# 1990–91 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1990–91 campaign was a very mediocre season for the Terriers, with Town finishing 11th in Eoin Hand's third season in charge. They finished only 4 places and 6 points off the play-offs.

## Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Steve Hardwick |
| -- | GK | ENG | Lee Martin |
| -- | DF | ENG | Simon Charlton |
| -- | DF | WAL | Dudley Lewis |
| -- | DF | ENG | Graham Mitchell |
| -- | DF | IRL | Ken O'Doherty |
| -- | DF | ENG | Neil Parsley |
| -- | DF | ENG | Simon Trevitt |
| -- | DF | ENG | Robert Wilson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Gary Barnett |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kevin Donovan |
| -- | MF | ENG | Keith Edwards |
| -- | MF | ENG | Chris Marsden |
| -- | MF | IRL | Kieran O'Regan |
| -- | FW | IRL | Dave Campbell |
| -- | FW | SCO | Iffy Onuora |
| -- | FW | WAL | Iwan Roberts |
| -- | FW | ENG | Mark Smith |

## Review

Following the departure of Craig Maskell to Reading during the close season, many Town fans were wondering where Town's goals were going to be coming from for the 1990–91 season. The answer seemed to be their new record signing from Watford, the Welsh international Iwan Roberts, signed for £275,000. In the early part of the season however, he only managed 3 goals in the first 13 league games, which actually made him Town's top scorer at the time along with Keith Edwards. But despite this, Town kept producing wins on a regular period and many still thought that the play-offs at least were still a realistic possibility.
Between November and March, Town were on a very impressive run of only 5 losses in 26 games, including 12 wins. Many of the goals did come from the boot of Iwan Roberts, as well as Kieran O'Regan, who each scored 14 goals in all competitions. Many still believed that Eoin Hand would lead Town to the play-offs and promotion to Division 2.
However, the last seven games saw Town lose four and win only one, which saw Town miss out on the play-offs by only 6 points and 4 places. Town were also awarded a record 14 penalties that season, but they only scored 9 of them, so the record of 11 penalties scored in a season, set in the 1983–84 season remained.

## Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Steve Hardwick |
| -- | GK | ENG | Lee Martin |
| -- | DF | ENG | Simon Charlton |
| -- | DF | ENG | Peter Jackson |
| -- | DF | WAL | Dudley Lewis |
| -- | DF | ENG | Graham Mitchell |
| -- | DF | IRL | Ken O'Doherty |
| -- | DF | ENG | Neil Parsley |
| -- | DF | ENG | Simon Trevitt |
| -- | DF | ENG | Robert Wilson |
| -- | DF | ENG | Mark Wright |
| -- | MF | ENG | Gary Barnett |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kevin Donovan |
| -- | MF | ENG | Keith Edwards |
| -- | MF | ENG | Simon Ireland |
| -- | MF | ENG | John Kelly |
| -- | MF | ENG | Chris Marsden |
| -- | MF | IRL | Kieran O'Regan |
| -- | FW | IRL | Dave Campbell |
| -- | FW | ENG | Gary Haylock |
| -- | FW | ENG | Peter Maguire (on loan from Leeds United) |
| -- | FW | SCO | Iffy Onuora |
| -- | FW | ENG | Phil Quinlan (on loan from Everton) |
| -- | FW | WAL | Iwan Roberts |

