2019–20 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Huddersfield Town's 111th year in existence and their first season back in the EFL Championship after relegation from the Premier League. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Huddersfield Town
2019–20 season
ChairmanPhil Hodgkinson
Head CoachJan Siewert
(until 16 August)[1]
Danny Cowley
(from 9 September 2019 until 19 July 2020)[2]
Danny Schofield (caretaker)
StadiumJohn Smith's Stadium
Championship18th
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Southampton)
EFL CupFirst round
(knocked out by Lincoln City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Karlan Grant (19)
All: Karlan Grant (19)
Highest home attendance23,805 vs. Leeds United (7 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance6,908 vs. Lincoln City (13 August 2019)
Biggest win4–0 vs Charlton Athletic (29 February 2020)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Cardiff City (12 February 2020)
1–4 vs Millwall (22 July 2020)
2–5 vs Bristol City (30 November 2019)
2–5 vs Stoke City (1 January 2020)

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.

Technical staff

PositionName
Manager Danny Cowley
Assistant manager Nicky Cowley
Head of goalkeeping Paul Clements
Head of performance services John Iga
Head of medical Ian Kirkpatrick

First team players

New contracts

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeTeamRef.
1 July 2019MF Tim Akinola Lincoln CityCompensationAcademy[3]
1 July 2019CM Reece Brown Forest Green RoversUndisclosedFirst team[4]
1 July 2019CB Tommy Elphick Aston VillaFree transferFirst team[5]
1 July 2019CF Josh Koroma Leyton OrientUndisclosedFirst team[6]
1 July 2019LW Will McCamley South ShieldsUndisclosedAcademy[7]
5 July 2019MF Luke Daley Port ValeUndisclosedAcademy[8]
5 July 2019FW Kai Herbert MorecambeUndisclosedAcademy[8]
7 July 2019RB Ilounga Pata Alphense BoysUndisclosedAcademy[9]
8 July 2019RB Herbert Bockhorn Borussia Dortmund IIUndisclosedFirst team[10]
9 July 2019RW Isaac Mbenza MontpellierUndisclosedFirst team[11]
12 August 2019CF Fraizer Campbell Hull CityFree transferFirst team[12]
27 September 2019RB Danny Simpson Leicester CityFree transferFirst team[13]
10 January 2020CB Richard Stearman Sheffield UnitedFree transferFirst team[14]
17 January 2020LB Harry Toffolo Lincoln CityUndisclosedFirst team[15]

Loans in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromDate untilTeamRef.
15 July 2019GK Kamil Grabara Liverpool30 June 2020First team[16]
8 August 2019CB Trevoh Chalobah Chelsea30 June 2020First team[17]
10 January 2020LM Emile Smith Rowe Arsenal30 June 2020First team[18]
16 January 2020CM Andy King Leicester City30 June 2020First team[19]
31 January 2020GK Jonas Lössl Everton30 June 2020First team[20]
31 January 2020CF Kieran Phillips Everton30 June 2020Under-23s[21]
31 January 2020LW Chris Willock Benfica30 June 2020First team[22]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeTeamRef.
24 May 2019LB Chris Löwe Dynamo DresdenUndisclosedFirst team[23]
1 July 2019CB Jake Barrett Free agentReleasedUnder-23s[24]
1 July 2019MF Regan Booty Notts CountyReleasedUnder-23s[24][25]
1 July 2019FW George Danaher Free agentReleasedAcademy[24]
1 July 2019CF Laurent Depoitre GentReleasedFirst team[24][26]
1 July 2019LB Erik Durm Eintracht FrankfurtReleasedFirst team[24][27]
1 July 2019DF Jordan Eli Free agentReleasedAcademy[24]
1 July 2019DF Sam Gibson EmleyReleasedAcademy[24]
1 July 2019GK Jonas Lössl EvertonReleasedFirst team[24][28]
1 July 2019RW Ben Mills EmleyReleasedAcademy[24]
1 July 2019DF Mason O'Malley Scunthorpe UnitedReleasedAcademy[24]
1 July 2019AM Jack Payne Lincoln CityReleasedFirst team[24][29]
1 July 2019MF Dahomey Raymond Free agentReleasedAcademy[24]
1 July 2019GK Gabriel Rosario Free agentReleasedUnder-23s[24]
1 July 2019LB Harry Spratt York CityReleasedUnder-23s[24][30]
1 July 2019DM Danny Williams PafosReleasedFirst team[24][31]
15 July 2019RB Tommy Smith Stoke CityUndisclosedFirst team[32]
29 July 2019CM Philip Billing BournemouthUndisclosedFirst team[33]
10 August 2019CB Mathias Jørgensen FenerbahçeUndisclosedFirst team[34]
27 August 2019AM Abdelhamid Sabiri PaderbornMutual consentFirst team[35][36]
31 August 2019RW Rajiv van La Parra Red Star BelgradeUndisclosedFirst team[37]
24 January 2020CM Aaron Mooy Brighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosedFirst team[38]

