2015–16 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Huddersfield Town's fourth consecutive season in the Championship and 107th year in existence.^[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Huddersfield Town

2015–16 season
Chairman	Dean Hoyle
Manager	Chris Powell (until 4 November 2015) Mark Lillis (from 4 November 2015 until 9 November 2015) David Wagner (from 9 November 2015)
Stadium	John Smith's Stadium
Championship	19th
FA Cup	Third round (eliminated by Reading)
League Cup	First round (eliminated by Notts County)
Top goalscorer	League: Nahki Wells (17) All: Nahki Wells (18)
Highest home attendance	17,118 vs. Leeds United (7 November 2015)
Lowest home attendance	4,238 vs. Notts County (11 August 2015)
Biggest win	5–0 vs Charlton Athletic (12 January 2016)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs Bristol City (30 April 2016) 1–5 vs Brentford (7 May 2016)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

On 9 November 2015, following the departure of Chris Powell a few days earlier, the German-American David Wagner became the first head coach of the club, and the first to be born outside the British Isles in the club's 107-year history.

Squad at the start 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 1 GK  ENG Alex Smithies 2 DF  ENG Tommy Smith 3 DF  AUS Jason Davidson 4 MF  ENG Dean Whitehead 5 DF  ENG Mark Hudson (captain) 6 MF  ENG Jonathan Hogg 7 MF  IRL Sean Scannell 8 MF  ENG Jacob Butterfield 9 FW  ENG James Vaughan 11 FW  ENG Ishmael Miller 13 GK  IRL Joe Murphy

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  ENG Martin Cranie 15 DF  SCO Murray Wallace 17 FW  ENG Harry Bunn 18 MF  ENG Joe Lolley 19 MF  USA Duane Holmes 20 FW  ENG Jordy Hiwula 21 FW  BER Nahki Wells 22 MF  ENG Kyle Dempsey 25 MF  ENG Adam Hammill 26 GK  ENG Lloyd Allinson 33 DF  WAL Joel Lynch

Kit

The 2015–16 season was the club's third with technical kit supplier Puma. Pure Legal Limited became main sponsors of the home kit, taking over from previous sponsor Rekorderlig Cider, while Radian B & Covonia continued their sponsorships of the away and third shirts, respectively.

A special charity kit was worn for the home match vs Birmingham City in aid of the Town Foundation, and was sponsored by Johnstone's Paint.

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Pure Legal Limited (home), Radian B (away), Covonia (third), Johnstone's Paint (charity)

Home

Away

Third

Third alt.

Charity

GK (1)

GK (2)

GK (3)

GK (4)

Last updated: 26 June 2016.
Source: The Championship 2015–2016 - Historical Football kits

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 1 GK  ENG Jed Steer (on loan from Aston Villa) 2 DF  ENG Tommy Smith 3 DF  AUS Jason Davidson 4 MF  ENG Dean Whitehead 5 DF  ENG Mark Hudson (captain) 6 MF  ENG Jonathan Hogg 7 MF  IRL Sean Scannell 8 MF  ENG Jamie Paterson (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 9 FW  ENG James Vaughan (on loan at Birmingham City) 10 MF  ALG Karim Matmour 11 FW  ENG Ishmael Miller 13 GK  IRL Joe Murphy 14 DF  ENG Martin Cranie 16 MF  WAL Emyr Huws (on loan from Wigan Athletic) 17 FW  ENG Harry Bunn

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ENG Joe Lolley 19 MF  USA Duane Holmes 20 FW  ENG Jordy Hiwula (on loan at Walsall) 21 FW  BER Nahki Wells 22 MF  ENG Kyle Dempsey 24 MF  NED Rajiv van La Parra (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 26 GK  ENG Lloyd Allinson 29 MF  DEN Philip Billing 33 DF  WAL Joel Lynch 34 DF  SCO Will Boyle (on loan at York City) 36 FW  ALB Flo Bojaj –– MF  ENG Ben Holmes (on loan at Hyde United) –– GK  POL Ed Wilczynski (on loan at Bishop Auckland) –– DF  ENG Joe Wilkinson (on loan at Bradford (Park Avenue)) –– DF  WAL Joe Wright (on loan at Accrington Stanley)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	LW		Callum Charlton	Brighouse Town	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	LB		Jason Davidson	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2015	CM		Dean Whitehead	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	[4]
10 July 2015	AM		Kyle Dempsey	Carlisle United	£300,000	[5][6]
17 July 2015	FW		Jordy Hiwula	Manchester City	Undisclosed	[7]
22 July 2015	CB		Martin Cranie	Barnsley	Free transfer	[8]
31 July 2015	AM		Jack Boyle	Youth system	—	[9]
20 January 2016	AM		Karim Matmour	Unattached	Free transfer	[10]

