to stave off the move. Shares of £1 had been released, converting the club to a public ownership. After a month of acquiring funds and negotiations, the club stayed in Huddersfield.<ref name=":13" /> The team then reached the [[1920 FA Cup final]] and won [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] to [[Football League First Division|First Division]] for the first time.<ref name=":2" />

During their [[1920–21 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|first season]] in the top flight, former [[Leeds City F.C.|Leeds City]] manager [[Herbert Chapman]] was brought in (after Huddersfield helped him overturn his ban) as the new assistant to [[Ambrose Langley]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Page |first=Simon |title=Herbert Chapman: The First Great Manager |publisher=Heroes Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=9780954388454 |pages=111}}</ref> Chapman replaced Langley in March 1921,<ref name=":14">{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Manager History |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1309&teamTabs=managers |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Soccerbase |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628094643/https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1309&teamTabs=managers |url-status=live}}</ref> and led the team to a 17th-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Felton |first1=Paul |last2=Spencer |first2=Barry |date=31 October 2013 |title=England 1920–21 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/fla/1920-21.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001021064500/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1920-21.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2000 |access-date=27 June 2020 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> In the off-season of 1921, [[playmaker]] [[Clem Stephenson]] and [[George Brown (footballer, born 1903)|George Brown]] were acquired; Brown would later become Huddersfield's all-time top goal scorer.<ref name=":13" /> Chapman's tactics were based upon the principles of a strong defence and a fast, counter-attacking response, with the focus on quick, short passing and mazy runs from his [[Winger (association football)|wingers]].<ref>Page (2006), p.&nbsp;135</ref> He is regarded as the first manager to successfully employ the counter-attack.<ref>{{cite web |title=Herbert Chapman |url=https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/herbert-chapman/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=National Football Museum |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421111500/https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/herbert-chapman/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Other progressive ideas included a disciplined fitness regime for the players, and the practice of reserve and [[Youth system|youth teams]] playing the same style as the senior team.<ref name=":13">{{cite web |last=Sengupta |first=Somnath |date=7 February 2018 |title=How Herbert Chapman changed the face of management and domestic success at Huddersfield Town |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/02/07/how-herbert-chapman-changed-the-face-of-management-and-success-at-huddersfield-town/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=These Football Times |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628213227/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/02/07/how-herbert-chapman-changed-the-face-of-management-and-success-at-huddersfield-town/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He employed a wide-ranging [[Scout (sport)|scouting]] network to find the right players for his tactical system.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ward |first=Jamie |date=2 January 2009 |title=The Forgotten Pioneers of Football: Herbert Chapman |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/100001-the-forgotten-pioneers-of-football-herbert-chapman |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=8 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508111542/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/100001-the-forgotten-pioneers-of-football-herbert-chapman |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Huddersfield town afc 1922.jpg|thumb|left|The team that won the [[1922 FA Cup final|1922 FA Cup]]]]
The team won their first major honour, the [[FA Cup]], after [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] were beaten 1–0 in the [[1922 FA Cup final]].<ref name=":2" /> Huddersfield also won the [[1922 FA Charity Shield|1922 Charity Shield]], defeating [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite web |last=Partington |first=Mikey |date=10 May 2020 |title=On this day in 1922: Town wins the FA Charity Shield! |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/may/on-this-day-in-1922-town-wins-the-fa-charity-shield/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626220156/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/may/on-this-day-in-1922-town-wins-the-fa-charity-shield/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Town finished in third place in [[1922–23 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1922–23]], before winning their first-ever First Division championship in [[1923–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1923–24]].<ref name=":2" /> The team fought off [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], although it was by the narrowest of margins. They both finished on 57 points,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Felton |first1=Paul |last2=Spencer |first2=Barry |date=31 October 2013 |title=England 1923–24 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1923-24.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145239/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1923-24.html |url-status=live}}</ref> but Huddersfield won it by a difference of 0.024 on [[Goal difference|goal average]]. Huddersfield defeated [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] 3–0 in the final match, while Cardiff only drew at [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], also missing a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 February 2013 |title=Looking back to 1924: Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town were Britain's best |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/looking-back-1924-cardiff-city-2504565 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=WalesOnline |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412190014/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/looking-back-1924-cardiff-city-2504565 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The team retained their First Division title in [[1924–25 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1924–25]] after losing only once in the final 27 league matches.<ref name=":12">{{cite web |last1=Felton |first1=Paul |last2=Spencer |first2=Barry |date=31 October 2013 |title=England 1924–25 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1924-25.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145315/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1924-25.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town match record: 1925 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1925/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627053222/https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1925/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield only conceded 28 goals and never conceded more than two per game; the first time a team accomplished this feat.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{cite journal |last=Say |first=Tony |date=1996 |title=Herbert Chapman: Football Revolutionary? |url=http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportsHistorian/1996/sh16h.pdf |journal=The Sports Historian |volume=16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015512/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportsHistorian/1996/sh16h.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2013 |pages=81–98 |doi=10.1080/17460269609446395}}</ref> Another notable feat was achieved in October 1924, when [[Billy Smith (footballer, born 1895)|Billy Smith]] became the first player in English football history to score directly from a [[Corner kick|corner]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Marshall-Bailey |first=Tom |date=18 July 2014 |title=Huddersfield Town greats: William 'Billy' Smith |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-greats-william-billy-7449432 |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072703/https://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-greats-william-billy-7449432 |url-status=live}}</ref> After winning successive league titles, Chapman left for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], which offered double his wages.<ref>Page (2006), p. 139</ref> [[Cecil Potter]] was brought in as his successor. Under Potter, Town became the first club to win [[List of English football champions|three successive English League titles]] in [[1925–26 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1925–26]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Threlfall-Sykes |first=David |date=12 April 2020 |title=Happy Huddersfield Town day! |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/happy-huddersfield-town-day/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629075131/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/happy-huddersfield-town-day/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The team came close to winning a fourth consecutive title the [[1926–27 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|following season]], but won only one of the last seven matches and thus lost the title to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Felton |first1=Paul |last2=Spencer |first2=Barry |date=31 January 2013 |title=England 1926–27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1926-27.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718145325/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1926-27.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town match record: 1927 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1927/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629213551/https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1927/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Town won the "wrong [[Double (association football)|double]]" in the [[1927–28 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1927–28]] season; they finished runners-up in both the league and the [[1928 FA Cup final|FA Cup]].<ref name=":2" />

