Huddersfield Town 2021–22 football season
Huddersfield Town 2021–22 season Chairman Phil Hodgkinson Head Coach Carlos Corberán Stadium John Smith's Stadium Skybet Championship 4th (as of 14 September 2021) Carabao Cup Second round(knocked out by Everton ) Top goalscorer League: Matty Pearson (3) All: Matty Pearson (3) Highest home attendance 15,278 vs. Preston North End (17 August 2021) Lowest home attendance 10,459 vs. Everton (24 August 2021) Biggest win 4–0 vs. Reading (28 August 2021) Biggest defeat 1–5 vs. Fulham (14 August 2021)
The 2021–22 season is Huddersfield Town 's 113th year in their history and third consecutive season in the Championship . Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup . The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Following the departure of Christopher Schindler at the end of the previous season, Jonathan Hogg was confirmed as the new captain on 29 June 2021.[1]
First-team squad [ ]
As of 14 September 2021. [2]
No.
Player
Nationality
Date of Birth
Signed From
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
21
Lee Nicholls
(1992-10-05 ) 5 October 1992 (age 28)
Milton Keynes Dons
7
0
31
Ryan Schofield
(1999-12-11 ) 11 December 1999 (age 21)
Huddersfield Town B
34
0
Defenders
2
Pipa
(1998-01-26 ) 26 January 1998 (age 23)
Espanyol
37
2
3
Harry Toffolo
(1995-08-19 ) 19 August 1995 (age 26)
Lincoln City
57
4
4
Matty Pearson
(1993-08-03 ) 3 August 1993 (age 28)
Luton Town
8
3
14
Josh Ruffels
(1993-10-23 ) 23 October 1993 (age 27)
Oxford United
0
0
20
Ollie Turton
(1992-12-06 ) 6 December 1992 (age 28)
Blackpool
9
0
23
Naby Sarr
(1993-08-13 ) 13 August 1993 (age 28)
Charlton Athletic
47
5
26
Levi Colwill
(2003-02-26 ) 26 February 2003 (age 18)
Chelsea
7
1
32
Tom Lees
(1990-11-28 ) 28 November 1990 (age 30)
Sheffield Wednesday
5
1
Midfielders
5
Álex Vallejo
(1992-01-16 ) 16 January 1992 (age 29)
Fuenlabrada
22
0
6
Jonathan Hogg
(1988-12-06 ) 6 December 1988 (age 32)
Watford
278
4
8
Lewis O'Brien
(1998-10-14 ) 14 October 1998 (age 22)
Huddersfield Town B
88
6
11
Rolando Aarons
(1995-11-16 ) 16 November 1995 (age 25)
Newcastle United
11
0
12
Reece Brown
(1996-03-03 ) 3 March 1996 (age 25)
Forest Green Rovers
1
0
16
Sorba Thomas
(1999-01-25 ) 25 January 1999 (age 22)
Boreham Wood
16
1
19
Duane Holmes
(1994-11-06 ) 6 November 1994 (age 26)
Derby County
52
3
24
Danel Sinani
(1997-04-05 ) 5 April 1997 (age 24)
Norwich City
6
0
28
Danny Grant
(1999-12-23 ) 23 December 1999 (age 21)
Bohemians
0
0
Forwards
7
Mipo Odubeko
(2002-10-21 ) 21 October 2002 (age 18)
West Ham United
2
0
9
Jordan Rhodes
(1990-02-05 ) 5 February 1990 (age 31)
Sheffield Wednesday
151
87
10
Josh Koroma
(1998-11-08 ) 8 November 1998 (age 22)
Leyton Orient
39
10
22
Fraizer Campbell
(1987-09-13 ) 13 September 1987 (age 34)
Hull City
81
10
25
Danny Ward
(1991-12-11 ) 11 December 1991 (age 29)
Cardiff City
167
23
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2021
CM
Dylan Helliwell
Manchester City
Free transfer
[3]
1 July 2021
GK
Lee Nicholls
Milton Keynes Dons
Free transfer
[4]
1 July 2021
CB
Matty Pearson
Luton Town
Free transfer
[5]
1 July 2021
MF
Cian Philpott
Manchester City
Free transfer
[3]
1 July 2021
CF
Jordan Rhodes
Sheffield Wednesday
Free transfer
[6]
1 July 2021
LB
Josh Ruffels
Oxford United
Free transfer
[7]
1 July 2021
RB
Ollie Turton
Blackpool
Free transfer
[8]
15 July 2021
FW
Tyree Sanusi
Birmingham City
Undisclosed
[9]
19 July 2021
CM
Jon Russell
Chelsea
Free transfer
[10]
1 August 2021
CB
Tom Lees
Sheffield Wednesday
Free transfer
[11]
13 August 2021
AM
Connor Shanks
Bradford City
Free transfer
[12]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
1 July 2021
CB
Levi Colwill
