2012–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
The 2012–13 campaign was Huddersfield Town's first season back in the second tier of English football, since the 2000–01 season.
| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dean Hoyle | |||
| Manager | Simon Grayson (until 24 January 2013) Mark Lillis (from 24 January 2013 until 14 February 2013) Mark Robins (from 14 February 2013) | |||
| Stadium | John Smith's Stadium | |||
| Championship | 19th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round (knocked out by Wigan Athletic) | |||
| League Cup | First round (knocked out by Preston North End) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: James Vaughan (14) All: James Vaughan (14) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,614 vs. Barnsley (3 May 2013) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,495 vs. Leicester City (26 January 2013) | |||
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs Millwall (20 April 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 vs Leicester City (1 January 2013) | |||
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They qualified to play in the 2012–13 Football League Championship after they beat Sheffield United in the final at Wembley Stadium on 26 May 2012. After the match finished 0–0 after extra time, the Terriers won the penalty shoot-out 8–7, after every player on the pitch took a penalty. The decisive penalty was taken by the United goalkeeper Steve Simonsen, who saw his penalty go over the crossbar, giving Huddersfield the glory, and promotion to the Football League Championship.
This was meant to be Simon Grayson's first full season in charge of the Terriers, but instead he was sacked on 24 January 2013, following a run of 12 consecutive league games without a win. After Town legend Mark Lillis steadied the ship for 5 games, the Coventry City boss Mark Robins was appointed as the new manager on 14 February 2013.