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityNameToDate untilTeamRef.
3 July 2019CF Rekeil Pyke Rochdale5 January 2020Under-23s[39]
5 July 2019LW Ramadan Sobhi Al Ahly30 June 2020First team[40]
25 July 2019LM Ben Jackson Stockport County5 December 2019Academy[41]
27 July 2019CF Olly Dyson Barrow30 June 2020Under-23s[42]
29 July 2019LB Romoney Crichlow-Noble Hartlepool United17 January 2020Academy[43][44]
2 August 2019CM Jaheim Headley Bradford (Park Avenue)30 June 2020Academy[45]
2 August 2019DM Isaac Marriott Bradford (Park Avenue)30 June 2020Academy[45]
8 August 2019CM Aaron Mooy Brighton & Hove Albion30 June 2020First team[46]
8 August 2019GK Ben Hamer Derby County30 June 2020First team[47]
16 August 2019RW Andrew Ijiwole Ossett United30 June 2020Academy[48]
16 August 2019AM Dom Tear Gateshead30 June 2020[49]Academy[48]
16 August 2019DF Oran Thompson Hyde United30 June 2020Academy[48]
16 October 2019MF Tim Akinola Brighouse TownAcademy[50]
21 October 2019RB Demeaco Duhaney Boston United5 December 2019Under-23s
25 October 2019CB Rarmani Edmonds-Green Bromley5 December 2019Academy[51]
8 November 2019FW Kit Elliott Concord Rangers6 January 2020Academy[52]
8 November 2019CM Scott High Concord Rangers5 December 2019Academy[52]
6 December 2019MF Aaron Rowe Boston United6 January 2020Academy[53]
3 January 2020CM Reece Brown Peterborough United30 June 2020First team[54]
4 January 2020LM Ben Jackson Stockport County30 June 2020Academy[55]
7 January 2020GK Ryan Schofield Livingston30 June 2020Academy[56]
10 January 2020CB Mustapha Olagunju Tadcaster AlbionFebruary 2020Academy[57]
13 January 2020CB Rarmani Edmonds-Green Swindon Town30 June 2020First team[58]
16 January 2020CB Terence Kongolo Fulham30 June 2020First team[59]
17 January 2020CB Romoney Crichlow-Noble Welling United30 June 2020Academy[44]
17 January 2020CF Kian Harratt Harrogate Town13 February 2020Academy[60]
17 January 2020DF Jaheim Headley Hyde UnitedWork experienceAcademy[60]
17 January 2020CB Nassim Kherbouche EmleyWork experienceAcademy[60]
21 January 2020RM Adama Diakhaby Nottingham Forest30 June 2020First team[61]
31 January 2020RB Florent Hadergjonaj Kasımpaşa30 June 2020First team[62]
31 January 2020CF Josh Koroma Rotherham United30 June 2020First team[63]
31 January 2020MF Aaron Rowe BromleyMarch 2020Academy[64]
3 February 2020RW Isaac Mbenza Amiens30 June 2020First team[65]
29 February 2020CM Scott High Concord Rangers30 June 2020Academy[66]
7 March 2020AM Josh Austerfield Brighouse Town30 March 2020Academy[67]

Pre-season

In June 2019. HTAFC announced their pre-season schedule.[68]

Greuther Fürth v Huddersfield Town
10 July 2019 Friendly Greuther Fürth 1–1 Huddersfield Town Wörgl, Austria
11:00 CESTColeman 17' (o.g.)ReportGrant 49'Stadium: Sportstadion Wörgl
Hamburger SV v Huddersfield Town
13 July 2019 Friendly Hamburger SV 0–1 Huddersfield Town Kitzbühel, Austria
16:00 CESTReportDiakhaby 22'Stadium: Sportplatz Kitzbühel-Langau

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
EFL Championship5 August 201922 July 2020Matchday 118th461312215270−18028.26
FA Cup4 January 20204 January 2020Third roundThird round100102−2000.00
EFL Cup13 August 201913 August 2019First roundFirst round100101−1000.00
Total481312235273−21027.08

