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Coca Cola League Division One
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May 2006

May 11th
Coca Cola League 1 Play-Offs, Semi Final, Second Leg
Huddersfield Town 1 - 3 Barnsley
This result meant that the Terriers were knocked out of the play-offs and their season ended. Barnsley were promoted to the Championship when they beat Swansea in the play-off final at Cardiff.

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams, Holdsworth, Worthington, Hudson (Brandon 82)Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Graham (Abbott 78), Booth

Scorer/s Worthington 65
Booked Clarke (N)
Sent Off None
Attendance 19,223

May 11th
Coca Cola League 1 Play-Offs, Semi Final, First Leg
Barnsley 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams, Holdsworth, Worthington, Hudson Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Graham (Abbott 75), Booth

Scorer/s Taylor-Fletcher 85
Booked McIntosh
Sent Off None
Attendance 16,127

May 6th
Huddersfield Town have announced that Tony Carss will leave the club at the end of the season.


Final Table Season 2005-2006

  Team PL W D L F A GD Pts
P
Southend United
46
23
13
10
72
43
29
82
P
Colchester United
46
22
13
11
58
40
18
79
PO
Brentford
46
20
16
10
72
52
20
76
PO
Huddersfield Town
46
19
16
11
72
59
13
73
PO
Barnsley
46
18
18
10
62
44
18
72
PO
Swansea City
46
18
17
11
78
55
23
71
 
Nottingham Forest
46
19
12
15
67
52
15
69
 
Doncaster Rovers
46
29
9
17
55
51
4
69
 
Bristol City
46
18
11
17
66
62
4
65
 
Oldham Athletic
46
18
11
17
58
60
-2
65
 
Bradford City
46
14
19
13
51
49
2
61
 
Port Vale
46
16
12
18
49
54
-5
60
 
Scunthorpe United
46
15
15
16
68
73
-5
60
 
Gillingham
46
16
12
18
50
64
-14
60
 
Yeovil Town
46
15
11
20
54
62
-8
56
 
Chesterfield
46
14
14
18
63
73
-10
56
 
Bournemouth
46
12
19
15
49
53
-4
55
 
Tranmere Rovers
46
13
15
18
50
52
-2
54
 
Blackpool
46
12
17
17
56
64
-8
53
 
Rotherham United
46
12
16
18
52
62
-10
52
R
Hartlepool United
46
11
17
18
44
59
-15
50
R
MK Dons
46
12
14
20
45
66
-21
50
R
Swindon Town
46
11
15
20
46
65
-19
48
R
Walsall
46
11
14
21
47
70
-23
47

P = Promoted
PO = Play-Offs
R = Relegated


May 6th
Coca Cola League 1
Swindon Town 0 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N) (Young 45), Adams, Mirfin, McCombe, Clarke (T), Schofield (Brandon 45), Ahmed, Collins, Abbott, Graham (McAliskey 73)

Scorer/s None
Booked Clarke (N), Clarke (T), Ahmed
Sent Off Clarke (T)
Attendance 6,353

April 2006

April 29th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Yeovil Town
This defeat ended Huddersfield's hope of automatic promotion but results elswhere meant that they were guaranteed a place in the league play-offs.

Town Team

Rachubka, Mirfin, Clarke (N), Adams, McIntosh, Hudson, Brandon, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Graham, Booth

Scorer/s Graham 8
Booked Adams, Graham
Sent Off None
Attendance 14,473

April 22nd
Coca Cola League 1
Walsall 1 - 3 Huddersfield Town
Walsall had Westwood sent off in the 71st minute.