In March 1928, an international match between [[England national football team|England]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] featured five Town players. [[Tom Wilson (footballer, born 1896)|Tom Wilson]], [[Bob Kelly (footballer)|Bob Kelly]], Billy Smith and [[Roy Goodall]] started for England, while [[Alex Jackson (footballer, born 1905)|Alex Jackson]] played for Scotland. Jackson scored a [[hat-trick]] as Scotland, later nicknamed "The [[Wembley Wizards]]", defeated England 5–1.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomson |first=Doug |date=14 August 2013 |title=The Huddersfield Town men in the middle of England v Scotland Wembley drama |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/huddersfield-town-men-middle-england-5715763 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111232343/http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/huddersfield-town-men-middle-england-5715763 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield's ageing squad was not adequately replaced.<ref name=":13" /> A deterioration of their league position followed, although they finished runners-up in [[1933–34 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1933–34]], and reached two more [[List of FA Cup finals|FA Cup finals]] under manager Clem Stephenson.<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":2" /> Town were defeated in the [[1930 FA Cup final]] by Chapman's Arsenal,<ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2014 |title=The 1930 final — how Arsenal won the cup |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/the-1930-final-how-arsenal-won-the-cup |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Arsenal FC |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626220210/https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/the-1930-final-how-arsenal-won-the-cup |url-status=live}}</ref> and in [[1938 FA Cup final|1938]] by Preston North End after [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], which was the first FA Cup final to be broadcast in full on television.<ref>{{cite web |title=The FA Cup Final first televised |url=https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/fa-cup-final |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=BBC |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714150323/https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/fa-cup-final |url-status=live}}</ref> A record home attendance of 67,037 was achieved in 1932 during an FA Cup sixth round tie against Arsenal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town — a rich history |url=https://www.htafc.com/club/history/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801073109/https://www.htafc.com/club/history/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Decline and recovery (1945–1992) ===
[[File:Denis Law.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Denis Law]] started his career at Huddersfield]]
Town were relegated for the first time in the [[1951–52 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1951–52]] season.<ref name=":2" /> [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] manager [[Andy Beattie]] was appointed in April 1952, and managed Stockport and Huddersfield in three divisions in the same month. He also had two horseshoes nailed to his office wall for luck.<ref name=":11">{{cite web |date=5 October 2006 |title=Auction of ex-Town chief's memories |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/auction-of-ex-town-chiefs-memories-5055012 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145155/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/auction-of-ex-town-chiefs-memories-5055012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The team finished second in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in [[1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1952–53]] and made an immediate return.<ref>{{cite web |last=Felton |first=Paul |title=Season 1952–53 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1952-53.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201314/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1952-53.html |url-status=live}}</ref> They finished in third place in their first season back in the top flight.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rundle |first=Richard |title=Football League 1953–54 |url=https://www.fchd.info/lghist/fl1954.htm |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Football Club History Database |archive-date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603234026/http://fchd.info/lghist/fl1954.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> After Town were relegated in [[1955–56 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1955–56]], Beattie resigned as manager in November 1956, and [[Bill Shankly]] succeeded him.<ref name=":11" /> In December 1957, the team led 5–1 with 30 minutes remaining against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], but lost [[Charlton Athletic F.C. 7–6 Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|7–6]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Jon |date=7 October 2001 |title=The 10 greatest comebacks of all time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,562527,00.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126164925/https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,562527,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Shankly left in December 1959 to manage [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1 December 2009 |title=December 1, 1959: The day Liverpool FC's world shook as Bill Shankly arrived |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/december-1-1959-day-liverpool-3435201 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Liverpool Echo |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130120814/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/december-1-1959-day-liverpool-3435201 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Floodlights (sport)|Floodlights]] were installed at Leeds Road in 1961, which were financed by the British record transfer fee of £55,000 of [[Denis Law]] to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], and became known as the "Denis Law Lights".<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomson |first=Doug |date=9 February 2015 |title=Let there be light – why night-time clashes with Wolves will always be special for Huddersfield Town |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/light---night-time-clashes-wolves-8606642 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=1 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101180952/http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/light---night-time-clashes-wolves-8606642 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield continued to play in the second tier during the 1960s.<ref name=":2" /> They reached the semi-final of the League Cup in [[1967–68 Football League Cup|1967–68]], but lost on aggregate to Arsenal.<ref>{{cite web |title=English League Cup 1967/68 |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=518 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Soccerbase |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717112630/https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=518 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1969, the club adopted the nickname "The Terriers".<ref name=":5" /> Town won the Second Division in [[1969–70 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1969–70]] under the guidance of [[Ian Greaves]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Booth |first=Mel |date=5 January 2009 |title=Obituary: Ian Greaves |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/obituary-ian-greaves-5025692 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145150/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/obituary-ian-greaves-5025692 |url-status=live}}</ref> The team stayed up in their first season back in the first tier, but were relegated in [[1971–72 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1971–72]], which was followed by another relegation to the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] for the first time the season after. Huddersfield were relegated to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] for the first time in [[1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1974–75]].<ref name=":2" /> The 1974–75 season also saw Huddersfield Town field a black player for the first time with Lloyd Maitland making his first team debut on 8 February 1974 against [[Hereford United]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hern |first1=Bill |last2=Gleave |first2=David |title=Football's Black Pioneers |date=2020 |publisher=Conker Editions |location=Leicester |isbn=9781999900854 |pages=168–169}}</ref> Former Town manager [[Tom Johnston (footballer)|Tom Johnston]] returned to the club as [[general manager]] in 1975. The club later returned to all-blue shirts that he had introduced in the mid-1960s. Johnston replaced [[Bobby Collins (footballer)|Bobby Collins]] as manager in December 1975. During the [[1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1976–77]] season, [[John Haselden]] became the manager with Johnston returning to his previous role. This, however, did not last, as Johnston demoted Haselden in September 1977 and gave himself the job. He managed Town to their lowest ever league position of 11th at the end of the [[1977–78 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1977–78]] season.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Thomson |first=Doug |date=24 October 2014 |title=The curious case of the man who became Huddersfield Town manager three times – but didn't like blue and white stripes |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/curious-case-man-who-became-7996435 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=30 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930225712/http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/curious-case-man-who-became-7996435 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A recovery started under manager [[Mick Buxton]], who was appointed in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stewart |first=Rob |date=29 May 2020 |title=Mick Buxton on turning around Town's fortunes |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/may/mick-buxton-on-turning-around-towns-fortunes/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629084424/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/may/mick-buxton-on-turning-around-towns-fortunes/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield won the Fourth Division in [[1979–80 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1979–80]], scoring 101 goals in the process.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stewart |first=Rob |date=3 May 2020 |title=40 Years since Town were crowned Division Four champions |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/may/40-years-since-town-were-crowned-division-four-champions/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629050413/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/may/40-years-since-town-were-crowned-division-four-champions/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Town finished just outside the promotion places the following season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Felton |first=Paul |title=Season 1980–81 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1980-81.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201323/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1980-81.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The team won promotion to the Second Division in [[1982–83 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1982–83]] by a third-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |last=Felton |first=Paul |title=Season 1982–83 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1982-83.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201305/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1982-83.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to Huddersfield languishing at the bottom of the division, declining home attendances, and the resulting financial pressure, Buxton was sacked in December 1986.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 December 2010 |title=Huddersfield Town nostalgia 1986: Terriers sack Mick Buxton after eight years |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-nostalgia-1986-terriers-4985488 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 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|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Steve Smith (footballer, born 1946)|Steve Smith]] succeeded him, and became the only permanent manager in the club's history to hail from Huddersfield.<ref>{{cite web |last=Makin |first=Sean |date=25 June 2020 |title=A season to forget: Huddersfield Town 1987/88 |url=https://footballpink.net/a-season-to-forget-huddersfield-town-1987-88/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=The Football Pink |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629125623/https://footballpink.net/a-season-to-forget-huddersfield-town-1987-88/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The team stayed up by three points that season,<ref>{{cite web |last=Felton |first=Paul |title=Season 1986–87 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/fla/1986-87.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010605214705/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1986-87.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2001 |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=RSSSF}}</ref> but were relegated back to the third tier in [[1987–88 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1987–88]]. Town only won six matches, conceded 100 goals, and lost 10–1 against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Felton |first=Paul |title=Season 1987–88 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1987-88.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201311/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1987-88.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pye |first=Steven |date=19 August 2018 |title=When Manchester City thrashed Huddersfield 10–1 at Maine Road |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2018/aug/19/manchester-city-huddersfield-10-1-maine-road |access-date=26 June 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411231149/https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2018/aug/19/manchester-city-huddersfield-10-1-maine-road |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield reached the [[1991–92 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1991–92]] [[EFL League One play-offs|Third Division play-offs]], but lost the semi-final against [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] by an aggregate score of 4–3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town v Peterborough United, 14 May 1992 |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-peterborough-united-14-may-1992-306937/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207134622/https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-peterborough-united-14-may-1992-306937/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== New stadium, near extinction, and a return to the top flight (1992–2019) ===
[[File:HTFCPlaque.JPG|thumb|left|Former [[Leeds Road]] centre spot]]
The team avoided relegation to the Third Division (renamed from the Fourth Division after the introduction of the [[Premier League]]) in [[1992–93 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1992–93]], following a run of only three defeats in their last 17 league games,<ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town match record: 1993 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1993/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628125028/https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1993/ |url-status=live}}</ref> to finish in 15th place.<ref>{{cite web |last=Felton |first=Paul |title=Season 1992–93 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1992-93.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201324/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1992-93.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Manager [[Neil Warnock]] took over from [[Ian Ross (footballer, born 1947)|Ian Ross]] for the [[1993–94 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1993–94]] season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Dave |date=6 June 2020 |title='Boothy could do a job for us' – Neil Warnock on the beginnings of Huddersfield Town legend Andy Booth |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/andy-booth-neil-warnock-huddersfield-18373983 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626133226/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/andy-booth-neil-warnock-huddersfield-18373983 |url-status=live}}</ref> Town reached the [[1994 Football League Trophy final]], but lost against [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Tomlinson |first=Adam |date=24 April 2020 |title=1994 Autoglass Trophy Final – All the way to Wembley |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/1994-autoglass-trophy-final--all-the-way-to-wembley/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629113524/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/1994-autoglass-trophy-final--all-the-way-to-wembley/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield Town played their final match at Leeds Road on 30 April 1994, beating [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] 2–1, which was watched by a near capacity crowd of 16,195.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Castle |first1=Gavin |last2=Chicken |first2=Steven |date=30 April 2020 |title=26 years on: stunning photos from the last Huddersfield Town game at Leeds Road |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/gallery/25-years-on-stunning-photos-16197216 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145210/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/gallery/26-years-on-stunning-photos-16197216 |url-status=live}}</ref> They moved into the new [[Kirklees Stadium]] (then named as the [[Alfred McAlpine]] Stadium) for the [[1994-95 in English football|1994–95]] season.<ref name=":7" /> During the first season at the new stadium, Huddersfield were promoted to the second tier via the play-offs after a [[1995 Football League Second Division play-off final|2–1]] win against [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodcock |first=Ian |date=24 May 2012 |title=Huddersfield Town: Andy Booth reflects on 'fast food' final |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18145413 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=30 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630094745/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18145413 |url-status=live}}</ref> Warnock left the club that summer, and was replaced by [[Brian Horton]], who guided the Town to an eighth-place finish the following season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Booth |first=Mel |date=20 February 2019 |title=Huddersfield-born strikeforce inspires Town after promotion success |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/huddersfield-born-strikeforce-inspires-town-15855394 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629135624/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/huddersfield-born-strikeforce-inspires-town-15855394 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Horton was sacked in October 1997, with Huddersfield without a win in their first nine games. Former Huddersfield player [[Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1961)|Peter Jackson]] was given the job.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tomlinson |first=Adam |date=6 April 2020 |title=Jacko on the great escape |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/jacko-on-the-great-escape/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628124654/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/jacko-on-the-great-escape/ |url-status=live}}</ref> They only scored one point in Jackson's first five games, but Huddersfield finally won in their 15th match, by beating [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] 3–1. Unbeaten runs mixed with winless runs followed, and Town managed to stay up by a 16th-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 December 2017 |title=Bygones: Pulling off Huddersfield Town's 'Great Escape' one of Peter Jackson's career highs |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/bygones-pulling-huddersfield-towns-great-escape-one-peter-jacksons-career-highs-1766068 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Post |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629195430/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/bygones-pulling-huddersfield-towns-great-escape-one-peter-jacksons-career-highs-1766068 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 1999, the club was bought by local businessman Barry Rubery,<ref>{{cite web |date=22 January 1999 |title=How new boss set the Pace |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8069173.how-new-boss-set-the-pace/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627073739/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8069173.how-new-boss-set-the-pace/ |url-status=live}}</ref> who targeted to reach the Premier League.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |last2=Sills |first2=Adam |date=11 May 1999 |title=Sacked Jackson targeted by Forest |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/may/11/newsstory.sport2 |access-date=26 June 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628022624/https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/may/11/newsstory.sport2 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Steve Bruce]] succeeded Jackson in May 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Paul |date=27 June 2003 |title=Jackson out to turn Huddersfield around |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/3025492.stm |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628201840/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/3025492.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield topped the table in December, but their form plummeted after striker [[Marcus Stewart]] was sold in the January [[transfer window]] to First Division rivals [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. They finished the season in eighth place, just outside the [[EFL Championship play-offs|play-offs]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Welton |first=Blake |date=21 May 2017 |title=Former Huddersfield Town forward Marcus Stewart reveals why he left the club |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/former-huddersfield-town-forward-marcus-13066924 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111023821/http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/former-huddersfield-town-forward-marcus-13066924 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bruce was sacked in October 2000. Rubery accused Bruce of "wasting £3&nbsp;million", arguing that the money would have been "spent more wisely by a more experienced manager without an ego to feed".<ref>{{cite news |date=6 March 2001 |title=Bruce accused of 'wasting' £3m |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/1204598.stm |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030102104451/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/1204598.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Lou Macari]], who was unable to halt the slide as relegation to the third tier followed at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 May 2001 |title=Huddersfield down in last-day drama |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1315974.stm |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201122638/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/1315974.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield reached the play-offs in [[2001–02 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2001–02]], but lost 2–1 to [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in the semi-final.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 May 2002 |title=Brentford see off Terriers |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1959569.stm |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129020152/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1959569.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