Last updated: 22 July 2020
Source: Competitions

Championship

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
15Stoke City46168226268−656
16Sheffield Wednesday461511205866−856
17Middlesbrough461314194861−1353
18Huddersfield Town461312215270−1851
19Luton Town46149235482−2851
20Birmingham City461214205475−2150
21Barnsley461213214969−2049
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[69]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461312215270 −18518692630 −456122640 −14

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLDLLLLLLDWWDDWWLDDLLWDWLWLLDWLWLDLWWLLLWDDLDWL
Position16192323232323242322212222201819191919211919192020202020192019202021191718202219201920201718
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[70]

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) 1 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Derby County Huddersfield
19:45 BSTGrant 30' (pen.)ReportLawrence 22', 25'Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 22,596
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Huddersfield Town Shepherd’s Bush
15:00 BSTBarbet  48'
Hall 83'
Osayi-Samuel  90+4'
ReportDiakhaby  2'
Bacuna  43'
Grant 49' (pen.)  90+2'
O'Brien  69'
Quaner  79'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,377
Referee: Dean Whitestone
16 August 2019 (2019-08-16) 3 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Fulham Huddersfield
19:45 BSTGrant 57'
Kachunga  62'
Hogg  71'
ReportSessegnon  15'
Mitrović 51'
Mawson  58'
Cavaleiro 80'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 20,775
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4 Cardiff City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
19:45 BSTRalls 42'
Bennett  56'
Hoilett 88'
ReportChalobah 50'
Elphick  80'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,821
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Reading Huddersfield
15:00 BSTBrown  40'ReportRichards  30'
Ejaria 71'
Morrison 84'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 21,847
Referee: Tony Harrington
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Luton Town 2–1 Huddersfield Town Luton
15:00 BSTCollins 57' (pen.)  88'
Shinnie 66'
Brown  84'
ReportGrant 47'
Chalobah  82'
Diakhaby  88'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,062
Referee: Andy Davies
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15) 7 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield
12:00 BSTChalobah  63'
Hadergjonaj  68'
ReportFletcher 10'  79'
Hutchinson  55'
Börner  70'
Winnall 72'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,754
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) 8 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Huddersfield Town West Bromwich
12:00 BSTPhillips 19', 74'
Furlong 70'
Ajayi 89'
ReportO'Brien 16'
Grant 35'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,577
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Millwall Huddersfield
15:00 BSTCampbell 24'  81'ReportSmith 41'
Ferguson  72'   80'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 20,781
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10 Stoke City 0–1 Huddersfield Town Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 BSTClucas  67'ReportSimpson  65'
Bacuna 82'
Hogg  89'
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 20,372
Referee: Robert Jones
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Hull City Huddersfield
15:00 BSTHogg  32'
Brown  63'
Grant 68'
Bacuna 74'
Kachunga 82'
O'Brien  90+1'
ReportMagennis  90+1'Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 21,702
Referee: David Webb
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Huddersfield Town Blackburn
12:30 BSTHoltby 20'
Dack 33'
Travis  45+1'
ReportGrant 12' (pen.)
Bacuna 63'
Hogg  78'
Kachunga  85'
Campbell  85'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,761
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 13 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
19:45 BSTBacuna  90+7'ReportFry  17'
McNair  39'
Saville  84'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,839
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Barnsley Huddersfield
15:00 BSTSchindler 30'  86'
Grant 53'
ReportBrown 79'
Mowatt  90+4'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,718
Referee: James Linington
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Brentford 0–1 Huddersfield Town Brentford
15:00 GMTNørgaard  59'ReportKachunga  55'
Grant 62'
Hogg  64'
Simpson  87'
Diakhaby  89'
Elphick  90+2'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,727
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16 Preston North End 3–1 Huddersfield Town Preston
15:00 GMTStockley 4'  62'
Ledson  18'
Browne 33'
Fisher  45+5'
Gallagher 50' (pen.)
Maguire  86'
ReportBacuna  45+5' 74'
O'Brien  62'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Birmingham City Huddersfield
15:00 GMTHogg  10'
Campbell 55'
ReportClarke-Salter  26'
Roberts 78'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,573
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 18 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Swansea City Huddersfield
19:45 GMTHogg  12'
Campbell  31'
Grant 41'
Stanković  62'
Chalobah  86'
ReportFulton 18'
Byers  66'
Borja  90+3'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 19 Bristol City 5–2 Huddersfield Town Bristol
15:00 GMTBrownhill 11'
Kongolo 30' (o.g.)
Eliasson 36'
Williams 40'
Weimann 49'
ReportGrant 35'
Bacuna 57'
O'Brien  86'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,762
Referee: Darren England
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Leeds United Huddersfield
12:30 GMTBacuna  59'
Hogg  69'
ReportKlich  45+1'
Dallas  45+3'
Alioski 50'
Hernández 78'
White  80'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 23,805
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) 21 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Huddersfield Town Charlton
19:55 GMTGallagher  31'
Bonne  46'
Lockyer  87'
ReportStanković  27'
Kachunga  36'
Daly 90+2'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,488
Referee: Graham Scott
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Huddersfield Town Wigan
15:00 GMTWindass 43'
Evans  67'
ReportHadergjonaj  65'
Grant 70'
Chalobah  85'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Stephen Martin
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 23 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
15:00 GMTSchindler 32'
Mounié 49'
Chalobah  63'
Hogg  69'
Grabara  80'
ReportSow  39'
Figueiredo  57'
Watson  66'
Worrall 74'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Andy Davies
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24 Middlesbrough 1–0 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMTSpence 37'
