2020–21 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town A.F.C.

2020–21 season
Chairman	Phil Hodgkinson
Head Coach	Carlos Corberán
Stadium	John Smith's Stadium
Championship	20th
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out by Plymouth Argyle)
EFL Cup	First round (knocked out by Rochdale)
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Koroma (8) All: Josh Koroma (8)
Biggest win	3–0 vs Millwall (31 October 2020) 4–1 vs Swansea City (20 February 2021)
Biggest defeat	0–7 vs Norwich City (6 April 2021)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 Huddersfield Town Football Club season was the club's 112th season in existence and second consecutive season in the EFL Championship. Huddersfield Town also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 23 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ESP Pipa 3 DF  ENG Harry Toffolo 4 DF  ENG Tommy Elphick 5 MF  ESP Álex Vallejo 6 MF  ENG Jonathan Hogg (Vice-captain) 7 MF  CUW Juninho Bacuna 8 MF  ENG Lewis O'Brien 9 MF  USA Duane Holmes 10 MF  ENG Alex Pritchard 11 FW  SEN Oumar Niasse 12 DF  ENG Richard Stearman 13 GK  CAN Jayson Leutwiler 14 MF  NED Carel Eiting (on loan from Ajax) 15 DF  IRL Richard Keogh 16 FW  JAM Rolando Aarons 17 DF  ENG Demeaco Duhaney 18 FW  BEL Isaac Mbenza 19 FW  ENG Josh Koroma 20 FW  ENG Sorba Thomas 21 FW  IRL Danny Grant 22 FW  ENG Fraizer Campbell 23 DF  SEN Naby Sarr 24 FW  ENG Kian Harratt 25 FW  ENG Danny Ward 26 DF  GER Christopher Schindler (Captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 DF  ENG Romoney Crichlow 28 DF  ENG Jaden Brown 29 DF  ENG Aaron Rowe 30 DF  ENG Ben Jackson (on loan at Bolton Wanderers) 31 GK  ENG Ryan Schofield 32 GK  AUS Jacob Chapman 33 MF  ENG Josh Austerfield 34 MF  ENG Matty Daly 35 DF  ENG Rarmani Edmonds-Green 36 FW  ENG Kieran Phillips 37 DF  ENG Mustapha Olagunju (on loan at Port Vale) 38 DF  ENG Jaheim Headley 39 FW  ENG Micah Obiero (on loan at FC Halifax Town) 40 MF  FRA Brahima Diarra 41 MF  WAL Pat Jones 42 DF  SMA Ilounga Pata 44 GK  POR Joel Pereira (on loan from Manchester United) 46 DF  FRA Loick Ayina 47 DF  ENG Sam Sharrock-Peplow 48 MF  FRA Etienne Camara 49 MF  ENG Scott High 50 MF  ENG Myles Bright 51 FW  ENG Kit Elliott 55 FW  FRA Yaya Sanogo –– MF  ENG Reece Brown (on loan at Peterborough United)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
13 July 2020	CF		Kieran Phillips	Everton	Free transfer	[1]
12 August 2020	RW		Conor Falls	Glentoran	Undisclosed	[2]
12 August 2020	CM		Brodie Spencer	Cliftonville	Undisclosed	[2]
12 August 2020	CM		Sonny Whittingham	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[2]
17 August 2020	CF		Danny Ward	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[3]
7 September 2020	RB		Pipa	Espanyol	Undisclosed	[4]
11 September 2020	CB		Naby Sarr	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[5]
18 October 2020	DM		Álex Vallejo	Free agent	Free transfer	[6]
22 October 2020	MF		Etienne Camara	Angers	Free transfer	[7]
23 October 2020	MF		Evander Grubb	Bristol Manor Farm	Free transfer	[8]
2 January 2021	RW		Danny Grant	Bohemians	Free transfer	[9]
7 January 2021	LW		Rolando Aarons	Newcastle United	Free transfer	[10]
13 January 2021	RW		Sorba Thomas	Boreham Wood	Undisclosed	[11]
19 January 2021	CB		Richard Keogh	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[12]
25 January 2021	MF		Duane Holmes	Derby County	Undisclosed	[13]
1 February 2021	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	Free agent	Free transfer	[14]
24 February 2021	CF		Yaya Sanogo	Free agent	Free transfer	[15]
26 March 2021	CF		Oumar Niasse	Free agent	Free transfer	[16]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
29 August 2020	GK		Joel Pereira	Manchester United	End of season	[17]
19 September 2020	DM		Carel Eiting	Ajax	End of season	[18]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
31 July 2020	FW		Kit Elliott	Cork City	1 December 2020	[19]
3 August 2020	CM		Scott High	Shrewsbury Town	29 December 2020	[20]
13 August 2020	LW		Will McCamley	South Shields	1 January 2021	[21]
17 August 2020	CM		Reece Brown	Peterborough United	End of season	[22]
16 October 2020	CF		Micah Obiero	Carlisle United	1 January 2021	[23]
24 October 2020	CF		Kian Harratt	Guiseley	15 December 2020	[24]
30 October 2020	LB		Jaheim Headley	Welling United	3 January 2021	[25]
30 October 2020	CB		Mustapha Olagunju	Welling United	3 January 2021	[25]
14 December 2020	CM		Josh Austerfield	Hyde United	11 January 2021	[26]
16 January 2021	LB		Ben Jackson	Bolton Wanderers	End of season	[27]
1 February 2021	CB		Mustapha Olagunju	Port Vale	End of season	[28]
9 February 2021	GK		Giosue Bellagambi	Ebbsfleet United	7 March 2021	[29]
29 March 2021	CF		Micah Obiero	FC Halifax Town	End of season	[30]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	MF		Tim Akinola	Arsenal	Released	[31][32]
1 July 2020	CF		Olly Dyson	York City	Released	[31][33]
1 July 2020	MF		Andrew Ijiwole	Unattached	Released	[31]
1 July 2020	LW		Darnell Mintus	Unattached	Released	[31]
1 July 2020	GK		Scott Moloney	Barrow	Released	[31][34]
1 July 2020	CB		Jon Gorenc Stanković	Sturm Graz	Free transfer	[35]
1 July 2020	RB		Danny Simpson	Bristol City	Released	[31][36]
1 July 2020	LB		Cameron Taylor	St Cuthbert Wanderers	Free transfer	[37]
24 July 2020	GK		Joel Coleman	Fleetwood Town	Released	[38][39]
24 July 2020	CF		Elias Kachunga	Sheffield Wednesday	Released	[38][40]
24 July 2020	CF		Rekeil Pyke	Shrewsbury Town	Released	[38][41]
29 July 2020	RB		Herbert Bockhorn	VfL Bochum	Mutual consent	[42][43]
5 September 2020	RM		Dom Tear	FC Halifax Town	Released	[31][44]
7 September 2020	LW		Ramadan Sobhi	Pyramids	Undisclosed	[45]
9 September 2020	CF		Steve Mounié	Stade Brest	Undisclosed	[46]
25 September 2020	RB		Florent Hadergjonaj	Kasımpaşa	Undisclosed	[47]
2 October 2020	GK		Harrison Davison-Hale	FC Halifax Town	Free transfer	[48]
15 October 2020	CF		Karlan Grant	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	[49]
16 October 2020	CB		Terence Kongolo	Fulham	Undisclosed	[50]
8 January 2021	CF		Collin Quaner	St Mirren	Released	[51]
15 January 2021	GK		Ben Hamer	Swansea City	Undisclosed	[52]
1 February 2021	RW		Adama Diakhaby	Amiens	Undisclosed	[53]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Huddersfield Town v Bradford City

