2021–22 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Huddersfield Town's 113th year in their history and third consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Huddersfield Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanPhil Hodgkinson
Head CoachCarlos Corberán
StadiumJohn Smith's Stadium
Championship3rd
Play-offsRunners-up
(knocked out by Nottingham Forest)
FA CupFifth round
(knocked out by Nottingham Forest)
EFL CupSecond round
(knocked out by Everton)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Danny Ward (14)

All:
Danny Ward (14)
Highest home attendance23,507 vs. Luton Town (16 May 2022)
Lowest home attendance10,459 vs. Everton (24 August 2021)
Biggest win4–0 vs. Reading (28 August 2021)
Biggest defeat1–5 vs. Fulham (14 August 2021)

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 edit

As of the end of the 2021–22 season.[2]
No. Player Nationality Date of Birth Signed From Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
18 Jamal Blackman   (1993-10-27)27 October 1993 (aged 28)   Los Angeles FC 3 0
21 Lee Nicholls   (1992-10-05)5 October 1992 (aged 29)   Milton Keynes Dons 48 0
31 Ryan Schofield   (1999-12-11)11 December 1999 (aged 22)   Huddersfield Town B 35 0
Defenders
2 Pipa   (1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 24)   Espanyol 54 2
3 Harry Toffolo   (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 (aged 26)   Lincoln City 99 9
4 Matty Pearson   (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 28)   Luton Town 42 4
14 Josh Ruffels   (1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 28)   Oxford United 11 0
20 Ollie Turton   (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 29)   Blackpool 44 0
23 Naby Sarr   (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 28)   Charlton Athletic 66 7
26 Levi Colwill   (2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 19)   Chelsea 32 2
32 Tom Lees   (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 31)   Sheffield Wednesday 47 5
Midfielders
5 Álex Vallejo   (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 30)   Fuenlabrada 23 1
6 Jonathan Hogg   (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 33)   Watford 307 5
7 Tino Anjorin   (2001-11-23)23 November 2001 (aged 20)   Chelsea 8 1
8 Lewis O'Brien   (1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 23)   Huddersfield Town B 132 8
11 Rolando Aarons   (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 26)   Newcastle United 12 0
15 Scott High   (2001-02-15)15 February 2001 (aged 21)   Huddersfield Town B 40 0
16 Sorba Thomas   (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 23)   Boreham Wood 58 3
19 Duane Holmes   (1994-11-06)6 November 1994 (aged 27)   Derby County 90 9
24 Danel Sinani   (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 25)   Norwich City 47 7
28 Danny Grant   (1999-12-23)23 December 1999 (aged 22)   Bohemians 0 0
37 Jon Russell   (2001-10-09)9 October 2001 (aged 20)   Chelsea 22 2
48 Carel Eiting   (1998-02-11)11 February 1998 (aged 24)   Genk 30 3
Forwards
9 Jordan Rhodes   (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 32)   Sheffield Wednesday 174 91
10 Josh Koroma   (1998-11-08)8 November 1998 (aged 23)   Leyton Orient 68 13
22 Fraizer Campbell   (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 34)   Hull City 94 10
25 Danny Ward   (1991-12-11)11 December 1991 (aged 30)   Cardiff City 207 36

