2010–11 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Alex Smithies 2 DF Lee Peltier 3 DF Gary Naysmith 4 MF Joey Guðjónsson 5 DF Peter Clarke (Captain) 6 DF Nathan Clarke 7 MF Gary Roberts 8 MF Antony Kay 9 FW Theo Robinson 10 FW Joe Garner (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 11 MF Anthony Pilkington 12 DF Tom Clarke 13 GK Ian Bennett 14 MF Damien Johnson (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 15 FW Robbie Simpson

No. Position Player 16 MF Scott Arfield 17 FW Jordan Rhodes 18 DF Jamie McCombe 19 FW Alan Lee 21 FW Lee Novak 22 MF Lee Croft (on loan from Derby County) 25 MF Jim Goodwin 29 DF Liam Ridehalgh 30 FW Jimmy Spencer (on loan at Morecambe) 31 MF Chris Atkinson 32 DF Jack Hunt (on loan at Chesterfield) 33 DF Leigh Franks (on loan at Oxford United) 34 MF Aidan Chippendale 36 MF Graham Carey (on loan from Celtic)

After the near miss in the play-offs, many think that Huddersfield Town will be one of the favourites for promotion this season. Just a week after the defeat to Millwall, manager Lee Clark made his first signing of the season, buying Scotland U-21 midfielder Scott Arfield on an undisclosed fee from recently relegated Scottish Premier League side Falkirk. On the same day, Clark released Dean Heffernan (who returned to Australia to honour his contract with Melbourne Heart), Robbie Williams, who later joined Stockport County, Lewis Nightingale, Taser Hassan and Phil Jevons, who joined Morecambe on a permanent basis on 3 July.

On 2 June, Icelandic international Joey Guðjónsson signed on a 2-year contract from recently relegated Premier League side Burnley. Two days later, Scottish international left-back Gary Naysmith signed for the Terriers after rejecting a new contract at Sheffield United. On the same day, goalkeeper Simon Eastwood left the club to join newly promoted Football League Two side Oxford United. On 17 June, goalkeeper Ian Bennett was signed on a free transfer from Sheffield United. On 22 June, striker Tom Denton left the club by mutual consent. The following day, defender Andy Butler also had his contract paid up and left the club. On 29 June, left-back Joe Skarz signed for Football League Two side Bury for an undisclosed fee. The following day, winger Lee Croft joined the Terriers on a 6-month loan deal from Derby County. He returned to Derby on 3 January 2011. On 1 July, defender Jamie McCombe, whose brother John, played for Town in the not too distant past, joined the Terriers for an undisclosed fee from Bristol City. The following day, after failing to reach a new deal, Krystian Pearce left the club after playing just 45 minutes for the Terriers. He eventually joined Notts County. On 6 July, midfielder James Berrett left the club to join fellow League One side Carlisle United on a free transfer. Later that day, midfielder Michael Collins joined Football League Championship side Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee. On 14 July, young Irish winger Graham Carey signed on a 6-month loan from Scottish Premier League runners-up Celtic. He returned to Celtic on 13 January 2011, after Town failed to agree terms on an extension to his deal. On 21 July, striker Joe Garner signed on a 6-month loan from Nottingham Forest. He returned to Forest on 4 January 2011. On 28 July, two of Town's youngsters, Jack Hunt and Leigh Franks, were sent out on 6-month loans to Chesterfield and Oxford United respectively. On 5 August, midfielder Damien Johnson was signed on a season-long loan from League One rivals Plymouth Argyle. The following day, striker Robbie Simpson joined Brentford on a season-long loan. On 25 August, striker Alan Lee joined the club for an undisclosed fee from Crystal Palace. On 31 August, Jim Goodwin left the club my mutual consent. He would join Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 September. On 8 September, Theo Robinson joined Championship side Millwall on an emergency 3-month loan deal, but he returned in November, after picking up an injury. He then rejoined the club on a permanent deal on 13 January, for an undisclosed fee. On 15 October, Town brought in experienced keeper Nick Colgan on a one-month loan from Conference National side Grimsby Town. He returned a month later, after making no appearances for Town. On 21 January 2011, he signed for Town on a permanent deal, after being released by Grimsby. On 1 January 2011, as the transfer window reopened, Town signed the experience Ireland international Kevin Kilbane on loan from Hull City for the rest of the season. On 10 January, Town signed Newcastle United's Hungarian international defender Tamás Kádár on loan. On 27 January, Town stalwart Nathan Clarke joined Town's League One rivals Colchester United on loan. On 31 January, as the transfer window was about to shut, Danny Cadamarteri returned to the Terriers on a short-term contract following his release by Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. On 26 February, Town signed left-back Stephen Jordan on an emergency one-month loan from Sheffield United, following injuries to Gary Naysmith and Liam Ridehalgh. On 15 March, a week after the sickening injury that curtailed Anthony Pilkington's involvement in the season, Town increased their attacking options by bringing in winger Danny Ward on loan from Premier League side Bolton Wanderers for the rest of the season. They then bolstered their defensive options by signing centre-back Sean Morrison on loan from Reading on 23 March. Just as the transfer window shut, young midfielder Aidan Chippendale was sent on loan to Conference National side York City

