The 2021–22 season was Huddersfield Town's 113th year in their history and third consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Following the departure of Christopher Schindler at the end of the previous season, Jonathan Hogg was confirmed as the new captain on 29 June 2021.
First-team squad As of the end of the 2021–22 season.
No. Player Nationality Date of birth Signed From Apps Goals Goalkeepers18Jamal Blackman Los Angeles FC 3 021Lee Nicholls Milton Keynes Dons 48 031Ryan Schofield Huddersfield Town B 35 0 Defenders2Pipa Espanyol 54 23Harry Toffolo Lincoln City 99 94Matty Pearson Luton Town 42 414Josh Ruffels Oxford United 11 020Ollie Turton Blackpool 44 023Naby Sarr Charlton Athletic 66 726Levi Colwill Chelsea 32 232Tom Lees Sheffield Wednesday 47 5 Midfielders5Álex Vallejo Fuenlabrada 23 16Jonathan Hogg Watford 307 57Tino Anjorin Chelsea 8 18Lewis O'Brien Huddersfield Town B 132 811Rolando Aarons Newcastle United 12 015Scott High Huddersfield Town B 40 016Sorba Thomas Boreham Wood 58 319Duane Holmes Derby County 90 924Danel Sinani Norwich City 47 728Danny Grant Bohemians 0 037Jon Russell Chelsea 22 248Carel Eiting Genk 30 3 Forwards9Jordan Rhodes Sheffield Wednesday 174 9110Josh Koroma Leyton Orient 68 1322Fraizer Campbell Hull City 94 1025Danny Ward Cardiff City 207 36
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2021 CM Dylan Helliwell Manchester City Free transfer 1 July 2021 GK Lee Nicholls Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer 1 July 2021 CB Matty Pearson Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2021 MF Cian Philpott Manchester City Free transfer 1 July 2021 CF Jordan Rhodes Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 1 July 2021 LB Josh Ruffels Oxford United Free transfer 1 July 2021 RB Ollie Turton Blackpool Free transfer 15 July 2021 FW Tyree Sanusi Birmingham City Undisclosed 19 July 2021 CM Jon Russell Chelsea Free transfer 1 August 2021 CB Tom Lees Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 13 August 2021 AM Connor Shanks Bradford City Free transfer 31 January 2022 GK Jamal Blackman Los Angeles Free transfer 31 January 2022 DM Carel Eiting Genk Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2021 CB Levi Colwill Chelsea End of season 28 July 2021 AM Danel Sinani Norwich City End of season 30 August 2021 CF Mipo Odubeko West Ham United 4 January 2022 31 January 2022 AM Tino Anjorin Chelsea End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 12 July 2021 CF Kieran Phillips Walsall 28 January 2022 29 July 2021 GK Jacob Chapman Gateshead 31 January 2022 4 August 2021 CB Rarmani Edmonds-Green Rotherham United End of season 5 August 2021 AM Matty Daly Hartlepool United 17 January 2022 6 August 2021 CB Romoney Crichlow Swindon Town 13 January 2022 9 August 2021 DM Ernaldo Krasniqi Falkirk 4 January 2022 24 August 2021 GK Giosue Bellagambi Stalybridge Celtic 21 September 2021 9 September 2021 CB David Adewoju Ossett United Work experience 21 September 2021 AM Connor Shanks Nuneaton Borough 17 October 2021 8 October 2021 CB Nassim Kherbouche Farsley Celtic November 2021 30 October 2021 CB Loick Ayina Boston United December 2021 30 October 2021 CM Sonny Whittingham Northallerton Town December 2021 23 November 2021 CM Ben Midgley Nuneaton Borough 22 December 2021 17 December 2021 GK Giosue Bellagambi Brighouse Town 15 January 2022 18 December 2021 LB Jaheim Headley Yeovil Town 15 January 2022 4 January 2022 AM Josh Austerfield Harrogate Town End of season 4 January 2022 AM Brahima Diarra Harrogate Town End of season 7 January 2022 CF Kian Harratt Port Vale End of season 13 January 2022 CB Romoney Crichlow Plymouth Argyle End of season 18 January 2022 AM Matty Daly Bradford City End of season 28 January 2022 LB Ben Jackson Doncaster Rovers End of season 31 January 2022 GK Nicholas Bilokapic Hartlepool United End of season 31 January 2022 CM Reece Brown Peterborough United End of season 31 January 2022 CF Kieran Phillips Exeter City End of season 25 February 2022 MF Sam Peplow Hyde United March 2022