Total spending: £300,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CF		Daniel Carr	Cambridge United [a]	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2015	LM		Jake Carroll	Hartlepool United [b]	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2015	CB		Anthony Gerrard	Shrewsbury Town	Released	[12]
1 July 2015	CM		Oscar Gobern	Queens Park Rangers [c]	Released	[15]
1 July 2015	CF		Martin Paterson	Blackpool	Released	[12]
1 July 2015	CF		Jon Stead	Notts County [d]	Free transfer	[12]
3 July 2015	CM		Conor Coady	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£2,000,000	[17][18]
20 August 2015	GK		Alex Smithies	Queens Park Rangers	£1,500,000	[19]
1 September 2015	CM		Jacob Butterfield	Derby County	Undisclosed	[20]
1 September 2015	RW		Adam Hammill	Barnsley	Mutual consent	[21]
2 January 2016	DF		Murray Wallace	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	[22]
13 February 2016	FW		Liam Coogans	Brechin City	Released	[23]

1. Following Carr's release he joined Cambridge United.^[11]
2. Following Carroll's release he joined Hartlepool United.^[13]
3. Following Gobern's release he joined Queens Park Rangers.^[14]
4. Following Stead's release he joined Notts County.^[16]

Total income: £3,500,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
27 August 2015	LW		Mustapha Carayol	Middlesbrough	End of season	[24]
27 August 2015	CM		Emyr Huws	Wigan Athletic	End of season	[25]
1 September 2015	FW		Jamie Paterson	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[26]
9 September 2015	CB		Elliott Ward	Bournemouth	7 October 2015	[27]
11 September 2015	GK		Jed Steer	Aston Villa	9 October 2015	[28][a]
19 November 2015	LB		Ben Chilwell	Leicester City	3 January 2016	[30]
2 January 2016	GK		Jed Steer	Aston Villa	31 May 2016	[31]
8 January 2016	LB		James Husband	Middlesbrough	6 February 2016	[32]
1 February 2016	FW		Elvis Manu	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 May 2016	[33]
11 March 2016	MF		Rajiv van La Parra	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31 May 2016	[34]

1. On 15 October 2015, Steer's loan at Huddersfield was extended until 11 November 2015.^[29]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
9 July 2015	CB		Joe Wright	Accrington Stanley	2 January 2016	[35]
31 July 2015	LW		Jake Charles	Guiseley	29 August 2015	[36]
5 August 2015	CB		Will Boyle	Macclesfield Town	2 September 2015	[37][38]
25 August 2015	CB		Murray Wallace	Scunthorpe United	1 November 2015	[39][a]
27 August 2015	CF		Jordy Hiwula	Wigan Athletic	End of season	[41]
28 August 2015	CM		Ben Holmes	AFC Fylde	30 September 2015	[42]
2 September 2015	FW		Liam Coogans	Queen of the South	4 January 2016	[43]
18 September 2015	GK		Sam Guthrie	Clitheroe	17 October 2015	[44]
25 September 2015	MF		Joe Lolley	Scunthorpe United	1 November 2015	[45]
14 October 2015	DF		Joe Wilkinson	Hyde United	14 November 2015	[46]
30 October 2015	GK		Ed Wilczynski	Hyde United	24 October 2015	[47]
18 November 2015	CB		Will Boyle	York City	3 January 2016	[48]
26 November 2015	FW		James Vaughan	Birmingham City	2 January 2016	[49]
2 January 2016	GK		Ed Wilczynski	Sheffield	30 January 2016	[50]
8 January 2016	FW		James Vaughan	Birmingham City	30 June 2016	[51]
20 February 2016	GK		Ed Wilczynski	Bishop Auckland	19 March 2016	[50]
26 February 2016	CB		Will Boyle	York City	26 May 2016	[52]
4 March 2016	CF		Jordy Hiwula	Walsall	End of season	[53]