On 16 June, Town were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round of the Carling Cup. The following day, the new fixtures were released, with Town's first league game being against Football League Two champions Notts County on 7 August.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Alex Smithies 2 DF Lee Peltier 3 DF Gary Naysmith 4 MF Joey Guðjónsson 5 DF Peter Clarke (Captain) 6 DF Nathan Clarke (on loan at Colchester United) 7 MF Gary Roberts 8 MF Antony Kay 9 FW Danny Cadamarteri 10 FW Danny Ward (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 11 MF Anthony Pilkington 12 DF Tom Clarke 13 GK Ian Bennett 14 MF Damien Johnson (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) 15 FW Robbie Simpson 16 MF Scott Arfield 17 FW Jordan Rhodes

No. Position Player 18 DF Jamie McCombe 19 FW Alan Lee 20 MF Kevin Kilbane (on loan from Hull City) 21 FW Lee Novak 24 FW Benik Afobe (on loan from Arsenal) 25 GK Nick Colgan 26 GK Lloyd Allinson 29 DF Liam Ridehalgh 30 FW Jimmy Spencer (on loan at Morecambe) 31 MF Chris Atkinson 32 DF Jack Hunt 33 DF Leigh Franks 34 MF Aidan Chippendale 37 MF Matt Crooks 38 MF Greg Pearson 40 FW Hatib Cham

From 7 August 2010 to 29 May 2011.

Squad No.	Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	League Cup Apps	League Cup Goals	FLT Apps	FLT Goals	Play-Off Apps	Play-Off Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
1	Alex Smithies	England	GK	22	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
2	Lee Peltier	England	DF	38	1	5	1	2	0	5	0	3	1	53	3
3	Gary Naysmith	Scotland	DF	13 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	18 (1)	0
4	Joey Guðjónsson	Iceland	MF	29 (8)	2	2 (1)	0	2	0	4 (1)	0	1	0	38 (10)	2
5	Peter Clarke	England	DF	46	4	5	0	2	0	3	0	3	0	59	4
6	Nathan Clarke	England	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	Gary Roberts	England	MF	34 (3)	10	4	3	2	0	2 (2)	0	3	0	45 (5)	13
8	Antony Kay	England	MF	21 (6)	3	4	1	0 (1)	0	5	0	3	1	33 (7)	5
9	Theo Robinson	England	FW	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
9	Danny Cadamarteri	England	FW	2 (9)	3	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	2 (12)	3
10	Joe Garner	England	FW	10 (6)	0	0	0	1	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	11 (8)	0
10	Danny Ward	England	MF	5 (2)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	8 (2)	4
11	Anthony Pilkington	Republic of Ireland	MF	30 (1)	10	4	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	39 (1)	14
12	Tom Clarke	England	DF	3 (2)	1	1 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5 (3)	1
13	Ian Bennett	England	GK	24	0	3	0	0 (1)	0	3	0	3	0	33 (1)	0
14	Damien Johnson	Northern Ireland	MF	14 (2)	0	3	0	1 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	20 (3)	0
16	Scott Arfield	Scotland	MF	33 (7)	4	2 (3)	1	2	0	4	1	2	0	43 (10)	6
17	Jordan Rhodes	Scotland	FW	27 (10)	16	3 (1)	1	1	1	3 (1)	4	1 (1)	0	35 (13)	22
18	Jamie McCombe	England	DF	31 (3)	5	2 (2)	1	2	0	4	0	0 (1)	0	39 (6)	6
19	Alan Lee	Republic of Ireland	FW	17 (11)	0	2 (2)	1	0	0	3 (1)	2	0 (2)	0	22 (16)	3
20	Kevin Kilbane	Republic of Ireland	MF	23 (1)	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	30 (1)	3
21	Lee Novak	England	FW	12 (19)	5	1	0	0 (2)	0	2 (1)	0	0 (2)	0	15 (24)	5
22	Lee Croft	England	MF	0 (3)	0	0	0	1	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	1 (5)	0
22	Stephen Jordan	England	DF	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
24	Benik Afobe	England	FW	14 (14)	5	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	21 (14)	8
25	Nick Colgan	Republic of Ireland	GK	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	Tamás Kádár	Hungary	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	Liam Ridehalgh	England	DF	15 (5)	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	21 (5)	0
31	Chris Atkinson	England	MF	2	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0
32	Jack Hunt	England	DF	14 (5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	17 (6)	1
34	Aidan Chippendale	England	MF	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
36	Graham Carey	Republic of Ireland	MF	18 (1)	2	3 (1)	1	0 (1)	0	2	1	0	0	23 (3)	4