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2011–12 Huddersfield Town F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
2011–12 season
Chairman Dean Hoyle
Manager Lee Clark (until 15 February 2012)
Simon Grayson (from 20 February 2012)
League One 4th (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup First Round
League Cup Second Round
Football League Trophy Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Jordan Rhodes (36)
All: Jordan Rhodes (40)
Highest home attendance 18,646 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (7 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance 10,489 vs. Bradford City (4 October 2011)

Huddersfield Town's 2011–12 campaign was Huddersfield Town's eighth consecutive season in the third tier of English football. After losing to Peterborough United in the play-off final the previous season, Town hoped to avoid the play-offs and push for automatic promotion this season.

This season saw Town sack their manager for the first time since the 2008–09 season, when Lee Clark left the club on 15 February 2012. He was replaced by the former Leeds United boss, Simon Grayson on 20 February.

At the end of the season, Town finished in 4th place, meaning a 3rd consecutive season in the play-offs. They played Milton Keynes Dons in the semi-finals, and won 3–2 on aggregate, winning the away leg 2–0, before losing the home leg 2–1.

They played Sheffield United in the final at Wembley Stadium on 26 May. After the match finished 0–0 after extra time, the Terriers won the penalty shoot-out 8–7, after every player on the pitch took a penalty. The decisive penalty was taken by the United goalkeeper Steve Simonsen, who saw his penalty go over the crossbar, giving Huddersfield the glory, and promotion to the Football League Championship.

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The 2011–12 season was the Club's first with technical kit supplier Umbro, and two new kits were introduced. Kirklees College and Radian B continued their home and away shirt sponsorships, respectively.


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