The 2014–15 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season was Huddersfield Town A.F.C.'s third consecutive edition in the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship.
After losing their first game of the season, a 4–0 home loss to AFC Bournemouth, manager Mark Robins was relieved of his duties the following day. After 3 weeks of caretaker charge under Academy Manager Mark Lillis, the former Charlton Athletic manager, Chris Powell, was appointed as the new permanent manager on 3 September 2014.
Squad at the end of the season
Kit The 2014–15 season was the club's second with technical kit supplier Puma. Rekorderlig Cider and Radian B continued their sponsorships of the home and away shirts, respectively.
The new home kit was revealed on 27 June, and features a light blue and white striped shirt, white shorts, and black socks for the fourth year running. The blue stripes on the shirt start below the crest and fade out to a lighter blue at the bottom of the shirt, interrupted by the logo of main sponsor Rekorderlig. A similar gradient pattern flows down the sleeves. The collar and trim of the shirt is in a darker shade of blue. White socks were worn with the home kit during the away game at Wolves in October, where both change strips were deemed to clash with the opposition.
The away kit was revealed on 18 July, and consists of a red and black hooped shirt, black shorts, and red and black hooped socks. The red hoops on the shirt each contain thinner black hoops, and are bounded by thin white hoops, also containing thinner black hoops. Alternative red shorts were worn during the away games at Watford and Fulham.
The limited edition Brazil-esque third kit was revealed on 13 August, consisting of a yellow shirt with blue diagonal pinstripes, blue shorts, and white socks. Like in the previous season, the third kit was introduced to give a Thornton & Ross brand (in this case, Covonia) an airing where the away kit can not be worn, as per their sponsorship agreement with the club.
The main goalkeeper kit is in a shade of "beetroot purple", with alternative kits in orange, black and green. The black goalkeeper shirt from the previous season also made an appearance on more than one occasion.
Transfers In 17 June 2014GK Joe Murphy Coventry CityFree23 June 2014DF Lee Peltier Leeds UnitedFree6 August 2014MF Conor Coady Liverpool£375,00013 August 2014MF Jacob Butterfield MiddlesbroughSwap13 August 2014FW Liam Coogans AirdrieoniansUndisclosed Fee31 August 2014DF Mark Hudson Cardiff CityUndisclosed Fee2 February 2015FW Ishmael Miller BlackpoolUndisclosed Fee
Loans in 29 July 2014MF Radosław Majewski Nottingham ForestSeason-Long Loan28 August 2014DF Jack Robinson Queens Park Rangers19 March 201527 September 2014FW Grant Holt Wigan Athletic28 December 20146 November 2014MF Diego Poyet West Ham United6 December 201421 January 2015DF David Edgar Birmingham CityEnd Of Season26 March 2015DF Reece James Manchester UnitedEnd Of Season
Out 5 May 2014GK Ian BennettRetired5 May 2014MF Anton Robinson ReleasedFree9 June 2014DF Calum Woods Preston North EndFree20 June 2014MF Keith Southern Fleetwood TownFree22 July 2014MF Chris Atkinson Crewe AlexandraFree22 July 2014FW Cristian López BurgosFree28 July 2014DF Peter Clarke BlackpoolFree2 August 2014FW Paul Mullin MorecambeFree13 August 2014MF Adam Clayton MiddlesbroughSwap+undisclosed21 August 2014MF Oliver Norwood ReadingUndisclosed12 January 2015MF Danny Ward Rotherham UnitedUndisclosed24 January 2015DF Lee Peltier Cardiff CityUndisclosed2 February 2015DF Matt Crooks Accrington StanleyFree2 February 2015DF Paul Dixon Dundee UnitedFree2 February 2015MF Jordan Sinnott AltrinchamFree
Loans out 29 August 2014DF Jake Carroll Partick Thistle2 January 201530 August 2014MF Duane Holmes Bury29 October 201417 October 2014FW Jon Stead Bradford City4 January 201521 October 2014MF Matt Crooks Hartlepool United17 November 201421 October 2014FW Daniel Carr Mansfield Town17 November 2014?23 October 2014MF Oscar Gobern Chesterfield13 November 20146 November 2014GK Sam Guthrie Salford City2 December 20146 November 2014GK Ed Wilczynski Trafford2 December 201413 November 2014FW Martin Paterson Fleetwood Town4 December 201420 November 2014DF Matt Crooks Accrington Stanley3 January 20158 January 2015FW Jon Stead Bradford City30 June 20159 January 2015MF Adam Hammill Rotherham United30 June 20159 January 2015MF Danny Ward Rotherham United12 January 201526 January 2015FW Martin Paterson Orlando City30 June 201530 January 2015MF Ben Holmes Hyde28 March 20152 February 2015FW Daniel Carr Dagenham & Redbridge30 June 20155 February 2015GK Ed Wilczynski Hyde8 March 201519 March 2015DF Anthony Gerrard Oldham Athletic30 June 201526 March 2015DF Will Boyle Kidderminster Harriers30 June 20159 May 2015GK Joe Murphy Chesterfield16 May 2015
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal1FW21Nahki Wells1103142FW30Harry Bunn90093FW9James Vaughan70074MF8Jacob Butterfield60065MF7Sean Scannell40046=MF10Conor Coady3003FW11Ishmael Miller3003MF18Joe Lolley2013DF33Joel Lynch300310=DF4Mark Hudson2002FW14Jon Stead1012DF15Murray Wallace2002FW16Grant Holt200214=DF3Reece James1001MF28Oscar Gobern1001Own goals1001TOTALS580563
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal27DFTommy Smith801000909FWJames Vaughan810000814DFMark Hudson701000808MFJacob Butterfield7000007033DFJoel Lynch6000107010MFConor Coady6000006015DFMurray Wallace520000526MFJonathan Hogg3021005130FWHarry Bunn4000004021FWNahki Wells3100003117DFJack Robinson300000301GKAlex Smithies200000203DFReece James2000002037DFLee Peltier200000202DFDavid Edgar100000103DFPaul Dixon100000104MFOliver Norwood100000105DFAnthony Gerrard1000001016FWGrant Holt1000001028MFOscar Gobern1000001044MFDiego Poyet10000010Totals7344110785
Match details Pre-season and friendlies
Overview
Championship
Results summary
Results by round
League table
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
References