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Huddersfield Town F.C. - Supporter culture
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Notable supporters
Huddersfield Town have a relatively large fan base when taking into account their lack of success in recent decades. As with most football clubs they have celebrity supporters with the late Harold Wilson probably being their most famous, and Patrick Stewart their best known living fan.
* Reece Dinsdale, actor
* Chris Fountain, actor
* Zöe Lucker, actress
* Patrick Stewart, actor
* Harold Wilson, former Prime Minister
* Lukas Wooller, musician
Singing section
The south section of the Antich Stand (nearest the away support) is known as the 'Singing Section'. This group of fans provide particularly vociferous support for the team. This section is sometimes 'all ticket' when the rest of the Antich Stand is not.
Band
In the early days of the Galpharm Stadium there was a band occupying the top row of the Panasonic Stand (the stand opposite the away stand (The Pink Link Stand)). They disbanded(!) following a dispute with the club over the concessions they received in return for their services.
Popular chants
Background
'Smile a While' was originally sung on the terrace in the 1920s when the original version was a popular song. At the time Huddersfield Town were one of the most successful football clubs in England. However, while 'Smile A While' has been sung down the years, it is no longer sung at Huddersfield Town matches.
In recent years 'Those Were The Days My Friend' (to the tune of the song of the same name by Mary Hopkin) has been popular in times of success and is played after each goal that Huddersfield scores.
Those were the days
Those were the days my friend,
We thought they'd never end,
We won the league three times in a row,
We won the FA Cup,
And now we're going up,
We are the Town,
Oh yes we are the Town.
Smile a while
There's a team that is dear to its followers,
Their colours are bright blue and white,
They're a team of renown, they're the pride of the town,
And the game of Football is their delight.
All the while upon the field of play,
Thousands gladly cheer them on their way,
Often you can hear them say,
Who can beat the town today?
Then the bells shall ring so merrily,
Every goal shall be a memory,
So town play up and bring the cup,
Back to Huddersfield.[
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