Who was hired into Huddersfield Town's football club in 1997, and helped them win the Division Three play-off in 2004?
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1997–98 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season The 1997–98 season was a disaster turned into a success for Huddersfield Town. After a closed season of little activity in the transfer market, Town started the 1997–98 season disastrously and, after some questionable signings and tactical decisions, Brian Horton was sacked in October 1997 as the club lay at the foot of Division One. Thirty-six-year-old former Huddersfield, Bradford City and Newcastle United central defender Peter Jackson was drafted in as Horton's replacement in October and turned the club's fortunes around drastically. He immediately installed the experienced former Wales manager Terry Yorath as his assistant. Given a generous transfer budget by the board, Jackson captured experienced pros such as former Welsh internationals Barry Horne and David Phillips in addition to powerful local-born striker Wayne Allison from Division 1 rivals Swindon Town. He also managed to rejuvenate players such as Marcus Stewart and, particularly, the previously inconsistent Paul Dalton to the extent that the club finished a respectable 16th in the final table.
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Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1961) Peter Allan Jackson (born 6 April 1961 in Bradford, England) is a football manager and former footballer. He has previously had two spells as Huddersfield Town manager, whom he helped win the Division Three play-off in 2004, and he has also managed Lincoln City, before taking charge at his former playing club Bradford City in 2011.
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Dermot Drummy Dermot Drummy (born 16 January 1961) is an English football coach and former professional player. He was recently the head coach of Crawley Town, a position he took up in April 2016 after serving three years as manager of the Chelsea reserves and two years as the youth team manager.
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Kenny Irons (footballer) Kenneth "Kenny" Irons (born 4 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Tranmere Rovers and Huddersfield Town.
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Danny Devine (footballer, born 1997) Daniel Steven "Danny" Devine (born 4 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, as a midfielder.
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George Stephenson (footballer) George Ternent Stephenson (3 September 1900 – 18 August 1971) was a professional manager at Huddersfield Town. His brother was the ex-Town player Clem Stephenson.
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Andy Hessenthaler Andrew Hessenthaler (born 17 August 1965 in Dartford, Kent) is an English football manager and former player. He began his career in non-league football and did not turn professional until he joined Watford at the age of 26. In 1996, Hessenthaler joined Gillingham and spent the next ten years at the club as player and later player-manager, managing the club to its highest ever finish in the English football league system and becoming regarded as a legend of the Kent club. After leaving Gillingham, he had a short spell at Barnet before joining Dover Athletic in 2007. In his two seasons in charge he led the club to successive championships, of Isthmian League Division One South and the Isthmian League Premier Division. After three years at Dover, he became manager at Gillingham for the second time, but his contract was terminated at the end of the 2011–12 season. He returned to the club as assistant manager in 2014, before taking on a similar role at Leyton Orient the following year. In 2016, he was appointed manager of the club, but was sacked later the same year.
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1996–97 Cardiff City F.C. season The 1996–97 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 70th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing seventh, before being beaten 4–2 on aggregate by Northampton Town in the play-offs.
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2005–06 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season The 2005–06 season of Huddersfield Town F.C. was their second competitive campaign in the restructured Football League One. They finished in 4th place, qualifying them for the play-offs, but, after beating Barnsley 1–0 in the first leg at Oakwell, they lost the second leg 3–1 at the Galpharm Stadium, to lose 3–2 on aggregate.
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Luke Maxwell Luke Stephen Maxwell (born 6 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gateshead of the National League on loan from Championship club Birmingham City. He began his career with Kidderminster Harriers, and was loaned back to that club after signing for Birmingham in January 2016; he also went on loan in January 2017 to League Two side Grimsby Town.
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Paul Wotton Paul Anthony Wotton (born 17 August 1977) is an English former footballer and current first team coach at Football League One club Plymouth Argyle. Having begun his career with his home-town side, Wotton went on to become the club's most successful captain as they won two Football League titles in three seasons. By the time he left Plymouth in 2008, Wotton had broken into the top ten of the club's all-time appearance list – playing in more than 400 matches – and won their Player of the Year award twice. A year later, he was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
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1997–98 Sheffield United F.C. season During the 1997–98 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.
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Frankie Musonda Frankie Chisenga Musonda (born 12 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Luton Town.
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Keith Hill (footballer) Keith John Hill (born 17 May 1969) is an English professional football manager and former footballer, who is the manager of League One club Rochdale. A former footballer, after retiring as a player, he moved into coaching at former club Rochdale, and was appointed as caretaker manager, following the sacking of Steve Parkin he would become the club's manager.
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2012 Football League One play-off Final The 2012 Football League One play-off final was a football match contested by two Football League One sides, Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town. The game was played on 26 May 2012 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to be promoted from League One to the Championship for the 2012–13 season.
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Tommy Cavanagh Thomas Henry "Tommy" Cavanagh (29 June 1928 – 14 March 2007) was an English footballer and coach. As a player, he was an inside-forward at six professional clubs, most notably Huddersfield Town, Doncaster Rovers and was player manager at Cheltenham Town, where he was sacked as manager for swearing during matches after complaints by two supporters' club members.
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Paul Parker (footballer) Paul Andrew Parker (born 4 April 1964) is an English former professional footballer, manager, and sports television pundit.
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Terry Gray (footballer) Terence Ian "Terry" Gray (born 3 June 1954 in Bradford) is an English former professional footballer who played nearly 400 games as a midfielder in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Southend United, Bradford City and Preston North End.
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George Cook (footballer, born 1895) George William "Billy" Cook (27 February 1895 – 31 December 1980) was an English professional football inside left, best remembered for his spells with Huddersfield Town and Aston Villa.
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Michael Hefele Michael Martin Hefele (] ; born 1 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Huddersfield Town.
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Jake Simpson Jacob David "Jake" Simpson (born 27 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Workington. Having played in the youth teams for Blackburn Rovers, he moved to Shrewsbury Town, where his father Paul was manager. Before the 2010–11 season, Simpson followed his father again, to Stockport County.
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1996–97 Ipswich Town F.C. season During the 1996–97 English football season, Ipswich Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.