Howson  43'
Fletcher  64'
Saville  88'
ReportBacuna  43'
Grabara  77'
O'Brien  82'
Grant  90'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,313
Referee: Darren England
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
15:00Stanković 25'
Mounié 71'
Hadergjonaj  76'
Campbell  79'
ReportGraham 7'
Bennett  90+7'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,859
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26 Huddersfield Town 2–5 Stoke City Huddersfield
15:00 GMTHogg  23'
Mounié 48'
Batth 50' (o.g.)
Grant  55'
Simpson  57'
O'Brien  65'
Campbell  82'
ReportVokes 15'
Lindsay  27'
Powell 57'
Campbell 66', 70'
Smith  80'
Gregory 90'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 21,933
Referee: James Linington
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Barnsley 2–1 Huddersfield Town Barnsley
15:00 GMTMowatt 14'
Chaplin 65'
Thomas  68'
Diaby  73'
ReportSimpson  53'
O'Brien 66'
Chalobah  69'
Bacuna  78'
Hadergjonaj  90+1'
Campbell  90+2'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 17,158
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Brentford Huddersfield
15:00 GMTSchindler  87'ReportStadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 20,874
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29 Hull City 1–2 Huddersfield Town Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMTStearman 66' (o.g.)ReportGrant 24'
Grabara  66'
Mounié 90+6'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 10,474
Referee: Stephen Martin
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30 Fulham 3–2 Huddersfield Town Fulham
15:00 GMTDecordova-Reid 10'
Cairney 15'
Mitrović 31'
McDonald  48'
Christie  82'
Rodák  90+1'
Johansen  90+3'
ReportSmith Rowe 35'
O'Brien  38'
Mounié 39'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,013
Referee: Gavin Ward
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Huddersfield
15:00 GMTKachunga 57'
Mounié 61' (pen.)
ReportHugill  27'
Amos  41'
Ball  82'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 21,083
Referee: David Webb
12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) 32 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Cardiff City Huddersfield
19:45 GMTStearman  44'ReportNelson  18'
Murphy 28'
Vaulks 33'  66'
Paterson 69'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 20,238
Referee: Darren England
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 Derby County 1–1 Huddersfield Town Derby
15:00 GMTShinnie  38'
Martin  45+1'
Lawrence 61'
Davies  90'
ReportToffolo 81'Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,502
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Swansea City 3–1 Huddersfield Town Swansea
15:00 GMTAyew 28'
Fulton  49' 80'
Garrick 90'
ReportHogg  45+2'
Mounié 78'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 15,148
Referee: Andy Davies
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Bristol City Huddersfield
19:45 GMTToffolo  18'
Willock 39'
Grant 63' (pen.)
O'Brien  70'
ReportBenković  11'
Hunt  17'
Kalas  45'
Diédhiou 88'
Weimann  89'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 19,703
Referee: Robert Jones
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 Huddersfield Town 4–0 Charlton Athletic Huddersfield
15:00 GMTGrant 25', 90'
Mounié 75'
Chalobah  88'
Bacuna 90+4'
ReportLapslie  82'
Hemed  86'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 21,539
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Leeds United 2–0 Huddersfield Town Leeds
15:00 GMTAyling 3'  19'
Berardi  38'
Bamford 51'
White  80'
ReportStearman  15'
Willock  35'
Schindler  51'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,514
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Wigan Athletic Huddersfield
15:00 BSTSmith Rowe  34'
O'Brien  45'
ReportLowe 26'
Pilkington 48'
Morsy  82'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[71] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
28 June 2020 (2020-06-28) 39 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
14:15 BSTGrabban 43', 46'
Watson  44'
Ameobi  62'
Yates 85'
Da Costa  90'
ReportBacuna  89'
Grant 90+6' (pen.)
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: David Webb
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 28 Jun, and shown live on Sky Sports
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) 40 Birmingham City 0–3 Huddersfield Town Bordesley
18:00 BSTReportGrant 10' (pen.) 50'
Campbell 51'
O'Brien  66'
Kachunga 72'
Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 1 July.
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Preston North End Huddersfield
15:00 BSTReportStadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 42 Reading 0–0 Huddersfield Town Reading
18:00 BSTMéïté  20'
Pelé  67'
ReportToffolo  39'
Stanković  50'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Steve Martin
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 7 July.
10 July 2020 (2020-07-10) 43 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Luton Town Huddersfield
18:00 BSTCampbell  38'
Bacuna  85'
ReportBradley 49'
Lee 71'
Shinnie  90+3'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 10 July, and shown live on Sky Sports
14 July 2020 (2020-07-14) 44 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Huddersfield Town Sheffield
19:45 BSTPelupessy  90+1'ReportHogg  72'Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 14 July.
17 July 2020 (2020-07-17) 45 Huddersfield Town 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield
17:30 BSTWillock 4',  23'
Chalobah  19'
Campbell  60'
Lössl  85'
Smith Rowe 86'
ReportPhillips  30'
Robson-Kanu  38'
O'Shea 42'
Townsend  53'
Krovinović  81'
Furlong  88'
Austin  90+1'
Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: John Brooks
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 17 July, and shown live on Sky Sports
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Millwall 4–1 Huddersfield Town Bermondsey
19:30 BSTMahoney 4'
Thompson  40'
Cooper 47'
Skalák 63'
Böðvarsson 79'
ReportGrant 36'Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[72] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[73]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Southampton 2–0 Huddersfield Town Southampton
15:01 GMTLong  42'
Smallbone 47'
Vokins 87'
ReportStadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,091
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[74]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Huddersfield Town 0–1 Lincoln City Huddersfield
19:45 BSTBacuna  87'ReportAnderson 55'  79'
Bolger  83'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 6,908
Referee: Peter Wright

