- Denis Law
Denis Law is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s. Law's career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, …
- Peter Withe
Peter Withe (born 30 August, 1951, Liverpool) is a much-travelled English centre forward, who played between 1971 and 1990. He now works as a manager, predominantly in South-east Asia.The highlights of his career came at Aston Villa, where he was a key player in the Football League title triumph of 1981 and scored his side's only goal in their European Cup final triumph in 1982.
- Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson (born 6 April 1961 in Bradford, England) is a former footballer and football manager formerly in charge of Coca-Cola League One side Huddersfield Town. He played as a central defender for Bradford City, Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Chester City and Halifax Town. He returned to Huddersfield Town when they gave him the opportunity to become manager in October 1997 replacing Brian Horton. He was assisted by former Welsh manager Terry Yorath.
- Mark Ward
Mark Ward (born 10 October 1962) is a former footballer who played for Oldham Athletic, West Ham United, Manchester City, Everton, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic and Northwich Victoria. After the end of his football career he became involved in the supply of cocaine in Liverpool. In October 2005 he was jailed for eight years. He was arrested after 4 kg (9 lb) of cocaine were found during a raid at a house in Prescot, Merseyside, in May 2005.
- Jack Cock
John Gilbert "Jack" Cock DCM MM (14 November 1893 - 19 April 1966) was an English footballer who played for various English club sides as a striker. He also had the distinction of being the first Cornishman to play for the England national team, a decorated World War I soldier, and an actor. Born in Hayle, he started his professional career with Yorkshire side Huddersfield Town in 1914, though the First World War broke out shortly afterwards.
- Leon Knight
Leon Knight (born 16 September 1982 in Hackney, London) is a English dwarf currently playing for League Two "side" Milton Keynes Dons. He joined the club from Swansea City in January 2007, just one year after joining the Welsh club from Brighton & Hove Albion. Knight began his career as a rentboy at Chelsea, spending loan periods at Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion before joining Brighton on a permanent contract in 2003.
- Tom Clarke
Tom Clarke, (born 21 December 1987 in Halifax), is a professional footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. Clarke is 6' 0" (1.83m) tall and weighs 11st 2lb (156lbs). He plays in central defence, but has also played in midfield. He has played for England under 18s and under 19s. Clarke's brother, Nathan Clarke, is also a professional footballer with Huddersfield.
- Fola Onibuje
Folawiyo "Fola" Onibuje (born 25 September [[1984] in Lagos, Nigeria]) is a Nigerian footballer, currently playing for League Two team Wycombe Wanderers after signing from Swindon Town. Onibuje signed an initial contract to keep him at Wycombe until June 2007. At 6"6' Fola is a giant striker with a real presence on the football pitch. His mazy runs, somewhat surprising considering his size, aerial ability and natural pace (before embarking on a professional football career, …
- Cameron Jerome
Cameron Zishan Jerome (born October 14, 1986 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer He plays for Birmingham City in the position of striker.
- Martin McIntosh
Martin McIntosh is a professional footballer who plays for Coca-Cola League Two side Mansfield Town. He was born in Scotland, but he started his football career as a junior at Tottenham Hotspur, before returning up north to St Mirren, but only played 4 games in 3 years. After moving to other clubs around Scotland including SPL side Hibernian, he moved to Rotherham United and enjoyed a four-year stint, where by the end of his spell he was made club captain.
- David Graham
David Graham is a Scottish professional footballer, born in Edinburgh on the 6th October 1978, who is currently at Sheffield Wednesday. His favoured position is as a forward, although he can also play in midfield. He has been capped at Under-21 level by his country. He began his career with Rangers, making his debut in the 5-3 away win against Shelbourne in the UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round 1st leg.
- Paul Hayes
Paul Edward Hayes (born December 9 1983 in Dagenham, England) is an English footballer with Football League Championship side Scunthorpe United. Hayes grew up in East London and went to Barclay Junior School in Leyton, where he captained the school football team from the age of 7. Hayes started his footballing career as a school boy with Norwich City where he spent 3 years, before signing for Scunthorpe United in 2002. He made over 115 appearances, scoring 33 goals.
