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27.1
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
40.4
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 19/19 rated

Club profile

LeagueLeague One
League position2nd of 24
Squad size19
Average age25.6
CountryEngland

Team scout report

Title contender2nd of 24 · League One

Huddersfield sit 2nd of 24 in the League One, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 27.1 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 40.4 across the wider group. Recent form reads DW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 5.3% on last season (Season 27.2 → 28.6), while squad talent has held (Rating 39.5 → 40.2). Of the 18 players with a season to compare, 2 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

R. Ledson is the form pick (Season 46), while D. Sanches Fernandes carries the highest ceiling (Rating 71). In the market, the headline arrival is T. Kongolo (€ 20M), and E. Brierley is the most valuable asset at 10.3.

27.1
5.3%
Squad season
40.4
1.9%
Squad rating
2ndof 24
League finish
DW
Last 5
Top performer
R. Ledson
Season 46
Highest potential
D. Sanches Fernandes
Rating 71
Marquee signing
T. Kongolo
€ 20M
Top asset
E. Brierley
Value 10.3

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
1331
Defence
1635
Midfield
2544
Attack
3047

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Ledson
4639
Fletcher
4431
Fernandes
3971
Taylor
3648
Mumba
3352
Wallace
2718
Brierley
2648
Radulović
2641
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1D. Sanches Fernandes2goals
  2. 2J. Taylor1goals
  3. 3B. Radulović1goals

Top assists

  1. 1R. Ledson2assists
  2. 2R. Balker1assists
  3. 3J. Taylor1assists

Squad · 19

Nat.
1M. YoungNewGoalkeeper
Loanfrom Sunderland
on loan at Salford City · 270 min, 0g
England198.1——2610.8%403.1%
33N. TzanevGoalkeeper
earlier at Newport County · 90 min, 0g
New Zealand292.8——0100%2233.2%
3M. WallaceCentre-backScotland330.7——27±0%18±0%
5J. LowCentre-backWales248.5——19±0%45±0%
6J. WhatmoughCentre-backEngland302.2——2±0%2419.3%
7L. GoochFull-backUSA302.1——18±0%26±0%
12R. BalkerFull-backNetherlands277.6——23±0%37±0%
15I. BowatNewCentre-backScotland239.2——8±0%59±0%
4R. LedsonAttacking midfielderEngland293.2——46±0%3910.9%
14E. BrierleyNewCentral midfielder
on loan at Exeter City · 90 min, 0g
England2210.3——2683.9%4846.3%
18D. KasumuCentral midfielderEngland267.6——19±0%40±0%
19B. MumbaCentral midfielder
on loan at Plymouth · 180 min, 0g
England248.5——33±0%52±0%
22I. BronkhorstNewCentral midfielderNetherlands292.9——2311.7%45±0%
27J. Smith-SwayCentral midfielderEngland197.7——041
9J. TaylorNewWingerWales2310.2—136±0%48±0%
11A. FletcherNewWinger
earlier at Blackpool · 225 min, 2g
England302.2——44±0%312.6%
25B. RadulovićCentre-forwardSerbia268.7—126±0%41±0%
26George SebineCentre-forward—197.4——3±0%43±0%
30D. Sanches FernandesNewWingerNetherlands259.6—23911.9%71±0%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)1-1-0 in 2
Goals (for / against)4 / 1
Clean sheets1
Last 5DW

