Huddersfield Town

2010–11 season
Chairman	Dean Hoyle
Manager	Lee Clark
Football League One	3rd
Play-offs	Runners-Up (knocked out by Peterborough United)
FA Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Arsenal)
League Cup	Second round (knocked out by Everton)
League Trophy	Area Final (knocked out by Carlisle United)
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan Rhodes (16) All: Jordan Rhodes (22)
Highest home attendance	17,024 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (3 January 2011)
Lowest home attendance	2,904 vs. Peterborough United (5 October 2010)
Biggest win	6–0 vs Macclesfield Town (27 November 2010)
Biggest defeat	1–5 vs Everton (25 August 2010) 0–4 vs Carlisle United (18 January 2011)
Home colours Away colours

The 2010–11 season was Huddersfield Town's seventh consecutive season in the third tier of English football. After losing to Millwall in the play-offs in the previous season, many hoped that Huddersfield would gain promotion to the Football League Championship. After finishing in third place with a club record of 87 points, Huddersfield lost the play-off final at Old Trafford, by 3–0 against Peterborough United, meaning that they would stay in League One for another season.

Squad at the start of the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Alex Smithies 2 DF  ENG Lee Peltier 3 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith 4 MF  ISL Joey Guðjónsson 5 DF  ENG Peter Clarke (Captain) 6 DF  ENG Nathan Clarke 7 MF  ENG Gary Roberts 8 MF  ENG Antony Kay 9 FW  JAM Theo Robinson 10 FW  ENG Joe Garner (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 11 MF  IRL Anthony Pilkington 12 DF  ENG Tom Clarke 13 GK  ENG Ian Bennett 14 MF  NIR Damien Johnson (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 15 FW  ENG Robbie Simpson

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  SCO Scott Arfield 17 FW  SCO Jordan Rhodes 18 DF  ENG Jamie McCombe 19 FW  IRL Alan Lee 21 FW  ENG Lee Novak 22 MF  ENG Lee Croft (on loan from Derby County) 25 MF  IRL Jim Goodwin 29 DF  ENG Liam Ridehalgh 30 FW  ENG Jimmy Spencer (on loan at Morecambe) 31 MF  ENG Chris Atkinson 32 DF  ENG Jack Hunt (on loan at Chesterfield) 33 DF  ENG Leigh Franks (on loan at Oxford United) 34 MF  ENG Aidan Chippendale 36 MF  IRL Graham Carey (on loan from Celtic)

Review

After the near miss in the play-offs, many think that Huddersfield Town would be one of the favourites for promotion that season. Just a week after the defeat to Millwall, manager Lee Clark made his first signing of the season, buying the Scotland U-21 midfielder Scott Arfield for an undisclosed fee from the recently relegated Scottish Premier League side Falkirk. On the same day, Clark released Dean Heffernan (who returned to Australia to honour his contract with Melbourne Heart), Robbie Williams (who later joined Stockport County), Lewis Nightingale, Taser Hassan and Phil Jevons (who joined Morecambe on a permanent basis on 3 July).

