Huddersfield Town

2007–08 season
Chairman	Ken Davy Dean Hoyle (Chairman-Elect)
Manager	Andy Ritchie(until 1 April 2008) Gerry Murphy(1 April 2008 until 3 May 2008)
Stadium	Kirklees Stadium
League One	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round (knocked out byChelsea)
League Cup	First round (knocked out byBlackpool)
League Trophy	First round (knocked out byGrimsby Town)
Top goalscorer	League:Andy Booth (9) All:Luke Beckett (12)
Highest home attendance	16,413 vsLeeds United (15 April 2008)
Lowest home attendance	6,004 vsBrighton & Hove Albion (18 March 2008)
Biggest win	3–0 vsGrimsby Town (1 December 2007)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vsWalsall (6 October 2007) 0–4 vsLeeds United (8 December 2007)
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Huddersfield Town's 2007–08 campaign saw The Terriers fail to make any progress for a second successive season inFootball League One.Andy Ritchie lost his job on April Fool's Day following a 4–1 defeat at local rivalsOldham Athletic. He was replaced byStan Ternent for the new season.

The season was also notable for 2 other reasons. One was theFA Cup run, which saw Town reach the 5th round for the first time since the1998–99 season. This included a win overPremier League sideBirmingham City and a rematch againstChelsea atStamford Bridge.

The other big story was the handover of chairmanship fromKen Davy to local businessmanDean Hoyle. He would become the chairman after thecentenary season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  ENG Andy Holdsworth 3 DF  ENG Joe Skarz 4 MF  IRL Michael Collins 5 DF  ENG David Mirfin 6 DF  ENG Nathan Clarke 7 MF  ENG Chris Brandon 8 MF  ENG Jon Worthington 9 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri 11 MF  ENG Danny Schofield 12 DF  ENG Tom Clarke 13 DF  JAM Frank Sinclair 15 MF  SLE Malvin Kamara

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ENG Matty Young 18 FW  ENG Luke Beckett 19 DF  ENG Aaron Hardy 20 MF  ENG Danny Racchi 21 FW  ENG Lucas Akins 22 MF  IRL James Berrett 23 FW  ENG Andy Booth 24 MF  ENG Mitchell Bailey 25 FW  IRL Luke Malcher 26 GK  ENG Simon Eastwood 27 GK  ENG Matt Glennon 28 GK  ENG Alex Smithies

The end of a disappointing season again saw the departure of more players than new arrivals. Senior players who left includedMark Hudson,Martin McIntosh,John McAliskey,Paul Rachubka, andGary Taylor-Fletcher.Jamaican international defenderFrank Sinclair was signed on a 12-month contract, after joining on loan last season, and other close-season signings were ex-Leicester CitystrikerDanny Cadamarteri andmidfielderMalvin Kamara, who was released by fellowLeague One sidePort Vale, both on free transfers. ManagerAndy Ritchie made ex-Barnsley defenderRobbie Williams his fourth signing, on 24 August. Huddersfield Town fanAdam Pearson, formerHull City chairman, tabled atakeover purchase offer for the club during October, worth more than £3 million, but it was rejected.^[1] On 10 January 2008, after a successful loan period,Phil Jevons signed fromChampionship sideBristol City for an undisclosed fee, although it is believed to be in the region of£100,000. On 21 January,Welsh internationalRob Page signed from Championship sideCoventry City on a deal to the end of the season.

ManagerAndy Ritchie departed on 1 April, by 'mutual consent', following the embarrassing 4–1 defeat at rivalsOldham Athletic on 29 March. Academy directorGerry Murphy was put in caretaker charge.^[2] First-team coachJohn Dungworth was the next to go, on 3 April, also announced as by 'mutual consent'.^[3]Derby County assistant managerStan Ternent was appointed as manager at theGalpharm Stadium, on 24 April, with his assistant being ex-Town playerRonnie Jepson. However, Murphy remained in charge of the team for the rest of the season and Ternent will take control of the team at the start ofnext season. It was announced, on 10 April, thatKen Davy was to step down as chairman after completing a deal with local businessmanDean Hoyle, who will take over at the start of the2009–10 season. Hoyle joined the board immediately.^[4]