## Results
### Division Three

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 25 August 1990 | Southend United | H | 1–2 | Wilson | 5,219 | 15th |
| 1 September 1990 | Swansea City | A | 0–1 | | 4,787 | 23rd |
| 8 September 1990 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–0 | Roberts, Edwards (3) | 5,419 | 12th |
| 15 September 1990 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | | 3,853 | 14th |
| 18 September 1990 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–4 | | 6,158 | 18th |
| 22 September 1990 | Reading | H | 0–2 | | 4,689 | 20th |
| 29 September 1990 | Chester City | A | 2–1 | Donovan, Roberts | 1,540 | 17th |
| 2 October 1990 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | Onuora | 4,317 | 13th |
| 6 October 1990 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | Jackson | 4,686 | 11th |
| 13 October 1990 | Rotherham United | A | 3–1 | Onuora, O'Regan (pen), Roberts | 6,120 | 8th |
| 20 October 1990 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | | 5,509 | 11th |
| 23 October 1990 | Bournemouth | H | 1–3 | O'Regan | 5,373 | 12th |
| 27 October 1990 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–2 | Smith, Wilson | 4,413 | 13th |
| 3 November 1990 | Birmingham City | A | 2–1 | Roberts, O'Regan (pen) | 7,412 | 13th |
| 10 November 1990 | Cambridge United | H | 3–1 | Roberts, Marsden, O'Regan (pen) | 4,817 | 9th |
| 24 November 1990 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Onuora | 4,646 | 11th |
| 2 December 1990 | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | Onuora | 9,697 | 13th |
| 15 December 1990 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–1 | Barnett | 2,590 | 14th |
| 22 December 1990 | Bury | H | 2–1 | O'Regan (pen), Roberts | 4,841 | 10th |
| 29 December 1990 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | | 11,869 | 14th |
| 1 January 1991 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | O'Regan | 4,887 | 13th |
| 5 January 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–2 | | 5,626 | 13th |
| 12 January 1991 | Swansea City | H | 1–2 | Stant | 4,052 | 15th |
| 19 January 1991 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | Smith | 5,509 | 14th |
| 26 January 1991 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | Marsden | 4,369 | 10th |
| 2 February 1991 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 | Marsden | 6,571 | 11th |
| 9 February 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | Haylock | 7,947 | 11th |
| 16 February 1991 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | Marsden | 5,504 | 9th |
| 19 February 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 | | 2,821 | 10th |
| 23 February 1991 | Cambridge United | A | 0–0 | | 5,603 | 9th |
| 26 February 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 | Onuora, Haylock | 4,889 | 7th |
| 3 March 1991 | Bradford City | A | 2–2 | Roberts (2) | 9,569 | 7th |
| 9 March 1991 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–1 | Swain (og), Roberts, Onuora | 5,429 | 5th |
| 13 March 1991 | Exeter City | A | 2–2 | Haylock (2) | 3,625 | 6th |
| 16 March 1991 | Chester City | H | 1–1 | O'Regan | 5,337 | 7th |
| 19 March 1991 | Rotherham United | H | 4–0 | Marsden, Roberts, O'Regan (pen), Maguire | 4,576 | 6th |
| 23 March 1991 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–1 | | 3,292 | 7th |
| 26 March 1991 | Reading | A | 2–1 | Edwards, Roberts | 4,231 | 6th |
| 30 March 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–1 | Roberts, Onuora | 5,684 | 5th |
| 1 April 1991 | Bury | A | 1–2 | Quinlan | 6,318 | 6th |
| 6 April 1991 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | O'Regan, Quinlan, Wright | 6,520 | 6th |
| 13 April 1991 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | Roberts | 4,642 | 6th |
| 20 April 1991 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | O'Regan (pen) | 6,489 | 7th |
| 27 April 1991 | Bournemouth | A | 1–3 | O'Regan (pen) | 6,888 | 10th |
| 4 May 1991 | Mansfield Town | A | 0–0 | | 2,507 | 10th |
| 11 May 1991 | Birmingham City | H | 0–1 | | 5,195 | 11th |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 November 1990 | Round 1 | Altrincham | A | 2–1 | Onuora, Roberts | 3,000 |
| 10 December 1990 | Round 2 | Blackpool | H | 0–2 | | 6,329 |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 August 1990 | Round 1 1st Leg | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–3 | | 4,444 |
| 4 September 1990 | Round 1 2nd Leg | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | O'Regan | 3,101 Huddersfield lost 5–1 on aggregate. |

### Football League Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 November 1990 | Preliminary round Group 8 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | O'Regan (pen) | 2,941 |
| 28 November 1990 | Preliminary Round Group 8 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–4 | O'Regan (pen) | 1,405 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | League Cup Apps | League Cup Goals | FLT Apps | FLT Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Gary Barnett | England | MF | 19 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 37 (5) | 5 |
| Dave Campbell | Republic of Ireland | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Charlton | England | DF | 29 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (1) | 0 |
| Kevin Donovan | England | MF | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 1 |
| Keith Edwards | England | MF | 10 (8) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12 (10) | 4 |
| Steve Hardwick | England | GK | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Garry Haylock | England | FW | 9 (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (3) | 4 |
| Simon Ireland | England | MF | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
| Peter Jackson | England | DF | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| John Kelly | England | MF | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 |
| Dudley Lewis | Wales | DF | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 |
| Peter Maguire | England | FW | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 |
| Chris Marsden | England | MF | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
| Lee Martin | England | GK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Graham Mitchell | England | DF | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Ken O'Doherty | Republic of Ireland | DF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Iffy Onuora | Scotland | FW | 32 (11) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 (12) | 8 |
| Kieran O'Regan | Republic of Ireland | MF | 46 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 14 |
| Neil Parsley | England | DF | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 |
| Phil Quinlan | England | MF | 7 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 2 |
| Iwan Roberts | Wales | FW | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 14 |
| Mark Smith | England | Fw | 29 (3) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 (4) | 2 |
| Phil Stant | England | FW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Simon Trevitt | England | DF | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | England | MF | 25 (4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 (4) | 2 |
| Mark Wright | England | DF | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |