| Season: | 2013–14 |
| League Result: | 17th |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | James Vaughan Danny Ward (10 each) |
| Season Topscorer: | James Vaughan (12) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,309 vs. Leeds United (26 October 2013) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 6,250 vs. Charlton Athletic (27 August 2013) |
| Largest Win: | 5–0 vs Barnsley (1 March 2014) |
| Largest Loss: | 1–5 vs Leeds United (1 February 2014) |
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| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 campaign was Huddersfield Town's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship.
This was Mark Robins' first full season in charge after being appointed manager on 14 February 2013, during the previous season.
The 2013/14 season was the Club's first with technical kit supplier Puma, following the conclusion of the Club's deal with previous supplier Umbro. Rekorderlig Cider and Radian B continued their sponsorship of the home and away shirts, respectively.
The home shirt was a traditional blue and white stripes, complete with white shorts and black socks.[1] The away kit featured a black shirt with red sleeves, and was completed with black shorts and red socks.[2] On 2 August 2013, the Club announced the addition of an all-bright yellow third kit, to be worn the following day at Nottingham Forest.[3] Due to Thornton & Ross's sponsorship of away shirts, Town couldn't wear their Rekorderlig-sponsored home shirt away from home, so this shirt was deemed necessary for away games where black and red could not be worn. These shirts featured the sponsorship of Covonia, one of Thornton & Ross's brands, and 1,000 replicas were produced for sale with profits going to the Huddersfield Town Foundation.
During the course of the season, Alex Smithies wore four different coloured goalkeeper kits, all in the same Puma template.
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Following the end of the previous season, Town released Scott Arfield, Alan Lee and Tom Clarke. Lee Novak was offered a new deal, but rejected it and rejoined former manager Lee Clark at Birmingham City instead. Two days later, Clarke reunited with Simon Grayson at Preston North End. On 18 July, young midfielder Chris Atkinson was sent on loan to Tranmere Rovers until 2 January 2014. The following day, Scott Arfield joined Burnley on a free transfer after being released by Town. On 7 August, young midfielder Jordan Sinnott joined Bury on loan until 5 January 2014, but his loan was cancelled on 18 October. The following day, winger Kallum Higginbotham left the club, joining Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle on a two-year deal. On 22 August, young striker Jimmy Spencer joined Football League Two side Scunthorpe United on loan until January. Following his return from Glanford Park, he was released on 31 January 2014. On 31 August, just as the transfer window was closing, talented right-back Jack Hunt left the Terriers for Premier League side Crystal Palace for a fee believed to be around £2 million. Young goalkeeper Lloyd Allinson was sent out on loan to Ilkeston on 27 September. The following day, left-back Liam Ridehalgh joined Tranmere Rovers on a 3-month loan. He would eventually join the Rovers on a permanent basis on 3 January. On 10 October, Cristian López joined Shrewsbury Town on a month's loan, however, his loan was cancelled on 5 November, due to an injury crisis at the club. On 19 November, striker Daniel Carr joined Fleetwood Town on a month's loan. On 20 December, young goalkeeper Ed Wilczynski joined F.C. United of Manchester on a month's loan. At the end of 2013, four of Town's development squad left for pastures new, Dale Hopson joined Darlington 1883, James Burke and Robbie McIntyre joined Bury and Max Leonard joined Brighouse Town. On 24 January, young striker Paul Mullin joined Conference North side Vauxhall Motors on loan for a month, and Chris Atkinson joined Bradford City on loan for the rest of the season. On 31 January, just as the transfer deadline was shutting up, Jon Stead joined Oldham Athletic on a month's loan. On 19 February, defender Jake Carroll joined Bury on a month's loan. The following day, young midfielder Duane Holmes joined fellow Championship side Yeovil Town on a month's loan, which was curtailed on 17 March. On 14 March, Cristian López joined Northampton Town on loan till the end of the season. The following day, striker Martin Paterson joined Bristol City, also for the remainder of the season. On 24 March, Anton Robinson joined Coventry City on loan for the rest of the season.
On 24 June, after a noticeable lack of activity, Town made their first signing of the summer with Jon Stead returning to the club he left in January 2004 on a free transfer, after leaving Bristol City. Also joining Town on the same day was former loan signing Adam Hammill signed on an undisclosed fee from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The following day, Northern Ireland international Martin Paterson signed on a two-year deal following his release by Burnley. On 3 July, Norwich City striker James Vaughan, who had a successful loan spell the previous season, signed on a 3-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 29 July, Town signed central midfielder Jonathan Hogg on a three-year deal from fellow Championship side Watford for an undisclosed fee. The following day, Spanish striker Cristian López signed from Atlético Baleares on a free transfer on a one-year deal, following a successful trial period. On 10 September, just as the loan window opened, Town signed Welsh international full-back Jazz Richards on a 93-day emergency loan from Premier League side Swansea City. As the loan window closed on 28 November, Town signed striker Harry Bunn on loan from Manchester City until 5 January 2014, mainly to be put into the team's development squad. He then cancelled his contract with City to sign a permanent deal with the Terriers on 20 January, until the end of the season. On 10 January, Town broke their transfer record in completing the signing of the Bermudan international striker Nahki Wells from Bradford City for a fee believed to be in the region of £1.5 million. On 15 January, Town made their 2nd big signing of the window, by bringing in the winger/striker Joe Lolley from Conference Premier side Kidderminster Harriers for a fee in the region of £250,000. On 21 January, Norwegian youth international midfielder Sondre Tronstad signed on a free transfer from IK Start.
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June | DF |  Jake Carroll | St Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 24 June | MF | Adam Hammill | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 24 June | FW | Jon Stead | Bristol City | Free | |
| 25 June | FW | Martin Paterson | Burnley | Free | |
| 3 July | FW | James Vaughan | Norwich City | £600,000 | |
| 29 July | MF | Jonathan Hogg | Watford | £400,000 | |
| 30 July | FW |  Cristian López | Atlético Baleares | Free | |
| 10 January | FW | Nahki Wells | Bradford City | £1,300,000 | |
| 15 January | MF | Joe Lolley | Kidderminster Harriers | £250,000 | |
| 20 January | FW | Harry Bunn | Manchester City | Free | |
| 21 January | MF |  Sondre Tronstad | IK Start | Free |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | DF | Jazz Richards | Swansea City | December 2013 | |
| 18 October | MF | Jordan Sinnott | Bury | Loan Cancelled | |
| 5 November | FW | Cristian López | Shrewsbury Town | Loan Cancelled | |
| 27 November | GK | Lloyd Allinson | Ilkeston | Loan Ended | |
| 28 November | FW | Harry Bunn | Manchester City | January 2014 | |
| 30 December | DF | Liam Ridehalgh | Tranmere Rovers | Loan Ended | |
| 30 December | FW | Jimmy Spencer | Scunthorpe United | Loan Cancelled | |
| 21 January | FW | Daniel Carr | Fleetwood Town | Loan Ended | |
| 20 February | GK |  Ed Wilczynski | F.C. United of Manchester | Loan Ended | |
| 24 February | FW | Paul Mullin | Vauxhall Motors | Loan Ended | |
| 3 March | FW | Jon Stead | Oldham Athletic | Loan Ended | |
| 17 March | MF |  Duane Holmes | Yeovil Town | Loan Cancelled | |
| 19 March | DF | Jake Carroll | Bury | Loan Ended |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | FW | Lee Novak | Birmingham City | Free | |
| 24 May | DF | Tom Clarke | Preston North End | Free | |
| 16 July | FW | Alan Lee | Ipswich Town | Free | |
| 19 July | MF | Scott Arfield | Burnley | Free | |
| 8 August | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | Partick Thistle | Free | |
| 31 August | DF | Jack Hunt | Crystal Palace | £2,000,000 | |
| 31 December | DF | James Burke | Bury | Free | |
| 31 December | MF | Dale Hopson | Darlington 1883 | Free | |
| 31 December | FW | Max Leonard | Brighouse Town | Free | |
| 31 December | DF | Robbie McIntyre | Bury | Free | |
| 3 January | DF | Liam Ridehalgh | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 31 January | FW | Jimmy Spencer | Notts County | Free |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July | MF | Chris Atkinson | Tranmere Rovers | January 2014 | |
| 7 August | MF | Jordan Sinnott | Bury | January 2014 | |
| 22 August | FW | Jimmy Spencer | Scunthorpe United | January 2014 | |
| 27 September | GK | Lloyd Allinson | Ilkeston | October 2013 | |
| 28 September | DF | Liam Ridehalgh | Tranmere Rovers | December 2013 | |
| 10 October | FW | Cristian López | Shrewsbury Town | November 2013 | |
| 19 November | FW | Daniel Carr | Fleetwood Town | December 2013 | |
| 17 December | DF | Jazz Richards | Swansea City | Loan Ended | |
| 20 December | GK | Ed Wilczynski | F.C. United of Manchester | January 2014 | |
| 24 January | MF | Chris Atkinson | Bradford City | End Of Season | |
| 24 January | FW | Paul Mullin | Vauxhall Motors | February 2014 | |
| 31 January | FW | Jon Stead | Oldham Athletic | March 2014 | |
| 19 February | DF | Jake Carroll | Bury | March 2014 | |
| 20 February | MF | Duane Holmes | Yeovil Town | March 2014 | |
| 14 March | FW | Cristian López | Northampton Town | End Of Season | |
| 15 March | FW | Martin Paterson | Bristol City | End Of Season | |
| 24 March | MF | Anton Robinson | Coventry City | End Of Season |
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| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Championship | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | James Vaughan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | 11 | Danny Ward | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3= | MF | 8 | Adam Clayton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| FW | 21 | Nahki Wells | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 5= | MF | 4 | Oliver Norwood | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| FW | 17 | Martin Paterson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | 12 | Adam Hammill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 8= | DF | 33 | Joel Lynch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10= | DF | 2 | Calum Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 6 | Jonathan Hogg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Sean Scannell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FW | 14 | Jon Stead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | 16 | Keith Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | 18 | Joe Lolley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 39 | Anthony Gerrard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| TOTALS | 58 | 3 | 5 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Adam Clayton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | MF | Oliver Norwood | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 39 | | DF | Anthony Gerrard | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | DF | Joel Lynch | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Paul Dixon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | DF | Tommy Smith | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Oscar Gobern | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | MF | Adam Hammill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | DF | Calum Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Jonathan Hogg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Murray Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Peter Clarke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | FW | James Vaughan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | GK | Alex Smithies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | FW | Martin Paterson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Danny Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | Keith Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | DF | Jazz Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | FW | Nahki Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 72 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 4 | |||||||