Huddersfield | Common News Update

May242020 by adminNo Comments

Huddersfield owner Phil Hodgkinson warns ’50 or 60 clubs’ could go bust

Sports

English football's pyramid will be destroyed unless the game starts to plan for the financial impact of Covid-19 beyond the 2019-20 season, says Huddersfield owner Phil Hodgkinson. Hodgkinson thinks as many as "50 or 60" clubs could go bust.He says he is looking at a "worst-case scenario" of no fans allowed in stadiums for the 2020-21 season. "The problem is not whether we finish [this] season or not, it is what happens after that," he told BBC Sport.Having previously owned National League North side Southport, Hodgkinson has experience of the hand-to-mouth existence of many lower-league clubs."If we don't come to an agreement there will be no football pyramid. There are clubs I know of that ...

Aug52019 by adminNo Comments

Huddersfield 1-2 Derby County: Tom Lawrence scores a brilliant brace as Phillip Cocu starts Rams reign with hard-fought victory

Sports

Tom Lawrence’s quickfire double saw Derby County edge to a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield for Phillip Cocu’s first win in charge of the club.Lawrence opened the scoring for the visitors midway through the first-half with a lovely lobbed finish following some scrappy defending from Jan Siewart’s side. Lawrence’s two strikes earned his side the three points And the Welshman doubled his tally just two minutes later after producing some neat footwork to fire a beautiful left-footed strike past a hapless Kamil Grabara. The 25-year-old’s goals came in the 22nd and 25th minutes of an entertaining opening period, from which Huddersfield – who finished bottom of the Premier League last season – emerged one goal behind after Karlan Grant netted a penalty on the half-hour mark...

Mar302019 by adminNo Comments

Crystal Palace 2-0 Huddersfield: Terriers’ relegation confirmed at Selhurst Park

Sports

Media playback is not supported on this device Huddersfield equalled the record for the earliest relegation in a Premier League season as second-half goals from Luka Milivojevic and Patrick van Aanholt earned Crystal Palace all three points at Selhurst Park.The Terriers' defeat, combined with victories for Burnley and Southampton, confirmed the visitors' demotion back to the Championship.Huddersfield, who have propped up the table since December, join Derby County and Ipswich Town as the only teams in Premier League history to be relegated with six games left to play. ...

Jan62019 by adminNo Comments

FA Cup round-up: Gillingham shock Cardiff and Bristol City surprise Huddersfield

Sports

Media playback is not supported on this device League One side Gillingham produced the biggest shock in Saturday's FA Cup third round as they beat Premier League Cardiff City, while Championship Bristol City knocked out the top flight's bottom club Huddersfield Town.Holders Chelsea, record 13-time winners Arsenal and Manchester United were among the sides to make it through to Monday's fourth-round draw.Two Championship teams suffered defeats at the hands of opponents from lower divisions, with Norwich beaten 1-0 at home by Andre Green's late goal for Portsmouth and Accrington overcoming...

May92018 by adminNo Comments

Southampton or Swansea City: Who can still be relegated from the Premier League after Huddersfield Town's draw with Chelsea?

Sports

The relegation trapdoor has already claimed two teams - who will be next?Wednesday, May 9, 2018Huddersfield secured a second season in the Premier League by clinching a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.Laurent Depoitre capitalised on a kind bounce following a long ball by Aaron Mooy to fire home the opener in the 50th minute before a clearance struck Marcos Alonso's head and went into the net for a bizarre equaliser.Huddersfield's goal came under constant attack in the closing stages and they had to survive six minutes of injury-time, but resolute defending preserved their top-flight status for another year.The outcome in west London spells all but finalises the identities of the teams relegated for the 2017-18 season, with Huddersfield pulling clear of trouble.Stoke's demise was c...