Any Previous? Huddersfield v Latics

Latics and Huddersfield Town have met 32 times down the years, the Terriers having slightly the better of things with 14 wins to our 10.

 

The first meeting between the two clubs came on the 24th November 1973, a 1^st round FA Cup tie played at Leeds Road, with Huddersfield winning the game 2:0.

We met in the 4^th Division in our inaugural season in the Football League, a goalless draw at Leeds Road in October was followed up by a 2:1 Latics win in the return fixture at Springfield Park on the 17^th February 1979, Noel Ward with both the Latics goals and Ian Robins with the consolation for Huddersfield, Robins, who had a newsagent shop on Woodhouse Lane, went on to play in the Wigan Amateur League for Bethel when he hung his pro boots up.

 

Classic Encounters

There have been some standout meetings down the years at Huddersfield, two that spring immediately to mind are the goalless draw on the 19^th April 2003, that point guaranteed promotion to the 2^nd tier in English Football for the first time in our history.

Also, who can forget the 5^th round FA Cup tie on the way to us winning the trophy in 2013. Arouna Kone with a double and a goal apiece for Callum McManaman and James McArthur set up the ¼ final tie away at Everton.

But the game that I am plumping for was the first game back following the cancelation of football due to covid. Prior to the lockdown we had started to pick up some decent results and actually managed to pull ourselves out of the bottom three, what we wanted to know when football was resumed, could we keep the upsurge in form going, the answer was an emphatic yes.

The first game back came on the 20^th June and goals from Jamal Lowe (26) and Anthony Pilkington (48) sealed the win and the three points

Latics – Marshall; Byrne, Fox (Pearce 86), Kipre, Robinson (Naismith86); Williams, Morsy; Lowe, Pilkington (Jacobs 61), Dowell (Evans 75); Moore (Garner 86)

Unused Subs – Jones, MacLeod, Mlakar, Gelhardt

Att – 0

Highlights Huddersfield 0:2 Latics

 

Huddersfield Town Current Form

The Terriers sit 23^rd in the table with 4 points from 7 games, 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

 

On Their Home Patch

Huddersfield’s four Championship home games so far this season have brought four points, these coming from a 3:1 win against Stoke City and 2:2 draw with West Brom United, they lost the other two against Burnley and Blackpool.

 

Player To Watch – Danny Ward

Danny Ward

30 year old striker signed from Cardiff City in August 2020, his second stint at Huddersfield previously signing from Bolton in March 2011.

Ward has played in the Premier League with Cardiff and has over 250 Championship appearances under his belt.

So far this season Danny Ward has played in 7 games, made 11 attempts to score, with 5 on target scoring 2.

 

The Last Six Meetings

Date	Competition	Result
20 Jun 2020	Championship	Huddersfield 0:2 Latics
14 Dec 2019	Championship	Latics 1:1 Huddersfield
02 Jan 2017	Championship	Latics 0:1 Huddersfield
28 Nov 2016	Championship	Huddersfield 1:2 Latics
24 Jan 2015	Championship	Latics 0:1 Huddersfield
16 Sep 2014	Championship	Huddersfield 0:0 Latics

 

Full Record v Huddersfield

Played – 32

Won – 10

Drawn – 8

Lost – 14

 

Connections –

Former Latics keeper, Lee Nicholls, is enjoying possibly the best spell of his career with Huddersfield at the moment, Gary Roberts and Anthony Pilkington both enjoyed success with the Terriers and the Latics. Rarmani Edmunds-Green is currently on loan at the Latics from Huddersfield Town.

 

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