On 2 June, the Icelandic international Joey Guðjónsson signed a 2-year contract from the recently relegated Premier League side Burnley. Two days later, the Scottish international left-back Gary Naysmith signed for Huddersfield after rejecting a new contract at Sheffield United. On the same day, goalkeeper Simon Eastwood left the club to join the newly promoted Football League Two side Oxford United. On 17 June, the goalkeeper Ian Bennett was signed on a free transfer from Sheffield United. On 22 June, the striker Tom Denton left the club by mutual consent. On the following day, the defender Andy Butler also had his contract paid up and left the club. On 29 June, the left-back Joe Skarz signed for the Football League Two side Bury for an undisclosed fee. The next day, the winger Lee Croft joined Huddersfield on a 6-month loan deal from Derby County. He returned to Derby on 3 January 2011. On 1 July, the defender Jamie McCombe, whose brother John, played for Huddersfield in the not too distant past, joined the Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee from Bristol City. The following day, after failing to reach a new deal, Krystian Pearce left the club after playing for just 45 minutes. He eventually joined Notts County. On 6 July, the midfielder James Berrett left the club to join the League One side Carlisle United on a free transfer. Later that day, the midfielder Michael Collins joined Football League Championship side Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee. On 14 July, the young Irish winger Graham Carey signed on a 6-month loan from the Scottish Premier League runners-up Celtic. He returned to Celtic on 13 January 2011, after Huddersfield failed to agree terms on an extension to his deal. On 21 July, the striker Joe Garner signed on a 6-month loan from Nottingham Forest. He returned there on 4 January 2011. On 28 July, two of Huddersfield's youngsters, Jack Hunt and Leigh Franks, were sent out on 6-month loans to Chesterfield and Oxford United respectively. On 5 August, the midfielder Damien Johnson was signed on a season-long loan from the League One rivals Plymouth Argyle. The following day, the striker Robbie Simpson joined Brentford on a season-long loan. On 25 August, the striker Alan Lee joined the club for an undisclosed fee from Crystal Palace. On 31 August, Jim Goodwin left the club by mutual consent. He joined the Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 September. On 8 September, Theo Robinson joined the Championship side Millwall on an emergency 3-month loan deal, but he returned in November, after an injury. He rejoined the club on a permanent deal on 13 January, for an undisclosed fee. On 15 October, Huddersfield brought in the experienced goalkeeper Nick Colgan on a one-month loan from the Conference National side Grimsby Town. He returned a month later, after making no appearances. On 21 January 2011, he signed for Huddersfield on a permanent deal, after being released by Grimsby. On 1 January 2011, as the transfer window reopened, Huddersfield signed the experienced Ireland international Kevin Kilbane on loan from Hull City for the rest of the season. On 10 January, Huddersfield signed Newcastle United's Hungarian international defender Tamás Kádár on loan. On 27 January, the Huddersfield stalwart Nathan Clarke joined the League One rivals Colchester United on loan. On 31 January, as the transfer window was about to shut, Danny Cadamarteri returned to Huddersfield on a short-term contract following his release by the Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. On 26 February, Huddersfield signed the left-back Stephen Jordan on an emergency one-month loan from Sheffield United, following injuries to Gary Naysmith and Liam Ridehalgh. On 15 March, a week after the injury that curtailed Anthony Pilkington's involvement in the season, Huddersfield increased its attacking options by bringing in the winger Danny Ward on loan from the Premier League side Bolton Wanderers for the rest of the season. Defensive options were bolstered by signing the centre-back Sean Morrison on loan from Reading on 23 March. Just as the transfer window shut, the young midfielder Aidan Chippendale was sent on loan to the Conference National side York City

On 16 June, Huddersfield was drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round of the Carling Cup. The following day, the new fixtures were released, with Huddersfield's first league game being against the Football League Two champions Notts County on 7 August.

Squad at the end of the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Alex Smithies 2 DF  ENG Lee Peltier 3 DF  SCO Gary Naysmith 4 MF  ISL Joey Guðjónsson 5 DF  ENG Peter Clarke (Captain) 6 DF  ENG Nathan Clarke (on loan at Colchester United) 7 MF  ENG Gary Roberts 8 MF  ENG Antony Kay 9 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri 10 FW  ENG Danny Ward (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 11 MF  IRL Anthony Pilkington 12 DF  ENG Tom Clarke 13 GK  ENG Ian Bennett 14 MF  NIR Damien Johnson (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 15 FW  ENG Robbie Simpson 16 MF  SCO Scott Arfield 17 FW  SCO Jordan Rhodes