On 1 August 2007, Huddersfield won a prestigious pre-seasonfriendly, at home toPremier League sideBlackburn Rovers, 2–1 with twoLuke Beckett strikes. After a promising start which saw them lying 4th at the start of September, Huddersfield had slumped to 17th by 27 October with five consecutive away defeats, where they failed to score. The team's form continued to be inconsistent, though they had eased up to 13th by the end of 2007, helped by the occasional excellent result notably the 1–0 win atSwansea City on 16 November. From then until the middle of April the team were stuck in the narrow range of 13th–15th. The 2–1 win overBrighton & Hove Albion, on 18 March, was watched by just 6,004 spectators, the lowest ever league crowd at theGalpharm Stadium for a league match.^[5] However, following Ritchie's departure, Town regained composure and finished with four consecutive victories including beating local rivalsLeeds United 1–0, at the Galpharm, on 15 April. The attendance for that match was 16,413, the highest for a league match for nearly 4 years, apart from the play-off semi-finals. Huddersfield finished theseason in 10th place inLeague One. Although they were 10 points short of a play-off place, at no stage of the season did they look like serious promotion contenders.

In the cups, aLeague Cup defeat atBlackpool, and an embarrassing 4–1 defeat in theFootball League Trophy toGrimsby Town, made it their fourth and fifth consecutive first round cup exits. Huddersfield beatAccrington Stanley away in the first round of theFA Cup, on 10 November. This was followed on 1 December with a second round 3–0 home win over Grimsby Town. Huddersfield caused one of the shocks of the third round when, at home on 5 January 2008, they beatPremier League sideBirmingham City 2–1 with goals fromLuke Beckett andChris Brandon.^[6] In the fourth round, Town beat fellowLeague One giant-killersOldham Athletic (who beatEverton atGoodison Park in Round 3) 1–0 atBoundary Park, thanks to a goal by ex-Oldham strikerLuke Beckett. The fifth round draw paired Town with FA Cup holdersChelsea, in a rematch of the third round tie in January 2006. The teams turned round 1–1 afterMichael Collins had cancelled outFrank Lampard's 100th Chelsea goal but Lampard andSalomon Kalou sealed Chelsea's 3–1 win.

Mark Hudson joinedRotherham United,Martin McIntosh andJohn McAliskey both joinedMansfield Town,Adnan Ahmed left forTranmere Rovers,John McCombe signed forHereford United andJames Hand joinedDundalk. Adam Wilson was also told his contract would not be renewed and he subsequently joined non-league teamBradford Park Avenue. In addition, other departures includedPaul Rachubka, who was not offered a new deal and subsequently joinedBlackpool (where he had spent the end of the 2006–07 season on loan).Gary Taylor-Fletcher joined Rachubka at newly promotedChampionship sideBlackpool for an undisclosed fee.

Of the other squad members that were out of contract bothDanny Racchi andAaron Hardy were given one-year and six-month deals respectively.Jamaican international defenderFrank Sinclair was signed on a 12-month contract at theGalpharm Stadium after a successful loan period. Town's other close-season signings were ex-Leicester CitystrikerDanny Cadamarteri andmidfielderMalvin Kamara, who was released by fellowLeague One sidePort Vale, both on a free transfers.

Huddersfield had an offer forBarnsley defenderRobbie Williams accepted, with personal terms agreed on 13 July, but the following day during his medical, it was revealed that he had a hairline fracture in his shin, with the deal virtually collapsed, but after being given time to recover he finally signed for the Terriers on 24 August for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. ManagerAndy Ritchie had previously been unsuccessful in attempts to signstrikersIan Moore,Jo Kuffour andJason Scotland.

Town won six of their seven pre-seasonfriendlies including on 1 August 2007 a win 2–1 at home toPremier League sideBlackburn Rovers with twoLuke Beckett strikes. Recently departed Taylor-Fletcher and Rachubka were given an early chance to face their former club when Town were drawn away toBlackpool in the first round of theLeague Cup; the game finished 1–0 to the Seasiders thanks to aBen Burgess goal.

On 31 August,Bristol City andIreland under-21 internationalRichard Keogh was signed on a month's loan. His loan was extended by a further month on 1 October. On 27 September,West Bromwich AlbionmidfielderRonnie Wallwork was signed on a month's loan to alleviate Town's injury crisis. Huddersfield released Keogh on 29 October but extended Wallwork's loan for another month.

Huddersfield beatAccrington Stanley on 10 November, in the first round of theFA Cup. They came back from 2–0 down thus avoiding their fate of four years previously when they lost 1–0, also in a first round tie away at Accrington.

