# 2023–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 115th season in the history of Huddersfield Town and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Huddersfield were relegated to League One on 4 May 2024, after suffering a 2–0 defeat away to Ipswich Town, who earned automatic promotion with the result.

## Current squad

    As of 21 March 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Nicholls | GK | Huyton | (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32) | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2026 |
| 12 | Chris Maxwell | GK | St Asaph | (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34) | Blackpool | 21 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 41 | Giosue Bellagambi | GK | Croydon | (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Josh Ruffels | LB | Oxford | (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31) | Oxford United | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 4 | Matty Pearson | CB | Keighley | (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 31) | Luton Town | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 5 | Michał Helik | CB | Chorzów | (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29) | Barnsley | 1 September 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 15 | Jaheim Headley | LB | Southwark | (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 16 | Tom Edwards | RB | Stafford | (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 25) | Stoke City | 27 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 17 | Brodie Spencer | RB | Belfast | (2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 20) | Cliftonville | 1 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 20 | Ollie Turton | RB | Manchester | (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) | Blackpool | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 24 | Radinio Balker | CB | Amsterdam | (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26) | Groningen | 18 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 30 | Ben Jackson | LB | Stockport | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 32 | Tom Lees | CB | Birmingham | (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 34) | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 August 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 33 | Yuta Nakayama | CB | Ryūgasaki | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) | PEC Zwolle | 15 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 38 | Luke Daley | LB | | (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21) | Port Vale | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Jonathan Hogg | CM | Middlesbrough | (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35) | Watford | 29 July 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 8 | Jack Rudoni | CM | Carshalton | (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23) | AFC Wimbledon | 15 July 2022 | £940,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 11 | Brahima Diarra | CM | Paris | (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21) | Boulogne-Billancourt | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 18 | David Kasumu | CM | Lambeth | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 21 | Alex Matos | AM | Bedford | (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20) | Chelsea | 4 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 23 | Ben Wiles | CM | Rotherham | (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25) | Rotherham United | 25 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 39 | Tom Iorpenda | CM | London | (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 42 | Michael Stone | AM | | (2004-05-29) 29 May 2004 (age 20) | Stoke City | 1 July 2020 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Delano Burgzorg | LW | Amsterdam | (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) | Mainz 05 | 17 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 9 | Bojan Radulović | CF | Lleida | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24) | HJK Helsinki | 5 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 10 | Josh Koroma | CF | Southwark | (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) | Leyton Orient | 21 June 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 14 | Sorba Thomas | RW | Newham | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) | Boreham Wood | 13 January 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 22 | Kian Harratt | CF | Pontefract | (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) | Barnsley | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 25 | Danny Ward | CF | Bradford | (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 (age 33) | Cardiff City | 17 August 2020 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 26 | Pat Jones | CF | Stockport | (2003-06-09) 9 June 2003 (age 21) | Wrexham | 30 September 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 43 | Conor Falls | RW | | (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) | Glentoran | 1 July 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 44 | Rhys Healey | CF | Manchester | (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29) | Watford | 19 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| — | Kieran Phillips | CF | Huddersfield | (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24) | Everton | 13 July 2020 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 19 | Jordan Rhodes | CF | Oldham | (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34) | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 27 | Kyle Hudlin | CF | Birmingham | (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 24) | Solihull Moors | 13 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 28 | Scott High | CM | Dewsbury | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2025 |
| 29 | Connor Mahoney | RW | Blackburn | (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27) | Millwall | 6 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 | Jacob Chapman | GK | Wahroonga | (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 24) | Sydney United | 1 January 2019 | £250,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 36 | Josh Austerfield | CM | Morley | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2026 |