Fixtures & results

Friendlies Clubs3W 1D 3LLeague One1W 1D 0LLeague Cup0W 1D 0L
4W 3D 3L in 10 · 17–14
May 8AStevenage—·
May 1HDoncaster—·
Apr 27HBurton Albion—·
Apr 24AReading—·
Apr 17HBromley—·
Apr 13ALuton—·
Apr 10ABlackpool—·
Apr 3HStockport County—·
Mar 29ALeyton Orient—·
Mar 26HReading—·
Mar 20ALeicester—·
Mar 13HMilton Keynes Dons—·
Mar 6AAFC Wimbledon—·
Feb 27HWycombe—·
Feb 20HMansfield Town—·
Feb 13ANotts County—·
Feb 9AOxford United—·
Feb 6HCambridge United—·
Jan 30HBradford—·
Jan 23AWigan—·
Jan 19APeterborough—·
Jan 16HPlymouth—·
Jan 9HBarnsley—·
Jan 1ASheffield Wednesday—·
Dec 29AStockport County—·
Dec 26HBlackpool—·
Dec 19ABarnsley—·
Dec 12HLeyton Orient—·
Dec 1HStevenage—·
Nov 26ADoncaster—·
Nov 21HLeicester—·
Nov 14AWycombe—·
Nov 10HLiverpool U21—·
Oct 31ABradford—·
Oct 24HWigan—·
Oct 20HPeterborough—·
Oct 17APlymouth—·
Oct 10HSheffield Wednesday—·
Oct 6HRochdale—·
Oct 3ABurton Albion—·
Sep 26HLuton—·
Sep 19ABromley—·
Sep 12AMansfield Town—·
Sep 5HNotts County—·
Sep 2ADoncaster—·
Sep 1HOxford United—·
Aug 29ACambridge United—·
Aug 22AMilton Keynes Dons1–1D
Aug 15HAFC Wimbledon3–0W
Aug 8APreston1–1D
Aug 1HBlackburn1–1D
Jul 25AMiddlesbrough3–1W
Jul 24HOldham3–1W
Jul 21AFleetwood Town1–2L
Jul 21ASheffield Utd1–3L
Jul 18AAFC Fylde2–1W
Jul 10ABirmingham1–3L
May 2AAFC Wimbledon4–0W
Apr 25HMansfield Town1–4L
Apr 18ABolton3–3D
Apr 14HCardiff1–1D
Apr 11HWycombe3–3D
Apr 6ALeyton Orient2–1W
Apr 3HReading1–1D
Mar 21APlymouth1–3L
Mar 17HLincoln2–2D
Mar 14APort Vale0–0D
Mar 7HRotherham1–0W
Feb 28AWigan0–1L
Feb 21HBarnsley2–1W
Feb 17ADoncaster0–1L
Feb 14AStevenage0–1L
Feb 10HDoncaster1–1D
Feb 7HBlackpool2–2D
Jan 31APeterborough3–2W
Jan 27HLuton1–0W
Jan 24HBradford1–0W
Jan 17ABurton Albion1–3L
Jan 13HRotherham3–0W
Jan 10AStockport County0–1L
Jan 4HExeter City2–2D
Jan 1ALincoln1–1D
Dec 29HNorthampton2–0W
Dec 26HPort Vale5–0W
Dec 20ARotherham3–1W
Dec 13HWigan1–1D
Dec 9ANorthampton1–1D
Dec 6ACardiff2–3L
Dec 2ALincoln2–0W
Nov 29HAFC Wimbledon3–3D
Nov 25ALuton1–2L
Nov 22AMansfield Town3–1W
Nov 8HPlymouth3–1W
Nov 4HMansfield Town3–1W
Nov 1ABolton1–2L
Oct 25AWycombe0–3L
Oct 16HBolton1–2L
Oct 4HStockport County1–2L
Sep 30AHarrogate Town0–1L
Sep 27AExeter City1–0W
Sep 24HManchester City0–2L
Sep 20HBurton Albion0–0D
Sep 13ABradford1–3L
Sep 6HPeterborough3–2W
Sep 2HNewcastle United U216–2W
Aug 30ABarnsley1–3L
Aug 26ASunderland1–1D
Aug 23HStevenage1–0W
Aug 19HDoncaster2–0W
Aug 16ABlackpool2–3L
Aug 13HLeicester2–2D
Aug 9AReading2–0W
Aug 2HLeyton Orient3–0W
Jul 26HBurnley0–2L
Jul 19ASpVgg Greuther Fürth1–0W
Jul 16ABSC Young Boys1–1D
Jul 8HBarrow1–0W
Jun 28AAFC Emley1–3L

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

J. TaylorWigan· Return from loan2026/27
Tom IorpendaNotts County· Return from loan2026/27
Sahil BashirAAl-Markhiya· Return from loan2026/27
A. FletcherBlackpool· Free agent2026/27
A. FletcherBlackpool· Free agent2026/27
A. CollinsPeterborough· Free agent2026/27
A. CollinsPeterborough· Free agent2026/27
I. BowatPortsmouth· Transfer2026/27

Out

R. HealeyHHealey Rhys· Free agent2026/27
M. MillerMMiller Mickel· Free agent2026/27
J. ChapmanST Mirren· -2026/27
J. ChapmanST Mirren· -2026/27
L. NichollsPreston· Transfer2026/27
L. NichollsPreston· Transfer2026/27
Neo EcclestonHHartlepool· Free agent2026/27
Neo EcclestonHHartlepool· Free agent2026/27