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

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]
31 January 2022 GK   Jamal Blackman   Los Angeles Free transfer [13]
31 January 2022 DM   Carel Eiting   Genk Free transfer [14]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021 CB   Levi Colwill   Chelsea End of season [15]
28 July 2021 AM   Danel Sinani   Norwich City End of season [16]
30 August 2021 CF   Mipo Odubeko   West Ham United 4 January 2022 [17][18]
31 January 2022 AM   Tino Anjorin   Chelsea End of season [19]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
12 July 2021 CF   Kieran Phillips   Walsall 28 January 2022[a] [21]
29 July 2021 GK   Jacob Chapman   Gateshead 31 January 2022[b] [22]
4 August 2021 CB   Rarmani Edmonds-Green   Rotherham United End of season [23]
5 August 2021 AM   Matty Daly   Hartlepool United 17 January 2022[c] [25]
6 August 2021 CB   Romoney Crichlow   Swindon Town 13 January 2022[d] [27]
9 August 2021 DM   Ernaldo Krasniqi   Falkirk 4 January 2022 [28][29]
24 August 2021 GK   Giosue Bellagambi   Stalybridge Celtic 21 September 2021 [30]
9 September 2021 CB   David Adewoju   Ossett United Work experience [31]
21 September 2021 AM   Connor Shanks   Nuneaton Borough 17 October 2021 [32]
8 October 2021 CB   Nassim Kherbouche   Farsley Celtic November 2021 [33]
30 October 2021 CB   Loick Ayina   Boston United December 2021 [34]
30 October 2021 CM   Sonny Whittingham   Northallerton Town December 2021 [34]
23 November 2021 CM   Ben Midgley   Nuneaton Borough 22 December 2021 [35]
17 December 2021 GK   Giosue Bellagambi   Brighouse Town 15 January 2022 [36]
18 December 2021 LB   Jaheim Headley   Yeovil Town 15 January 2022 [37]
4 January 2022 AM   Josh Austerfield   Harrogate Town End of season [38]
4 January 2022 AM   Brahima Diarra   Harrogate Town End of season [38]
7 January 2022 CF   Kian Harratt   Port Vale End of season [39]
13 January 2022 CB   Romoney Crichlow   Plymouth Argyle End of season [40]
18 January 2022 AM   Matty Daly   Bradford City End of season [41]
28 January 2022 LB   Ben Jackson   Doncaster Rovers End of season [42]
31 January 2022 GK   Nicholas Bilokapic   Hartlepool United End of season [43]
31 January 2022 CM   Reece Brown   Peterborough United End of season [44]
31 January 2022 CF   Kieran Phillips   Exeter City End of season [20]
25 February 2022 MF   Sam Peplow   Hyde United March 2022 [45]
  1. ^ On 28 January, Phillips was recalled from his loan at Walsall.[20]
  2. ^ On 31 January, Chapman was recalled back early from his loan spell at Gateshead.
  3. ^ On 17 January, Daly was recalled back from his loan spell at Hartlepool United.[24]
  4. ^ On 13 January, Crichlow was recalled back early from his loan spell at Swindon Town.[26]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CB   Tom Bamford Released [46]
30 June 2021 AM   Darnel Baxter-Alleyne Released [46]
30 June 2021 LB   Jaden Brown   Sheffield Wednesday Released [47][48]
30 June 2021 RB   Demeaco Duhaney   Stoke City Released [47][49]
30 June 2021 CF   Andre Edionhon Released [46]
30 June 2021 CB   Tommy Elphick Retired [47]
30 June 2021 CB   Richard Keogh   Blackpool Released [50]
30 June 2021 GK   Jayson Leutwiler   Oldham Athletic Released [47][51]
30 June 2021 MF   Will McCamley   Shildon Released [46][52]
30 June 2021 CF   Oumar Niasse   Burton Albion Released [47][53]
30 June 2021 RB   Ilounga Pata   TOP Oss Released [46][54]
30 June 2021 AM   Alex Pritchard   Sunderland Released [47][55]
30 June 2021 CF   Yaya Sanogo Released [47]
30 June 2021 CB   Christopher Schindler   Nürnberg Released [47][56]
30 June 2021 CF   Robson Shipley Released [46]
30 June 2021 CB   Richard Stearman   Derby County Released [47][57]
30 June 2021 RW   Gulutte Zunda Released [46]
19 August 2021 DM   Juninho Bacuna   Rangers Undisclosed [58]
6 September 2021 RW   Isaac Mbenza   Qatar SC Released [59][60]

Pre-season friendlies edit

Huddersfield Town announced they would play friendly matches against Harrogate Town,[61] Southport,[62] a double header against Norwich City (later reduced to one game),[63] Fleetwood Town,[64] Crewe Alexandra[65] and Oldham Athletic[65] 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