Chelsea
End of season
[13]
28 July 2021
AM
Danel Sinani
Norwich City
End of season
[14]
30 August 2021
CF
Mipo Odubeko
West Ham United
End of season
[15]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
12 July 2021
CF
Kieran Phillips
Walsall
End of season
[16]
29 July 2021
GK
Jacob Chapman
Gateshead
End of season
[17]
4 August 2021
CB
Rarmani Edmonds-Green
Rotherham United
End of season
[18]
5 August 2021
AM
Matty Daly
Hartlepool United
End of season
[19]
6 August 2021
CB
Romoney Crichlow
Swindon Town
End of season
[20]
9 August 2021
DM
Ernaldo Krasniqi
Falkirk
31 January 2022
[21]
24 August 2021
GK
Giosue Bellagambi
Stalybridge Celtic
21 September 2021
[22]
9 September 2021
CB
David Adewoju
Ossett United
Work experience
[23]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
Huddersfield Town announced they would play friendly matches against Harrogate Town ,[38] Southport ,[39] a double header against Norwich City (later reduced to one game),[40] Fleetwood Town ,[41] Crewe Alexandra [42] and Oldham Athletic [42] as part of their pre-season preparations. The games against Crewe and Oldham would later be cancelled due to Town arranging to have their EFL Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday played that same weekend.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Huddersfield Town v Harrogate Town
10 July 2021 Friendly Huddersfield Town 1–0 Harrogate Town show Huddersfield 13:00 BST
Koroma 13'
Report
Stadium: Canalside Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors )
Golcar United v Huddersfield Town XI
13 July 2021 Friendly Golcar United 2–2 Huddersfield Town XI show Golcar 19:00 BST
Skarz 50' Willetts 70'
Report
O'Brien-Brady 24' Whittingham 47'
Stadium: Skye Direct Stadium Attendance: 700
Southport v Huddersfield Town
Norwich City v Huddersfield Town
23 July 2021 Friendly Norwich City 2–0 Huddersfield Town show Norwich 13:30 BST
Pukki 14' Idah 86'
Report
Stadium: Lotus Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors )
Fleetwood Town v Huddersfield Town
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
7 August 2021
May 2022
Matchday 1
7
4
1
2
13
9
+4
0 57.14
FA Cup
January 2022
Third round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Cup
1 August 2021
24 August 2021
First round
Second round
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Total
9
4
2
3
14
11
+3
0 44.44
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
4
Coventry City
8
5
1
2
9
6
+3
16
Qualification for Championship play-offs
5
Stoke City
8
4
2
2
11
10
+1
14
6
Blackburn Rovers
8
3
4
1
11
8
+3
13
7
Huddersfield Town
8
4
1
3
13
11
+2
13
8
Queens Park Rangers
8
3
3
2
16
12
+4
12
9
Bristol City
8
3
3
2
10
9
+1
12
10
Cardiff City
8
3
2
3
11
9
+2
11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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
[43]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
8
4
1
3
13
11
+2
13
2
0
2
6
7
−1
2
1
1
7
4
+3
Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ground A H H A H A A Result D L W W W L W Position 10 22 15 10 4 8 4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Huddersfield Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[44]
Derby County v Huddersfield Town
7 August 2021 1 Derby County 1–1 Huddersfield Town show Derby 15:00 BST
Byrne 25' Davies 39' Watson 50' Sibley 80'
Report
Turton 14' Sarr 45' Holmes 88'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 16,249 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Huddersfield Town v Fulham
14 August 2021 2 Huddersfield Town 1–5 Fulham show Huddersfield 15:00 BST
Pearson 41' Colwill 73'
Report