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ENG Jamie McCombe 19 FW  IRL Alan Lee 20 MF  IRL Kevin Kilbane (on loan from Hull City) 21 FW  ENG Lee Novak 24 FW  ENG Benik Afobe (on loan from Arsenal) 25 GK  IRL Nick Colgan 26 GK  ENG Lloyd Allinson 29 DF  ENG Liam Ridehalgh 30 FW  ENG Jimmy Spencer (on loan at Morecambe) 31 MF  ENG Chris Atkinson 32 DF  ENG Jack Hunt 33 DF  ENG Leigh Franks 34 MF  ENG Aidan Chippendale 37 MF  ENG Matt Crooks 38 MF  ENG Greg Pearson 40 FW  GAM Hatib Cham

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
24 May	MF	Scott Arfield	Falkirk	Undisclosed Fee
2 June	MF	Joey Guðjónsson	Burnley	Free
4 June	DF	Gary Naysmith	Sheffield United	Free
17 June	GK	Ian Bennett	Sheffield United	Free
1 July	DF	Jamie McCombe	Bristol City	Undisclosed
25 August	FW	Alan Lee	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed
21 January	GK	Nick Colgan	Grimsby Town	Free
31 January	FW	Danny Cadamarteri	Dundee United	Free

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry
30 June	MF	Lee Croft	Derby County	January 2011
14 July	MF	Graham Carey	Celtic	January 2011
21 July	FW	Joe Garner	Nottingham Forest	January 2011
5 August	MF	Damien Johnson	Plymouth Argyle	June 2011
15 October	GK	Nick Colgan	Grimsby Town	November 2010
2 November	FW	Benik Afobe	Arsenal	December 2010
1 January	MF	Kevin Kilbane	Hull City	May 2011
10 January	DF	Tamás Kádár	Newcastle United	February 2011
13 January	DF	Jack Hunt	Chesterfield	Loan Ended
26 February	DF	Stephen Jordan	Sheffield United	March 2011
15 March	MF	Danny Ward	Bolton Wanderers	End Of Season
23 March	DF	Sean Morrison	Reading	End Of Season
19 April	MF	Aidan Chippendale	York City	Recalled

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
24 May	DF	Dean Heffernan	Melbourne Heart	Pre-signed agreement
24 May	MF	Taser Hassan	N/A	Released
24 May	MF	Lewis Nightingale	Bradford Park Avenue	Released
4 June	GK	Simon Eastwood	Oxford United	Free
22 June	FW	Tom Denton	Wakefield	Free
29 June	DF	Joe Skarz	Bury	Undisclosed
3 July	FW	Phil Jevons	Morecambe	Free
6 July	MF	James Berrett	Carlisle United	Undisclosed
6 June	MF	Michael Collins	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed
26 July	DF	Krystian Pearce	Notts County	Free
2 August	MF	Lionel Ainsworth	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed
6 August	DF	Robbie Williams	Stockport County	Free
6 September	MF	Jim Goodwin	Hamilton Academical	Free
12 November	DF	Andy Butler	Walsall	Free
13 January	FW	Theo Robinson	Millwall	Undisclosed Fee

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Expiry
13 July	FW	Jimmy Spencer	Morecambe	January 2011
28 July	DF	Leigh Franks	Oxford United	January 2011
28 July	DF	Jack Hunt	Chesterfield	January 2011
6 August	FW	Robbie Simpson	Brentford	June 2011
8 September	FW	Theo Robinson	Millwall	December 2010
15 November	GK	Nick Colgan	Grimsby Town	Loan Ended
3 January	MF	Lee Croft	Derby County	Loan Ended
3 January	FW	Joe Garner	Nottingham Forest	Loan Ended
13 January	MF	Graham Carey	Celtic	Loan Ended
27 January	DF	Nathan Clarke	Colchester United	May 2011
22 March	DF	Stephen Jordan	Sheffield United	Loan Ended
25 March	MF	Aidan Chippendale	York City	May 2011
19 April	DF	Sean Morrison	Reading	Recalled

Final league table

Results

Football League play-offs

AFC Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

14 May 2011 Semi-Final 1st Leg	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Bournemouth
12:45	McDermott 60'		Kilbane 22'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,043 Referee: Mick Russell

