The 2019–20 season was Huddersfield Town's 111th year in existence and their first season back in the EFL Championship after relegation from the Premier League. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.
Technical staff Position Name Manager Danny Cowley Assistant manager Nicky Cowley Head of goalkeeping Paul Clements Head of performance services John Iga Head of medical Ian Kirkpatrick
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2019 MF Tim Akinola Lincoln City Compensation Academy 1 July 2019 CM Reece Brown Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed First team 1 July 2019 CB Tommy Elphick Aston Villa Free transfer First team 1 July 2019 CF Josh Koroma Leyton Orient Undisclosed First team 1 July 2019 LW Will McCamley South Shields Undisclosed Academy 5 July 2019 MF Luke Daley Port Vale Undisclosed Academy 5 July 2019 FW Kai Herbert Morecambe Undisclosed Academy 7 July 2019 RB Ilounga Pata Alphense Boys Undisclosed Academy 8 July 2019 RB Herbert Bockhorn Borussia Dortmund II Undisclosed First team 9 July 2019 RW Isaac Mbenza Montpellier Undisclosed First team 12 August 2019 CF Fraizer Campbell Hull City Free transfer First team 27 September 2019 RB Danny Simpson Leicester City Free transfer First team 10 January 2020 CB Richard Stearman Sheffield United Free transfer First team 17 January 2020 LB Harry Toffolo Lincoln City Undisclosed First team
Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref. 15 July 2019 GK Kamil Grabara Liverpool 30 June 2020 First team 8 August 2019 CB Trevoh Chalobah Chelsea 30 June 2020 First team 10 January 2020 LM Emile Smith Rowe Arsenal 30 June 2020 First team 16 January 2020 CM Andy King Leicester City 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 GK Jonas Lössl Everton 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 CF Kieran Phillips Everton 30 June 2020 Under-23s 31 January 2020 LW Chris Willock Benfica 30 June 2020 First team
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref. 24 May 2019 LB Chris Löwe Dynamo Dresden Undisclosed First team 1 July 2019 CB Jake Barrett Free agent Released Under-23s 1 July 2019 MF Regan Booty Notts County Released Under-23s 1 July 2019 FW George Danaher Free agent Released Academy 1 July 2019 CF Laurent Depoitre Gent Released First team 1 July 2019 LB Erik Durm Eintracht Frankfurt Released First team 1 July 2019 DF Jordan Eli Free agent Released Academy 1 July 2019 DF Sam Gibson Emley Released Academy 1 July 2019 GK Jonas Lössl Everton Released First team 1 July 2019 RW Ben Mills Emley Released Academy 1 July 2019 DF Mason O'Malley Scunthorpe United Released Academy 1 July 2019 AM Jack Payne Lincoln City Released First team 1 July 2019 MF Dahomey Raymond Free agent Released Academy 1 July 2019 GK Gabriel Rosario Free agent Released Under-23s 1 July 2019 LB Harry Spratt York City Released Under-23s 1 July 2019 DM Danny Williams Pafos Released First team 15 July 2019 RB Tommy Smith Stoke City Undisclosed First team 29 July 2019 CM Philip Billing Bournemouth Undisclosed First team 10 August 2019 CB Mathias Jørgensen Fenerbahçe Undisclosed First team 27 August 2019 AM Abdelhamid Sabiri Paderborn Mutual consent First team 31 August 2019 RW Rajiv van La Parra Red Star Belgrade Undisclosed First team 24 January 2020 CM Aaron Mooy Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed First team
Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref. 3 July 2019 CF Rekeil Pyke Rochdale 5 January 2020 Under-23s 5 July 2019 LW Ramadan Sobhi Al Ahly 30 June 2020 First team 25 July 2019 LM Ben Jackson Stockport County 5 December 2019 Academy 27 July 2019 CF Olly Dyson Barrow 30 June 2020 Under-23s 29 July 2019 LB Romoney Crichlow-Noble Hartlepool United 17 January 2020 Academy 2 August 2019 CM Jaheim Headley Bradford (Park Avenue) 30 June 2020 Academy 2 August 2019 DM Isaac Marriott Bradford (Park Avenue) 30 June 2020 Academy 8 August 2019 CM Aaron Mooy Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2020 First team 8 August 2019 GK Ben Hamer Derby County 30 June 2020 First team 16 August 2019 RW Andrew Ijiwole Ossett United 30 June 2020 Academy 16 August 2019 AM Dom Tear Gateshead 30 June 2020 Academy 16 August 2019 DF Oran Thompson Hyde United 30 June 2020 Academy 16 October 2019 MF Tim Akinola Brighouse Town Academy 21 October 2019 RB Demeaco Duhaney Boston United 5 December 2019 Under-23s 25 October 2019 CB Rarmani Edmonds-Green Bromley 5 December 2019 Academy 8 November 2019 FW Kit Elliott Concord Rangers 6 January 2020 Academy 8 November 2019 CM Scott High Concord Rangers 5 December 2019 Academy 6 December 2019 MF Aaron Rowe Boston United 6 January 2020 Academy 3 January 2020 CM Reece Brown Peterborough United 30 June 2020 First team 4 January 2020 LM Ben Jackson Stockport County 30 June 2020 Academy 7 January 2020 GK Ryan Schofield Livingston 30 June 2020 Academy 10 January 2020 CB Mustapha Olagunju Tadcaster Albion February 2020 Academy 13 January 2020 CB Rarmani Edmonds-Green Swindon Town 30 June 2020 First team 16 January 2020 CB Terence Kongolo Fulham 30 June 2020 First team 17 January 2020 CB Romoney Crichlow-Noble Welling United 30 June 2020 Academy 17 January 2020 CF Kian Harratt Harrogate Town 13 February 2020 Academy 17 January 2020 DF Jaheim Headley Hyde United Work experience Academy 17 January 2020 CB Nassim Kherbouche Emley Work experience Academy 21 January 2020 RM Adama Diakhaby Nottingham Forest 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 RB Florent Hadergjonaj Kasımpaşa 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 CF Josh Koroma Rotherham United 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 MF Aaron Rowe Bromley March 2020 Academy 3 February 2020 RW Isaac Mbenza Amiens 30 June 2020 First team 29 February 2020 CM Scott High Concord Rangers 30 June 2020 Academy 7 March 2020 AM Josh Austerfield Brighouse Town 30 March 2020 Academy
Pre-season In June 2019. HTAFC announced their pre-season schedule.
Competitions
Overview
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Kamil Grabara2800000280303DF Harry Toffolo1910000191204DF Tommy Elphick1400000140205DF Terence Kongolo10+10000010+10006MF Jonathan Hogg37010003801207MF Juninho Bacuna25+136101025+136818MF Trevoh Chalobah30+61101032+61719FW Elias Kachunga30+63001031+634010FW Chris Willock8+6200008+622011FW Adama Diakhaby9+9000009+903012DF Richard Stearman17000001702013GK Joel Coleman2+1010003+100014DF Herbert Bockhorn000010100016FW Karlan Grant42+1190+100042+2193017DF Danny Simpson23+10100024+103018FW Isaac Mbenza1+4000102+400019FW Josh Koroma3+400+10104+500020MF Reece Brown000010100021MF Alex Pritchard10+80000010+800022FW Fraizer Campbell21+123100022+1238023FW Collin Quaner0+5000000+501024FW Steve Mounié12+1880+100+1012+2080025FW Rekeil Pyke0+1000000+100026DF Christopher Schindler45210004623027DF Jon Gorenc Stanković13+61101015+612028DF Jaden Brown12+30101014+303029MF Andy King6+8000006+800031GK Ryan Schofield100010200032MF Emile Smith Rowe13+62000013+621033DF Florent Hadergjonaj14+70100015+704035DF Rarmani Edmonds-Green1+1000102+100036FW Micah Obiero0+1000000+100037FW Kian Harratt0+1000000+100038DF Demeaco Duhaney4+2000004+200039MF Lewis O'Brien36+21100037+2110041MF Matty Daly0+4100000+410043MF Scott High0+1000000+100044MF Aaron Rowe100000100049GK Jonas Lössl150000015010——Own goals–1–0–0–1––Players who left the club during the season:10MF Aaron Mooy100000100017MF Rajiv van La Parra3+10000+103+2000
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 MonthPlayerVotesAugust Karlan GrantSeptember Lewis O'BrienOctober Lewis O'BrienNovember Karlan GrantDecember Jon Gorenc StankovićJanuary Steve MouniéFebruary Harry Toffolo
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