| 37 | Loick Ayina | CB | Brazzaville | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | Sarcelles | 1 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| | Aaron Rowe | RB | Hackney | (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24) | Leyton Orient | 9 February 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| | Tyreece Simpson | CF | Ipswich | (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22) | Ipswich Town | 1 September 2022 | £580,000 | 30 June 2026 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 21 July 2023 | GK | Chris Maxwell | Blackpool | Free Transfer |
| 25 August 2023 | CM | Ben Wiles | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 22 November 2023 | CF | Danny Isaac | Cobham | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2024 | CF | Bojan Radulović | HJK Helsinki | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2024 | CB | Radinio Balker | Groningen | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2024 | CF | Rhys Healey | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2024 | CF | Zak Abbott | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | Free Transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Rolando Aarons | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Romoney Crichlow | Peterborough United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | AM | Matty Daly | Harrogate Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Danny Grant | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Joseph Johnson | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Florian Kamberi | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Ernaldo Krasniqi | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Donay O'Brien-Brady | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Michael Parker | Shrewsbury Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Michael Roxburgh | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | AM | Hakeem Sandah | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Tyree Sanusi | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Ryan Schofield | Portsmouth | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Sam Taylor | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Ajay Weston | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Sonny Whittingham | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Tomáš Vaclík | New England Revolution | Released |
| 12 July 2023 | AM | Duane Holmes | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2023 | CB | Will Boyle | Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2023 | DM | Etienne Camara | Udinese | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2023 | GK | Nicholas Bilokapic | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2024 | CB | Rarmani Edmonds-Green | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until |
| 27 July 2023 | RB | Tom Edwards | Stoke City | End of Season |
| 17 August 2023 | LW | Delano Burgzorg | Mainz 05 | End of Season |
| 4 January 2024 | AM | Alex Matos | Chelsea | End of Season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until |
| 26 July 2023 | CF | Tyreece Simpson | Northampton Town | End of Season |
| 24 August 2023 | CF | Kieran Phillips | Shrewsbury Town | 31 January 2024 |
| 24 August 2023 | RB | Brodie Spencer | Motherwell | 3 January 2024 |
| 25 August 2023 | RW | Connor Mahoney | Gillingham | End of Season |
| 25 August 2023 | CF | Jordan Rhodes | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 30 August 2023 | RB | Aaron Rowe | Crewe Alexandra | End of Season |
| 1 September 2023 | GK | Michael Acquah | Farsley Celtic | 29 September 2023 |
| 1 September 2023 | CM | Scott High | Ross County | 8 January 2024 |
| 20 October 2023 | GK | Michael Acquah | Farsley Celtic | 16 November 2023 |
| 24 October 2023 | CB | Mustapha Olagunju | Ebbsfleet United | 28 January 2024 |
| 24 November 2023 | LB | Luke Daley | York City | 2 January 2024 |
| 18 January 2024 | CM | Josh Austerfield | Crewe Alexandra | End of Season |
| 25 January 2024 | CB | Loick Ayina | Ross County | End of Season |
| 31 January 2024 | CF | Kyle Hudlin | Burton Albion | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Mustapha Olagunju | Crawley Town | End of Season |
| 4 February 2024 | CM | Scott High | Dundalk | End of Season |
| 21 March 2024 | GK | Jacob Chapman | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 12 April 2024 | CF | Kieran Phillips | Sacramento Republic | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January, Phillips returned early from his loan spell at Shrewsbury Town due to injury.
* ↑ On 3 January, Spencer was recalled from his season-long loan at Motherwell.
* ↑ On 8 January, High returned early from his loan spell at Ross County due to injury.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 2 June, Huddersfield Town announced their first pre-season friendly, against Stockport County. Four further friendlies were later added, against Bodmin Town, Tavistock, Liskeard Athletic and Heerenveen.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 5 August 2023 | | Matchday 1 | | 40 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 020.00 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2024 | 7 January 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 8 August 2023 | 8 August 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 019.05 |
Last updated: 2 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 53 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 53 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 51 | |
| 22 | Birmingham City (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 50 | Relegated to EFL League One |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 45 | Relegated to EFL League One |
| 24 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 89 | −52 | 27 | Relegated to EFL League One |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

As a Championship team, Huddersfield entered the FA Cup at the third round stage and were drawn away to Manchester City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Huddersfield were drawn against Middlesbrough at home in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures