2025–26 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kevin M. Nagle | |||
| Manager | Lee Grant (until 17 January)[1] Liam Manning (from 20 January)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Kirklees Stadium | |||
| League One | 6th | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Taylor (3) All: Joe Taylor (5) | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the 117th season in the history of Huddersfield Town Association Football Club and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Managerial changes
Prior to the season starting, Lee Grant was appointed as manager on a three-year contract,[3] But on 17 January, he was sacked after thirty six games in charge and a win rate of 41.67%[1] Three days later, Liam Manning was appointed as the new head coach.[2]
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | CAM | Marcus Harness | Ipswich Town | Free | [4] |
| 1 July 2025[b] | CM | Ryan Ledson | Preston North End | [5] | |
| 1 July 2025[c] | CB | Joe Low | Wycombe Wanderers | Compensation | [6] |
| 1 July 2025[d] | Sean Roughan | Lincoln City | [7] | ||
| 1 July 2025[e] | LB | Murray Wallace | Millwall | Free | [8] |
| 9 July 2025 | CB | Jack Whatmough | Preston North End | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 15 July 2025 | RWB | Lynden Gooch | Stoke City | Free | [10] |
| 22 July 2025 | CF | Alfie May | Birmingham City | £1,200,000 | [11][12] |
| 23 July 2025 | DM | Marcus McGuane | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 20 August 2025 | LW | Sahil Bashir | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | [14] |
| 8 January 2026 | GK | Jak Alnwick | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 15 January 2026 | RB | Bali Mumba | Plymouth Argyle | [16] | |
| 2 February 2026 | GK | Nik Tzanev | Newport County | Free Transfer | [17] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 2 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Ipswich had come to an end
- ^ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Preston had come to an end
- ^ The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Wycombe had come to an end
- ^ The transfer was announced on 10 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Lincoln had come to an end
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Millwall had come to an end
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2025 | RW | Sorba Thomas | Stoke City | Undisclosed | [18] |
| 10 July 2025 | RB | Brodie Spencer | Oxford United | [19] | |
| 8 January 2026 | CM | Ben Wiles | Milton Keynes Dons | [20] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2025 | CB | Josh Feeney | Aston Villa | 31 May 2026 | [21] |
| 2 July 2025 | GK | Owen Goodman | Crystal Palace | 8 January 2026[a] | [22][23] |
| 1 August 2025 | CAM | Leo Castledine | Chelsea | 9 January 2026[b] | [24][25] |
| 1 September 2025 | CAM | Will Alves | Leicester City | 31 May 2026 | [26] |
| CF | Zépiqueno Redmond | Aston Villa | 14 January 2026[c] | [27][28] | |
| 8 January 2026 | CM | Cameron Humphreys | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2026 | [29] |
| 2 February 2026 | CF | Ryan Hardie | Wrexham | [30] | |
| CF | Bobby Wales | Swansea City | [31] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | CM | Tom Iorpenda | Notts County | 31 May 2026 | [32] |
| 15 August 2025 | CF | Rhys Healey | Barrow | 1 January 2026 | [33] |
| 1 September 2025 | RB | Neo Eccleston | Grimsby Town | 7 January 2026[a] | [34][35] |
| 9 October 2025 | GK | Francis Hurl | Whitehawk | 31 May 2026 | [36] |
| 20 December 2025 | RB | Omari Mrisho | Sutton United | 13 January 2026 | [37] |
| CM | Max Murray | Curzon Ashton | [37] | ||
| CF | George Sebine | [37] | |||
| CB | Ian Togo | Trafford | [37] | ||
| GK | Alex Walpole | Scarborough Athletic | 15 January 2026 | [37] | |
| 15 January 2026 | CF | Joe Taylor | Wigan Athletic | 31 May 2026 | [38] |
| 23 January 2026 | GK | Jacob Chapman | Crawley Town | [39] | |
| 2 February 2026 | CM | Herbie Kane | Plymouth Aryle | [40] | |
| LB | Ruben Roosken | Oxford United | 31 May 2026[b] | [41] | |
| 3 February 2026 | LW | Sahil Bashir | Al-Markhiya | 30 April 2026 | [42] |
| 14 February 2026 | CF | Peter Thomas | Scarborough Athletic | [43] | |
| 6 March 2026 | GK | Hugo Bennett | Golcar United | 31 May 2026 | [44] |
| LM | Luke Schofield | [44] | |||
| 6 March 2026 | GK | Alex Walpole | Emley | 2 May 2026 | [45] |
| 9 March 2026 | CB | Nicolas Idemudia | Golcar United | 31 May 2026 | [46] |
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2025 | CF | Kyle Hudlin | Nam Dinh | 18 July 2025 | [47] |
| 30 June 2025 | CF | Zak Abbott | Cartusia Kartuzy | 1 July 2025 | [48] |
| CM | Scott High | Barnet | [48][49] | ||
| CB | Matty Pearson | Doncaster Rovers | [48][50] | ||
| CB | Loick Ayina | Salford City | [48][51] | ||
| RW | Conor Falls | Cliftonville | [48][52] | ||
| LW | Josh Koroma | Leyton Orient | 16 July 2025 | [48][53] | |
| CM | Mikey Stone | Hamilton Academical | 2 August 2025 | [48][54] | |
| RB | Ollie Turton | Salford City | 8 August 2025 | [48][55] | |
| CB | Tom Lees | Peterborough United | 16 August 2025 | [48][56] | |
| GK | Oliver Riva | Eccleshill United | 18 September 2025 | [48][57] | |
| LB | Josh Ruffels | Shrewsbury Town | 17 October 2025 | [48][58] | |
| CM | Cian Philpott | Guiseley | 13 December 2025 | [48][59] | |
| CF | Fope Deru | [48] | |||
| CM | Donnell Garrick | [48] | |||
| CB | Anthony Gregory | [48] | |||
| DM | Jonathan Hogg | [60] | |||
| CF | Danny Isaac | [48] | |||
| CF | Danny Ward | [48] | |||
| 11 September 2025 | CF | Freddie Ladapo | Chesterfield | 1 January 2026 | [61][62] |
New Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contract Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2025 | RB | Neo Eccleston | 30 June 2026 | [63] |
| 4 August 2025 | LB | Ruben Roosken | 30 June 2028 | [64] |
| 6 August 2025 | CM | Oliver Calland | 30 June 2026[a] | [65] |
| RB | Jay Smith-Sway | [65] | ||
| GK | Alex Walpole | [65] | ||
| 11 September 2025 | GK | Lee Nicholls | 30 June 2028 | [66] |
| 7 January 2026 | CF | Jamie Spencer | Undisclosed[a] | [67] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 29 May, it was confirmed that a trip to face Emley would kick-off Huddersfield Town's pre-season preparations.[68] Five days later, the club announced a training camp in Kössen.[69] A home fixture versus Premier League side Burnley was next to be added.[70] On 30 June, three more pre-season matches were confirmed, against Barrow, Young Boys and Greuther Fürth.[71]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Emley | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Emley |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Welfare Ground |
| 8 July 2025 Friendly | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Barrow | Huddersfield |
| 13:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Canalside Training Centre Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Lincoln City | 3–5 | Huddersfield Town | Scampton |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Lincoln City FC Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | Young Boys | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Schwaz, Austria |
| 15:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Silberstadt Arena |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Greuther Fürth | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Kössen, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena |
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Burnley | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium |
Competitions
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Stockport County | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 59 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Reading | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 58 | |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 57 | |
| 8 | Stevenage | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 57 | |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 56 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. 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[72]
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[72]
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 |
| 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 57 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 30 | −8 |
Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 12 (vs Luton Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
- 2 Matchday 16 (vs Cardiff City) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
- 3 Matchday 40 (vs Cardiff City) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
Matches
On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced, with Huddersfield hosting Leyton Orient on the opening weekend.[73]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 August 2025 1 | Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 17,062 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Reading | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
| 12:30 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Matthew Corlett | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[74] | ||||
| 16 August 2025 3 | Blackpool | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,922 Referee: Elliot Bell |
| 19 August 2025 4 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,529 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 23 August 2025 5 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Stevenage | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,489 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 30 August 2025 6 | Barnsley | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,783 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| 6 September 2025 7 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,383 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 13 September 2025 8 | Bradford City | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Bradford |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 24,075 Referee: Scott Oldham | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[74] | ||||
| 20 September 2025 9 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 15,654 Referee: Andrew Humphries |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,477 Referee: David Rock |
| 4 October 2025 11 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Stockport County | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 16 October 2025 13 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Huddersfield |
| 20:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 17,201 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75] | ||||
| 25 October 2025 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,738 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 8 November 2025 15 | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,235 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 22 November 2025 17 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Huddersfield Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8,590 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 25 November 2025 12[76] | Luton Town | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,971 Referee: Andrew Humphries | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[77] | ||||
| 29 November 2025 18 | Huddersfield Town | 3–3 | AFC Wimbledon | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,355 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 6 December 2025 16[78] | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
| 12:30 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 16,048 Referee: Elliot Bell | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[79] | ||||
| 9 December 2025 19 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Northampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,584 Referee: James Durkin |
| 13 December 2025 20 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Huddersfield |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,442 Referee: Darren Drysdale | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75] | ||||
| 20 December 2025 21 | Rotherham United | 1–3 | Huddersfield Town | Rotherham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Matthew Russell |
| 26 December 2025 22 | Huddersfield Town | 5–0 | Port Vale | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,626 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 29 December 2025 23 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,639 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 1 January 2026 24 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,110 Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
| 4 January 2026 25 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Exeter City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,071 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 10 January 2026 26 | Stockport County | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Edgeley |
| 12:30 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,486 Referee: David Rock | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[80] | ||||
| 17 January 2026 27 | Burton Albion | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 24 January 2026 28 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Bradford City | Huddersfield |
| 12:30 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 21,422 Referee: Edward Duckworth | |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled following a request from the West Yorkshire Police.[81] | ||||
| 27 January 2026 29 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Luton Town | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 15,367 Referee: Matthew Corlett |
| 31 January 2026 30 | Peterborough United | 2–3 | Huddersfield Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,261 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 7 February 2026 31 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Blackpool | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,951 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 14 February 2026 32 | Stevenage | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Stevenage |
| 12:30 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Neil Hair | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[80] | ||||
| 17 February 2026 33 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Doncaster |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 9,118 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 21 February 2026 34 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Barnsley | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Referee: Peter Wright |
| 28 February 2026 35 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 7 March 2026 36 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Rotherham United | Huddersfield |
| 12:30 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,592 Referee: Martin Coy | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[82] | ||||
| 14 March 2026 37 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 17 March 2026 38 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Lincoln City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 16,301 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 21 March 2026 39 | Plymouth Argyle | v | Huddersfield Town | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Home Park |
| 3 April 2026 41 | Huddersfield Town | v | Reading | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium |
| 6 April 2026 42 | Leyton Orient | v | Huddersfield Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Brisbane Road |
| 11 April 2026 43 | Huddersfield Town | v | Wycombe Wanderers | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium |
| 14 April 2026 40[83] | Huddersfield Town | v | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 March, but was rearranged due to international call-ups within the Cardiff squad. | ||||
| 18 April 2026 44 | Bolton Wanderers | v | Huddersfield Town | Bolton |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 12:30 kick-off, but was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[84] | ||||
| 25 April 2026 45 | Huddersfield Town | v | Mansfield Town | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium |
| 2 May 2026 46 | AFC Wimbledon | v | Huddersfield Town | Wimbledon, London |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Plough Lane |
FA Cup
Huddersfield were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers in the first round.[85][86]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 November 2025 First round | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 6,077 Referee: Ross Joyce |
EFL Cup
Huddersfield were drawn at home to Leicester City in the first round,[87][88] away to Sunderland in the second round[89][90] and back at home to Manchester City in the third round.[91][92]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 August 2025 First round | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Leicester City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 6,884 Referee: David Webb | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 26 August 2025 Second round | Sunderland | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Huddersfield Town | Sunderland |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 22,249 Referee: Dean Whitestone | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 24 September 2025 Third round | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Manchester City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 22,052 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
EFL Trophy
Huddersfield were drawn against Harrogate Town, Mansfield Town and Newcastle United U21 in the group stage.[93] After finishing second in the group, Town were drawn away to Lincoln City in the round of 32,[94][95] at home to Rotherham United in the round of 16[96][97] and home to Doncaster Rovers in the quarter-finals.[98][99]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Harrogate Town (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Huddersfield Town (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | L1 | Mansfield Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 September 2025 Nor. Group F | Huddersfield Town | 6–2 | Newcastle United U21 | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium |
| 30 September 2025 North Group F | Harrogate Town | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Harrogate |
| 19:45 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,262 (877 away) Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 4 November 2025 Nor. Group F | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 973 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 2 December 2025 Round of 32 | Lincoln City | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | Lincoln |
| 19:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 13 January 2026 Round of 16 | Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Huddersfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Referee: Stephen Parkinson |
| 10 February 2026 Quarter-finals | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 (0–2 p) | Doncaster Rovers | Huddersfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Referee: Tom Reeves | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 17 March 2026
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | DEN | Lasse Sørensen | 43 | 3 | 21+14 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Murray Wallace | 33 | 2 | 23+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Ledson | 39 | 4 | 35+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Joe Low | 27 | 2 | 25+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jack Whatmough | 6 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | USA | Lynden Gooch | 33 | 2 | 19+9 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Cameron Humphreys | 14 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Joe Taylor | 27 | 7 | 5+14 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Marcus Harness | 43 | 4 | 31+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | NED | Ruben Roosken | 26 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SUR | Radinio Balker | 23 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Mickel Miller | 15 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NIR | Dion Charles | 33 | 4 | 12+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Herbie Kane | 9 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Marcus McGuane | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NGA | David Kasumu | 31 | 0 | 12+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Bali Mumba | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Josh Feeney | 29 | 1 | 17+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Antony Evans | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Lee Nicholls | 36 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Sean Roughan | 32 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | SCO | Bobby Wales | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SRB | Bojan Radulović | 25 | 8 | 15+4 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Alfie May | 35 | 5 | 22+7 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Will Alves | 13 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Ryan Hardie | 6 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Jak Alnwick | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Cameron Ashia | 30 | 6 | 4+16 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Jay Smith-Sway | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Daniel Vost | 10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | George Iorpenda | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | ENG | George Sebine | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Omari Mrisho | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Owen Goodman | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Wiles | 28 | 3 | 14+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Leo Castledine | 27 | 12 | 17+6 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | NED | Zépiqueno Redmond | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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