Around this time, the club had debts of 20 million pounds following relegation and the collapse of [[ITV Digital]]. The players went months without being paid, and manager [[Mick Wadsworth]] was sacked in January 2003, only to be reinstated because the club did not have any money for his pay-off.<ref name=":8">{{cite web |date=15 May 2018 |title=Huddersfield Town's other survival battle: How fans saved their beloved club from extinction in 2003 |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/huddersfield-towns-other-survival-battle-how-fans-saved-their-beloved-club-extinction-2003-291859 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Post |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506045009/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/huddersfield-towns-other-survival-battle-how-fans-saved-their-beloved-club-extinction-2003-291859 |url-status=live}}</ref> Wadsworth was eventually sacked in March and replaced by [[Mel Machin]],<ref>{{cite news |date=26 March 2003 |title=Huddersfield sack Wadsworth |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/2888019.stm |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201124548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/2888019.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> who oversaw relegation to the fourth tier.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 May 2003 |title=Machin leaves Huddersfield |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/3003871.stm |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129022952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/3003871.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> The club was put into [[Administration (British football)|administration]], but [[Ken Davy]] bought the club in the summer of 2003 and rescued Town from liquidation. Manager Peter Jackson only had four senior players on the books before the beginning of the [[2003–04 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2003–04]] season,<ref name=":8" /> after which many youngsters from the academy setup were added.<ref>{{cite web |last=Crabtree |first=Stephen |date=29 October 2008 |title=Huddersfield Town's young hopefuls! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2008/10/27/huddersfield_town_academy_feature.shtml |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=BBC — Bradford and West Yorkshire |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145209/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2008/10/27/huddersfield_town_academy_feature.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield finished in a surprising fourth place,<ref>{{cite web |last=Heneghan |first=Michael |date=31 May 2006 |title=England 2003/2004 |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2003-04.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727201312/https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/2003-04.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and defeated [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] in the [[2004 Football League Third Division play-off final|play-off final]] to return to the third tier.<ref name=":9">{{cite web |last1=Rushworth |first1=Daniel |last2=Welton |first2=Blake |date=8 February 2018 |title=How both Huddersfield Town and AFC Bournemouth have triumphed over adversity |url=https://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-both-huddersfield-town-afc-14261607 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145256/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-both-huddersfield-town-afc-14261607 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:David Wagner 2018.jpg|thumb|right|Manager [[David Wagner (soccer)|David Wagner]] guided Huddersfield to the [[Premier League]] in [[2016–17 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2016–17]]]]
The team reached the play-offs in [[2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2005–06]], but were eliminated by [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in the semi-final, after further seasons in [[EFL League One|League One]] followed.<ref name=":9" /> [[Dean Hoyle]] took over as chairman, and majority [[shareholder]], of the club in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Threlfall-Sykes |first=David |date=9 April 2015 |title=The Dean Hoyle era – part one |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2015/april/the-dean-hoyle-era--part-one/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920044545/https://www.htafc.com/news/2015/april/the-dean-hoyle-era--part-one/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Town reached the play-offs in [[2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2009–10]] under manager [[Lee Clark (footballer)|Lee Clark]], but lost against [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] in the semi-final. The team again qualified for the play-offs the following season, however, Peterborough United were victorious in the [[2011 Football League One play-off final|final]].<ref name=":9" /> Huddersfield set a Football League record of 43 matches unbeaten (not including the play-off matches), which was previously set by Nottingham Forest, in November 2011.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 November 2011 |title=Huddersfield 2–1 Notts County |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/15705187 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806045829/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/15705187 |url-status=live}}</ref> Clark was sacked in February 2012 following a 1–0 home defeat to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]],<ref>{{cite news |date=15 February 2012 |title=Huddersfield Town sack manager Lee Clark |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17042572 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629235122/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17042572 |url-status=live}}</ref> and was replaced by former Leeds United manager [[Simon Grayson]]. He led Town to the [[2012 Football League One play-off final|play-off final]] against Sheffield United. The game finished 0–0 after [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], before Huddersfield were victorious after 22 penalties (8–7).<ref>{{cite news |last=Begley |first=Emlyn |date=26 May 2012 |title=Huddersfield promoted after epic shoot-out win over Sheffield United |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18127853 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125232506/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18127853 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite this success, Grayson was sacked in January 2013, being succeeded by [[Mark Robins]].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 February 2013 |title=Huddersfield Town appoint Mark Robins as manager |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21450038 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415143314/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21450038 |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield avoided relegation on the last day, after a draw with Barnsley.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 May 2013 |title=Huddersfield 2–2 Barnsley |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/22320562 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110185627/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/22320562 |url-status=live}}</ref> German [[Borussia Dortmund II]] coach [[David Wagner (soccer)|David Wagner]] became the first person born outside the [[British Isles]] to manage the club in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Threlfall-Sykes |first=David |date=5 November 2015 |title=David Wagner named HTAFC head coach |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2015/november/david-wagner-named-htafc-head-coach/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922214644/https://www.htafc.com/news/2015/november/david-wagner-named-htafc-head-coach/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He implemented the "''[[Gegenpressing]]''" style of play.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 May 2019 |title=David Wagner has the goods to shake up Schalke |url=https://www.dw.com/en/david-wagner-has-the-goods-to-shake-up-schalke/a-48595153 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Deutsche Welle |archive-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820051843/https://www.dw.com/en/david-wagner-has-the-goods-to-shake-up-schalke/a-48595153 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2016–17 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2016–17]], Town finished fifth with a negative goal difference, and qualified for the play-offs.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016/2017 Season |url=https://www.skysports.com/championship-table/2016 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Sky Sports |archive-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219032346/https://www.skysports.com/championship-table/2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> After defeating [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] on penalties in the semi-final, they faced [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in the [[2017 EFL Championship play-off final|final]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodcock |first=Ian |date=17 May 2017 |title=Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Huddersfield Town (agg: 1–1, 3–4 pens) |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39866499 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729041653/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39866499 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another penalty shoot-out followed, and Huddersfield were again victorious. Promotion to the Premier League meant a return to the first tier for the first time since 1972.<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodcock |first=Ian |date=29 May 2017 |title=Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading (4–3 pens) |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39995791 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217234146/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39995791 |url-status=live}}</ref> Huddersfield also became the second club, after Blackpool, to have won all three divisional play-offs.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Foster |first=Richard |date=7 May 2019 |title=8 amazing things we've learned from 500 play-off matches in English football |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/8-amazing-things-weve-learned-500-play-matches-english-football |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=FourFourTwo |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923033547/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/8-amazing-things-weve-learned-500-play-matches-english-football |url-status=live}}</ref>

