2017–18 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Huddersfield Town
Season:	2017–18
Manager:	David Wagner
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Chairman:	Dean Hoyle
Stadium:	John Smith's Stadium
League:	Premier League
League Result:	16th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Steve Mounié (7)
Season Topscorer:	Steve Mounié (9)
Highest Attendance:	24,169 vs West Bromwich Albion (4 November 2017)
Lowest Attendance:	8,290 vs Rotherham United (23 August 2017)
Average Attendance:	24,035
Largest Win:	3–0 vs Crystal Palace (12 August 2017) 4–1 vs Watford (16 December 2017) 4–1 vs AFC Bournemouth (11 February 2018)
Largest Loss:	0–5 vs Arsenal (29 November 2017)
Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19
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The 2017–18 season was Huddersfield Town's 109th year in existence and first season in the Premier League following promotion through the 2017 Championship play-off final.^[1] The club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017					£1,127,000	^[2]
1 July 2017					Undisc.	^[3]
1 July 2017					£8,000,000	^[4]
4 July 2017					Undisc.	^[5]
4 July 2017					Free	^[6]
5 July 2017					£11,500,000	^[7]
5 July 2017					Undisc.	^[8]
7 July 2017					£3,500,000	^[9]
23 August 2017					Undisc.	^[10]
27 August 2017					Free	^[11]
12 January 2018					Undisc.	^[12]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017					30 June 2018	^[13]
4 July 2017					3 January 2018	^[14]
24 August 2017					30 June 2018	^[15]
2 January 2018					30 June 2018	^[16]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017					Released	^[17]
1 July 2017					Released	^[18]
1 July 2017					£725,000	^[19]
1 July 2017			Frank Mulhern		Released
1 July 2017					Free	^[20]
1 July 2017			Jamie Spencer		Released
1 July 2017			Sam Warde		Released
4 August 2017					Undisclosed	^[21]
8 August 2017						^[22]
17 August 2017					Free	^[23]
28 August 2017					Free	^[24]
31 August 2017					Undisclosed	^[25]
5 January 2018					Free	^[26]
12 January 2018			Tadhg Ryan		Free	^[27]
24 January 2018			Danny Kane		Free	^[28]
31 January 2018					Free	^[29]
31 January 2018					Undisclosed	^[30]
31 January 2018					Undisclosed

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
5 July 2017					31 May 2018	^[31]
5 July 2017					31 May 2018	^[32]
6 July 2017			Fraser Horsfall		31 August 2017	^[33]
11 July 2017					31 May 2018	^[34]
28 July 2017					5 May 2018	^[35]
18 August 2017					6 January 2018	^[36]
25 August 2017					31 May 2018	^[37]
31 August 2017			Fraser Horsfall		31 January 2018	^[38]
8 January 2018					31 May 2018	^[39]	-
31 January 2018			Dylan Cogill		31 May 2018	^[40]
31 January 2018			Jack Boyle		31 May 2018

First team

Last updated on 31 January 2018^[41]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Jonas Lössl		GK	1989 2, df=yes
13	Joel Coleman		GK	May 31, 2017
28	Robert Green		GK	May 31, 2017
31	Ryan Schofield		GK	1999 12, df=yes
Defenders
2	Tommy Smith (captain)		RB	14 April 1992
3	Scott Malone		LB / LW	25 March 1991
5	Terence Kongolo		CB / LB	May 31, 2018
15	Chris Löwe		LB	16 April 1989
25	Mathias Jørgensen		CB	23 April 1990
26	Christopher Schindler		CB	29 April 1990
27	Jon Gorenc Stanković		CB	14 January 1996
33	Florent Hadergjonaj		RB / RWB / DM	31 July 1994
44	Michael Hefele		CB	1 September 1990
Midfielders
4	Dean Whitehead		DM / CM	21 January 1982
6	Jonathan Hogg (vice-captain)		DM / CM	6 December 1988
7			RW	17 September 1990
8	Philip Billing		CM	11 June 1996
10	Aaron Mooy		CM / AM	15 September 1990
11	Abdelhamid Sabiri		AM	28 November 1996
17	Rajiv van La Parra		LW / RW	4 June 1991
19	Danny Williams		DM / CM / RB	8 March 1989
21	Alex Pritchard		AM	3 May 1993
22	Tom Ince		LW / RW / AM	30 January 1992
39	Lewis O’Brien		AM	14 October 1998
Forwards
9	Elias Kachunga		ST / RW	22 April 1992
20	Laurent Depoitre		ST	7 December 1988
23	Collin Quaner		ST / RW / LW	18 June 1991
24	Steve Mounié		ST	29 September 1994

