Huddersfield Town F.C. season 2001-02

Infobox Football club season
club = Huddersfield Town

season = 2001–02
manager = flagicon|SCO Lou Macari
chairman = flagicon|ENG Barry Rubery
league = Division Two
league result = 6th
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Second Round
cup2 = Worthington Cup
cup2 result = First Round
cup3 = LDV Vans Trophy
cup3 result = Area Final
league topscorer =
Leon Knight (16)
season topscorer =
Leon Knight (17)
highest attendance = 16,523 vs Brentford (28 April 2002)
lowest attendance = 3,570 vs Halifax Town (16 October 2001)

Huddersfield Town's 2001-02 campaign was their first competitive campaign in the third tier since the 1994-95 season. Huddersfield finished 6th that season, before losing in the play-offs to 3rd place Brentford, who Town beat in the play-off semi-finals in the 1994-95 season.

quad at the start of the season

Review

Huddersfield had a good start to the season, with the exception of the Worthington Cup loss to Rochdale. They continued a steady progress up the table and Lou Macari was on course to send Town back up to Division 1. This was further helped by the loan signing of Chelsea's Leon Knight. He scored 16 league goals in 31 appearances and also became the only loan player to date to win the Player of the Year award. The season also saw a good campaign in the LDV Vans Trophy. After beating Halifax Town, Wrexham, Scunthorpe United and Hull City, Town played Blackpool in a 2-leg Northern Area Final. After losing the first leg 3-1 at Bloomfield Road, Town took a 2-0 lead in the reverse at the McAlpine Stadium, the match went to extra time, but their party was spoiled by Martin Bullock's golden goal.

So, Town looked on course for automatic promotion until a run of 4 games without a win in late March and early April, only the play-offs seemed to be likely to give the promotion that Town craved. They eventually finished 6th, six behind 2nd placed Reading.

The Play-off semi-final saw Town play 3rd placed Brentford. After the first leg ended 0-0 at the McAlpine, Andy Booth gave Town an early lead in the second leg at Griffin Park, before Darren Powell and Lloyd Owusu gave Brentford their 2-1 win.

quad at the end of the season

Results

= Division Two =

= Worthington Cup =