The team finished 16th in the Premier League in the 2017–18 season and stayed up,<ref>{{cite web |title=2017/2018 Season |url=https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2017 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Sky Sports |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714140845/https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> but were relegated after a 20th-place finish in [[2018–19 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2018–19]].<ref name=":10">{{cite web |title=2018/2019 Season |url=https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2018 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Sky Sports |archive-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619165511/https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Wagner left the club by mutual consent in January 2019, and was replaced by Borussia Dortmund II manager [[Jan Siewert]],<ref>{{cite news |date=21 January 2019 |title=Huddersfield Town appoint Jan Siewert from Borussia Dortmund as new manager |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46943388 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122012624/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46943388 |url-status=live}}</ref> but Town were relegated in March with six matches remaining.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 March 2019 |title=Huddersfield relegated: Terriers captain Christopher Schindler feeling 'empty' |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47761884 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412035210/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47761884 |url-status=live}}</ref> The team logged only three wins and 16 points by the end of the season.<ref name=":10" />

=== Championship years and two new owners (2019–present) ===
Chairman Hoyle announced his departure in May 2019, selling the club to businessman Phil Hodgkinson, relinquishing the post due to poor health.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 May 2019 |title=Dean Hoyle to step down as Huddersfield chairman and will sell club to Phil Hodgkinson |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48157156 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=5 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505152448/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48157156 |url-status=live}}</ref> Siewert was replaced by [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] manager [[Danny Cowley]] in September of that year,<ref>{{cite news |date=9 September 2019 |title=Danny Cowley: Huddersfield Town appoint Lincoln City boss as manager |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49634696 |access-date=26 June 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109082715/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49634696 |url-status=live}}</ref> who guided the club to survival in the Championship before being sacked.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 July 2020 |title=Danny Cowley: Huddersfield Town sack manager after 10 months in charge |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53464813 |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719184415/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53464813 |url-status=live}}</ref> Leeds United assistant coach [[Carlos Corberán]] was appointed as the club's new head coach in July 2020.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 July 2020 |title=Carlos Corberan: Huddersfield Town appoint Leeds United assistant as new head coach |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53520013 |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723174800/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53520013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield finished third in the [[EFL Championship]] and met fourth placed Nottingham Forest in the [[2022 EFL Championship play-off final]] at Wembley, losing 1–0; Town were denied two penalty claims by [[Referee (association football)|referee]] [[Jonathan Moss (referee)|Jonathan Moss]] in his last game before retirement. In the first instance, the [[video assistant referee]] did not overturn Moss's decision despite apparent contact between Forest's [[Jack Colback]] and Huddersfield's [[Harry Toffolo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Woodcock |first=Ian |date=29 May 2022 |title=Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61539298 |access-date=5 August 2022 |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528120528/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61539298 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Corberán left in July 2022, shortly before the 2022–23 Championship season, and joined [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] in Greece. Former Town player [[Danny Schofield]] was appointed as the new head coach, but was dismissed 10 weeks later after a poor start to the new season, to be replaced by [[Hertha BSC]] assistant coach [[Mark Fotheringham (Scottish footballer)|Mark Fotheringham]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mark Fotheringham Appointed Head Coach |first=David |last=Threlfall-Sykes |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/september/mark-fotheringham-appointed-head-coach/ |access-date=28 September 2022 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |date=28 September 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928111413/https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/september/mark-fotheringham-appointed-head-coach |url-status=live}}</ref> He lasted only four months and was sacked on 8 February 2023,<ref>{{cite news |title=Club Statement: Mark Fotheringham |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2023/february/club-statement-mark-fotheringham/ |access-date=8 February 2023 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |date=8 February 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208171755/https://www.htafc.com/news/2023/february/club-statement-mark-fotheringham/ |url-status=live}}</ref> being replaced by [[Neil Warnock]] five days later.<ref name="BBC-13Feb2023">{{cite news |title=Neil Warnock: Huddersfield Town reappoint veteran as manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64627655 |access-date=23 March 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=13 February 2023}}</ref> His return to the John Smiths stadium saw a 2–1 win against Birmingham on 18 February 2023 and he was quoted as saying he had 'tears in his eyes' due to the reception he received from the fans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warnock 'had tears in eyes' as Terriers beat Blues |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64606741 |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>