Huddersfield signedBristol CitystrikerPhil Jevons for a month's loan on 22 November, as well as increasing Ronnie Wallwork's loan until 29 December. Also that day, youngstrikerLucas Akins was sent on loan toConference National sideNorthwich Victoria.

Akins's loan was extended by another month on 20 December. Then on Christmas Eve, Jevons's loan was extended until 19 January 2008.^[7] However, on 10 January Jevons was signed for £100,000, that could double to £200,000 depending on appearances and whether Town win promotion, on a deal that takes him until summer 2010.^[8] Ronnie Wallwork returned toWest Bromwich Albion on 29 December after the 93-day loan limit expired. On 11 January 2008 it was announced that Wallwork had signed forSheffield Wednesday, on a free transfer, to the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal.^[9][10]

On 21 January,Welsh internationalRob Page signed from Championship sideCoventry City on a deal to the end of the season.

On 15 February,Lucas Akins returned from his loan spell atNorthwich Victoria and youngdefenderShane Killock was sent on loan toConference North sideHyde United. That was later extended to an end-of-season loan. On 21 February, fellow Town youngsterTom Clarke joinedWest Yorkshire rivalsHalifax Town on a month's loan. He returned to the Galpharm on 23 March.

On 28 February, long-servingmidfielderDanny Schofield requested that he could leave the club at the end of the season for a new challenge. His name has been circulated to other clubs by managerAndy Ritchie.

On 2 March, Huddersfield won 2 prizes at the 3rdFootball League Awards. The club won "Best League One Family Club" for their "Fans of the Future" initiative and Town youngsterDaniel Broadbent celebrated his 18th birthday by winning the "League One Apprentice" award, an award won byJoe Skarz twelve months earlier.

By the start of March, Town's play-off hopes were starting to vanish following successive defeats byGillingham, leadersSwansea City andSwindon Town (who finished the game with nine men!). WithDanny Cadamarteri still out injured, Town's three fitstrikers:Luke Beckett,Andy Booth andPhil Jevons were all misfiring, so Andy Ritchie tried to bring in an experienced striker from theChampionship, but as with back in the summer, he was rejected three times. First byCharlton Athletic'sIzale McLeod, then byWest Bromwich Albion'sCraig Beattie andCrystal Palace's recently transfer-listedShefki Kuqi. On 11 March, Ritchie revealed he also missed out onPreston North End'sBrett Ormerod andWatford'sHungarian strikerTamás Priskin.

On 1 April, three days after a humiliating 4–1 defeat atOldham Athletic that dashed any lingering play-off hopes, it was announced that manager Andy Ritchie had left the club by mutual consent.^[2] First-team coachJohn Dungworth was the next to go, on 3 April, also announced as by 'mutual consent'.^[3] ChairmanKen Davy cited the fact that results had been far too inconsistent and that the club had not moved forward as had been expected. Ritchie had been in charge for slightly less than a year. Davy also stated that the club hoped to appoint a new manager before the end of the season. Academy directorGerry Murphy was put in caretaker charge until a replacement is found. He has ruled himself out of the running for the job. Front-runners include ex-Brentford andLeicester City bossMartin Allen, ex-Town playerMark Lillis and ex-EnglandcaptainAlan Shearer.

Among Murphy's first acts was to give the Towncaptaincy todefenderRob Page, so that the previous captainJon Worthington can focus on his game more. During his tenure as caretaker manager, Murphy led the Terriers to an impressive 1–0 win over local rivalsLeeds United.

On 24 April, it was revealed that Town had asked for permission to speak toDerby County assistant managerStan Ternent, which was granted byAdam Pearson. He took over at theGalpharm Stadium later that day. His assistant is ex-Town playerRonnie Jepson. Derby's own website even said thatChris Hutchings, another person possibly lined up to replace Ritchie would be reunited withPaul Jewell as Ternent's replacement. Ternent will take charge of his first league game at the start ofnext season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF  ENG Andy Holdsworth 3 DF  ENG Joe Skarz 4 MF  IRL Michael Collins 5 DF  ENG David Mirfin 6 DF  ENG Nathan Clarke 7 MF  ENG Chris Brandon 8 MF  ENG Jon Worthington 9 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri 10 DF  ENG Robbie Williams 11 MF  ENG Danny Schofield 12 DF  ENG Tom Clarke 13 DF  JAM Frank Sinclair 14 FW  ENG Phil Jevons 15 MF  SLE Malvin Kamara 17 MF  ENG Matty Young

