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| Full name | Huddersfield Town Association Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Terriers | |||
| Founded | 15 August 1908 | |||
| Ground | John Smith's Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 24,121[1] | |||
| Owner | Kevin M. Nagle | |||
| Chairman | Kevin M. Nagle | |||
| Head coach | Michael Duff | |||
| League | EFL League One | |||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship, 23rd of 24 (relegated) | |||
| Website | htafc.com | |||
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Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Huddersfield Town were founded on 15 August 1908. They competed in the North Eastern League and Midland League, before gaining admittance to the Football League in 1910. They were promoted out of the Second Division in 1919–20 and went on to win the FA Cup in 1922, having been beaten finalists in 1920. Under the management of Herbert Chapman, Huddersfield were crowned 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, 1930 and 1938. They were relegated from the 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 Fourth Division in 1979–80 and were promoted from the Third Division in 1982–83. Relegated in 1988, they were beaten in the 1994 final of the Football League Trophy, though returned to Wembley the following year to win the third tier's 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, from League One in 2012, and then from the Championship in 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 John Smith's 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 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.
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