- Phil Stant
Philip "Phil" Stant (born October 13, 1962 in Bolton) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for Camberley, Reading, Hereford United, Notts County, Blackpool, Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town, Fulham, Mansfield Town, Cardiff City, Bury, Northampton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Worcester City, Dover Athletic & Hayes.
- Paul Raynor
Paul Raynor (born April 29, 1966 in Nottingham) is an ex-professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager at Crawley Town. He played as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Swansea City, Wrexham, Cambridge United, Preston North End, Leyton Orient, Kettering Town, Ilkeston Town & Boston United.
- Rob Edwards
Robert Edwards (born February 23rd 1970 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer, who played as a defender or midfielder for Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield before retiring in 2005.
- Steve Smith
Steve Smith was a professional English footballer and football manager.
- Frank Worthington
Frank Stewart Worthington (born November 23, 1948 in Shelf near Halifax, Yorkshire) is a former English footballer. Frank was born into a footballing family. Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with Halifax Town.
- Jim Brennan
James ("Jim") Brennan (born May 8, 1977 in East York, Ontario) is a professional Football (soccer) player from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada currently on the playing roster of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. He is also one of only a handful of Canadian-born players to have ever played in the FA Premier League. A left-back defender who also has played the left side of the midfield, …
- Paul Rachubka
Paul Stephen Rachubka (born 21 May 1981, in San Luis Obispo, California) is a professional football goalkeeper. He currently plays for English club Blackpool, to whom he was on loan for part of the 2006-07 season. Born in America to English parents, he possesses dual nationality.
- Frank Brown
Frank Brown (born Autumn, 1890 in Rotherham) was an English footballer and manager. Brown began his football career with Barnsley in 1910, moving to Rotherham County in 1914 and then to Huddersfield Town in 1915. In August 1919 he joined Blackpool, but struggled to break into the first team and left to join Exeter City in May 1921. He stayed only one season at St. James' Park, moving to Pontypridd in June 1922 before returning to Devon and joining Torquay United in 1923.
- Gary Taylor-Fletcher
Gary Taylor-Fletcher (formerly Gary Fletcher) (born June 4 1981 in Liverpool) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for English club Blackpool. He has been known as "Gary Taylor-Fletcher" since his marriage, after he compromised with his wife who was the last "Taylor" in her family. After being bought on a free transfer from Lincoln City in June 2005, Fletcher scored a hat-trick against Chesterfield in the Carling Cup.
- Marcus Stewart
Marcus Stewart (born 7 November 1972) is an English football centre forward currently at Yeovil Town. Formerly with Bristol Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Ipswich Town and Sunderland, Stewart has over 200 career goals to his name. He was the Premiership's second top goalscorer during 2000-01 with 19 goals for Ipswich Town, who finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
- Dan Smith
Daniel (Dan) Smith (born 5 October, 1986 in Sunderland) is an English footballer who currently plays for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. Smith moved to Aberdeen on 11 August 2006 from Sunderland despite having signed a 4 year deal with the club just 2 months previous. He made his debut appearance in the Dons' 1-1 draw against fellow Premier League side St Mirren He made his Sunderland debut in the League Cup second round against Cheltenham Town, …
- Chris Billy
Christopher Anthony "Chris" Billy is a footballer who was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire on January 2, 1973, and signed for his local club Huddersfield Town as a trainee on the 1 July 1991. His last act in a Huddersfield Town shirt was to score the winning goal at Wembley Stadium which earned Huddersfield promotion via the play-off system. He then left to join Plymouth Argyle on the 10 August 1995.
- Chris Hutchings
Christopher "Chris" Hutchings (born 5 July 1957 in Winchester, England) is an English former footballer and now manager, currently in charge of Wigan Athletic, having taken over from the previous manager Paul Jewell, under whom Hutchings was assistant manager.