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  ENG Luke Beckett 19 DF  ENG Aaron Hardy 20 MF  ENG Danny Racchi 21 FW  ENG Lucas Akins 22 MF  IRL James Berrett 23 FW  ENG Andy Booth 24 MF  ENG Mitchell Bailey 25 FW  IRL Luke Malcher 26 GK  ENG Simon Eastwood 27 GK  ENG Matt Glennon 28 GK  ENG Alex Smithies 29 DF  WAL Rob Page 31 DF  ENG Shane Killock 32 FW  ENG Daniel Broadbent 33 DF  ENG Spencer Harris

Date	Player	Previous Club	Cost
12 May	Frank Sinclair	Burnley	Free
1 June	Danny Cadamarteri	Leicester City	Free
18 June	Malvin Kamara	Port Vale	Free
24 August	Robbie Williams	Barnsley	Undisclosed Fee
31 August	Richard Keogh	Bristol City	Loan
27 September	Ronnie Wallwork	West Bromwich Albion	Loan
22 November	Phil Jevons	Bristol City	Loan
10 January	Phil Jevons	Bristol City	£100K rising to a possible£200K[8]
21 January	Rob Page	Coventry City	Free
15 February	Lucas Akins	Northwich Victoria	Return From Loan
23 March	Tom Clarke	Halifax Town	Return From Loan

Date	Player	New Club	Cost
25 May	Adnan Ahmed	Tranmere Rovers	Free
5 June	Paul Rachubka	Blackpool	Free
7 June	John McAliskey	Mansfield Town	Free
14 June	Mark Hudson	Rotherham United	Free
16 June	Martin McIntosh	Mansfield Town	Free
4 July	John McCombe	Hereford United	Free
9 July	Gary Taylor-Fletcher	Blackpool	Undisclosed Fee
10 July	James Hand	Dundalk	Free
23 July	Adam Wilson	Bradford Park Avenue	Free
29 October	Richard Keogh	Bristol City	Return From Loan
22 November	Lucas Akins	Northwich Victoria	Loan
29 December	Ronnie Wallwork	West Bromwich Albion	Loan Limit Expired
15 February	Shane Killock	Hyde United	Loan
21 February	Tom Clarke	Halifax Town	Loan

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Football League Trophy		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	Andy Holdsworth	England	DF	43 (1)	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	49 (1)	3
3	Joe Skarz	England	DF	22 (5)	0	2 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	26 (6)	0
4	Michael Collins	Republic of Ireland	MF	35 (6)	2	3 (2)	1	1	0	1	1	40 (8)	4
5	David Mirfin	England	DF	23 (6)	1	3 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	27 (7)	1
6	Nathan Clarke	England	DF	44	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	50	2
7	Chris Brandon	England	MF	25 (3)	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	29 (3)	3
8	Jon Worthington	England	MF	19 (6)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21 (6)	0
9	Danny Cadamarteri	England	FW	10 (2)	3	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	11 (3)	3
10	Robbie Williams	England	DF	24 (1)	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	27 (1)	2
11	Danny Schofield	England	MF	19 (6)	2	4 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	25 (7)	2
12	Tom Clarke	England	DF	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	2 (2)	0
13	Frank Sinclair	Jamaica	DF	28 (1)	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	34 (1)	0
14	Phil Jevons	England	FW	17 (4)	7	3 (1)	2	0	0	0	0	20 (5)	9
14	Richard Keogh	Republic of Ireland	DF	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	1
15	Malvin Kamara	Sierra Leone	MF	33 (10)	3	3 (2)	2	1	0	1	0	38 (12)	5
16	Ronnie Wallwork	England	MF	16	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	3
17	Matty Young	England	MF	4 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	4 (5)	0
18	Luke Beckett	England	FW	25 (11)	8	3 (2)	4	1	0	1	0	30 (13)	12
19	Aaron Hardy	England	DF	5 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	6 (2)	0
20	Danny Racchi	England	DF	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0
21	Lucas Akins	England	FW	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (4)	0
22	James Berrett	Republic of Ireland	MF	10 (5)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12 (5)	1
23	Andy Booth	England	FW	28 (10)	9	2 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	30 (12)	9
27	Matt Glennon	England	GK	45	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	52	0
28	Alex Smithies	England	GK	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
29	Rob Page	Wales	DF	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
31	Shane Killock	England	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Daniel Broadbent	England	FW	0 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (5)	0

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