HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
("The Terriers")
Year formed | 1908 |
Turned professional | 1908 |
Limited company | 1908 |
Previous names | None |
Ground | John Smith's Stadium, Stadium Way, Leeds Road Huddersfield HD1 6PX (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 115 x 76 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
Ground capacity | 24,500 |
Record attendance at present ground | 23,678 v Liverpool, FA Cup 3rd round, 12th December 1999 (lost 0-2) |
League career | Midland League: 1909 - 1910 Division Two: 1910 - 1920 Division One: 1920 - 1952 Division Two: 1952 - 1953 Division One: 1953 - 1956 Division Two: 1956 - 1970 Division One: 1970 - 1972 Division Two: 1972 - 1973 Division Three: 1973 - 1975 Division Four: 1975 - 1980 Division Three: 1980 - 1983 Division Two: 1983 - 1988 Division Three/Two: 1988 - 1995 Division One: 1995 - 2001 Division Two: 2001 - 2003 Division Three: 2003 - 2004 League One: 2004 - 2012 Championship: 2012 - 2017 Premier League: 2017 - 2019 Championship: 2019 - 2024 League One: 2024 - . |
First Football League game | 3rd September 1910 v Bradford Park Avenue, Division Two, won 1-0 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26. Division One runners-up: 1926-27, 1927-28, 1933-34 Division Two champions: 1969-70 Division Two runners-up: 1919-20, 1952-53 Division Four champions: 1979-80 Second World War North East Division champions: 1939-40 Second World War North Division champions: 1944-45 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1921-22 FA Cup runners-up: 1919-20, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1937-38 Charity Shield winners: 1921-22 Autoglass Trophy runners-up: 1993-94. FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1973-74 |
Best League position | see above |
Lowest League position | 11th, Division Four, 1977-78 |
Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1967-68 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 66, Division Four, 1979-80 |
3 for a win | 87, League One, 2010-11 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 25, Division One, 1971-72 |
3 for a win | 16, Premier League, 2018-19 |
Most League goals scored | 101, Division Four, 1979-80 |
Most League goals conceded | 100, Division Two, 1987-88 |
Fewest League goals scored | 22, Premier League, 2018-19 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 28, Division One, 1924-25 |
Most wins in a League season | 28, Division Two, 1919-20 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 3, Premier League, 2018-19 |
Most draws in a League season | 18, League One, 2011-12 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division One, 1937-38 |
Most losses in a League season | 28, Premier League, 2018-19 28, Division Two, 1987-88 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division One, 1924-25 |
Record League win | 10-1 v Blackpool, Division One, 13th December 1930 |
Record Cup win | 7-0 v Lincoln United, FA Cup 1st round, 16th November 1991 (NB 11-0 v Heckmondwike, FA Cup preliminary round, 18th September 1909) |
Record League Cup win | 5-1 v Mansfield Town, Milk Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 13 September 1983 |
Record defeat | 1-10 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7th November 1987 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Arsenal, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 21 September 1993 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 35, Sam Taylor, Division Two, 1919-20 35, George Brown, Division One, 1925-26 |
in total | 142, George Brown, 1921-29 142, Jimmy Glazzard, 1946-56 |
Most League goals in one match | 5, Dave Mangall v Derby County, Division One, 21st November 1935 5, Alf Lythgoe v Blackburn Rovers, Division One, 13th April 1935 |
Most League appearances | 520, Billy Smith, 1914-34 |
Most capped player | 31, Jimmy Nicholson for Northern Ireland, 1965-71 |
Youngest League player | Denis Law, 16 years 303 days v Notts County, 24th December 1956 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £15,000,000 for Philip Billing to AFC Bournemouth, Juy 2019 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | Reported £11,440,000 for Steve Mounie from Montpelier, July 2017 |