- Danny Schofield
Danny Schofield is a professional footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. He was signed by Huddersfield from Brodsworth Welfare for a fee of £2,000 in 1998. Although Schofield made his debut in the 1998-99 season against Crewe Alexandra, his first full season in the team came in the 2001-02 season when he found the net 11 times operating as a striker, …
- Michael Collins
Michael Collins (born 30 April 1986) is a professional footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. Having come through Town's academy, Collins made his first team debut in 2004, but has found it hard to cement a place in the side, with a lot of competition from captain Jon Worthington, Mark Hudson and Adnan Ahmed amongst others, but he has already produced several superb displays in the early part of this season.
- Nathan Clarke
Nathan Clarke (born November 30, 1983 in Halifax) is a professional footballer who currently plays in central defence for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One in England. He is 6'2 and weighs 12 stone. He was linked with a move to Wigan Athletic in late 2005 but never moved. He was runner-up in the Huddersfield Town 'Player of the Year' 2005-06 and is vice-captain of the team.
- Alex Smith
Alex Smith is a professional footballer, who played for a number a clubs after starting his career as a trainee at Everton.
- Joey Jones
Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones (born March 4 1955 in Llandudno, North Wales) is a former professional football full-back who played for Liverpool in the season they chased the "The Treble".
- Iwan Roberts
Iwan Wyn Roberts (born 26 June, 1968 in Bangor, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of English league clubs. He also played international football for Wales, winning 15 caps without scoring.
- Des Hamilton
Derrick Hamilton, better known as Des (born 15 August 1976 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) was an English professional football player. Hamilton came through the youth ranks at Bradford City as a promising youngster and was then taken to Newcastle United for £1,375,000 by Kenny Dalglish. He moved to Cardiff City at the end of the 2000-01 season after a disappointing spell at Newcastle which saw him loaned out to Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town and Norwich City.
- Ken Monkou
Kenneth "Ken" Monkou is a retired footballer who played in a defensive role. Born in Suriname but raised in the Netherlands, Monkou's first major side was Feyenoord Rotterdam. He moved to England in May 1989 to sign for newly-promoted Chelsea for £100,000. He made an impressive start for his new side, …
- Steve Harkness
Steve Harkness (born Carlisle, August 27 1971) is a former footballer who played for several clubs, most notably Liverpool.
- Danny Cadamarteri
Daniel Leon "Danny" Cadamarteri (born October 12, 1979 in Cleckheaton) is an English footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. Cadamarteri is a product of the Everton F.C. Academy. He had spells at Fulham (loan), Leeds United, Sheffield United and Bradford City. On 8 December 2006, Cadamarteri signed for Conference National side Grays Athletic on non-contract terms.
- Joe Hulme
Joseph Harold Anthony "Joe" Hulme was an English footballer and cricketer. Born in Stafford, Hulme usually played as a right-winger. Hulme started his career at then non-league York City in 1923, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in February 1924. He spent two years at Ewood Park and made 74 league appearances, scoring six goals. He moved to Arsenal in 1926, becoming one of Herbert Chapman's first major signings; known for his pace and ball control, …
- Trevor Cherry
Trevor John Cherry (born February 23 1948 in Huddersfield, England) was a defender who made his name with Leeds United in the 1970s. Cherry joined his hometown club Huddersfield Town as a 17 year old in 1965 when he was spotted playing for the local YMCA. He quickly established himself as a useful and inspirational defender who could play anywhere across the back line. Huddersfield won the Second Division title in 1970.
- Johnny Quigley
John "Johnny" Quigley (born 28th June, 1935 in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland) died in November 2004 in Nottingham, England aged 69. Quigley a midfielder started his career with Scottish Junior Football clubs St Anthony's and Ashfield, he joined Nottingham Forest in July 1957, scoring 58 goals in 270 appearances in the 7 seasons he was there. In 1958 he was the first Forest player to score a post-war hat trick which was against Manchester City.
- Simon Charlton
Simon Thomas Charlton (born October 25, 1971 in Huddersfield) is an English footballer, who is currently without a club after being released by Oldham Athletic. He is a left-back who can also play as a left-sided central defender or occasionally in midfield. Charlton began his career at his home-town club Huddersfield Town where he became a firm fans' favourite and played over a hundred games for the Terriers before moving to Premiership side Southampton for £250,000.
- Chris Brandon
Christopher William Brandon (born April 7 1976 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Huddersfield Town.