HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

("The Terriers")

Year formed1908
Turned professional 1908 
Limited company 1908 
Previous namesNone
Ground

John Smith's Stadium, Stadium Way, Leeds Road Huddersfield HD1 6PX

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements115 x 76 yards (105 x 69 metres)
Ground capacity24,500
Record attendance at present ground23,678 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 - .

First Football League game3rd September 1910 v Bradford Park Avenue, Division Two, won 1-0 
  
Honours 
EuropeanNone
Domestic - LeagueDivision 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 - CupFA 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 positionsee above
Lowest League position11th, Division Four, 1977-78
Furthest in FA Cupsee above
Furthest in League CupSemi-final, 1967-68
  
Most League points  
2 for a win66, Division Four, 1979-80
3 for a win87, League One, 2010-11
Fewest League points 
2 for a win25, Division One, 1971-72
3 for a win16, Premier League, 2018-19
Most League goals scored101, Division Four, 1979-80
Most League goals conceded100, Division Two, 1987-88
Fewest League goals scored22, Premier League, 2018-19
Fewest League goals conceded28, Division One, 1924-25
Most wins in a League season28, Division Two, 1919-20
Fewest wins in a League season3, Premier League, 2018-19
Most draws in a League season18, League One, 2011-12
Fewest draws in a League season5, 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 season5, Division One, 1924-25
Record League win10-1 v Blackpool, Division One, 13th December 1930
Record Cup win7-0 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 win5-1 v Mansfield Town, Milk Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 13 September 1983
Record defeat1-10 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7th November 1987
Record League Cup defeat0-5 v Arsenal, Coca-Cola Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 21 September 1993
  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season35, Sam Taylor, Division Two, 1919-20

35, George Brown, Division One, 1925-26

in total142, George Brown, 1921-29

142, Jimmy Glazzard, 1946-56

  
Most League goals in one match5, 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 player31, Jimmy Nicholson for Northern Ireland, 1965-71
Youngest League playerDenis 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 PaidReported £11,440,000 for Steve Mounie from Montpelier, July 2017