Huddersfield Town v AFC Bournemouth

18 May 2011 Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Huddersfield Town	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (4–2 p)	AFC Bournemouth	Huddersfield
19:45	Naysmith  14' Peltier 26' Clarke  43' Ward 45+2' Kilbane  60' Kay 105+2' Hunt  108'		Lovell 44' (pen.), 63'  90' McDermott  54' Smith  98' Ings 104'  105' Pearce  112'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
	Penalties
	Novak Ward Kilbane Kay		Michael Symes Feneey Robinson Cooper

Huddersfield Town v Peterborough United

29 May 2011 Final	Huddersfield Town	0–3	Peterborough United	Manchester
15:00	Peltier  34' Hunt  39' Kay  76'		Tomlin  29' Lee  65' Rowe 78' Mackail-Smith 80' McCann 85'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 48,410 Referee: Steve Tanner

Appearances and goals

Squad No.	Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	League Cup Apps	League Cup Goals	FLT Apps	FLT Goals	Play-off Apps	Play-off Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
1	Alex Smithies	England	GK	22	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
2	Lee Peltier	England	DF	38	1	5	1	2	0	5	0	3	1	53	3
3	Gary Naysmith	Scotland	DF	13 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	18 (1)	0
4	Joey Guðjónsson	Iceland	MF	29 (8)	2	2 (1)	0	2	0	4 (1)	0	1	0	38 (10)	2
5	Peter Clarke	England	DF	46	4	5	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	59	4
6	Nathan Clarke	England	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Gary Roberts	England	MF	34 (3)	10	4	3	2	0	2 (2)	0	3	0	45 (5)	13
8	Antony Kay	England	MF	21 (6)	3	4	1	0 (1)	0	5	0	3	1	33 (7)	5
9	Theo Robinson	England	FW	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
9	Danny Cadamarteri	England	FW	2 (9)	3	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	2 (12)	3
10	Joe Garner	England	FW	10 (6)	0	0	0	1	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	11 (8)	0
10	Danny Ward	England	MF	5 (2)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	8 (2)	4
11	Anthony Pilkington	Republic of Ireland	MF	30 (1)	10	4	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	39 (1)	14
12	Tom Clarke	England	DF	3 (2)	1	1 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5 (3)	1
13	Ian Bennett	England	GK	24	0	3	0	0 (1)	0	3	0	3	0	33 (1)	0
14	Damien Johnson	Northern Ireland	MF	14 (2)	0	3	0	1 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	20 (3)	0
16	Scott Arfield	Scotland	MF	33 (7)	4	2 (3)	1	2	0	4	1	2	0	43 (10)	6
17	Jordan Rhodes	Scotland	FW	27 (10)	16	3 (1)	1	1	1	3 (1)	4	1 (1)	0	35 (13)	22
18	Jamie McCombe	England	DF	31 (3)	5	2 (2)	1	2	0	4	0	0 (1)	0	39 (6)	6
19	Alan Lee	Republic of Ireland	FW	17 (11)	0	2 (2)	1	0	0	3 (1)	2	0 (2)	0	22 (16)	3
20	Kevin Kilbane	Republic of Ireland	MF	23 (1)	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	30 (1)	3
21	Lee Novak	England	FW	12 (19)	5	1	0	0 (2)	0	2 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	15 (24)	5
22	Lee Croft	England	MF	0 (3)	0	0	0	1	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	1 (5)	0
22	Stephen Jordan	England	DF	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
24	Benik Afobe	England	FW	14 (14)	5	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	21 (14)	8
25	Nick Colgan	Republic of Ireland	GK	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	Tamás Kádár	Hungary	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	Liam Ridehalgh	England	DF	15 (5)	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	21 (5)	0
31	Chris Atkinson	England	MF	2	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0
32	Jack Hunt	England	DF	14 (5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	17 (6)	1
34	Aidan Chippendale	England	MF	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
36	Graham Carey	Republic of Ireland	MF	18 (1)	2	3 (1)	1	0 (1)	0	2	1	0	0	23 (3)	4

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