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 ScottishstrikerDuncan Shearer from Chelsea near the end of the season saw Town guarantee their status in 16th place.
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 seasonedit
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1985 86 Huddersfield Town A F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Huddersfield Town1985 86 seasonChairmanKeith LongbottomManagerMick BuxtonSecond Division16thFA CupThird round knocked out by Reading League CupSecond round knocked out by Shrewsbury Town Top goalscorerLeague Dale Tempest 12 All Dale Tempest 13 Highest home attendance11 667 vs Bradford City 7 September 1985 Lowest home attendance4 511 vs Shrewsbury Town 15 March 1986 Biggest win2 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 Biggest defeat0 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 1984 851986 87 Contents 1 Squad at the start of the season 2 Review 3 Squad at the end of the season 4 Results 4 1 Division Two 4 2 FA Cup 4 3 League Cup 5 Appearances and goalsSquad at the start of the season editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ENG Brian Cox GK nbsp ENG Keith Mason DF nbsp WAL Ian Bray DF nbsp ENG Malcolm Brown DF nbsp ENG David Burke DF nbsp WAL Steve Doyle DF nbsp WAL Joey Jones DF nbsp ENG Paul Jones DF nbsp ENG Simon Webster MF nbsp ENG Peter Butler No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG David Cowling MF nbsp ENG Terry Curran MF nbsp ENG Brian Stanton MF nbsp ENG Phil Wilson MF nbsp ENG Julian Winter FW nbsp ENG Graham Cooper FW nbsp ENG David Cork FW nbsp ENG Paul Raynor FW nbsp ENG Liam Robinson FW nbsp ENG Dale TempestReview editTown 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 editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ENG Brian Cox GK nbsp ENG Keith Mason DF nbsp WAL Ian Bray DF nbsp ENG Malcolm Brown DF nbsp ENG David Burke DF nbsp WAL Steve Doyle DF nbsp WAL Joey Jones DF nbsp ENG Simon Webster DF nbsp ENG Paul Wilson MF nbsp ENG Peter Butler MF nbsp ENG David Cowling No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Terry Curran MF nbsp ENG Brian Stanton MF nbsp ENG Phil Wilson MF nbsp ENG Julian Winter FW nbsp ENG Graham Cooper FW nbsp ENG David Cork FW nbsp ENG Paul Raynor FW nbsp ENG Liam Robinson FW nbsp SCO Duncan Shearer FW nbsp ENG Dale TempestResults editDivision Two edit Date Opponents Home Away ResultF A Scorers Attendance Position17 August 1985 Millwall H 4 3 Tempest 3 1 pen Webster 6 603 5th20 August 1985 Grimsby Town A 1 1 Curran 6 180 3rd24 August 1985 Oldham Athletic A 1 1 Cork 6 024 5th26 August 1985 Portsmouth H 1 2 Tempest 9 298 8th31 August 1985 Crystal Palace A 3 2 Cork Tempest Webster 6 026 8th3 September 1985 Blackburn Rovers H 0 0 9 060 6th7 September 1985 Bradford City H 2 0 Cowling Cork 11 667 4th14 September 1985 Sheffield United A 1 1 Cork 13 854 7th21 September 1985 Norwich City H 0 0 7 225 7th28 September 1985 Sunderland A 0 1 18 979 9th5 October 1985 Leeds United H 3 1 Tempest Stanton Curran 9 983 7th12 October 1985 Shrewsbury Town A 0 3 3 986 9th19 October 1985 Hull City A 1 3 Phil Wilson 8 128 11th26 October 1985 Carlisle United H 3 3 Tempest Raynor Cork 5 012 11th2 November 1985 Stoke City A 0 3 7 291 14th9 November 1985 Charlton Athletic H 0 2 5 