On 23 March 2023, Huddersfield announced the club's takeover by an unnamed North American group after Dean Hoyle, who returned to the club in 2020, acquired 100% of its shares and then sold them. The deal was subject to "legislative and governance procedures", and involved Hoyle writing off £40&nbsp;million of debt to keep the club, sitting 22nd in the Championship, out of administration.<ref name="BBC-23Mar2023">{{cite news |title=Huddersfield Town: Championship strugglers taken over by North American group |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65052544 |access-date=23 March 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=23 March 2023}}</ref> On 28 March 2023, the club revealed the bid was from [[El Dorado Hills, California]] (United States) investor and owner of [[USL Championship]] side [[Sacramento Republic FC|Sacramento Republic]], [[Kevin M. Nagle]];<ref name="Nagle">{{cite news |title=CLUB STATEMENT: KEVIN M. NAGLE |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2023/march/club-statement-kevin-m.-nagle/ |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=Huddersfield Town AFC |date=28 March 2023}}</ref> the deal was completed in June 2023.<ref name="BBC-23Jun2023">{{cite news |title=Huddersfield Town: American businessman Kevin Nagle completes takeover |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65992665 |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2023}}</ref>

A 1–0 home victory against already-promoted [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on 4 May 2023 confirmed Huddersfield's safety.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65500626 |title=Adrian Williams says Reading face 'big rebuild' after relegation from the Championship |date=5 May 2023 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=5 May 2023}}</ref> However, Huddersfield continued to struggle in the 2023–24 season, parting company with Warnock in September 2023, then appointing [[Darren Moore]] as manager, but sacking him in January 2024, after just three wins in 23 matches, with the club 21st in the second tier and three points above the relegation places.<ref name="BBC-29Jan2024">{{cite news |title=Darren Moore: Huddersfield Town sack boss after three wins in 23 games |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68119678 |access-date=29 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2024}}</ref> Moore was replaced by [[Andre Breitenreiter]] on 15 February 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68312298 |title=Andre Breitenreiter: Huddersfield Town appoint new head coach |website=BBC Sport |date=15 February 2024 |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref> The club ended the season in 23rd place, resulting in relegation to League One.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liew |first=Jonathan |date=2024-05-04 |title=Ipswich seal stunning promotion to Premier League as Huddersfield drop |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/04/ipswich-huddersfield-championship-premier-league-match-report |access-date=2024-05-04 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Breitenreiter left the club by mutual consent and was replaced by [[Michael Duff (footballer)|Michael Duff]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cll44zpnz1do |title=Huddersfield Town appoint Duff as head coach |website=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2024 |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>

==Badge and colours==
{{Commons|Huddersfield Town A.F.C. kits}}
The club spent years debating what colour the [[Kit (association football)|kit]] should be, with suggestions ranging from [[salmon pink]] to plain white or all-blue to white with blue [[yoke]].<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":4" /> Eventually, in 1913, the club adopted the striped blue and white jersey that remains to this day.<ref name=":5" />

The club badge is based on the [[coat of arms]] of Huddersfield.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |last=Eijden |first=Han van |date=16 January 2011 |title=Huddersfield Town |url=https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/huddersfield-town/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=The Beautiful History |archive-date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314042715/https://thebeautifulhistory.wordpress.com/clubs/huddersfield-town/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Town first used a badge on its shirts for the 1920 FA Cup Final based on the Huddersfield coat of arms.<ref name=":5" /> It appeared again with a [[Yorkshire Rose]] for the 1922 FA Cup Final and again for the finals of 1928, 1930 and 1938.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moor |first=Dave |title=The FA Cup Finalists 1920–1929 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1920-1929.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=1 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401044950/http://historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1920-1929.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moor |first=Dave |title=The FA Cup Finalists 1930–1939 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1930-1939.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313014033/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/FA_Cup_Finals/1930-1939.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The club's main colours of blue and white are evident throughout the badge both in the [[mantling]] and in the shield, in the form of stripes. Two Yorkshire Roses and [[Castle Hill, Huddersfield|Castle Hill]] form part of the history of the club and the area.<ref name=":6" />

Town stuck with the same principal design (blue and white stripes) until 1966, when Scottish manager Tom Johnston introduced all-blue shirts. A new badge was also adopted that year, when the vertical [[monogram]] "HTFC" adorned the all-blue shirts. When the club adopted the nickname "The [[Yorkshire Terrier|Terriers]]" for the 1969–70 season, the blue and white stripes returned and with it a red terrier with the words "The Terriers".<ref name=":5" />

After relegation to the Fourth Division, Huddersfield returned to all-blue shirts and the vertical monogram crest with the return of Tom Johnston in 1975. Stripes returned in the 1977–78 season and have been the club's home kit ever since. In 1980, Town adopted what remains their badge today. It combined elements of the old town coat of arms with modern motifs, such as blue and white stripes and a terrier with a football.<ref name=":5" />