10 July 2021 Friendly Huddersfield Town 1–0 Harrogate Town Huddersfield
13:00 BST Koroma   13' Report Stadium: Canalside Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
13 July 2021 Friendly Golcar United 2–2 Huddersfield Town XI Golcar
19:00 BST Skarz   50'
Willetts   70'
Report O'Brien-Brady   24'
Whittingham   47'
Stadium: Skye Direct Stadium
Attendance: 700
17 July 2021 Friendly Southport 0–2 Huddersfield Town Southport
15:00 BST Report Anson   2' (o.g.)
Holmes   41'
Stadium: Pure Stadium
23 July 2021 Friendly Norwich City 2–0 Huddersfield Town Norwich
13:30 BST Pukki   14'
Idah   86'
Report Stadium: Lotus Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)
27 July 2021 Friendly Fleetwood Town 2–1 Huddersfield Town Fleetwood
19:00 BST Morris   5'
Garner   30'
Report O'Brien   78' Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 7 August 2021 7 May 2022 Matchday 1 3rd Place 46 23 13 10 64 47 +17 050.00
Play-Offs 13 May 2022 29 May 2022 Semi-finals Runners-up 3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 033.33
FA Cup 8 January 2022 7 March 2022 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
EFL Cup 1 August 2021 24 August 2021 First round Second round 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 54 26 15 13 71 54 +17 048.15

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fulham (C, P) 46 27 9 10 106 43 +63 90 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Bournemouth (P) 46 25 13 8 74 39 +35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 +17 82 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Nottingham Forest (O, P) 46 23 11 12 73 40 +33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 +18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 +8 75
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[66]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 23 13 10 64 47  +17 82 13 6 4 35 23  +12 10 7 6 29 24  +5

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLWWWLWLLWDWDLWDLWLLDDWWWDDWDWDDWWWWDLLWWDWWWW
Position10221510484777766857878811101066676655554322343333343
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Huddersfield Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[67]

