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Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship. The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The club colours of blue and white stripes were adopted in 1913. Their nickname, "The 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 and Leeds United.
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. The club itself was founded in 1864, making it the oldest rugby league club in the world.
Ian Michael Bennett is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper from 1989 to 2014, most notably representing Birmingham City between 1993 and 2005. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Huddersfield Town.
Andrew Beattie was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He was the first manager of the Scottish national team.
Christopher James Lucketti is an English football manager and former professional player. He is currently assistant head coach of Milton Keynes Dons.
Andrew David Booth is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Joseph Peter Skarz is an English professional footballer who is a player-coach at Golcar United. He plays as a left-back.
Simon Jonathon Baldry is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Bury and Notts County.
John Henry Dungworth is an English former professional footballer and coach.
Jordan Luke Rhodes is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Scottish national team.
Jacob Luke Butterfield is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Scunthorpe United.
Samuel James T. Taylor was an English professional footballer, who played at inside forward for various clubs in the 1920s, including Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton.
Sean Joseph Morrison is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rotherham United.
Jack Paul Hunt is an English professional footballer who most recently played for EFL Championship side Sheffield Wednesday. Though primarily a right back, Hunt can also play on the right of midfield.
Harry Reed Hooper was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. Born in Burnley, Lancashire, he started his career with Nelson before joining Sheffield United in 1930. During his time with United, he captained the side in the 1936 FA Cup Final. After 17 years with the club, he moved to Hartlepools United before retiring in 1950. Between 1957 and 1962, he was the manager of Halifax Town.
The 2011–12 campaign was Huddersfield Town's eighth consecutive season in the third tier of English football. After losing to Peterborough United in the play-off final the previous season, Town hoped to avoid the play-offs and push for automatic promotion this season.
The 2013–14 campaign was Huddersfield Town's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship.
Reece James is an English professional footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday. His usual position is as a left-back, but also occasionally plays in midfield.
Dominic Iorfa is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sheffield Wednesday. He is the son of Nigerian international footballer Dominic Iorfa, and represented England at under-21 level.
Mark Alexander Hudson is an English football manager and former professional footballer who was most recently manager at Cardiff City. A centre-back, he began his professional career with Fulham after progressing through the club's youth academy. He made his senior debut in a League Cup match in 2000 but made just two further first team appearances for Fulham. He spent two spells on loan with Oldham Athletic in 2003 before joining Crystal Palace on loan after Oldham manager Iain Dowie moved between the two clubs. He joined Palace on a permanent basis soon after as they spent one season in the Premier League before establishing himself in the first team following their return to the Championship.