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Adams, Mirfin, McIntosh, Brandon, Hudson, Schofield (Ahmed 84), Taylor-Fletcher, Booth Graham (Abbott 80)

Scorer/s Graham 25, Abbott 83, Booth 93
Booked Clarke (N), Mirfin
Sent Off None
Attendance 5,554

April 18th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Chesterfield

Town Team

Rachubka, Mirfin, Clarke (N), Adams, Holdsworth (Clarke (T) 45 (Ahmed 70)), Brandon (Booth 73), Hudson, Worthington, Schofield, Graham, Taylor-Fletcher

Scorer/s Graham 13
Booked Adams
Sent Off None
Attendance 13,368

April 15th
Coca Cola League 1
Bournemouth 1 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Adams, Mirfin, Clarke (T) (Brandon 65), Holdsworth, Worthington, Hudson, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Graham

Scorer/s Taylor-Fletcher 71
Booked Worthington
Sent Off None
Attendance 7,406

April 8th
Coca Cola League 1
Gillingham 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Adams (McAliskey 89), Holdsworth, Hudson (Ahmed 76), Worthington, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Graham, Booth (Abbott 45)

Scorer/s None
Booked Schofield, Clarke (N), Taylor-Fletcher
Sent Off None
Attendance 7,014

April 1st
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 1 - 0 Barnsley
Nardiello was sent off for Barnsley in the 85th minute. This was Town's best crowd for 5 years.

Town Team

Senior, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Adams, Holdsworth, Brandon (Ahmed 73), Hudson, Worthington, Schofield, Booth, Taylor-Fletcher (Graham 60)

Scorer/s Taylor-Fletcher 55
Booked Clarke (N)
Sent Off None
Attendance 19,052

March 2006

March 25th
Coca Cola League 1
Port Vale 1 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Senior, Adams, McIntosh, Clarke (N), Holdsworth, Schofield, Hudson, Worthington, Brandon, Taylor-Fletcher, Booth

Scorer/s Booth 81
Booked Holdsworth, Schofield
Sent Off None
Attendance 5,664

March 18th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 4 - 1 Rotherham United
This was Booth's first hat trick for the Terriers since 1995

Town Team

Senior, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams, Holdsworth, Brandon, Worthington (Ahmed 90), Hudson, Schofield, Booth (McAliskey 89), Graham (Taylor-Fletcher 74)

Scorer/s Booth 32, 39, 82, Taylor Fletcher 84
Booked Worthington, Schofield
Sent Off None
Attendance 15,264

March 10th
Coca Cola League 1
Hartlepool United 3 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Senior, Mirfin, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams, Brandon, Worthington, Hudson, Schofield, Graham, Booth

Scorer/s Graham 22
Booked Schofield
Sent Off None
Attendance 5,468

March 4th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 2 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
Notes: Town lead twice in the first half.

Town Team

Senior, Mirfin, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Mirfin, Smith, Holdsworth, Worthington, Brandon, Taylor-Fletcher, Booth, Graham

Scorer/s McIntosh 8, Graham 40
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 14,490

February 2006

February 24th
Coca Cola League 1
Swansea City 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Chris Brandon had a penalty saved by Gueret in the Swansea goal in the 48th minute after Town had fallen behind by two goals.

Town Team

Senior, Mirfin, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Smith, Brandon, Worthington (McAliskey 77), Collins (Holdsworth 45), Taylor-Fletcher (Schofield 45), Booth, Graham

Scorer/s McIntosh 70, Graham 82
Booked Worthington
Sent Off None
Attendance 13,110

February 18th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 5 - 0 Milton Keynes Dons
Notes: Town have not scored 5 goals against an opponent since their 7-1 victory over Crystal Palace in 1999.

Town Team

Senior, Mirfin, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Smith, Worthington (Holdsworth 79), Collins, Brandon, Taylor-Fletcher (Schofield 45), Graham, Booth (Abbott 81)

Scorer/s McIntosh 19, Taylor-Fletcher 24, Worthington 36, Mirfin 77, Collins 90
Booked Smith, Worthington
Sent Off None
Attendance 11,423

February 14th
Coca Cola League 1
Blackpool 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Blackppol had Wilcox sent off in the 42nd minute.

Town Team

Senior, Mirfin, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Smith (Holdsworth 48), Collins, Worthington, Brandon, Taylor-Fletcher, Graham (Abbott 84), Booth

Scorer/s Brandon 43 (pen)
Booked Taylor-Fletcher
Sent Off None
Attendance 6,004

February 11th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 2 - 0 Colchester United
Notes: Colchester were unlucky not to take something from the game as they had two goals disallowed and hit the woodwork thrice! The visitors also had Richards sent off in the 50th minute.