In 2000, Huddersfield changed its badge to a circular design, but that was never popular with the fans, and soon returned to the heraldic-style badge.<ref name=":5" /> The badge was further redeveloped with a small adaptation in 2005. The club took the decision to remove "A.F.C." from the text, leaving only the wording "Huddersfield Town". This eased problems with embroidery on shirts and club merchandise, and also gave the printwork a standard look.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 February 2005 |title=Change to badge |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/change-to-badge-5082242 |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626100142/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/change-to-badge-5082242 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The club adopted a Terriers logo in 2018. It was used solely on the strip and did not replace the heraldic crest, which continued to appear on all official media and documents.<ref name=":5" /> In 2019, Town agreed to have [[Paddy Power]] shirt sponsorship in a striking beauty queen style diagonal sash design. Within days, the club were contacted by [[The Football Association]] for their "observations" about the kit.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keogh |first=Frank |date=17 July 2019 |title=Huddersfield Town: Football Association requests club's 'observations' over 2019–20 kit |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49026053 |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304230417/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49026053 |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after, it was revealed that the shirt was a [[Practical joke|prank]] envisioned by Paddy Power, and that the club would play in shirts without a sponsor. as part of their "Save Our Shirt" campaign.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Chicken |first=Steven |date=19 July 2019 |title=Actual Huddersfield Town kit revealed – with no sponsor logo |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-kit-confirmed-prank-16599687 |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145725/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-kit-prank-breaking-16599687 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield returned to an updated version of their heraldic-style crest in 2019. The three stars (representing their hat-trick of league titles in the 1920s) were moved inside the shield. Furthermore, a single Yorkshire Rose was placed at the top of the blue and white stripes, above the three stars. The shield was also modernized by moving away from the more rounded version. The Terrier was incorporated into the crest, at the top of the shield, and the club's founding date was introduced on either side of Castle Hill.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tomlinson |first=Adam |date=7 June 2019 |title=Town launches evolution of crest |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2019/june/town-launches-evolution-of-crest/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626100141/https://www.htafc.com/news/2019/june/town-launches-evolution-of-crest/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Period
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Kit manufacturer
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Shirt sponsor (chest)
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
|-
| 1975–1979 || |[[Bukta]] || rowspan="2"|''None''
| rowspan="24" |''None''
|-
| 1979–1982 || |Barralan
|-
| 1982–1984 || rowspan="2"|[[Bukta]] || Central [[Mirfield]]
|-
| 1984–1986 || [[Daihatsu]]
|-
| 1986–1987 || Eagle || rowspan="3"|[[De Vere Group|Greenall's]]
|-
| 1987–1990 || Matchwinner 　
|-
| 1990–1991 || Beaver
|-
| 1991–1993 || [[Gola (manufacturer)|Gola]] || [[Gola (manufacturer)|Gola]]
|-
| 1993–1994 || rowspan="3"|Super League || [[The Pulse of West Yorkshire|Pulse]] (home)<br />[[Vileda]] (away)<ref name=":4">{{cite web |last=Tomlinson |first=Adam |date=23 January 2020 |title=Which retro shirts are your favourites? |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/january/which-retro-shirts-are-your-favourites/ |access-date=26 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=28 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628141722/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/january/which-retro-shirts-are-your-favourites/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1994–1995 || [[The Pulse of West Yorkshire|Pulse]]
|-
| 1995–1997 || rowspan="3"|[[Panasonic Corporation|Panasonic]]
|-
| 1997–1999 || [[Pony International|Pony]]
|-
| 1999–2001 || [[Mitre Sports International|Mitre]]
|-
| 2001–2002 || Bloggs || rowspan="3"|Prime Time Recruitment
|-
| 2002–2003 || VOI
|-
| 2003–2005 || rowspan="2"|[[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
| 2005–2007 || [[Yorkshire Building Society]]
|-
| 2007–2009 || rowspan="3"|[[Mitre Sports International|Mitre]] || CasinoRed
|-
| 2009–2010 || [[Yorkshire Air Ambulance]] (home)<br />Radian B (away)<ref>{{cite web |last=Stewart |first=Nathan |title=Coca Cola League One 2009–2010 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2009-2010/league-one.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815142227/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2009-2010/league-one.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–2011 || rowspan="2"|[[Kirklees College]] (home)<br />Radian B (away)<ref>{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Gareth |title=League One 2010–2011 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2010-2011/league-one.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815144834/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2010-2011/league-one.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pashby |first1=Roger |last2=Siddons |first2=Graham |title=Npower League One 2011–2012 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2011-2012/league-one.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=3 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503215326/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2011-2012/league-one.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2011–2012 || rowspan="2"|[[Umbro]]
|-
| 2012–2013 || rowspan="1"|[[Rekorderlig]] (home)<br />Radian B (away)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pashby |first1=Roger |last2=Siddon |first2=Graham |title=Npower Championship 2012–2013 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2012-2013/championship.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=12 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812125134/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2012-2013/championship.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013–2015 || rowspan="3"|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]] || rowspan="1" |[[Rekorderlig]] (home)<br />Radian B (away)<br />Covonia (third)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibbs-Barton |first1=Alasdair |last2=Pashby |first2=Roger |title=The Championship 2013–2014 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2013-2014/championship.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=25 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625092230/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2013-2014/championship.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hadden |first1=Julian |last2=Pashby |first2=Roger |title=The Championship 2014–2015 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2014-2015/championship.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629084427/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2014-2015/championship.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2015–2017 || rowspan="1"|PURE Legal Limited (home)<br />Radian B (away)<br />Covonia (third)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Neil |last2=Pashby |first2=Roger |title=The Championship 2015–2016 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2015-2016/championship.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629144520/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2015-2016/championship.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pashby |first=Roger |title=The English Football League Championship 2016–2017 |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2016-2017/championship.html |access-date=26 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815140133/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2016-2017/championship.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2017–2018 || rowspan="2" |OPE Sports
|PURE Legal Limited<ref>{{cite web |last=Threlfall-Sykes |first=David |date=16 June 2017 |title=Pure Business Group leads the way as sleeve sponsor |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2017/june/pure-business-group-leads-the-way-as-sleeve-sponsor/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801201156/https://www.htafc.com/news/2017/june/pure-business-group-leads-the-way-as-sleeve-sponsor/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018–2019 || rowspan="4"|[[Umbro]]
|Leisu Sports<ref>{{cite web |last=Threlfall-Sykes |first=David |date=8 June 2018 |title=Leisu to appear on shirt sleeve in 2018/19 |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2018/june/leisu-to-appear-on-shirt-sleeve-in-201819/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627162313/https://www.htafc.com/news/2018/june/leisu-to-appear-on-shirt-sleeve-in-201819/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019–2020 || rowspan="1"|[[Paddy Power]] (unbranded)<ref name=":3" />
|rowspan="2"|''None''
|-
| 2020–2021 || Various local<br />companies/charities
|-
| 2021–present || [[Utilita Energy|Utilita]] || Jetcoin ([[FA Cup]] only)<ref>{{cite web |last=Bains |first=Raj |date=6 January 2022 |title=JETCOIN BECOME SLEEVE SPONSOR FOR FA CUP THIRD ROUND |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/january/jetcoin-become-sleeve-sponsor-for-fa-cup-third-round/ |access-date=20 January 2022 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120151727/https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/january/jetcoin-become-sleeve-sponsor-for-fa-cup-third-round/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
Source:<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last=Moor |first=Dave |title=Huddersfield Town |url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Huddersfield_Town/Huddersfield_Town.htm |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=Historical Football Kits |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627024344/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Huddersfield_Town/Huddersfield_Town.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Stadiums==
[[File:Galpharm Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 312658.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Kirklees Stadium]], home of Huddersfield Town since 1994]]
*[[Leeds Road]] (1908–1994)
*[[Kirklees Stadium]] (1994–present)
**Named "''Alfred McAlpine Stadium''" (1994–2004)
**Named "''Galpharm Stadium''" (2004–2012)
**Named "''John Smith's Stadium''" (2012–2025)
**Named "''Accu Stadium''" (2025–present)<ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=Stadium History |url=http://www.johnsmithsstadium.com/stadium-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804173636/http://www.johnsmithsstadium.com/stadium-history |archive-date=4 August 2017 |website=John Smith's Stadium}}</ref>

Huddersfield were the first team to have played at each of the [[English football league system|four professional levels of English football]] at two different grounds.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town |url=https://www.fchd.info/HUDDERST.HTM |last=Rundle |first=Richard |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=Football Club History Database |archive-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602064602/http://fchd.info/HUDDERST.HTM |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Supporters and rivalries ==
{{Main|West Yorkshire derby}}

{{Poem quote
|text=There's a team that is dear to its followers,
Their colours are bright blue and white,
They're a team of renown, the pride of the town,
And the game of football is their delight.
All the while, upon the field of play,
Thousands loudly cheer them on their way.
Often you can hear them say, who can beat the Town today?
Then the bells will ring so merrily,
Every goal, shall be a memory,
So Town play up, and bring the Cup,
Back to Huddersfield!
We're Yorkshire! We're Yorkshire! We're Yorkshire!
|title=Lyrics of "Smile A While"<ref name="SmileAWhile" />
}}
Since 1920, Huddersfield's club song has been "Smile A While". The anthem was created by G. W. Chappell of [[Longwood, Huddersfield]], before the 1920 FA Cup Final against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. It was an adapted version of the popular First World War song "[[Till We Meet Again (1918 song)|Till We Meet Again]]". Chappell's creation was originally called "The Town Anthem", and was sung by Town supporters ahead of the Final. The anthem is still sung by Huddersfield supporters at home matches.<ref name="SmileAWhile">{{cite web |last=Haigh |first=Eleanor |date=1 April 2020 |title=Happy 100th birthday to Smile A While! |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/happy-100th-birthday-to-smile-a-while/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927044045/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/april/happy-100th-birthday-to-smile-a-while/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, a group of Town fans formed a collective called "North Stand Loyal". Its aim was "to improve the atmosphere around the stadium on matchdays", and the members were "inspired by fan groups of continental Europe and other parts of the world".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Group |url=http://cowshedloyal.co.uk/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Cowshed Loyal |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130112519/https://cowshedloyal.co.uk/ |url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 2017, the group renamed themselves "Cowshed Loyal".<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andrew |date=10 July 2017 |title=North Stand Loyal changes its name to Cowshed Loyal, via brief sexism controversy |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/north-stand-loyal-changes-name-13310658 |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830192944/http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/north-stand-loyal-changes-name-13310658 |url-status=live}}</ref> The group is located in the South Stand, which is shared with away fans.<ref>{{cite web |last=Booth |first=Mel |date=26 January 2018 |title=Why Town fans have bigger role than ever in helping achieve FA Cup success |url=https://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-fans-bigger-role-14205362 |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224145759/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-fans-bigger-role-14205362 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The club also has various overseas [[supporters' groups]], with clubs in Australia, Canada, Northern Ireland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Singapore, Slovakia, and United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Supporter Groups |url=https://www.htafc.com/fans/international-supporter-groups/ |access-date=27 June 2020 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=25 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525124337/https://www.htafc.com/fans/international-supporter-groups/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Notable fans over the years have included [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]], who was born in the town,<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andrew |date=14 August 2017 |title=Harold Wilson put Huddersfield on the map — here's how |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/history/pipe-smoking-politician-harold-wilson-13452534 |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=15 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615023626/https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/history/pipe-smoking-politician-harold-wilson-13452534 |url-status=live}}</ref> and actor [[Patrick Stewart|Sir Patrick Stewart]], who became president of the [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Reserves and Academy|Huddersfield Town Academy]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 August 2017 |title=Sir Patrick Stewart celebrates as Huddersfield Town boldly (but briefly) go top of the Premier League |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/14/sir-patrick-stewart-celebrates-huddersfield-town-boldly-briefly/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/14/sir-patrick-stewart-celebrates-huddersfield-town-boldly-briefly/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2020 |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 March 2010 |title=Huddersfield Town Academy role for Sir Patrick Stewart |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/huddersfield-town-academy-role-sir-5001931 |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203828/https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/huddersfield-town-academy-role-sir-5001931 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield Town's main rivals are considered to be [[West Yorkshire]] clubs [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rivalry Uncovered! |url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |date=3 February 2004 |work=The Football Fans Census |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203154108/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf |archive-date=3 February 2004}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Dubas-Fisher |first=David |date=7 August 2019 |title=Huddersfield Town fans consider Leeds to be their main rival – but the feeling isn't mutual |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-fans-consider-leeds-16716362 |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123163430/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-fans-consider-leeds-16716362 |url-status=live}}</ref> Town hold the better head-to-head record against City; 21 matches have been won, 17 drawn, and 14 lost.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town football club: record v Bradford City |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Bradford%20City/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204022938/http://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Bradford%20City/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Including games against United's predecessor team [[Leeds City F.C.|Leeds City]], Huddersfield have won 36 of the 90 derbies between the two sides, with 20 draws and 34 Leeds wins.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town football club: record v Leeds City |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leeds%20City/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919174310/http://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leeds%20City |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town football club: record v Leeds United |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leeds%20United/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=5 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205160856/http://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Leeds%20United/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are smaller rivalries with [[South Yorkshire]] clubs [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], and there is a [[Roses rivalry]] with [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]].<ref name=":1" /> Huddersfield also have a rivalry with [[Cambridgeshire]] club [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]], largely fuelled by the play-off meetings in 1992 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chicken |first=Steven |date=18 May 2020 |title=How Huddersfield Town became embroiled in a fierce rivalry with a club 130 miles away |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-huddersfield-town-became-embroiled-18093115 |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=Yorkshire Live |archive-date=23 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423123822/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-huddersfield-town-became-embroiled-18093115 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A nascent rivalry now exists with [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on account of Huddersfield's controversial 1-0 defeat in the 2021-22 Championship play-off final, immediately after which Forest poached two of Huddersfield's most prominent players: [[Lewis O'Brien (footballer)|Lewis O'Brien]] and [[Harry Toffolo]].

