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1985–86 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Huddersfield Town
season	1985–86
chairman	Keith Longbottom
manager	Mick Buxton
stadium	Leeds Road
league	Second Division
league result	16th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
(knocked out by Reading)
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Second round
(knocked out by Shrewsbury Town)
league topscorer	Dale Tempest (12)
season topscorer	Dale Tempest (13)
highest attendance	11,667 vs Bradford City (7 September 1985)
lowest attendance	4,511 vs Shrewsbury Town (15 March 1986)
largest win	2–0 vs Bradford City (7 September 1985)
3–1 vs Leeds United (5 October 1985)
2–0 vs Oldham Athletic (21 Decembebr 1985)
3–1 vs Sheffield United (11 January 1986)
2–0 vs Sunderland (1 March 1986)
3–1 vs Barnsley (31 March 1986)
2–0 vs Stoke City (5 April 1986)
largest loss	0–3 vs Shrewsbury Town (12 October 1985)
0–3 vs Stoke City (2 November 1985)
1–4 vs Portsmouth (1 February 1986)
1–4 vs Norwich City (12 March 1986)
0–3 vs Bradford City (22 March 1986)
0–3 vs Middlesbrough (29 March 1986)
0–3 vs Charlton Athletic (12 April 1986)
prevseason	1984–85
nextseason	1986–87

(knocked out by Reading) (knocked out by Shrewsbury Town) 3–1 vs Leeds United (5 October 1985) 2–0 vs Oldham Athletic (21 Decembebr 1985) 3–1 vs Sheffield United (11 January 1986) 2–0 vs Sunderland (1 March 1986) 3–1 vs Barnsley (31 March 1986) 2–0 vs Stoke City (5 April 1986) 0–3 vs Stoke City (2 November 1985) 1–4 vs Portsmouth (1 February 1986) 1–4 vs Norwich City (12 March 1986) 0–3 vs Bradford City (22 March 1986) 0–3 vs Middlesbrough (29 March 1986) 0–3 vs Charlton Athletic (12 April 1986) Huddersfield Town's 1985–86 campaign was another disappointing season for the Terriers, with the team struggling for consistency and survival in the Second Division, until the arrival of Scottish striker Duncan Shearer from Chelsea near the end of the season saw Town guarantee their status in 16th place.

Squad at the start of the season

Review

Town had a good start to the season with Dale Tempest becoming the first and so far only Town player to score a hat-trick on the opening day of a league season in Town's 4–3 win over Millwall. He was top scorer with 12 goals, even though he was on loan at Gillingham in the latter part of the season, before moving to Lokeren in Belgium at the end of the season.

Between October and December, Town went on a run of 10 consecutive matches without a win, which saw Town hover dangerously above the relegation zone for most of the season. Following that they went on a run of only 1 defeat in 8 matches, followed by a run of 5 losses in 6, which forced manager Mick Buxton to bring in a new striker.

In came Chelsea striker Duncan Shearer, who scored a hat-trick on his full debut in Town's 3–1 win over Barnsley. That coupled with three other wins saw Town finish in 16th place, just 6 points and 3 places above the relegation zone.

Squad at the end of the season

Results

[[Football League Second Division|Division Two]]