Town Team

Senior, Holdsworth, Clarke (N), Mirfin, McIntosh, Smith, Worthington, Collins, Brandon, Taylor-Fletcher, Booth, Graham

Scorer/s Worthington 14, Graham 68
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 13,515

February 3rd
Coca Cola League 1
Tranmere Rovers 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Former Terrier Delroy Facey scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 84th minute. Tranmere had Zola sent off as early as the 20th minute.

Town Team

Senior, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams (Taylor-Fletcher 24), Smith, Holdsworth, Brandon, Collins, Worthington, Graham, Abbott (Booth 45)

Scorer/s Graham 48
Booked Collins, Holdsworth
Sent Off None
Attendance 8,300

January 2006

January 28th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 3 - 2 Oldham Athletic
Notes: This match saw the debut of loan signing David Graham. 27-year-old striker Graham signed from Sheffield Wednesday.
Town were 2-0 down by the 33rd minute but staged a great recovery with Graham scoring the winning goal on his debut.

Town Team

Senior, Holdsworth, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams, Schofield, Clarke (T) (Hudson 45 (Mirfin 70)), Worthington, Smith, Abbott, Graham (Taylor-Fletcher 77)

Scorer/s Branston 45 (og), Abbott 48, Graham 59
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 12,973

 

January 21st
Coca Cola League 1
Brentford 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Brentford had Newman (their goalkeeper) sent off in the 17th minute and scored their goals in the 25th and 77th minutes.

Town Team

Rachubka, Mirfin, Clarke (N), Adams, Clarke (T) (McAliskey), Holdsworth, Brandon (Collins 19 (Senior 48)), Hudson, Worthington, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher

Scorer/s None
Booked Worthington, Hudson
Sent Off Rachubka 47
Attendance 7,636

January 17th
Town player Junior Mendes has gone on loan toGrimsby Town for the rest of the season. His contract with the Terriers experies at the end of this season and he could prove to be surplus to requirements..


January 14th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 2 - 0 Blackpool

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), McIntosh (Mirfin 39), Adams, Clarke (T), Holdsworth, Brandon, Worthington, Schofield (Smith 84), Booth (Taylor-Fletcher 46), Abbott

Scorer/s Clarke (T) 9, Schofield 73
Booked Abbott
Sent Off None
Attendance 11,977

January 10th
Town signed defender Dan Smith on a month's loan from Premirship side Sunderland.


January 10th
Coca Cola League 1
Scunthorpe United 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams (Mirfin 60), Hudson (McAliskey 78), Clarke (T), Holdsworth, Brandon (Collins 78), Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Abbott

Scorer/s Schofield 44, McIntosh 92
Booked Hudson, Brandon, Abbott
Sent Off None
Attendance 4,450

December 4th
FA Cup - Round Two
Chelsea 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Although this was an excellent result against the Premiership champions, according to statistics Huddersfield had only 22% of the possession. Also Chelsea had 9 shots on target (Town 2), 7 shots off target (Town 2) and 12 corners (Town 1)

Town Team

Senior, Clarke (N), McIntosh (Mirfin 77), Adams, Holdsworth, Brandon, Hudson, Ahmed (Clarke (T) 45), Schofield (Collins 63), Abbott, Taylor-Fletcher

Scorer/s Taylor-Fletcher 75
Booked Brandon
Sent Off None
Attendance 41,650

January 2nd
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Gillingham

Town Team

Senior, Adams, McIntosh, Clarke (N), Holdsworth, Schofield, Worthington (Collins 94), Ahmed, Taylor-Fletcher, Abbott (McAliskey 74), Booth

Scorer/s None
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 11,483

December 2005

December 31st
Coca Cola League 1
Barnsley 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), McIntosh, Adams, Holdsworth, Brandon (Abbott 64), Worthington, Ahmed, Schofield, Booth, Taylor-Fletcher

Scorer/s Booth 76 Taylor-Fletcher 94
Booked Brandon, Worthington, Adams
Sent Off None
Attendance 13,063

December 28th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 0 - 3 Port Vale

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Mirfin, Clarke (N), Holdsworth, Schofield, Ahmed (McIntosh 81), Worthington, Brandon, Booth, Taylor-Fletcher (Abbott 66)