7 August 2021 1 Derby County 1–1 Huddersfield Town 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
14 August 2021 2 Huddersfield Town 1–5 Fulham 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
17 August 2021 3 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End Huddersfield
19:45 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
21 August 2021 4 Sheffield United 1–2 Huddersfield Town 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
28 August 2021 5 Huddersfield Town 4–0 Reading Huddersfield
15:00 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
11 September 2021 6 Stoke City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Brown   50'
Pearson   63' (o.g.)
Vrančić   82'
Allen   85'
Toffolo   47'
Lees   49'
Campbell   58'
Holmes   62'
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 20,447
Referee: Joshua Smith
14 September 2021 7 Blackpool 0–3 Huddersfield Town Blackpool
19:45 BST Pearson   34'   54'
Koroma   48'
Hogg   62'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,277
Referee: Thomas Bramall
18 September 2021 8 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Nottingham Forest Huddersfield
15:00 BST Ward   15'
Turton   61'
Grabban   22'
Nicholls   48' (o.g.)
Garner   68'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,462
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
25 September 2021 9 Swansea City 1–0 Huddersfield Town Swansea
15:00 BST Piroe   17'
Naughton   82'
Smith   89'
Holmes   88'
Colwill   89'
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,091
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 September 2021 10 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
19:45 BST Vallejo   36'
Ward   60', 84'
Sarr   63'
Nicholls   90+3'
Brereton   57', 65' (pen.) Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,283
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
2 October 2021 11 Luton Town 0–0 Huddersfield Town Luton
15:00 BST Rea   32'
Jerome   89'
Thomas   42'
Lees   58'
Sarr   80'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,977
Referee: Leigh Doughty
16 October 2021 12 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Hull City Huddersfield
15:00 BST Colwill   1'
Lees   9'
Holmes   73'
Smallwood   28'
Honeyman   43'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,510
Referee: Robert Jones
20 October 2021 13 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Birmingham City Huddersfield
19:45 BST Colwill   24'
Pearson   40'
Lees   85'
McGree   83' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,618
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 October 2021 14 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Huddersfield Town Boscombe
15:00 BST Solanke   10' (pen.), 21'
Anthony   18'
Kilkenny   29'
Kelly   64'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 9,253
Referee: John Brooks
30 October 2021 15 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Millwall Huddersfield
15:00 BST Hogg   82'
Koroma   85'
Thomas   90+1'
Campbell   90+2'
Saville   34'
Leonard   85'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 15,397
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Peterborough United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Peterborough
19:45 GMT Norburn   36'
Thompson   54'
Taylor   81'
Clarke-Harris   84'
Report Thomas   45'
Toffolo   52'
Ward   74'
O'Brien   83'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 7,983
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 November 2021 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Leckwith
15:00 GMT McGuiness   60'
Moore   74', 90+3'
Bacuna   84'
Vaulks   90+1'
Ng   90+5'
Report Sinani   12'
High   90+4'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,355
Referee: David Webb
20 November 2021 18 Huddersfield Town 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Sinani   6'
Turton   49'
Kipré   24'
Diangana   50'
Livermore   78'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 November 2021 19 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Huddersfield Town White City
19:45 GMT Chair   27'
Dozzell   56'
Amos   81'
Report Koroma   10'
O'Brien   63'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 11,591
Referee: Graham Scott
27 November 2021 20 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Daniels   90+3' (o.g.) Report Watmore   16', 23'
Bola   80'
Crooks   85'
McNair   88'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,192
Referee: Thomas Bramall
4 December 2021 21 Barnsley 1–1 Huddersfield Town Barnsley
15:00 GMT Morris   45+2',   90+2'
Helik   71'
Report O'Brien   33' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 15,190
Referee: Matthew Donohue
11 December 2021 22 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Coventry City Huddersfield
12:30 GMT Ward   18'
Holmes   45+2'
O'Brien   61'
Kelly   45+1'
Godden   90+3'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,493
Referee: Joshua Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 December 2021 23 Bristol City 2–3 Huddersfield Town Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Weimann   2', 90+7' Report Ward   6'   55'
Thomas   21'
Holmes   41'
Sinani   46'
O'Brien   57'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 18,169
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 December 2021 24 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Blackpool Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Ward   3'
Toffolo   33'
Holmes   79'
Thomas   80', 84'
Report Yates   1'
Madine   18'
Lawrence-Gabriel   45+10'   61'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,968
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 December 2021 25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Worrall   28' Report Holmes   14'   30'
Nicholls   78'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,159
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 January 2022 26 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Huddersfield Town Blackburn