26 August 2020 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Bradford City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Grant 11' O'Donnell 65' (o.g.)	Report	Mottley-Henry 2'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)

Huddersfield Town v Manchester United Under-23s

29 August 2020 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	3–3	Manchester United Under-23s	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Pritchard 20' Bacuna 34' Koroma 62'	Report	Helm 16' Elanga 18' Mejbri 74'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	12 September 2020	8 May 2021	Matchday 1	20th	46	12	13	21	50	71	−21	026.09
FA Cup	9 January 2021	9 January 2021	Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	5 September 2020	5 September 2020	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					48	12	13	23	52	75	−23	025.00

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Nottingham Forest	46	12	16	18	37	45	−8	52
18	Birmingham City	46	13	13	20	37	61	−24	52
19	Bristol City	46	15	6	25	46	68	−22	51
20	Huddersfield Town	46	12	13	21	50	71	−21	49
21	Derby County	46	11	11	24	36	58	−22	44
22	Wycombe Wanderers (R)	46	11	10	25	39	69	−30	43	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Rotherham United (R)	46	11	9	26	44	60	−16	42

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^[54]
(R) Relegated

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
46	12	13	21	50	71	−21	49	8	7	8	28	23	+5	4	6	13	22	48	−26

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D
Position	17	21	16	18	13	9	14	16	12	13	13	16	16	13	16	13	12	14	14	12	14	12	13	14	14	14	14	17	18	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	19	19	19	18	20	20	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[55]