Scorer/s None
Booked Holdsworth
Sent Off Mirfin 79
Attendance 10,824

December 26th
Coca Cola League 1
Rotherham United 1 - 1 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Mirfin, Clarke (N), Holdsworth, Hudson (Ahmed 45), Brandon, Schofield, Worthington, Abbott (Taylor-Fletcher 72), Booth

Scorer/s Taylor-Fletcher 92
Booked Brandon, Hudson, Ahmed, Clarke
Sent Off None
Attendance 7,380

December 17th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Southend United

Town Team

Rachubka, Mirfin, Clarke (T) (McIntosh 84), Clarke (N), Holdsworth, Schofield, Worthington, Hudson (Ahmed 71), Brandon, Booth, Abbott

Scorer/s None
Booked McIntosh
Sent Off None
Attendance 11,223

December 10th
Coca Cola League 1
Bristol City 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Clarke (T), Adams (Ahmed 68), Holdsworth, Hudson, Worthington, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher (Carss 64), Abbott (McAliskey 76), Booth

Scorer/s None
Booked Taylor_Fletcher
Sent Off None
Attendance 9,949

December 6th
Coca Cola League 1
Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Mirfin and Brandon were sent off in second half injury time

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Adams, Holdsworth, Hudson, Brandon, Worthington, Abbott, Taylor-Fletcher, Booth

Scorer/s Abbott 7, Booth 64
Booked Hudson, Mirfin, Adams, Abbott, Worthington, Brandon
Sent Off Mirfin 91, Brandon 94
Attendance 4,832

December 4th
FA Cup - Round Two
Worcester City 0 - 1 Huddersfield Town
Notes: This match was played on a Sunday and was televised by the BBC.

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Holdsworth, Brandon, Hudson, Worthington, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher (Abbott 45), Booth

Scorer/s Brandon 61
Booked Schofield, Worthington, Adams
Sent Off Schofield 44
Attendance 4,163

November 2005

November 26th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Notes: Forest had two men sent off; Breckin in the 59th minute and Lester in the 78th minute.

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Holdsworth, Brandon (Carss 93), Worthington, Hudson, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Booth

Scorer/s Schofield 21, Booth 26
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 17,370

November 19th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Bradford City

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Holdsworth, Worthington, Carss, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Abbott (Brandon 66), Booth

Scorer/s None
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 17,331

November 12th
Coca Cola League 1
Yeovil Town 1 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Hudson was sent off in the fifth minute of injury time at the end of the second half.

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Adams, Holdsworth, Hudson, Worthington, Schofield, Taylor-Fletcher, Abbott (Carss 79), Booth

Scorer/s Booth 11, Hudson 39
Booked Hudson, Worthington, Clarke, Booth
Sent Off Hudson
Attendance 6,742

November 6th
FA Cup - Round One
Huddersfield Town 4 - 1 Welling United

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Holdsworth, Brandon (Abbott 58), Schofield, Hudson, Worthington (Collins 84), Booth (Carss 72), Taylor-Fletcher

Scorer/s Booth 27 & 69, Schofield 50 (Pen), Holdsworth 81
Booked None
Sent Off None
Attendance 5,518

October 2005

October 29th
Coca Cola League 1
Huddersfield Town 1 - 1 Swindon Town

Town Team

Rachubka, Adams, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Holdsworth, Brandon (Collins 77), Hudson, Carss (Taylor-Fletcher 66), Schofield, Abbott, Booth

Scorer/s Brandon 54
Booked Carss
Sent Off None
Attendance 11,352

October 22nd
Coca Cola League 1
Chesterfield 4 - 3 Huddersfield Town
Notes: Former Town player Wayne Allison opened the scoring for Chesterfield in the 11th minute. Abbott had a penalty saved by the Spireites keeper, Roche.

Town Team

Rachubka, Clarke (N), Mirfin, Adams, Holdsworth, Schofield (Taylor-Fletcher 45), Hudson, Worthington, Carss (Brandon 45), Booth, Abbott

Scorer/s Hudson 80, Worthington 87, Holdsworth 90
Booked</