Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Reserves and Academy
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| Full name | Huddersfield Town F.C. Development Squad and Academy |
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| Founded | 1908 |
| Ground | Canalside Sports Complex, Huddersfield |
| Manager |
Dev Squad: Frankie Bunn Academy: Steve Weaver |
| League |
U21: U21 Professional Development League 2 North Division U18: U18 Professional Development League 2 North Division |
| 2013–14 |
U21: U21 Professional Development League 2 North Division, 1st (lost in play-offs) U18: U18 Professional Development League 2 North Division, 1st (champions) |
The Huddersfield Town Development Squad are the reserve team of the Premiership club Huddersfield Town. They play competitively as the Huddersfield Town Under 21s in the Professional Development League 2 Northern Division, of which they finished 1st in the 2013-14 season, but then proceeded to lose the nationwide play-off semi-final against Queens Park Rangers.
Huddersfield Town are represented at Under 18 level by the Huddersfield Town Academy. The Academy compete in the U18 Professional Development League 2 North Division, of which they finished 1st in the 2013-14 season, and subsequently won the nationwide play-off final against Crewe Alexandra, becoming champions of the 2013–14 U18 Professional Development League 2. They also reached the quarter finals of last season's FA Youth Cup, losing 2-1 at eventual runners-up Fulham.
Home games for both sides are played at the club's training ground, Canalside, with the exception of some Development Squad fixtures, and FA Youth Cup games, which are played at the first team's John Smith's Stadium.
Huddersfield Town Football Club Under-21s also known as the Huddersfield Town Development Squad is the most senior level of Huddersfield Town’s youth development and the club's former reserve team. They play in League 2 North of the Professional Development League. The team is effectively Huddersfield Town’s second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 21 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2012–13 season. They were four times Central League Champions as the Reserve Team but withdrew form formal reserve team competition 2009-10 season, and have been replaced by the Huddersfield Town Development Squad, playing a number of arranged friendlies during the season until 2012-13 season.
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