1975–76 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

March 2026 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1975–76 Keith Longbottom Bobby Collins (until 23 December 1975)Tom Johnston (from 23 December 1975) Leeds Road Football League Fourth Division 5th FA Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Bolton Wanderers) Football League Cup Second round(eliminated by Derby County) Terry Gray (15) Terry Gray (19) 27,894 vs Bolton Wanderers (24 January 1976) 3,595 vs Northampton Town (16 August 1975) 3–0 vs Darlington (21 February 1976)3–0 vs Reading (28 February 1976) 1–4 vs Doncaster Rovers (4 November 1975)1–4 vs Exeter City (27 March 1976)0–3 vs Tranmere Rovers (17 April 1976) 1974–75 1976–77 Huddersfield Town's 1975–76 campaign was the first season in the 67 years existence of the club, that the team had been in the fourth tier of the Football League. Under Bobby Collins and then Tom Johnston, Town managed a 4th round appearance in the season's FA Cup competition and a 5th-place finish in Division 4. Town managed to finish just one place and two points behind 4th-placed Tranmere Rovers. Squad at the start of the season -- England GK Terry Poole -- England GK Dick Taylor -- England DF Steve Baines -- England DF Paul Garner -- England DF Peter Hart -- England DF Geoff Hutt -- England DF Grahame McGifford -- England DF John Saunders -- Scotland DF Alan Sweeney -- England MF Terry Dolan -- England MF Martin Fowler -- England MF Lloyd Maitland -- England MF Brian O'Neil -- England MF Steve Smith -- England FW Rod Belfitt -- Northern Ireland FW Bobby Campbell -- England FW Barry Endean -- England FW Franny Firth -- England FW Colin Garwood -- England FW Terry Gray -- England FW Jimmy Lawson -- England FW Bob Newton Review Following their third relegation in four seasons, Town started the 1975–76 season in the Fourth Division, a level never seen by the Terriers, or by any team who had won the First Division. The Board had decided to return Town to the all-blue kit. The early part of the season under Bobby Collins and general manager Tom Johnston saw Town make a steady early start to the campaign, which only seemed to have a minor falter between late October and just before Christmas saw Town lose 6 out of 10 games, although the other 4 in that run were wins. The strain of general manager Johnston took its toll on manager Collins, who resigned two days before Christmas, with Johnston taking over, making him the first man in the club's history to have the job twice (Although, that is strictly speaking untrue as Ian Greaves was caretaker manager in 1964, before taking the job on a full-time basis in 1968 .). Under Johnston, Town went on a pulsating run in the FA Cup fourth round, which led to a match-up with Bolton Wanderers, now managed by Ian Greaves, which Town narrowly lost 1–0. But, near the end of the season, Town without top scorer Terry Gray and his strike partner Bobby Campbell were both out with broken legs. Town's form plummeted as they only won 1 of their last 12 league games, whereas if any 3 of those winless games had resulted in wins, Town would have got promoted back into Division 3 at the first attempt, but instead they found themselves languishing in the division for another 4 seasons. Squad at the end of the season -- England GK Terry Poole -- England GK Dick Taylor -- England DF Steve Baines -- England DF Paul Garner -- England DF Peter Hart -- England DF Geoff Hutt -- England DF Grahame McGifford -- England DF John Saunders -- England DF Arnie Sidebottom -- England DF Chris Simpkin -- Scotland DF Alan Sweeney -- England MF Terry Dolan -- England MF Martin Fowler -- England MF Lloyd Maitland -- England MF Steve Smith -- England FW Rod Belfitt -- England FW Mick Butler -- Northern Ireland FW Bobby Campbell -- England FW Franny Firth -- England FW Wayne Goldthorpe -- England FW Terry Gray -- England FW Jimmy Lawson -- England FW Bob Newton Results Division Four DateHuddersfield Town match record: