Huddersfield Town's 1984–85 campaign was a mediocre season for the Terriers, with the team finishing in 13th place, never looking likely to be promoted or relegated.

Squad at the start of the season

Review Town didn't have the best start in their second season back in Division 2. By mid-October, Town were second bottom, following only winning one of their first 9 league games. But, a stunning turn in form saw Town go on a run of 9 games unbeaten, of which 8 of those were wins, helped by goals from Mark Lillis and Dale Tempest. That run saw Town climb to 9th in early December.

Following that run, Town lost 5 of the next 7, winning the other 2, but then a run of 9 games unbeaten seemed to try to force Town into a late promotion surge, but this was quickly ended by a dreadful late season run, which saw Town lose 6 of their last 8 games, finishing in a mediocre 13th place.

Squad at the end of the season

Results Division Two DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition25 August 1984Oxford UnitedH0–36,18420th28 August 1984Charlton AthleticA2–2Cooper, Tempest4,98916th1 September 1984Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–0Winter12,49312th4 September 1984Blackburn RoversH1–1Tempest6,1779th8 September 1984Shrewsbury TownH1–5Cooper4,98015th15 September 1984Manchester CityA0–120,20116th22 September 1984BarnsleyH1–1Winter6,86419th29 September 1984Birmingham CityA0–111,48019th6 October 1984FulhamA1–2Cowling4,37720th13 October 1984WimbledonH2–1Tempest, Doyle5,00118th20 October 1984Leeds UnitedH1–0Lillis15,25716th27 October 1984Carlisle UnitedA1–0Lillis3,77515th3 November 1984MiddlesbroughH3–1Laws, Tempest, Lillis5,81112th10 November 1984Crystal PalaceA1–1Pugh4,90612th17 November 1984Notts CountyA2–0Stanton, Tempest6,05111th24 November 1984Cardiff CityH2–1Jones (pen), Tempest6,49510th1 December 1984Sheffield UnitedA2–0Doyle, Tempest13,2319th8 December 1984Wolverhampton WanderersH3–1Cooper (2), Burke8,2178th15 December 1984PortsmouthA2–3Tempest, Waldron (og)11,7978th22 December 1984Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–2Tempest6,8769th26 December 1984Oldham AthleticH2–1Tempest, Wilson9,1738th29 December 1984Blackburn RoversA3–1Tempest, Cowling, Cooper15,5246th1 January 1985Grimsby TownA1–5Lillis8,7907th12 January 1985Manchester CityH0–215,6408th2 February 1985Birmingham CityH0–17,46011th16 February 1985Crystal PalaceH2–0Wilson, Lillis (pen)5,6789th23 February 1985MiddlesbroughA2–2Tempest, Cowling4,45311th2 March 1985Carlisle UnitedH2–0Lillis, Cowling5,26310th9 March 1985Leeds UnitedA0–018,60710th12 March 1985Shrewsbury TownA1–5Tempest3,29111th23 March 1985FulhamH2–2Lillis, Tempest4,84312th30 March 1985Charlton AthleticH2–1Lillis (2 pens)4,44910th6 April 1985Oldham AthleticA2–2Lillis (2, 1 pen)5,28612th9 April 1985Grimsby TownH0–05,83412th13 April 1985BarnsleyA1–2Wilson7,83213th17 April 1985Oxford UnitedA0–39,14913th20 April 1985Notts CountyH1–2Lillis (pen)4,11713th27 April 1985Cardiff CityA0–33,41413th30 April 1985WimbledonA1–0Webster2,33512th6 May 1985Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2Lillis (pen)4,42213th11 May 1985PortsmouthH0–213,29013th13 May 1985Sheffield UnitedH2–2Tempest, Robinson4,41613th

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance5 January 1985Round 3Wolverhampton WanderersA1–1Tempest8,58923 January 1985Round 3 ReplayWolverhampton WanderersH3–1Lillis (2, 1 pen), Pugh7,05526 January 1985Round 4Luton TownA0–28,712

League Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance25 September 1984Round 2 1st LegSheffield WednesdayA0–316,1399 October 1984Round 2 2nd LegSheffield WednesdayH2–1Jones, Lillis7,163 Huddersfield lost 4–2 on aggregate.

Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSam AllardyceDF3703020420David BurkeDF3113020361Peter ButlerMF0 (4)000000 (4)0Mick CarmodyDF80000080Graham CooperFW31 (3)5302036 (3)5David CowlingMF29 (3)4301033 (3)4Brian CoxGK3703020420Steve DoyleMF3623020412Paul JonesDF2310021252Brian LawsDF2513020301Mark LillisMF351332113916Keith MasonGK50000050Ian MeashamDF1700000170Daral PughMF24 (5)11 (2)11026 (7)2Liam RobinsonFW13 (2)1000013 (2)1Brian StantonMF31000031Steve StouttDF30300060Dale TempestFW34 (1)15211037 (1)16Robbie TurnerFW0 (2)000101 (2)0Ian WadsworthFW0 (1)000000 (1)0Simon WebsterDF1610000161Phil WilsonMF4033020453Julian WinterMF15 (1)20 (1)01016 (2)2

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