Huddersfield Town's 2009–10 campaign was the club's first full season under the chairmanship of

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, with manager Lee Clark in his first full season in charge of the team. They finished in 6th place, before losing to

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in the play-offs.

Squad at the start of the season

Review

After the end of the centenary season,

made wholesale changes at the club. As well as the retirement of

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, Clark released

Jon Worthington Jonathan Alan Spencer Worthington (born 16 April 1983) is an English professional football coach and former player who currently coaches Championship club Huddersfield Town's under-19 and B Teams. Worthington previously played in the Footbal ...

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, Dan Codman.

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and

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both rejected new deals and subsequently left the club. Cadamarteri joined

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, then a week later, ex-captain Worthington joined fellow League One side

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. On 16 July, young striker Tom Denton joined

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side

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on a six-month loan deal. He returned to the club on 10 November, two months earlier than anticipated. On 22 July, midfielder Ian Craney and striker

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joined League Two side

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on season-long loans. Unfortunately, an injury cut short half of Craney's season, and he returned to the Galpharm on 20 April. The following day, his contract at the club was terminated. Also that day,

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and

joined

, following Jon Worthington. On 25 July, young

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joined

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on loan until the end of the year. He returned to the Galpharm on 31 December. On 4 August, Eastwood was joined at Bradford by

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after terminating his contract at the Galpharm. Kamara joined

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side

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on 25 September. On 14 December, young defender Spencer Harris moved to

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side

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on a month's loan. On 1 January 2010,

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joined

on a month's loan, which was extended to the end of the season on 1 February. On 7 January, defender

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joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season. On 13 January,

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terminated his contract with the Terriers, so he could join

on a permanent deal. On 21 January, left-back

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joined League Two side

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on loan until the end of the season. The following day, 2 of the team's youngsters, Jack Hunt & Leigh Franks were sent on loan to

side

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and

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side

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respectively. On 27 January,

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joined fellow League One side

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on a month's loan, which was extended to the end of the season on 1 February. On 1 February, Tom Denton and Lewis Nightingale joined

side

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on one-month loans. On 17 March, young defender Spencer Harris was released from his contract, then signed for

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. On 17 May 2010, former captain

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left the club. On 29 May, Clark made his first signing of the summer, by bringing in

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captain

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on a free transfer. On 12 June, Clark signed defender Peter Clarke on a free transfer from

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. On 18 June,

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was signed for £300,000 on a three-year deal. On 30 June,

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was signed from

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on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 3 July, young striker

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was signed from

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side

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for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. On 31 July,

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striker

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joined the Terriers on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 14 August, Clark signed

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and England U-19 midfielder

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on a season-long loan from

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. On 19 January,

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defender

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joined on an original emergency loan, to be made into a permanent deal. On 22 January, Lee Clark bolstered his defensive options further with the loan signing of

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. On 28 January, Clark made a double signing, Australian international

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signed until the end of the season from

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side

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and young striker

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signed on a month's loan from

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. On 18 February, after impressing on a trial, young midfielder Taser Hassan signed a contract with the Terriers until the end of the season. Town finished in 6th place, meaning that they played

in the play-offs. After a goalless first leg at the Galpharm, Huddersfield lost the second leg 2–0 at

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, meaning that they stay in League One for another season.

Squad at the end of the season

Players in and out

In

Out

Final league table

Results

Pre-season matches

Football League One

Football League play-offs

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

Appearances & goals

References

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