14:15 GMT Travis   33'
Buckley   38'
van Hecke   84'
Report High   14'
Holmes   80'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Keith Stroud
15 January 2022 27 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Swansea City Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Sinani   15' Report Downes   78' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,535
Referee: David Webb
22 January 2022 28 Reading 3–4 Huddersfield Town Reading
15:00 GMT João   5'
Pușcaș   22'
Yiadom   26'
Morrison   45'   80'
Laurent   52'
Report Sinani   9'
Ward   15', 25', 53'
Nicholls   71'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 10,796
Referee: Robert Jones
28 January 2022 29 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Stoke City Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Koroma   27'
Nicholls   79'
O'Brien   83'
Report Thompson   5'
Wilmot   44'
Brown   78'
Campbell   79'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,342
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 February 2022 30 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Derby County Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Holmes   75'
Rhodes   79'
O'Brien   90+3'
Stearman   3'
Ebosele   62'
Davies   73'
Byrne   90+4'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Matthew Donohue
9 February 2022 31 Preston North End 0–0 Huddersfield Town Preston
19:45 GMT Potts   72' Report Holmes   80'
O'Brien   89'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,120
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 February 2022 32 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United Huddersfield
12:30 GMT Hogg   90+3' Berge   17'
Robinson   69'
McBurnie   73'
Fleck   90'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,523
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
19 February 2022 33 Fulham 1–2 Huddersfield Town Fulham
12:30 GMT Mitrović   26'
Decordova-Reid   83'
Carvalho   88'
Report Ward   31'
Holmes   43' (pen.)
Hogg   61'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,001
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 February 2022 34 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Koroma   88'
Russell   90+1'   90+6'
Thomas   90+8'
Report McGuinness   13'
Doyle   61'   76'
Harris   74'
Hugill   79'
Bagan   85'
Smithies   90+2'
Vaulks   90+5'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,167
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 February 2022 35 Small Heath Alliance[a] 0–2 Huddersfield Town Bordesley
15:00 GMT Colwill   27'
O'Brien   44'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,318
Referee: David Webb
4 March 2022 36 Huddersfield Town 3–0 Peterborough United Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Sinani   3'
Lees   7', 72'
Norburn   28' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,023
Referee: Darren Bond
11 March 2022 37 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Huddersfield Town West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Townsend   25'
Gardner-Hickman   70'
Clarke   72'
Grant   84' (pen.)
Carroll   85'
Ward   24', 74'
Thomas   82'
Hogg   90+1'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,846
Referee: Matthew Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports
16 March 2022 38 Millwall 2–0 Huddersfield Town Bermondsey
19:45 GMT Bennett   13'
Afobe   27', 57'
J. Wallace   34'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 10,792
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
19 March 2022 39 Huddersfield Town 0–3 AFC Bournemouth Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Report Anthony   19'
Lerma   31'   62'
Travers   36'
Christie   39'
Solanke   46'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,336
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 April 2022 40 Hull City 0–1 Huddersfield Town Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Eaves   11'   45+2'
Fleming   41'
Docherty   78'
Report Thomas   41'
Toffolo   79'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 12,764
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 April 2022 41 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Luton Town Huddersfield
19:45 BST Russell   59'
Thomas   71'
Nicholls   86'
Sarr   89'
Toffolo   90+1'
Report Adebayo   70'
Naismith   71'
Onyedinma   71'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 April 2022 42 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Huddersfield
17:30 BST Barbet   6' (o.g.)
Toffolo   53'
O'Brien   64'
Holmes   66'
Thomas   90+1'
Amos   43'
Chair   58'
Austin   90+2'
Field   90+5'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,636
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 April 2022 43 Middlesbrough 0–2 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bamba   44'
McGree   68'
Bola   70'
Toffolo   36'
Sarr   41'
Rhodes   60'
O'Brien   76'
Russell   79'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,230
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 April 2022 44 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Barnsley Huddersfield
19:45 BST Rhodes   4'
Toffolo   45+1'
Wolfe   51'
Kitching   52'
Palmer   56'
Styles   90+7'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,258
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
30 April 2022 45 Coventry City 1–2 Huddersfield Town Coventry
15:00 BST Kane   70'
Gyökeres   90'
Toffolo   45'
Anjorin   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 23,828
Referee: Tony Harrington
7 May 2022 46 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Bristol City Huddersfield
12:30 BST Toffolo   33'
Pipa   35'
Ward   44'
Eiting   84'
Scott   53' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,797
Referee: David Webb
  1. ^ Birmingham City changed the name of their team to Small Heath Alliance for this game as part of a sponsorship deal with the TV show Peaky Blinders.[68]