Huddersfield Town v Norwich City

12 September 2020 1	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Norwich City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Brown  88'		Dowell  58' Cantwell  77' Idah 81'  90+1'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Brentford v Huddersfield Town

19 September 2020 2	Brentford	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Brentford
15:00 BST	Nørgaard  40' Dasilva 58' Forss 86' Mbeumo 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Craig Pawson

Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest

25 September 2020 3	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Hogg  11' Campbell 54' Stearman  73'	Report	Sow  19' Colback  29' Ameobi  60' McKenna  81'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town

3 October 2020 4	Rotherham United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wiles 33' Mattock  80'	Report	Stearman  83' MacDonald 90+6' (o.g.)	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Swansea City v Huddersfield Town

17 October 2020 5	Swansea City	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Swansea
15:00 BST	Ayew 33' (pen.) Bidwell  45+3'		Bacuna  16' Toffolo 23' Hamer  32' Mbenza  45+3' Stearman  60' Koroma 67'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Tony Harrington

Huddersfield Town v Derby County

20 October 2020 6	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Derby County	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Bacuna 53' Campbell  87'		Byrne  84' Wisdom  90+1' Waghorn  90+6'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: David Webb

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

24 October 2020 7	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Campbell 8' Schindler  41' Stearman  44' Sarr  78' Koroma  87'		Potts  44' Browne 51', 53'  66' Bauer  70' Maguire  90+3' Harrop  90+4'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Joshua Smith

Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town

28 October 2020 8	Birmingham City	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Garnder 27' Šunjić  35' San José  75' Jutkiewicz 90'	Report	Diakhaby  19' Mbenza 85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Leigh Doughty

Millwall v Huddersfield Town

31 October 2020 9	Millwall	0–3	Huddersfield Town	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Romeo  58' Leonard  60'		Koroma 18' Pipa 89' O'Brien 90+3'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Gavin Ward

Huddersfield Town v Bristol City

3 November 2020 10	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Bristol City	Huddersfield
19:00 GMT	Koroma 43' Sarr  72' Hamer  75' Hogg  90+1'	Report	Dasilva 77' Paterson 83'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Peter Bankes

Huddersfield Town v Luton Town

7 November 2020 11	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Luton Town	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Koroma  17' Eiting 60'	Report	Bradley  10' Moncur 21' Rea  28' Cranie  40' Collins  84' LuaLua  88'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Oliver Langford

Stoke City v Huddersfield Town

21 November 2020 12	Stoke City	4–3	Huddersfield Town	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Campbell 31', 33' Mikel  44' Stearman 45' (o.g.) Clucas 57' Smith  61'	Report	Eiting 24' Mbenza 40' Hogg  45+3' Sarr 60'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jarred Gillett

Wycombe Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

24 November 2020 13	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Huddersfield Town	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT			Sarr  44'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Steve Martin

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

28 November 2020 14	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Eiting 37' Campbell 45'  66' Bacuna  68' Sarr  83' Koroma 85' Hogg  90+5'	Report	Johnson 14' McNair  56' Howson  64' Dijksteel  76' Assombalonga 83' (pen.)	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: John Brooks

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

1 December 2020 15	Cardiff City	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
19:00 GMT	Moore 35', 68' Glatzel 85' Bennett  90+3'		Mbenza  87'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Kevin Friend

Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers

5 December 2020 16	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Koroma 3' Toffolo 39'	Report	Ball  62' Osayi-Samuel  71'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday

8 December 2020 17	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Koroma 11' Mbenza 24' Bacuna 49' Toffolo  71'		Palmer  22' Harris  71' Lees  86'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Keith Stroud

AFC Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town

12 December 2020 18	AFC Bournemouth	5–0	Huddersfield Town	Kings Park
15:00 GMT	Solanke 8', 13' Brooks  17' 21' Stanislas 67' Surridge 70'	Report	Toffolo  38'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Oliver Langford

Coventry City v Huddersfield Town

16 December 2020 19	Coventry City	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	Hamer  90+1'		Pipa  50'	Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Huddersfield Town v Watford

19 December 2020 20	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Watford	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Campbell 9' Schofield  21' Capoue 33' (o.g.) Bacuna  87'		Wilmot  34'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Leigh Doughty

Barnsley v Huddersfield Town

26 December 2020 21	Barnsley	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Helik 21', 90+4'  30'		Edmonds-Green 13'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: David Webb

Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers

29 December 2020 22	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Pipa  41' Sarr 53', 90' Campbell  55' Hogg  67'		Lenihan  50' Gallagher 86' Holtby  89'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Matthew Donohue