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Cards

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
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6		MF	Jonathan Hogg	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
2		DF	Tommy Smith	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
26		DF	Christopher Schindler	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
25		DF	Mathias Jørgensen	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
10		MF	Aaron Mooy	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
23		FW	Collin Quaner	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		MF	Rajiv van La Parra	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
3		DF	Scott Malone	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Philip Billing	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
33		DF	Florent Hadergjonaj	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
44		DF	Michael Hefele	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
45		MF	Kasey Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		FW	Steve Mounié	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		MF	Danny Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Abdelhamid Sabiri	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Alex Pritchard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1		GK	Jonas Lössl	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Elias Kachunga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Laurent Depoitre	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	Joe Lolley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Joel Coleman	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
			Totals	58	3	2	0	1	0	61	3

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

Month	Player	Votes
August	Christopher Schindler	^[42]
September	Christopher Schindler	^[43]
October	Laurent Depoitre	^[44]
November	Christopher Schindler	^[45]
December	Jonas Lössl	^[46]
January		^[47]
February	Steve Mounié	^[48]
March	Jonathan Hogg	^[49]
Season	Christopher Schindler	^[50]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 14 July 2017, Huddersfield Town have announced six pre-season friendlies against Bury,^[51] Accrington Stanley,^[52] Barnsley,^[53] VfB Stuttgart, Torino,^[54] SV Sandhausen^[55] and Udinese.^[56]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2017–18 Premier League.

Matches

On 14 June 2017, the Premier League fixtures were announced.^{[57] [58]}

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Huddersfield Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.^[59]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup. Huddersfield Town were drawn at home to Rotherham United as they entered into the second round of the competition.^[60] The Terriers were drawn away in the third round, against Crystal Palace.^[61]