Squad statistics

No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Kamil Grabara280000028030
3DF Harry Toffolo191000019120
4DF Tommy Elphick140000014020
5DF Terence Kongolo10+10000010+1000
6MF Jonathan Hogg3701000380120
7MF Juninho Bacuna25+136101025+13681
8MF Trevoh Chalobah30+61101032+6171
9FW Elias Kachunga30+63001031+6340
10FW Chris Willock8+6200008+6220
11FW Adama Diakhaby9+9000009+9030
12DF Richard Stearman170000017020
13GK Joel Coleman2+1010003+1000
14DF Herbert Bockhorn0000101000
16FW Karlan Grant42+1190+100042+21930
17DF Danny Simpson23+10100024+1030
18FW Isaac Mbenza1+4000102+4000
19FW Josh Koroma3+400+10104+5000
20MF Reece Brown0000101000
21MF Alex Pritchard10+80000010+8000
22FW Fraizer Campbell21+123100022+12380
23FW Collin Quaner0+5000000+5010
24FW Steve Mounié12+1880+100+1012+20800
25FW Rekeil Pyke0+1000000+1000
26DF Christopher Schindler452100046230
27DF Jon Gorenc Stanković13+61101015+6120
28DF Jaden Brown12+30101014+3030
29MF Andy King6+8000006+8000
31GK Ryan Schofield1000102000
32MF Emile Smith Rowe13+62000013+6210
33DF Florent Hadergjonaj14+70100015+7040
35DF Rarmani Edmonds-Green1+1000102+1000
36FW Micah Obiero0+1000000+1000
37FW Kian Harratt0+1000000+1000
38DF Demeaco Duhaney4+2000004+2000
39MF Lewis O'Brien36+21100037+21100
41MF Matty Daly0+4100000+4100
43MF Scott High0+1000000+1000
44MF Aaron Rowe1000001000
49GK Jonas Lössl150000015010
Own goals1001
Players who left the club during the season:
10MF Aaron Mooy1000001000
17MF Rajiv van La Parra3+10000+103+2000

Awards

Huddersfield Town Blue & White Foundation Player of the Month Award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by members of the Blue & White Foundation voting on htafc.com

MonthPlayerVotes
August Karlan Grant[75]
September Lewis O'Brien[76]
October Lewis O'Brien[77]
November Karlan Grant[78]
December Jon Gorenc Stanković[79]
January Steve Mounié[80]
February Harry Toffolo[81]

References