Huddersfield Town v Reading

2 January 2021 23	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Reading	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Campbell 6' Mbenza  44' Toffolo  69'		João 52', 65' Holmes  63'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Watford v Huddersfield Town

16 January 2021 24	Watford	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Watford
15:00 GMT	Deeney  30' Cleverley 54' Sierralta  56' Chalobah  59' Pedro 64'		Campbell  40' Crichlow  66'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Huddersfield Town v Millwall

20 January 2021 25	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Millwall	Huddersfield
19:00 GMT	Campbell 15'	Report	Malone 4' McNamara  69' Woods  80'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Peter Bankes

Bristol City v Huddersfield Town

26 January 2021 26	Bristol City	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Bristol
19:00 GMT	Diédhiou  5' 22', 26' Vyner  55' Nagy  90+3'		Bacuna 59'  90+3' Pipa  74'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Steve Martin

Huddersfield Town v Stoke City

30 January 2021 27	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Stoke City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Pipa 5'		Fletcher 24' (pen.) Norrington-Davies  45+3' Mikel  90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Luton Town v Huddersfield Town

6 February 2021 28	Luton Town	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Luton
15:00 GMT	Dewsbury-Hall  7' Collins 11'		O'Brien  23' Pipa  53' Hogg  62' Sarr 74' Toffolo  90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Leigh Doughty

Huddersfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers

13 February 2021 29	Huddersfield Town	2–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Bacuna 18' Mbenza 41'  57' Pipa  62' Holmes  79' Hogg  86'		Tafazolli  23' Mehmeti 45+3' Jacobson 63' (pen.) Grimmer  71' Stewart  82' Knight 87' Ikpeazu  90+6'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Keith Stroud

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town

16 February 2021 30	Middlesbrough	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Watmore 31' Morsy  33' Fletcher 45' (pen.) McNair  81'		Mbenza 9' O'Brien  70'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Huddersfield Town v Swansea City

20 February 2021 31	Huddersfield Town	4–1	Swansea City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Campbell 22' O'Brien  45' 48' Holmes 52', 55'		Fulton  6' Hourihane 45+1'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: John Brooks

Derby County v Huddersfield Town

23 February 2021 32	Derby County	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Derby
19:00 GMT	Edmundson 22' Byrne  59' Waghorn 65'		Rowe  28' Brown  77'  88'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Preston North End v Huddersfield Town

27 February 2021 33	Preston North End	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Potts 23' Evans 67' Gordon  75' Cunningham  77' Sinclair 80'		Edmonds-Green  35' Bacuna  57' Pipa  75'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: James Linington

Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City

2 March 2021 34	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Birmingham City	Huddersfield
19:00 GMT	Stearman  26' Campbell 63' Holmes  76'		Dean  6' Pedersen  39' Roberts 67'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Matthew Donohue

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

5 March 2021 35	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Sanogo 74'		Morrison  62' Vaulks  69'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Queens Park Rangers v Huddersfield Town

13 March 2021 36	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Johansen  86'		Bacuna 55'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town

17 March 2021 37	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Palmer  10' Windass 36'		Pipa  10' Paterson 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Robert Jones

Huddersfield Town v Brentford

3 April 2021 38	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Brentford	Huddersfield
12:30 BST	O'Brien 7'  90+4' Holmes  56' Hogg  88' Schofield  90+2'		Sørensen 50' Mbeumo  66'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Norwich City v Huddersfield Town

6 April 2021 39	Norwich City	7–0	Huddersfield Town	Norwich
19:45 BST	Pukki 8', 20', 61' (pen.) Buendía 23' Cantwell 29' Dowell 42' Hugill 78'		Mbenza  60'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United

10 April 2021 40	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Huddersfield
15:00 BST				Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Lee Mason

Huddersfield Town v AFC Bournemouth

13 April 2021 41	Huddersfield Town	1–2	AFC Bournemouth	Huddersfield
17:30 BST	Hogg 76'		Pearson  12' Billing 15' Solanke 45' Surridge  90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

17 April 2021 42	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Huddersfield Town	West Bridgford
12:30 BST			Rowe 45+1' O'Brien  53' Pipa  57' Bacuna 61'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Huddersfield Town v Barnsley

21 April 2021 43	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Barnsley	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Hogg  21'		Andersen  59' Dike 65' Morris  85'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: David Webb

Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town

24 April 2021 44	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Huddersfield Town	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Travis  5' Armstrong 8', 54', 60' Brereton 22' Lenihan  26' Gallagher 57' Davenport  89'		Nyambe 45' (o.g.) Holmes  82' Koroma 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Tim Robinson