Notes and References

1. News: History. Statto. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140604/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/huddersfield-town/history. 2015-09-24.
2. News: Threlfall-Sykes. David. Signing: Kachunga Joins HTAFC Permanently!. 29 May 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 22 March 2017.
3. News: Transfer: Striker Laurent Depoitre Signs!. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 23 June 2017.
4. News: Transfer: Aaron Mooy joins Town Permanently! . Huddersfield Town Official Site. 30 June 2017.
5. News: Transfer: Tom Ince Joins The Terriers! . Huddersfield Town Official Site. 4 July 2017.
6. News: Signing: Danny Williams Joins Town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 4 July 2017.
7. News: Signing: Steve Mounie Signs for Town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 5 July 2017.
8. News: Signing: Scott Malone Arrives at Town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 5 July 2017.
9. Web site: Transfer: Mathias Jørgensen joins town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 7 July 2017.
10. Web site: Transfer: Abdelhamid Sabiri arrives at town. 23 August 2017.
11. News: Signing: Robert Green Joins Town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 27 August 2017.
12. News: Transfer: Alex Pritchard Joins Town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 12 January 2018.
13. News: Loan: Goalkeeper Jonas Lossl Joins Town. 30 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 30 June 2017.
14. News: Kasey Palmer Returns to Town. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. . 4 July 2017 . 4 July 2017.
15. News: Loan: Hadergjonaj joins HTAFC. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. . 24 August 2017 . 24 August 2017.
16. Web site: LOAN: TERENCE KONGOLO JOINS FROM MONACO. htafc.com. Huddersfield Town A.F.C.. 2 January 2018. 2 January 2018.
17. News: Town Issues Retained List At End Of 2016/17. 2 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 2 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602185702/http://www.htafc.com/news/article/2016-17/huddersfield-town-retained-list-dean-whitehead-contracts-3728263.aspx. 2017-06-02. dead.
18. News: Threlfall-Sykes. David. Four U23 Players Set To Depart Town. 30 May 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 27 May 2017.
19. News: Threlfall-Sykes. David. Transfer: Dempsey Joins Fleetwood Permanently. 29 May 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 19 May 2017.
20. News: Joe Murphy: Bury to sign on-loan Huddersfield keeper on one-year deal. 29 May 2017. BBC. 31 March 2017.
21. News: Transfer: Harry Bunn Joins Bury. 4 August 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 4 August 2017.
22. Web site: Mark Hudson: Huddersfield Town captain retires from playing to become coach. BBC Sport. 8 August 2017.
23. Web site: Transfer: Luke Coddington Joins Northampton Town. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 17 August 2017. 17 August 2017.
24. Web site: Davidson inks deal in Croatia in bid to win back Socceroos spot. Dave. Lewis. SBS. The World Game. 28 August 2017.
25. News: Transfer: Nahki Wells Joins Burnley. 31 August 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 31 August 2017.
26. News: Striker added to Under-23s' ranks. 14 February 2018. Queens Park Rangers Official Site. 5 January 2018.
27. News: Galway United capture signature of young Irish goalkeeper from Huddersfield Town. 14 February 2018. the42.ie. 12 January 2018.
28. News: Irish U21 international leaves Premier League club Huddersfield for Cork City. 14 February 2018. the42.ie. 24 January 2018.
29. News: Transfer: Joe Lolley joins Nottingham Forest. 14 February 2018. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 31 January 2018.
30. News: Transfer: Martin Cranie joins Middlesbrough. 14 February 2018. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 31 January 2018.
31. News: Loan: Tareiq Holmes-Dennus Joins Portsmouth On Loan.
32. News: Loan: Hiwula Joins Fleetwood Town. 28 July 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 5 July 2017.
33. News: Loan: Fraser Horsfall Joins Gateshead On Loan. 6 July 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 6 July 2017.
34. News: Loan: Rekeil Pyke Joins Port Vale. 12 July 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 11 July 2017.
35. News: Loan: Jack Payne Joins Oxford United. 28 July 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 28 July 2017.
36. News: Loan: Sean Scannell Joins Burton Albion. 21 August 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 18 August 2017.
37. News: Loan: Jordan Williams joins Bury. 25 August 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 25 August 2017.
38. News: Loan: Horsfall Joins Kidderminster Harriers. 1 September 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 31 August 2017.
39. News: Loan: Ryan Schofield joins AFC Telford. 14 February 2018. Huddersfield Town Official site. 8 January 2018.
40. News: Loan: Huddersfield pair join on loan. 14 February 2018. Clyde FC Official site. 31 January 2018.
41. Web site: First Team. www.htafc.com. Huddersfield Town AFC Official Club Website. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626034101/https://www.htafc.com/teams/first-team/. 26 June 2017. dead. dmy-all.
42. News: SCHINDLER NAMED AUGUST BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
43. News: SCHINDLER NAMED SEPTEMBER BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
44. News: DEPOITRE NAMED OCTOBER BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
45. News: SCHINDLER NAMED NOVEMBER BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
46. News: LÖSSL NAMED DECEMBER BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
47. News: HOGG NAMED JANUARY BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
48. News: MOUNIÉ: "I’M VERY HONOURED TO BE NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH". Huddersfield Town AFC.
49. News: HOGG NAMED MARCH BWF PLAYER OF THE MONTH. Huddersfield Town AFC.
50. News: SCHINDLER NAMED 2018 BWF PLAYER OF THE SEASON. Huddersfield Town AFC.
51. News: Pre-Season Friendly At Bury For First Team. 7 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 7 June 2017.
52. News: Confirmed: Pre-Season Friendly At Accrington. 8 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 8 June 2017.
53. News: Confirmed: Town Will Face Barnsley In A Pre- Friendly. 9 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 9 June 2017.
54. News: Town To Face Stuttgart & Torino In Austria. 22 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 22 June 2017.
55. News: Confirmed: Town Will Travel To SV Sandhausen For Pre-Season Friendly. 6 July 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 6 July 2017.
56. News: Confirmed: Udinese Friendly At The John Smith's Stadium. 14 July 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 13 July 2017.
57. News: Palace Away On The Opening Day!. 14 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 14 June 2017.
58. News: Fixtures. 14 June 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site.
59. News: Town Travels To Bolton In Emirates FA Cup third round. 7 December 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 4 December 2017.
60. News: Rotherham United At Home In Carabao Cup. 11 August 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 10 August 2017.
61. News: Crystal Palace Away In The Carabao Cup third round. 24 August 2017. Huddersfield Town Official Site. 24 August 2017.