Huddersfield Town Football Club News

• Nickname:Terriers
• Founded:1908
• Manager:Simon Grayson

• Ground:Galpharm Stadium
• Capacity:24,500

Holdsworth pens Town deal

24 Apr 2007 - 12:47:07

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Huddersfield Town manager Andy Ritchie believes Andy Holdsworth can be converted into a successful midfielder after the 23-year-old signed a two-year contract extension with the Terriers.

Holdsworth has already made 172 appearances for Town, most of them at right-back, but Ritchie is keen to move him higher up the pitch.

"Andy was one of the players I knew more about when I arrived here, which is testament to his reputation inside football," the Town boss told the Huddersfield Examiner.

"I know he's recognised as a right-back, but within the club there's a school of thought that he may mature into a holding midfielder.

"We played him there against Millwall and to say he'd just come back from injury, I was delighted with the level of his performance and the way he lasted the game."