205 16th16 November 1985 Brighton amp Hove Albion A 3 4 Tempest Cowling 2 7 952 16th23 November 1985 Fulham H 1 3 Tempest 4 650 19th30 November 1985 Wimbledon A 2 2 Cork Raynor 2 805 18th7 December 1985 Grimsby Town H 2 2 Cowling 2 4 811 20th14 December 1985 Millwall A 1 2 Tempest 3 645 21st21 December 1985 Oldham Athletic H 2 0 Cowling Bray 5 094 21st26 December 1985 Barnsley H 1 1 Raynor 10 575 19th1 January 1986 Middlesbrough A 1 0 J Jones 8 487 20th11 January 1986 Sheffield United H 3 1 Raynor 2 Tempest 9 268 18th18 January 1986 Crystal Palace H 0 0 5 729 17th1 February 1986 Portsmouth A 1 4 Tempest 10 937 19th25 February 1986 Hull City H 2 1 Cork Curran 4 518 16th1 March 1986 Sunderland H 2 0 Curran 2 7 150 14th8 March 1986 Leeds United A 0 2 14 667 18th12 March 1986 Norwich City A 1 4 Curran 12 772 18th15 March 1986 Shrewsbury Town H 1 0 Curran 4 511 16th18 March 1986 Carlisle United A 0 2 3 334 16th22 March 1986 Bradford City A 0 3 9 058 18th29 March 1986 Middlesbrough H 0 3 5 585 18th31 March 1986 Barnsley A 3 1 Shearer 3 5 746 15th5 April 1986 Stoke City H 2 0 Shearer 2 5 750 15th12 April 1986 Charlton Athletic A 0 3 4 143 17th15 April 1986 Blackburn Rovers A 1 0 Cork 5 183 15th19 April 1986 Brighton amp Hove Albion H 1 0 Shearer 5 469 12th26 April 1986 Fulham A 1 2 Shearer 2 877 16th3 May 1986 Wimbledon H 0 1 6 083 16thFA Cup edit Main article 1985 86 FA Cup Date Round Opponents Home Away ResultF A Scorers Attendance4 January 1986 Round 3 Reading H 0 0 9 87513 January 1986 Round 3 Replay Reading A 1 2 Cowling 8 726League Cup edit Main article 1985 86 Football League Cup Date Round Opponents Home Away ResultF A Scorers Attendance23 September 1985 Round 2 1st Leg Shrewsbury Town A 3 2 J Jones Curran Tempest 2 2517 October 1985 Round 2 2nd Leg Shrewsbury Town H 0 2 4 966 Huddersfield lost 4 3 on aggregate Appearances and goals editName Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals League Cup Apps League Cup Goals Total Apps Total GoalsIan Bray nbsp Wales DF 32 1 2 0 2 0 36 1Malcolm Brown nbsp England DF 36 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 1 0Peter Butler nbsp England MF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0David Cork nbsp England FW 37 1 8 0 1 0 2 0 39 2 8David Cowling nbsp England MF 39 6 2 1 2 0 43 7Brian Cox nbsp England GK 37 0 2 0 2 0 41 0Terry Curran nbsp England MF 33 1 7 0 0 2 1 35 1 8Steve Doyle nbsp Wales MF 42 0 2 0 2 0 46 0Joey Jones nbsp Wales DF 38 1 2 0 2 1 42 2Paul Jones nbsp England DF 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0Keith Mason nbsp England GK 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0Paul Raynor nbsp England MF 20 10 5 2 0 0 0 22 10 5Liam Robinson nbsp England FW 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Duncan Shearer nbsp Scotland FW 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 1 7Brian Stanton nbsp England MF 7 6 1 2 0 0 1 0 9 7 1Dale Tempest nbsp England FW 29 1 12 2 0 2 1 33 1 13Simon Webster nbsp England DF 41 2 2 0 2 0 45 2Paul Wilson nbsp England DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0Phil Wilson nbsp England MF 35 1 2 0 2 0 39 1Julian Winter nbsp England MF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 86 Huddersfield Town A F 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