2008–09 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 2008–09 campaign was the club's centenary season. The season did not end in promotion and if things had been left alone, relegation may have been a possibility.
| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ken Davy Dean Hoyle (Chairman-Elect) | ||
| Manager | Stan Ternent (until 4 November 2008) Gerry Murphy (from 4 November 2008 until 15 December 2008) Graham Mitchell (13 December 2008) Lee Clark (from 15 December 2008) | ||
| Football League One | 9th | ||
| FA Cup | First round (knocked out by Port Vale) | ||
| League Cup | Second round (knocked out by Sheffield United) | ||
| League Trophy | Second round (knocked out by Darlington) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Collins Gary Roberts (9 each) All: Gary Roberts (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,928 vs Leeds United (14 February 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,942 vs Port Vale (8 November 2008) | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs Bradford City (12 August 2008) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs Peterborough United (25 October 2008) | ||
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After the disastrous start under Stan Ternent, Gerry Murphy led a recovery which continued under the new management team of Lee Clark, Terry McDermott, Derek Fazackerley and Steve Black.
They eventually finished in 9th place, but the season was noted mainly for it being the first time in 78 years that Town had completed the double over local rivals Leeds United, as well as for the retirement of local legend Andy Booth, who made 457 appearances over 2 spells at the club, scoring 150 goals, putting him in the top 5 of both appearances and goals in the club's history.