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Huddersfield Town Football Club

Huddersfield Town Football Club are an English football club based in Huddersfield, in the Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. They were formed in 1908 and are nicknamed The Terriers.

The club traditionally plays in a vertically blue and white striped shirt with white shorts. Town are currently in Coca-Cola League One.

Famous connections

Outstanding players in Huddersfield Town's history include Jimmy Glazzard, Jimmy Nicholson, Denis Law, Ray Wilson, Trevor Cherry, Frank Worthington, Marcus Stewart and Andy Booth.

Notable managers include Herbert Chapman (later of Arsenal), Bill Shankly (later of Liverpool), Neil Warnock (now of Sheffield United) and Steve Bruce (now of Birmingham City).

Famous supporters include Prime Minister Harold Wilson and actors Patrick Stewart, Chris Fountain and Reece Dinsdale who presented the video 'Beyond the Touchline' that went behind the scenes at the old Leeds Road ground.

Early days

In 1907 the Huddersfield Association Football Ground Co. was formed and, with capital of £500, set about purchasing the Leeds Road recreation fields. In the summer of 1908 Huddersfield Town AFC was launched and Leeds Road was officially opened in September 1908 with a friendly against Bradford Park Avenue.

Huddersfield entered the Football League in 1910 but in May 1912 the club went into liquidation. A new club was formed though in November 1919 a fund-raising campaign was needed to stave off a move to Leeds! Remarkably, the team went on to reach the 1920 Cup Final and win promotion to Division One.

Town subsequently won the First Division Championship for three consecutive years 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26 under manager Herbert Chapman. They were the first club to achieve this success. After being losing finalists against Aston Villa, they won the FA Cup 1-0 against Preston North End on 29 April 1922 at Stamford Bridge. They also won the Charity Shield in 1922.