October 16th
LDV Vans Trophy - North Section Rd 1
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Halifax Town
(After extra time, Huddersfield won 4-3 on penalties)
A dour contest, which Huddersfield just about edged, with lowly Halifax Town of the 3rd Division proving to be more resilient than the Terriers expected.

In a first half almost totally dominated by the home side Huddersfield were guilty of wasting the guilt-edged chances they created against a gritty Halifax defence that included Town old boy, Graham Mitchell.

Huddersfield's two best efforts fell to Chris Holland, who saw his shot rebound off the woodwork in the 5th minute, and Andy Booth, who squandered a great chance by contriving to miss the goal from point blank range in the 20th minute.

Kerrigan had Halifax's best chance but was foiled by a fine save from Martyn Margetson.

The only thing worth mentioning about all of the second half and extra time (where the 'golden goal' rule was in force) was a shot from Gary Jones in the 84th minute which bounced off Margetson's post.

And so it was down to penalties and the Town players held their nerve whereas Halifax missed two of theirs to give Town a ticket through to round two of the cup.

October 13th
Nationwide League Division 2
Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Town were well beaten by the Seagulls and the scoreline failed to emphasize the domination that they enjoyed over a defensive-minded Town team.

Brighton pressed the Town goal throughout the first half and should have gone in at half-time with a greater lead than the one goal, scored by prolific striker Bobby Zamora.

Zamora blasted the ball past Margetson in the 35th minute, scoring brilliantly from an acute angle.
Earlier Steele should have scored but wasted a golden opportunity, allowing Margetson the chance to pull off a fine save.

In the second half both sides had chances to add to the scoreline before Brighton scored their second in the 63rd minute when Gary Hart hit a low shot from the edge of the area past the despairing dive of the Terriers keeper.

Although Town managed to pull a goal back in the 74th minute from a Kenny Irons free kick, Town never looked like they would get anything from this game and, in this test of their promotional acumen, found Brighton too hot to handle.

October 7th
Nationwide League Division 2
Queens Park Rangers 3 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Although Town dominated the first half they were undone by two QPR goals in 4 minutes in the second to return from London with no points.

Although Huddersfield held the advantage at the start of the game it was Rangers who took the lead when Thomson swivelled and shot past Margetson in the 13th minute.
Thomson had another golden opportunity in the 16th minute but shot wide when well paced.

Stung into action Town retaliated in the 33rd minute when a Kenny Irons free kick was headed into the path of Chris Hay by Andy Booth. Hay somehow scrambled the ball into the Rangers net.

Town had further chances but were denied by Chris Day in the QPR goal, Andy Booth having the best chance brilliantly saved at the end of the half.

After the break QPR took the lead again in the 56th minute when Rose blasted home a 30-yard shot after the Terriers defence failed to clear the ball cleanly.
Four minutes later Palmer increased their lead when Steve Palmer converted Aziz Ben-Askar's cross.

Town gave their best in an attempt to gain something from the game, Simon Baldry rattling the Rangers bar. And their tenacity paid off in injury time when a Thorrington cross was deflected by Ben-Askar into his own net.
Town continued to press the home defence but to no avail.