Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1977-78

Infobox Football club season
club = Huddersfield Town

season = 1977-78
manager = flagicon|ENG John Haselden "(until September 29th, 1977)"
flagicon|SCO Tom Johnston "(from September 29th, 1977)"
chairman = flagicon|ENG Keith Longbottom
league = Division Four
league result = 11th
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = First Round
cup2 = Football League Cup
cup2 result = Second Round
league topscorer =
Mick Butler (17)
season topscorer =
Mick Butler (19)
highest attendance = 8,577 vs Coventry City (30 August 1977)
lowest attendance = 1,638 vs Bournemouth (29 April 1978)

Huddersfield Town's 1977-78 campaign is statistically Huddersfield Town's worst season since entering the Football League in 1910. Town finished 11th in 4th Division. Under John Haselden and then Tom Johnston Town would stay in the 4th Division for a fourth successive season.

quad at the start of the season

Review

After 2 seasons in the basement division of the Football League, some Town fans were wondering if Town were ever going to get back into at least the Third Division. Town reverted back to their blue and white striped kit, after two years in the all-blue kit. But, at the start of the season, it seemed to be a curse, with Town winning none of their first 8 matches, which unsurprisingly saw John Haselden get demoted to coach, which saw Tom Johnston return to the hotseat at Leeds Road for a record third time. Town went on a six match unbeaten run, but then Town seemed to go for the rest on the season in a complete mix of mediocrity.

Town's top scorers for the season were Mick Butler on 19 goals, Terry Gray on 11 and then Kevin Johnson on 10. By the end of the season, both Butler and Johnson left Leeds Road for pastures new. Town finished 11th with just 45 points, finishing only 4 points above Halifax Town, who were in 20th place.

quad at the end of the season

Results

= Division Four=