==Players==
{{Main|List of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players}}

{{See also|Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players}}

===First-team squad===
{{updated|15 September 2025|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.htafc.com/news |title=Huddersfield Town – News |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |access-date=16 July 2025 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924210455/https://www.htafc.com/matches/first-team/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2022/23 SQUAD NUMBERS REVEALED! - News - Huddersfield Town |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2025/july/16/2025-26-first-team-squad-numbers-confirmed/ |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |access-date=4 July 2025 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419141333/https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/july/202223-squad-numbers-revealed/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>}}

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{{fs player|no=2|nat=DEN|pos=DF|name=[[Lasse Sørensen (footballer, born 1999)|Lasse Sørensen]]}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Murray Wallace (footballer)|Murray Wallace]]}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Ledson]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=[[Joe Low]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jack Whatmough]]}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=[[Lynden Gooch]]}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ben Wiles]]}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=[[Joe Taylor (footballer, born 2002)|Joe Taylor]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Marcus Harness]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Ruben Roosken]]}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=SUR|pos=DF|name=[[Radinio Balker]]}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=AUS|pos=GK|name=[[Jacob Chapman]]}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Mickel Miller]]}}
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{{fs player|no=15|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=[[Dion Charles]]}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Herbie Kane]]}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Marcus McGuane]]}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=[[David Kasumu]]}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Feeney]]|other=on loan from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Antony Evans (footballer)|Antony Evans]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Lee Nicholls]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Sean Roughan]]}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Leo Castledine]]|other=on loan from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=[[Bojan Radulović (footballer)|Bojan Radulović]]}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Alfie May]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Will Alves]]|other=on loan from [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Zépiqueno Redmond]]|other=on loan from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]}}
{{fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Cameron Ashia]]}}
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===Out on loan===
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{{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Neo Eccleston]]|other=on loan at [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{fs player|no=--|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Tom Iorpenda]]|other=on loan at [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{fs player|no=--|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Rhys Healey]]|other=on loan at [[Barrow F.C.|Barrow]] until 31 January 2026}}
{{Fs end}}

===Huddersfield Town U21===
{{updated|14 August 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.htafc.com/academy/huddersfield-town-b-team/ |title=Town – Huddersfield Town B Team |publisher=Huddersfield Town A.F.C. |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
{{Further|topic=the U21 team|Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Reserves and Academy}}
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{{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Francis Hurl}}
{{fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Cameron Ashia]]}}
{{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jay Sway]]}}
{{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Daniel Vost]]}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Luke Daley}}
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{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Charlie Knowles}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Omari Mrisho}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Aaron O'Reilly}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Eko Solomon|}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Peter Thomas}}
{{fs end}}

====Out on loan====
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==Notable former players==
=== English Football Hall of Fame members ===
Several ex-players/managers associated with Huddersfield Town are represented in the [[English Football Hall of Fame]], which was created in 2002, as a celebration of those who have made an outstanding contribution to the game. To be considered for induction players/managers must be 30 years of age or older and have played/managed for at least five years in England.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Football Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/explore-the-museum/hall-of-fame/about-the-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=National Football Museum |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620152811/https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/explore-the-museum/hall-of-fame/about-the-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

*{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Herbert Chapman]]
*{{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]]
*{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Denis Law]]
*{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bill Shankly]]
*{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Clem Stephenson]]
*{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ray Wilson (English footballer)|Ray Wilson]]

=== Football League 100 Legends ===
The [[Football League 100 Legends]] is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by the Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of league football. Three former Huddersfield players made the list.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 August 1998 |title=Legends list in full |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/144986.stm |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=BBC News |archive-date=25 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225072425/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/144986.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

*{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Clem Stephenson]]
*{{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]]
*{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Denis Law]]