Play-offs edit

13 May 2022 Semi-Final 1st Leg Luton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town Luton
19:45 BST Bradley   30'
Naismith   57'
Report Sinani   12'
Rhodes   90+1'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,005
Referee: Robert Jones
16 May 2022 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Huddersfield Town 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Luton Town Huddersfield
19:45 BST Rhodes   82' Clark   59'
Naismith   64'
Jerome   81'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 23,507
Referee: Peter Bankes
29 May 2022 Final Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest Wembley
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 80,019
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup edit

Huddersfield were drawn away to Burnley in the third round. They were then drawn to host Barnsley in the fourth round. They were then drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the fifth round, the first time since 2018 that the team qualified for the 5th round.[69]

8 January 2022 Third round Burnley 1–2 Huddersfield Town Burnley
12:30 GMT Rodriguez   28' Report Koroma   74'
Pearson   87'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,654
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 February 2022 Fourth round Huddersfield Town 1–0 Barnsley Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Holmes   19'
Koroma   40'
Turton   50'
Kitching   89'
Helik   90+2'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,607
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 March 2022 Fifth round Nottingham Forest 2–1 Huddersfield Town West Bridgford
19:30 GMT Surridge   29'
Lowe   32'
Yates   37'
Lees   13' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,417
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: Live on ITV4

EFL Cup edit

Huddersfield Town were drawn at away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round[70][71] and at home to Everton in the second round.[72]

1 August 2021 First round Sheffield Wednesday 0–0
(2–4 p)
Huddersfield Town 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
24 August 2021 Second round Huddersfield Town 1–2 Everton 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 edit

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Play-Offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
2 DF   Pipa 6+5 0 3 0 0 0 2+1 0 11+6 0 1 0
3 DF   Harry Toffolo 40+2 6 0+1 0 2 0 3 0 45+3 6 4 0
4 DF   Matty Pearson 37 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 42 4 3 0
5 MF   Álex Vallejo 2+3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3+3 1 0 0
6 MF   Jonathan Hogg 31 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 37 2 4 0
7 MF   Tino Anjorin 0+7 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+8 1 0 0
8 MF   Lewis O'Brien 43 3 0+2 0 1+1 0 3 0 47+3 3 8 0
9 FW   Jordan Rhodes 6+15 3 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 1 8+20 4 1 0
10 FW   Josh Koroma 19+15 4 2 1 1+1 0 0 0 22+16 5 3 0
11 MF   Rolando Aarons 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
14 DF   Josh Ruffels 2+6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5+6 0 0 0
15 MF   Scott High 14+9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16+9 0 2 0
16 MF   Sorba Thomas 42+1 3 2+1 0 1+1 0 1+2 0 46+5 3 11 0
18 GK   Jamal Blackman 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
19 MF   Duane Holmes 26+11 5 2+1 1 2 0 2+1 0 32+13 6 8 0
20 DF   Ollie Turton 25+15 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1 0 27+17 0 5 0
21 GK   Lee Nicholls 43 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 48 0 6 0
22 FW   Fraizer Campbell 4+15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5+15 0 3 0
23 DF   Naby Sarr 14+4 3 3 0 1 0 2+1 0 20+5 3 4 0
24 MF   Danel Sinani 31+8 6 2+1 0 1+1 0 3 1 37+10 7 0 0
25 FW   Danny Ward 37+3 14 0+3 0 1 0 3 0 41+6 14 2 0
26 DF   Levi Colwill 26+3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 29+3 2 6 0
29 DF   Aaron Rowe 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
31 GK   Ryan Schofield 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF   Tom Lees 39+1 3 2+1 1 1 1 3 0 45+2 5 4 0
37 MF   Jon Russell 15+2 2 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 19+3 2 2 0
42 GK   Nicholas Bilokapic 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
48 MF   Carel Eiting 1+4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3+4 0 1 0
Own goals 3 0 0 0 3
Players who left the club during the season:
7 FW   Mipo Odubeko 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+6 0 0 0

Awards edit

Huddersfield Town Blue & White Player of the Month Award edit

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

Month Player Votes
September   Sorba Thomas [73]
October   Tom Lees [74]
November   Lee Nicholls [75]
December   Lee Nicholls [76]
January   Danny Ward [77]
February   Lee Nicholls [78]
March   Lee Nicholls [79]
Season   Lee Nicholls [80]

EFL Awards edit

On 24 April 2022, Huddersfield goalkeeper Lee Nicholls was named in the EFL Championship Team of the Season at the EFL Awards.

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