League Division Four 1976 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1976/comp/66/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition16 August 1975Northampton TownH1–1Gray3,59510th23 August 1975WatfordA2–0O'Neil (pen), Gray4,5006th30 August 1975RochdaleH0–04,1855th6 September 1975Scunthorpe UnitedA1–0Campbell2,2321st13 September 1975Lincoln CityH0–15,2095th20 September 1975Cambridge UnitedA0–03,1506th24 September 1975Bradford CityA2–2Gray (2)4,4769th27 September 1975BrentfordH2–1Gray, Garwood4,1605th4 October 1975WorkingtonA2–0Maitland, Garwood1,1585th11 October 1975Swansea CityA1–1Garwood3,3326th18 October 1975Newport CountyH2–1Garwood, Gray5,4774th21 October 1975Torquay UnitedH2–3Belfitt, Garwood5,7775th25 October 1975ReadingA0–26,6799th1 November 1975HartlepoolH2–0Garwood (pen), Smith4,1837th4 November 1975Doncaster RoversA1–4Gray10,6509th8 November 1975Stockport CountyA1–0Gray2,7897th15 November 1975DarlingtonH1–0Smith4,1336th29 November 1975BarnsleyA3–2Lawson (2), Smith5,0075th6 December 1975Exeter CityH0–14,9876th20 December 1975BournemouthA0–14,0128th26 December 1975Tranmere RoversH1–0Belfitt6,6727th27 December 1975SouthportA2–1Belfitt, Smith2,5466th17 January 1976Cambridge UnitedH2–0Smith, Hart5,1956th27 January 1976Crewe AlexandraH1–0Newton4,4596th7 February 1976Doncaster RoversH1–2Gray6,3057th14 February 1976Stockport CountyH2–2Newton (2)5,3078th17 February 1976Torquay UnitedA3–1Gray (2), Baines2,0196th21 February 1976DarlingtonA3–0Firth, Gray, Lawson2,0526th28 February 1976ReadingH3–0Newton, Gray (2)6,5467th1 March 1976RochdaleA0–03,7915th6 March 1976HartlepoolA1–1Gray2,0446th9 March 1976WorkingtonH2–0Hughes (og), Lawson5,0105th13 March 1976Swansea CityH2–0Butler, Firth6,3935th17 March 1976Newport CountyA2–1Sidebottom, Butler1,3744th20 March 1976BarnsleyH1–2Goldthorpe10,0495th23 March 1976Lincoln CityA0–011,2905th27 March 1976Exeter CityA1–4Sidebottom3,9255th30 March 1976BournemouthH0–05,8345th3 April 1976Northampton TownA1–1Belfitt7,2185th5 April 1976BrentfordA0–04,4135th10 April 1976Scunthorpe UnitedH1–1Dolan6,5025th14 April 1976Crewe AlexandraA2–0Belfitt, Newton2,7505th17 April 1976Tranmere RoversA0–38,3085th19 April 1976SouthportH1–2Belfitt6,3245th24 April 1976WatfordH1–0Goldthorpe3,7875th29 April 1976Bradford CityH0–04,7795th FA Cup DateHuddersfield Town match record: FA Cup 1976 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1976/comp/7/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance22 November 1975Round 1WalsallA1–0Belfitt5,50613 December 1975Round 2Port ValeH2–1Belfitt, Baines6,2183 January 1976Round 3FulhamA3–2Gray (2), Lawson10,29924 January 1976Round 4Bolton WanderersH0–127,894 Football League Cup DateHuddersfield Town match record: League Cup 1976 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1976/comp/56/ 2026-03-16 11v11.comRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance19 August 1975Round 1 1st LegBarnsleyH2–1Gray, Dolan4,20027 August 1975Round 1 2nd LegBarnsleyA1–1Campbell6,043 Huddersfield won 3–2 on aggregate.10 September 1975Round 2Derby CountyA1–2Gray20,602 Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSteve BainesENGDF4114130482Rod BelfittENGFW2864230358Mick ButlerENGMF9 (1)200009 (1)2Bobby CampbellNIRFW1110031142Willie CoulsonENGMF20000020Terry DolanENGMF29 (1)1303135 (1)2Barry EndeanENGMF2 (2)000002 (2)0Franny FirthENGFW1620000162Martin FowlerENGMF6 (2)000006 (2)0Paul GarnerENGDF1600030190Colin GarwoodENGFW1262000146Wayne GoldthorpeENGFW6 (2)200006 (2)2Terry GrayENGFW291542323619Peter HartENGMF17 (2)1000017 (2)1Geoff HuttENGDF2004030270Jimmy LawsonENGMF22 (3)4310025 (3)5Lloyd MaitlandENGMF9 (6)1100010 (6)1Grahame McGiffordENGDF30000030Bob NewtonENGFW16 (2)5000016 (2)5Brian O'NeilENGMF3813030441Terry PooleENGGK40000040John SaundersENGDF1700030200Arnie SidebottomENGDF92000092Chris SimpkinENGDF2504000290Steve SmithENGMF4154030485Alan SweeneySCODF3604000400Dick TaylorENGGK4204030490 References 1975-76 Category:English football clubs 1975–76 season