1. On 28 September 2015, Wallace's loan at Scunthorpe was extended until 31 October 2015.^[40]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Alex Smithies	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	GK	ENG	Jed Steer	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Tommy Smith	39	1	33+3	0	2	1	1	0
3	DF	AUS	Jason Davidson	30	1	26+1	1	2	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Dean Whitehead	36	0	31+3	0	0+1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson	41	3	39	3	2	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Jonathan Hogg	24	0	19+3	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF	IRL	Sean Scannell	30	1	20+9	1	1	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Jacob Butterfield	6	1	5	1	0	0	0+1	0
8	FW	ENG	Jamie Paterson	36	8	22+12	6	2	2	0	0
9	FW	ENG	James Vaughan	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	GAM	Mustapha Carayol	15	3	9+6	3	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ALG	Karim Matmour	16	1	7+9	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Ishmael Miller	21	1	12+6	1	0+2	0	1	0
12	DF	ENG	Elliott Ward	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	IRL	Joe Murphy	10	0	7	0	2	0	1	0
14	DF	ENG	Martin Cranie	39	0	28+9	0	0+1	0	1	0
15	DF	SCO	Murray Wallace	3	1	1+1	0	0	0	1	1
15	DF	ENG	James Husband	12	0	10+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
16	MF	WAL	Emyr Huws	31	5	27+3	5	1	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Harry Bunn	44	6	34+8	6	1	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Joe Lolley	34	4	25+7	4	2	0	0	0
19	MF	USA	Duane Holmes	6	1	2+4	1	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Jordy Hiwula	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	FW	BER	Nahki Wells	47	18	39+5	17	2	1	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Kyle Dempsey	24	1	10+11	1	1+1	0	1	0
24	MF	NED	Rajiv van La Parra	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Adam Hammill	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Ben Chilwell	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	ENG	Lloyd Allinson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	GHA	Elvis Manu	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	DEN	Philip Billing	13	1	8+5	1	0	0	0	0
33	DF	WAL	Joel Lynch	40	2	34+3	2	2	0	1	0
34	DF	SCO	Will Boyle	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ALB	Flo Bojaj	8	1	0+8	1	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		21	Nahki Wells	17	1	0	18
2	FW		8	Jamie Paterson	6	2	0	8
3	FW		17	Harry Bunn	6	0	0	6
4	MF		16	Emyr Huws	5	0	0	5
5=	MF		18	Joe Lolley	4	0	0	4
				Own goals	4	0	0	4
7=	DF		5	Mark Hudson	3	0	0	3
	MF		10	Mustapha Carayol	3	0	0	3
9	DF		33	Joel Lynch	2	0	0	2
10=	DF		2	Tommy Smith	0	1	0	1
	DF		3	Jason Davidson	1	0	0	1
	MF		7	Sean Scannell	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Jacob Butterfield	1	0	0	1
	MF		10	Karim Matmour	1	0	0	1
	FW		11	Ishmael Miller	1	0	0	1
	DF		15	Murray Wallace	0	0	1	1
	MF		19	Duane Holmes	1	0	0	1
	MF		22	Kyle Dempsey	1	0	0	1
	MF		29	Philip Billing	1	0	0	1
	FW		36	Flo Bojaj	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	59	4	1	64

Cards

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
5		DF	Mark Hudson	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
4		MF	Dean Whitehead	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
33		DF	Joel Lynch	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2		DF	Tommy Smith	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
6		MF	Jonathan Hogg	6	0	1	1	0	0	7	1
17		FW	Harry Bunn	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
14		DF	Martin Cranie	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
21		FW	Nahki Wells	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
3		DF	Jason Davidson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16		MF	Emyr Huws	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22		MF	Kyle Dempsey	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		MF	Mustapha Carayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	James Husband	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29		MF	Philip Billing	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
9		FW	James Vaughan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1		GK	Jed Steer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Sean Scannell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Jacob Butterfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Jamie Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Karim Matmour	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Murray Wallace	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
18		MF	Joe Lolley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			Totals	82	3	2	1	2	0	86	4

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 15 May 2015, Huddersfield Town announced their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2015–16 season against Guiseley.^[54] On 19 May 2015, a second friendly was announced against Barnsley.^[55] A day later, Huddersfield Town announced they will travel to Grimsby Town.^[56] A fourth friendly was announced on 21 May 2015 against Rochdale.^[57] On 1 July 2015, Huddersfield Town announced they will face Leyton Orient on 18 July 2015 in Spain.^[58] On 7 July 2015, Huddersfield Town finalised their pre-season schedule by confirming a home friendly against Spanish side Deportivo de La Coruña.^[59]

Guiseley v Huddersfield Town

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Guiseley	1–3	Huddersfield Town	Guiseley
15:00 BST	Boshell 45' (pen.)	Report	Wells 32' Butterfield 42' Lolley 89'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,036