Mitrović 9' Onomah 37' Decordova-Reid 39' Carvalho 42' Wilson 72' Cavaleiro 78' , 90+5'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,126 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Huddersfield Town v Preston North End
17 August 2021 3 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End show Huddersfield19:45 BST
Campbell 56' Sarr 68' van den Berg 74' (o.g. ) Nicholls 80'
Lindsay 41' Whiteman 64'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,278 Referee: James Linington Note: Live on Sky Sports
Sheffield United v Huddersfield Town
21 August 2021 4 Sheffield United 1–2 Huddersfield Town show Sheffield 15:00 BST
Sharp 90+2'
Turton 36' Colwill 40' 90+4' Koroma 75' Nicholls 87'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,036 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Huddersfield Town v Reading
28 August 2021 5 Huddersfield Town 4–0 Reading show Huddersfield15:00 BST
Thomas 31' 66' O'Brien 39' Pearson 51' 59' Ward 68' Lees 81'
Report
Yiadom 23' Dele-Bashiru 51'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 14,613 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Stoke City v Huddersfield Town
Blackpool v Huddersfield Town
14 September 2021 7 Blackpool 0–3 Huddersfield Town show Blackpool 19:45 BST
Pearson 34' 54' Koroma 48' Hogg 62'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,277 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest
18 September 2021 8 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest show Huddersfield15:00 BST
Ward 16' Turton 61'
Report
Grabban 22' Nicholls 48' (o.g. ) Garner 68'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,462 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
FA Cup [ ]
EFL Cup [ ]
Huddersfield Town were drawn at away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round[45] [46] and at home to Everton in the second round.[47]
Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town
1 August 2021 First round Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 (2–4 p ) Huddersfield Town show Owlerton 13:00 BST
Iorfa 27' J. Hunt 82'
Report
Ward 52' Hogg 81' O'Brien 86' Colwill 86'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 12,860 Referee: Darren Bond Penalties
Huddersfield Town v Everton
24 August 2021 Second round Huddersfield Town 1–2 Everton show Huddersfield 19:45 BST
Lees 45' Thomas 60' Sarr 81'
Iwobi 26' Kean 59' Townsend 79' Gomes 90+5'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 10,459 Referee: Matthew Donohue
Squad statistics [ ]
As of match played 14 September 2021.
No.
Pos.
Name
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
Discipline
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
3
DF
Harry Toffolo
3+1
1
0
0
2
0
5+1
1
0
0
4
DF
Matty Pearson
6
3
0
0
2
0
8
3
2
0
5
MF
Álex Vallejo
1+3
0
0
0
1
0
2+3
0
0
0
6
MF
Jonathan Hogg
7
1
0
0
1
0
8
1
1
0
7
FW
Mipo Odubeko
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
0+2
0
0
0
8
MF
Lewis O'Brien
5
1
0
0
1+1
0
6+1
1
1
0
9
FW
Jordan Rhodes
1+1
0
0
0
0+1
0
1+2
0
0
0
10
FW
Josh Koroma
6+1
2
0
0
1+1
0
7+2
2
0
0
15
MF
Scott High
3+1
0
0
0
2
0
5+1
0
0
0
16
MF
Sorba Thomas
7
1
0
0
1+1
0
8+1
1
2
0
19
MF
Duane Holmes
3+2
0
0
0
2
0
5+2
0
2
0
20
DF
Ollie Turton
4+3
0
0
0
1+1
0
5+4
0
2
0
21
GK
Lee Nicholls
5
0
0
0
2
0
7
0
2
0
22
FW
Fraizer Campbell
1+5
0
0
0
1
0
2+5
0
2
0
23
DF
Naby Sarr
5
1
0
0
1
0
6
1
2
0
24
MF
Danel Sinani
2+2
0
0
0
1+1
0
3+3
0
0
0
25
FW
Danny Ward
6
1
0
0
1
0
7
1
1
0
26
DF
Levi Colwill
6
1
0
0
1
0
7
1
3
0
31
GK
Ryan Schofield
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
DF
Tom Lees
4
0
0
0
1
1
5
1
2
0
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Own goals
–
1
–
0
–
0
–
1
–
–
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