Date	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F–A**	Scorers	Attendance	Position
17 August 1985	Millwall	H	4–3	Tempest (3, 1 pen), Webster	6,603	5th
20 August 1985	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	Curran	6,180	3rd
24 August 1985	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	Cork	6,024	5th
26 August 1985	Portsmouth	H	1–2	Tempest	9,298	8th
31 August 1985	Crystal Palace	A	3–2	Cork, Tempest, Webster	6,026	8th
3 September 1985	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–0		9,060	6th
7 September 1985	Bradford City	H	2–0	Cowling, Cork	11,667	4th
14 September 1985	Sheffield United	A	1–1	Cork	13,854	7th
21 September 1985	Norwich City	H	0–0		7,225	7th
28 September 1985	Sunderland	A	0–1		18,979	9th
5 October 1985	Leeds United	H	3–1	Tempest, Stanton, Curran	9,983	7th
12 October 1985	Shrewsbury Town	A	0–3		3,986	9th
19 October 1985	Hull City	A	1–3	Phil Wilson	8,128	11th
26 October 1985	Carlisle United	H	3–3	Tempest, Raynor, Cork	5,012	11th
2 November 1985	Stoke City	A	0–3		7,291	14th
9 November 1985	Charlton Athletic	H	0–2		5,205	16th
16 November 1985	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	3–4	Tempest, Cowling (2)	7,952	16th
23 November 1985	Fulham	H	1–3	Tempest	4,650	19th
30 November 1985	Wimbledon	A	2–2	Cork, Raynor	2,805	18th
7 December 1985	Grimsby Town	H	2–2	Cowling (2)	4,811	20th
14 December 1985	Millwall	A	1–2	Tempest	3,645	21st
21 December 1985	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	Cowling, Bray	5,094	21st
26 December 1985	Barnsley	H	1–1	Raynor	10,575	19th
1 January 1986	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	J. Jones	8,487	20th
11 January 1986	Sheffield United	H	3–1	Raynor (2), Tempest	9,268	18th
18 January 1986	Crystal Palace	H	0–0		5,729	17th
1 February 1986	Portsmouth	A	1–4	Tempest	10,937	19th
25 February 1986	Hull City	H	2–1	Cork, Curran	4,518	16th
1 March 1986	Sunderland	H	2–0	Curran (2)	7,150	14th
8 March 1986	Leeds United	A	0–2		14,667	18th
12 March 1986	Norwich City	A	1–4	Curran	12,772	18th
15 March 1986	Shrewsbury Town	H	1–0	Curran	4,511	16th
18 March 1986	Carlisle United	A	0–2		3,334	16th
22 March 1986	Bradford City	A	0–3		9,058	18th
29 March 1986	Middlesbrough	H	0–3		5,585	18th
31 March 1986	Barnsley	A	3–1	Shearer (3)	5,746	15th
5 April 1986	Stoke City	H	2–0	Shearer (2)	5,750	15th
12 April 1986	Charlton Athletic	A	0–3		4,143	17th
15 April 1986	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0	Cork	5,183	15th
19 April 1986	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–0	Shearer	5,469	12th
26 April 1986	Fulham	A	1–2	Shearer	2,877	16th
3 May 1986	Wimbledon	H	0–1		6,083	16th

FA Cup

Main article: 1985–86 FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F–A**	Scorers	Attendance
4 January 1986	Round 3	Reading	H	0–0		9,875
13 January 1986	Round 3 Replay	Reading	A	1–2	Cowling	8,726

League Cup

Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F–A**	Scorers	Attendance
23 September 1985	Round 2 1st Leg	Shrewsbury Town	A	3–2	J. Jones, Curran, Tempest	2,251
7 October 1985	Round 2 2nd Leg	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–2		4,966

Appearances and goals

Name	Position	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ian Bray	DF	32	1	2	0	2	0	36	1
Malcolm Brown	DF	36 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	38 (1)	0
Peter Butler	MF	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
David Cork	FW	37 (1)	8	0 (1)	0	2	0	39 (2)	8
David Cowling	MF	39	6	2	1	2	0	43	7
Brian Cox	GK	37	0	2	0	2	0	41	0
Terry Curran	MF	33 (1)	7	0	0	2	1	35 (1)	8
Steve Doyle	MF	42	0	2	0	2	0	46	0
Joey Jones	DF	38	1	2	0	2	1	42	2
Paul Jones	DF	14	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
Keith Mason	GK	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Paul Raynor	MF	20 (10)	5	2	0	0	0	22 (10)	5
Liam Robinson	FW	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
Duncan Shearer	FW	7 (1)	7	0	0	0	0	7 (1)	7
Brian Stanton	MF	7 (6)	1	2	0	0 (1)	0	9 (7)	1
Dale Tempest	FW	29 (1)	12	2	0	2	1	33 (1)	13
Simon Webster	DF	41	2	2	0	2	0	45	2
Paul Wilson	DF	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Phil Wilson	MF	35	1	2	0	2	0	39	1
Julian Winter	MF	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	0

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