Huddersfield Town v Coventry City

1 May 2021 45	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Coventry City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Keogh  15' Sarr  73' Ward 79'		McFadzean  50' Shipley 69'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Keith Stroud

Reading v Huddersfield Town

8 May 2021 46	Reading	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Reading
12:30 BST	Semedo  14' Olise 18' (pen.) Méïté 26'		Koroma 15' Vallejo  80' Edmonds-Green 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Jarred Gillett

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made by Robbie Savage on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition.^[56]

Huddersfield Town v Plymouth Argyle

9 January 2021 Third round	Huddersfield Town	2–3	Plymouth Argyle	Huddersfield
18:00 GMT	Crichlow 4' Olagunju  5' Rowe 32' Duhaney  34'	Report	Hardie 24' Camará 42' Edwards 70'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[57]

Huddersfield Town v Rochdale

5 September 2020 First round	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Rochdale	Huddersfield
15:00 BST		Report	O'Connell 51'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium[58] Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) Referee: Ben Toner

Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Pipa	35+2	2	0	0	0	0	35+2	2	8	0
3	DF	Harry Toffolo	31	2	0	0	1	0	32	2	3	1
5	MF	Álex Vallejo	12+4	0	1	0	0	0	13+4	0	1	0
6	MF	Jonathan Hogg	37	1	0	0	1	0	38	1	9	0
7	MF	Juninho Bacuna	37+6	5	0	0	1	0	38+6	5	5	0
8	MF	Lewis O'Brien	39+3	3	0	0	0	0	39+3	3	5	0
9	MF	Duane Holmes	16+3	2	0	0	0	0	16+3	2	4	0
10	MF	Alex Pritchard	6+12	0	0	0	1	0	7+12	0	0	0
12	DF	Richard Stearman	14+7	0	0	0	0	0	14+7	0	5	0
14	MF	Carel Eiting	17+6	3	0	0	0	0	17+6	3	0	0
15	DF	Richard Keogh	21	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	1	0
16	MF	Rolando Aarons	5+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	5+6	0	0	0
17	DF	Demeaco Duhaney	7+6	0	1	0	0	0	8+6	0	1	0
18	FW	Isaac Mbenza	28+8	5	0	0	0+1	0	28+9	5	5	0
19	FW	Josh Koroma	19+1	8	0	0	1	0	20+1	8	2	0
20	FW	Sorba Thomas	0+7	0	0	0	0	0	0+7	0	0	0
22	FW	Fraizer Campbell	35+5	7	0	0	0	0	35+5	7	4	0
23	DF	Naby Sarr	41	4	0	0	0	0	41	4	4	1
25	FW	Danny Ward	6+13	1	0	0	1	0	7+13	1	0	0
26	DF	Christopher Schindler	10+2	0	0	0	1	0	11+2	0	1	0
27	DF	Romoney Crichlow	2+2	0	1	1	1	0	4+2	1	1	0
28	DF	Jaden Brown	1+12	0	1	0	0	0	2+12	0	1	1
29	DF	Aaron Rowe	10+10	1	1	1	1	0	12+10	2	1	0
30	DF	Ben Jackson	1	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+1	0	0	0
31	GK	Ryan Schofield	29+1	0	0	0	0	0	29+1	0	2	0
33	MF	Josh Austerfield	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
34	MF	Matty Daly	1+4	0	1	0	0	0	2+4	0	0	0
35	DF	Rarmani Edmonds-Green	16+8	2	0	0	0	0	16+8	2	1	0
36	FW	Kieran Phillips	0+10	0	1	0	0	0	1+10	0	0	0
37	DF	Mustapha Olagunju	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
40	MF	Brahima Diarra	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
41	MF	Pat Jones	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
44	GK	Joel Pereira	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
48	MF	Etienne Camara	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
49	MF	Scott High	1+13	0	0	0	0	0	1+13	0	0	0
50	MF	Myles Bright	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
55	FW	Yaya Sanogo	5+4	0	0	0	0	0	5+4	0	0	0
—	—	Own goals	–	4	–	0	–	0	–	4	–	–
Players who left the club during the season:
1	GK	Ben Hamer	15	0	1	0	1	0	17	0	2	0
11	FW	Adama Diakhaby	7+9	0	0	0	0+1	0	7+10	0	1	0

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

Month	Player	Votes
September/October	Harry Toffolo	[59]
November	Carel Eiting	[60]
December	Ryan Schofield	[61]
January	Harry Toffolo	[62]
February	Lewis O'Brien	[63]
March	Naby Sarr	[64]
Season	Jonathan Hogg	[65]

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External links

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