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 CB Tom Bamford Released 30 June 2021 AM Darnel Baxter-Alleyne Released 30 June 2021 LB Jaden Brown Sheffield Wednesday Released 30 June 2021 RB Demeaco Duhaney Stoke City Released 30 June 2021 CF Andre Edionhon Released 30 June 2021 CB Tommy Elphick Retired 30 June 2021 CB Richard Keogh Blackpool Released 30 June 2021 GK Jayson Leutwiler Oldham Athletic Released 30 June 2021 MF Will McCamley Shildon Released 30 June 2021 CF Oumar Niasse Burton Albion Released 30 June 2021 RB Ilounga Pata TOP Oss Released 30 June 2021 AM Alex Pritchard Sunderland Released 30 June 2021 CF Yaya Sanogo Released 30 June 2021 CB Christopher Schindler Nürnberg Released 30 June 2021 CF Robson Shipley Released 30 June 2021 CB Richard Stearman Derby County Released 30 June 2021 RW Gulutte Zunda Released 19 August 2021 DM Juninho Bacuna Rangers Undisclosed 6 September 2021 RW Isaac Mbenza Qatar SC Released
Pre-season friendlies Huddersfield Town announced they would play friendly matches against Harrogate Town, Southport, a double header against Norwich City (later reduced to one game), Fleetwood Town, Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic as part of their pre-season preparations. The games against Crewe and Oldham would later be cancelled due to Town arranging to have their EFL Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday played that same weekend.
Competitions Overview
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Huddersfield Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
Play-offs
FA Cup
Huddersfield were drawn away to Burnley in the third round. They were then drawn to host Barnsley in the fourth round. They were then drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the fifth round, the first time since 2018 that the team qualified for the 5th round.
EFL Cup
Huddersfield Town were drawn at away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round and at home to Everton in the second round.
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupPlay-OffsTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2DF Pipa6+5030002+1011+60103DF Harry Toffolo40+260+10203045+36404DF Matty Pearson373312000424305MF Álex Vallejo2+310010003+31006MF Jonathan Hogg312201030372407MF Tino Anjorin0+710+1000000+81008MF Lewis O'Brien4330+201+103047+33809FW Jordan Rhodes6+1532+100+100+318+2041010FW Josh Koroma19+154211+100022+1653011MF Rolando Aarons0+100000000+100014DF Josh Ruffels2+603000005+600015MF Scott High14+9000200016+902016MF Sorba Thomas42+132+101+101+2046+5311018GK Jamal Blackman10200000300019MF Duane Holmes26+1152+11202+1032+1368020DF Ollie Turton25+1500+101+101027+1705021GK Lee Nicholls4300020304806022FW Fraizer Campbell4+1500010005+1503023DF Naby Sarr14+4330102+1020+534024MF Danel Sinani31+862+101+103137+1070025FW Danny Ward37+3140+30103041+6142026DF Levi Colwill26+3200102029+326029DF Aaron Rowe0+100000000+100031GK Ryan Schofield20100000300032DF Tom Lees39+132+11113045+254037MF Jon Russell15+2220002+1019+322042GK Nicholas Bilokapic000+1000000+100048MF Carel Eiting1+402000003+4010——Own goals–3–0–0–0–3––Players who left the club during the season:7FW Mipo Odubeko0+600000000+6000
Awards Huddersfield Town Blue & White Player of the Month Award Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by members of the Blue & White Members (formerly Blue & White Foundation) voting on htafc.com MonthPlayerVotesSeptember Sorba ThomasOctober Tom LeesNovember Lee NichollsDecember Lee NichollsJanuary Danny WardFebruary Lee NichollsMarch Lee NichollsSeason Lee Nicholls
EFL Awards On 24 April 2022, Huddersfield goalkeeper Lee Nicholls was named in the EFL Championship Team of the Season at the EFL Awards.
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