=== Player of the Year (Hargreaves Memorial Trophy) ===
:''As voted for by members of the official Huddersfield Town Supporters Club.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town Player of the Year Award Winners |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/premier-league/premier-league-clubs-2/huddersfield_town_player_of_the_year/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=My Football Facts |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624120425/https://www.myfootballfacts.com/premier-league/premier-league-clubs-2/huddersfield_town_player_of_the_year/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Year
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Winner
|-
|[[1974–75 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1975]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Terry Dolan (footballer)|Terry Dolan]]
|-
|[[1975–76 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1976]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Terry Gray (footballer)|Terry Gray]]
|-
|[[1976–77 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1977]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Kevin Johnson (footballer)|Kevin Johnson]]
|-
|[[1977–78 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1978]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Mick Butler (footballer)|Mick Butler]]
|-
|[[1978–79 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1979]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Alan Starling]]
|-
|[[1979–80 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1980]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Malcolm Brown (English footballer)|Malcolm Brown]]
|-
|[[1980–81 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1981]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Mark Lillis]]
|-
|[[1981–82 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1982]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Mick Kennedy]]
|-
|[[1982–83 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1983]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[David Burke (English footballer)|David Burke]]
|-
|[[1983–84 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1984]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Paul Jones (footballer, born May 1953)|Paul Jones]]
|-
|[[1984–85 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1985]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[David Burke (English footballer)|David Burke]]
|-
|[[1985–86 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1986]]||{{Flag icon|WAL}} [[Joey Jones]]
|-
|[[1986–87 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1987]]||{{Flag icon|SCO}} [[Duncan Shearer]]
|-
|[[1987–88 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1988]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Simon Trevitt]]
|-
|[[1988–89 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1989]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Steve Hardwick]]
|-
|[[1989–90 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1990]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Lee Brendan Martin|Lee Martin]]
|-
|[[1990–91 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1991]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Graham Mitchell (English footballer)|Graham Mitchell]]
|-
|[[1991–92 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1992]]||{{Flag icon|WAL}} [[Iwan Roberts]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Year
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Winner
|-
|[[1992–93 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1993]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Neil Parsley]]
|-
|[[1993–94 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1994]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Steve Francis (footballer)|Steve Francis]]
|-
|[[1994–95 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1995]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Jepson]]
|-
|[[1995–96 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1996]]||{{Flag icon|SCO}} [[Tom Cowan]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1997]]||{{Flag icon|SCO}} [[Tom Cowan]]
|-
|[[1997–98 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1998]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Jon Dyson]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1999]]||{{Flag icon|BEL}} [[Nico Vaesen]]
|-
|[[1999–2000 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2000]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Jamie Vincent]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2001]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Craig Armstrong (footballer)|Craig Armstrong]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2002]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Leon Knight]]
|-
|[[2002–03 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2003]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Martin Smith (footballer, born 1974)|Martin Smith]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2004]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Jon Worthington]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2005]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Nathan Clarke (English footballer)|Nathan Clarke]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2006]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Andy Booth]]
|-
|[[2006–07 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2007]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[David Mirfin]]
|-
|[[2007–08 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2008]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Andy Holdsworth]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2009]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Gary Roberts (footballer, born 1984)|Gary Roberts]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2010]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Peter Clarke (footballer)|Peter Clarke]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Year
! style="color:white; background:#0072ce;"|Winner
|-
|[[2010–11 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2011]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Peter Clarke (footballer)|Peter Clarke]]
|-
|[[2011–12 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2012]]||{{Flag icon|SCO}} [[Jordan Rhodes]]
|-
|[[2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2013]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[James Vaughan (footballer, born 1988)|James Vaughan]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2014]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Adam Clayton (footballer)|Adam Clayton]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2015]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Jacob Butterfield]]
|-
|[[2015–16 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2016]]||{{Flag icon|BER}} [[Nahki Wells]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2017]]||{{Flag icon|AUS}} [[Aaron Mooy]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2018]]||{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Christopher Schindler]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2019]]||{{Flag icon|GER}} [[Christopher Schindler]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2020]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Lewis O'Brien (footballer)|Lewis O'Brien]]
|-
|[[2020–21 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2021]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Jonathan Hogg]]
|-
|[[2021–22 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2022]]||{{Flag icon|ENG}} [[Lee Nicholls]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2023]]||{{Flag icon|POL}} [[Michal Helik]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|2024]]||{{Flag icon|POL}} [[Michal Helik]]
|-
|[[2024-25 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season |2025]]||{{Flag icon| Northern Ireland}} [[Callum Marshall]]
|}
|}

==Club management==
===Club officials===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Position
!Name
|-
|Chairman
|[[Kevin M. Nagle|Kevin Nagle]]
|-
|Director
|Michael Thomas
|-
|Chief Executive
|[[Jake Edwards (footballer, born 1976)|Jake Edwards]]
|-
|Chief Operating Officer 
|David Threfall-Sykes
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.htafc.com/contact-us/ |access-date=10 May 2024|publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC}}</ref>

===First team technical staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Position
!Name
|-
|Manager
|[[Lee Grant (footballer, born 1983)|Lee Grant]]
|-
|Assistant Coaches
|[[Paul McShane (footballer)|Paul McShane]]<br />[[Marc Bridge-Wilkinson]]<br />Jonathan Robinson 
|-
|Goalkeeping coach
|Chris Elliott
|-
|Head of Analysis & Innovation
|James Beck
|-
|Lead First Team Analyst
|Mackenzie Longley
|-
|First Team Analyst
|Lewis Dunwoody
|-
|Goalkeeping Performance Analyst
|Adam O'Rourke
|-
|Senior Physiotherapists
|Liam Kershaw<br />Craig Sedgwick<br />Vikki Stevens
|-
|Sports Therapists
|Matty Greenlees<br />Matthew Potts
|-
|Head of Strength & IDP
|Callum Adams
|-
|Senior Physical Performance Coach
|Dan Hughes
|-
|Physical Performance Coach
|Jordan Foster
|-
|Head of academy
|[[Jon Worthington]]
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=First Team Technical Staff |url=https://www.htafc.com/matches/technical-staff/ |access-date=8 January 2021 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124005245/https://www.htafc.com/matches/technical-staff/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Managerial history===
{{Main|List of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers}}

==Honours==
In 1926, Huddersfield Town became the first English team to win the First Division title in three consecutive seasons, a feat not surpassed until 2024 by [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], although it has been equalled by [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], Manchester City and twice by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ross |first=James&nbsp;M. |date=19 August 2021 |title=England – List of Champions |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engchamp.html |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730154323/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engchamp.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Huddersfield Town were the second team, after [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], to have won all three divisional [[English Football League play-offs|play-offs]], when they won the [[2017 EFL Championship play-off final|2017 Championship play-off]].<ref name=":0" />

The club's honours include the following:<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Huddersfield Town football club honours |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/honours/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=11v11 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627184700/https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/honours/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

'''League'''
*[[Football League First Division|First Division]] (level 1){{#tag:ref|Upon its formation in 1992, the [[Premier League]] became the top tier of [[Football in England|English football]]; the [[English Football League|Football League]] [[Football League First Division|First]] and [[Football League Second Division|Second Divisions]] then became the second and third tiers, respectively.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0,,10794~1357277,00.html |title=History Of The Football League |website=The Football League |date=22 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202161656/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1357277%2C00.html |archive-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2004, the First Division became the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] and the Second Division became [[EFL League One|League One]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3795239.stm |title=League gets revamp |website=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2004 |access-date=18 June 2020 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729210603/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3795239.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
**Champions: [[1923–24 Football League|1923–24]], [[1924–25 Football League|1924–25]], [[1925–26 Football League|1925–26]]
**Runners-up: [[1926–27 Football League|1926–27]], [[1927–28 Football League|1927–28]], [[1933–34 Football League|1933–34]]
*[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] / [[EFL Championship|Championship]] (level 2)
**Champions: [[1969–70 Football League|1969–70]]
**2nd place promotion: [[1919–20 Football League|1919–20]], [[1952–53 Football League|1952–53]]
**Play-off winners: [[2017 EFL Championship play-off final|2017]]
*[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] / [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] / [[EFL League One|League One]] (level 3)
**3rd place promotion: [[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]]
**Play-off winners: [[1995 Football League Second Division play-off final|1995]], [[2012 Football League One play-off final|2012]]
*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] / [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] (level 4)
**Champions: [[1979–80 Football League|1979–80]]
**Play-off winners: [[2004 Football League Third Division play-off final|2004]]

'''Cup'''
*[[FA Cup]]
**Winners: [[1921–22 FA Cup|1921–22]]
**Runners-up: [[1919–20 FA Cup|1919–20]], [[1927–28 FA Cup|1927–28]], [[1929–30 FA Cup|1929–30]], [[1937–38 FA Cup|1937–38]]
*[[FA Charity Shield]]
**Winners: [[1922 FA Charity Shield|1922]]
*[[Football League Trophy]]
**Runners-up: [[1993–94 Football League Trophy|1993–94]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

== Sources ==

=== References ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
*{{cite book |last1=Binns |first1=George&nbsp;S. |title=Huddersfield Town: 75 Years On |year=1984 |publisher=Huddersfield Town AFC |asin=B00186U9VU}}
*{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Jim |title=Huddersfield Town: Champions of England 1923–26 |year=2003 |publisher=Desert Island Books Limited |isbn=978-1874287667}}
*{{cite book |last1=Frost |first1=Terry |title=Huddersfield Town: A Complete Record 1910-1990 |year=1990 |publisher=Breedon Books Publishing Company Ltd |isbn=978-0907969648}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.htafc.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170312130632/https://www.htsa-web.com/ Supporters Trust] (archived 12 March 2017)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090911095027/http://www.htafcpatrons.com/ HTAFC Patrons] (archived 11 September 2009)
*[http://www.terrierblog.co.uk Huddersfield Town blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205229/https://www.terrierblog.co.uk/ |date=7 March 2017 }}
*The official website of [https://htafc.net Huddersfield Town A.F.C.]

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