Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Reserves and Academy
The Huddersfield Town Development Squad is the reserve team of Championship club Huddersfield Town. They play competitively as the Huddersfield Town Under 21s in the Professional Development League 2 Northern Division, of which they finished 1st in the 2013–14 season, but then proceeded to lose the nationwide play-off semi-final against Queens Park Rangers.
Full name | Huddersfield Town F.C. Development Squad and Academy | ||
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Founded | 1908 | ||
Ground | Canalside Sports Complex, Huddersfield | ||
President | Sir Patrick Stewart | ||
Manager | Dev Squad: Frankie Bunn Academy: Steve Weaver | ||
League | U21: U21 Professional Development League 2 North Division U18: U18 Professional Development League 2 North Division | ||
2013–14 | U21: U21 Professional Development League 2 North Division, 1st (lost in play-offs) U18: U18 Professional Development League 2 North Division, 1st (champions) | ||
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Huddersfield Town is represented at the under-18 level by the Huddersfield Town Academy. The academy competes in the U18 Professional Development League 2 North Division, of which they finished 1st in the 2013–14 season and subsequently won the nationwide play-off final against Crewe Alexandra, becoming champions of the 2013–14 U18 Professional Development League 2. They also reached the quarterfinals of last season's FA Youth Cup, losing 2-1 at eventual runners-up Fulham.
Home games for both sides are played at the club's training ground, Canalside, with the exception of some Development Squad fixtures, and FA Youth Cup games, which are played at the first team's John Smith's Stadium.