Radcliffe Borough v Huddersfield Town XI

17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly	Radcliffe Borough	0–1	Huddersfield Town XI	Radcliffe
19:00 BST		Report	Coogans 49'	Stadium: Stainton Park

Huddersfield Town v Leyton Orient

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Leyton Orient	Mijas, Spain
10:30 CEST	Lolley 35' Baudry 67' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: La Cala Resort

Grimsby Town v Huddersfield Town

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Grimsby Town	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Arnold 14' East 43' Bogle 65'	Report	Smith 66'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,420

A.F.C. Emley v Huddersfield Town XI

22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly	A.F.C. Emley	1–4	Huddersfield Town XI	Emley
19:30 BST	Jordan 70'		Bojaj 28', 43', 74' (pen.) Porritt 83'	Stadium: Welfare Ground

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Rochdale	4–3	Huddersfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Andrew 7' Alessandra 14' Camps 30', 38'	Report	Wells 23', 48' Scannell 31'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,165

Brighouse Town v Huddersfield Town XI

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Brighouse Town	2–1	Huddersfield Town XI	Brighouse
19:30 BST	Boafo 22' (pen.) Facey 76'	Report	Bojaj 86'	Stadium: St. Giles Road

Huddersfield Town v Deportivo de La Coruña

29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Deportivo de La Coruña	Huddersfield
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 4,633 Referee: Robert Madley

Barnsley v Huddersfield Town

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Barnsley	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Winnall 33' Holgate 48'	Report	Wells 20'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 2,787

Stalybridge Celtic v Huddersfield Town XI

3 August 2015 (2015-08-03) Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	2–4	Huddersfield Town XI	Stalybridge
19:30 BST	Wright 30' Johnson 76'	Report	Booty 50' Bojaj 55' Pyke 79' D. Holmes 88'	Stadium: Bower Fold

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	8 August 2015	7 May 2016	Matchday 1	19th	46	13	12	21	59	70	−11	028.26
FA Cup	9 January 2016	19 January 2016	Third round	Third round	2	0	1	1	4	7	−3	000.00
League Cup	11 August 2015	11 August 2015	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					49	13	13	23	64	79	−15	026.53

Last updated: 7 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Championship

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	13	12	21	59	70	−11	51	7	6	10	33	33	0	6	6	11	26	37	−11

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	L
Position	22	20	18	20	22	23	20	13	13	17	17	13	15	16	18	19	21	22	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	16	16	17	17	17	17	15	16	17	18	18	18	16	18	18	19	16	16	16	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Reading	46	13	13	20	52	59	−7	52
18	Bristol City	46	13	13	20	54	71	−17	52
19	Huddersfield Town	46	13	12	21	59	70	−11	51
20	Fulham	46	12	15	19	66	79	−13	51
21	Rotherham United	46	13	10	23	53	71	−18	49

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[60]

Hull City v Huddersfield Town

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Hull City	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hayden  30' Clucas 39' Akpom 71'		Smith  28' Hudson  68' Bunn  86'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 19,361 Referee: Keith Hill

Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Wells 10' Hudson  31' Whitehead  46'		Delfouneso 60'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,338 Referee: Peter Bankes

Huddersfield Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Lynch  7' Butterfield 54'  82'		Kayal 1' Bong  39' Stephens  45' Bruno  90'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Fulham v Huddersfield Town

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Fulham	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Fulham
15:00 BST	Cairney  78' Woodrow 90+4'		Wells 63' Hudson  77' Davidson  78'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 14,283 Referee: James Adcock

Huddersfield Town v Queens Park Rangers

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Hogg  63'		Konchesky  61' Chery 84' Perch  90+1' Phillips  90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,189 Referee: Kevin Wright

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6	Cardiff City	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Pilkington 69' Mason 77' Fábio  90+3'		Hogg  16'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,715 Referee: Paul Tierney

Charlton Athletic v Huddersfield Town

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Huddersfield Town	Charlton
19:45 BST	Sarr 40'  59'		Bunn 11' Lynch  25' Carayol  27' Huws 34' Steer  68' Smith  90+6'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,873 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Huddersfield Town v Bolton Wanderers

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Huddersfield Town	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Huws 45+1', 74' Carayol 51' Lynch 83'		Feeney 3' Derik  55'  89' Danns  79' Davies  83'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,762 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) 9	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Cranie  28' Huws 84'		Lichaj  12' Mendes 23'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,299 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Wolverhampton
12:30 BST	McDonald 23' Ojo  30' Afobe 66', 88' Le Fondre  68' Price  70'		Cranie  20' Whitehead  90+3'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 18,166 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 11	Ipswich Town	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chambers  21' Smith  58' Douglas  62'		Whitehead  37' Vaughan  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,937 Referee: Andy Davies

Huddersfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Scannell  33' Cranie  36' Wells 58' Lynch  71' Whitehead  81' Paterson 90+5'		Kay  3' Forster-Caskey  70'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,471 Referee: Peter Bankes

Huddersfield Town v Derby County

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 13	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Derby County	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Bunn 31' Davidson  46' Lynch  67'		Martin 15' Thorne 48'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Tony Harrington

Burnley v Huddersfield Town

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14	Burnley	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Gray 12' (pen.), 43' Barton  82'		Whitehead  57' Bunn  71' Duff 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 16,749 Referee: Oliver Langford

Reading v Huddersfield Town

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15	Reading	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Reading
20:00 GMT	Norwood 15' Blackman  77' John 84'		Paterson 2' Wells 26' Dempsey  67' Lynch  77' Bunn  77'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,379 Referee: Brendan Malone

Huddersfield Town v Leeds United

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16	Huddersfield Town	0–3	Leeds United	Huddersfield
12:30 GMT	Cranie  25'		Wootton  22' Antenucci 45+5'  45+6' Wood 45+7' Mowatt 54'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 17,118 Referee: Graham Scott

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Hélan  30' Pudil  59' João 77', 90+3' Lee 83'		Bunn  27' Whitehead  38' Scannell 53' Dempsey  81'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,191 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Whitehead  18' Hudson  52' Smith  54'		Clayton 9' Gibson  59' Nsue 84'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,434 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19	Birmingham City	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Kieftenbeld  35'		Lolley 1' Hudson  32' Carayol  74' Wells 81'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,931 Referee: Stephen Martin

Huddersfield Town v Bristol City

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Bristol City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Dempsey  64' Bunn 84'		Kodjia 7' Flint 29' Agard  83' Bryan  89'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 13,255 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Rotherham United	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Carayol 31' Lynch  58' Miller 73'		Mattock  67'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Mark Brown

Brentford v Huddersfield Town

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Brentford	4–2	Huddersfield Town	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Canós 5' Vibe 21' Diagouraga  26' Judge 31', 55' (pen.)		Hudson  30' Lolley 46' Wells  65' Dempsey 90+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,262 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Preston North End	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Huws  8' 76' Smith  25' Wells 38', 55' Hogg  65' Lynch  65'		Huntington  43' Gallagher  52' Garner  65' Reach 90+4'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 14,697 Referee: Christopher Kavanagh

Queens Park Rangers v Huddersfield Town

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Polter 80'		Hudson  77' Wells 86' Huws  90'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,662 Referee: Brendan Malone

Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Pratley  37' Vela  74'		Lolley 61' Hudson  81' Carayol 87'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 15,969 Referee: Andy Haines

Huddersfield Town v Charlton Athletic

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26	Huddersfield Town	5–0	Charlton Athletic	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Hudson 17' Wells 44' Paterson 75' Holmes 79' Davidson 90+2'		Solly  23' Williams  30' Fox  53' Ghoochannejhad  86'  87'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Huddersfield Town v Fulham

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Fulham	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Hudson 19'  32' Bunn  68'		McCormack 2' Garbutt  68'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,039 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Brighton & Hove Albion v Huddersfield Town

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Falmer
15:00 GMT	Kayal  25' Zamora 30' Wilson 66'		Hudson  2' Bunn 45+2' Lynch  57' Cranie  66' Smith  73'  84'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,367 Referee: Graham Horwood

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29	Huddersfield Town	2–3	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Wells 40'  76' Lynch  52' Bunn 90+2'		Whittingham 37', 79' O'Keefe  55' Immers 61' Fábio  73' Gunnarsson  89'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,002 Referee: David Webb

Preston North End v Huddersfield Town

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Preston North End	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Preston
15:00 GMT	Lynch 83' (o.g.) Browne 90+1'		Hogg  78' Wells 80' Matmour  81'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,653 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Huddersfield Town	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Grant  69' Mills  82'		Mills 14' (o.g.) Hogg  72' Smith  73' Billing 84'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,984 Referee: Darren Deadman

Huddersfield Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Smith  44' Husband  45+2' Wells 78'		van La Parra  45+2' Saville  71'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,714 Referee: Kevin Wright

Milton Keynes Dons v Huddersfield Town

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 33	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Revell 28' McFadzean  90+2'		Hogg  34' Wells  43' 86' Billing  49'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Michael Bull

Huddersfield Town v Ipswich Town

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 34	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Ipswich Town	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Smith  74'		Pringle 19' Chambers  51' Sears  71' Maitland-Niles  90'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,644 Referee: Darren Bond

Derby County v Huddersfield Town

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Derby County	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Derby
15:00 GMT	Martin 31' Hanson  59' Russell 73'		Whitehead  36' Hudson  90+1'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 29,698 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Huddersfield Town v Reading

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Reading	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT	Wells 51' Paterson 61' Husband  77' Bojaj 87'		Piazon  30' Taylor  89' John 90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 10,167 Referee: Paul Tierney

Huddersfield Town v Burnley

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37	Huddersfield Town	1–3	Burnley	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Lolley 44'		Ward 14' Vokes 30' Mee 45+2'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 13,917 Referee: Scott Duncan

Leeds United v Huddersfield Town

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Leeds United	1–4	Huddersfield Town	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Murphy  20' Dallas 22'  22' Bellusci  62' Taylor  67' Mowatt  90+1' Cook  90+3'		Billing  16' Lolley  18' Hudson 41' Bunn 69' Matmour 73' Wells 77'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Graham Scott

Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Hudson  44'		Loovens  32' Forestieri 83'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 15,469 Referee: Iain Williamson

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Middlesbrough	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Leadbitter 32' (pen.) Ramírez 33', 77'		Wells  27'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,669 Referee: Stephen Martin

Huddersfield Town v Hull City

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Hull City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Whitehead  12' Paterson 40' Huws  89' Maguire 90' (o.g.)		Livermore  26' Maguire  61' Hernández 76' Diomande 90+3'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,883 Referee: Darren Deadman

Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Hanley  61' Lenihan  73' Duffy  80'		Wells 35' Kilgallon 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,061 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Rotherham United	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Halford 10'		Wells 22'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,292 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Birmingham City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Paterson  26' Whitehead  38' Lynch 82'		Lafferty  48' Davis  49' Cotterill 73'  74'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 13,054 Referee: David Webb

Bristol City v Huddersfield Town

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Bristol City	4–0	Huddersfield Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	Kodjia 45', 67' Bryan 64' Tomlin 77'		Hudson  49' Lynch  52' Davidson  86'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Fred Graham

Huddersfield Town v Brentford

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Huddersfield Town	1–5	Brentford	Huddersfield
12:30 BST	Paterson 50' Whitehead  82'		Canós 1' Woods  7' Dean  12' Hogan 52', 62' Vibe 67' Yennaris  82' Swift 88'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 13,397 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Birmingham City	1–1	2–0
Blackburn Rovers	0–0	2–0
Bolton Wanderers	4–1	2–0
Brentford	1–5	2–4
Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	1–2
Bristol City	1–2	0–4
Burnley	1–3	1–2
Cardiff City	2–3	0–2
Charlton Athletic	5–0	2–1
Derby County	1–2	0–2
Fulham	1–1	1–1
Hull City	2–2	0–2
Ipswich Town	0–1	0–0
Leeds United	0–3	4–1
Middlesbrough	0–2	0–3
Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	1–1
Nottingham Forest	1–1	2–0
Preston North End	3–1	1–2
Queens Park Rangers	0–1	1–1
Reading	3–1	2–2
Rotherham United	2–0	1–1
Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	1–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	0–3

Note: Huddersfield goals are listed first.

FA Cup

On 7 December 2015, the third round draw was made, Huddersfield Town were drawn at home against Reading, in a repeat of the third round tie the previous season.

Huddersfield Town v Reading

9 January 2016 Round 3	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Reading	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Hogg  45+4' Paterson 57' Wells  68' 90+2' (pen.)		McCleary  45+1' Vydra 71' Robson-Kanu 87'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 9,236 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Reading v Huddersfield Town

19 January 2016 Round 3 Replay	Reading	5–2	Huddersfield Town	Reading
20:00 GMT	Piazon 29' Vydra 57', 61', 90' Fernández 90+3'		Paterson 8' Smith 15' Hogg  27'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,119 Referee: Oliver Langford

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Huddersfield Town were drawn at home against Notts County.^[61]

Huddersfield Town v Notts County

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) Round 1	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Notts County	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Wallace 35'  66' Bunn  39'		Aborah  31' Noble 42', 56' Jenner  45+1' Swerts  66'  70'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 4,238 Referee: Jeremy Simpson