Huddersfield Town appointed Martin Drury as head coach after Liam Manning was granted compassionate leave and later confirmed not to return. Drury took charge as caretaker and led the team to two wins from seven matches, with Huddersfield finishing ninth in League One. Jon Stead, a former Town striker, will assist Drury. The club stated it had observed Drury’s work over the previous six months and praised his leadership during the final seven games under difficult circumstances. Huddersfield also conducted a full process to identify the next head coach, interviewing multiple candidates before selecting Drury unanimously. Drury’s coaching career includes experience at Bradford Park Avenue, Bradford City, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion, Valencia, and Brentford.
"We've had the benefit of seeing Martin's work for the last six months,"
"It was immediately clear why he has a reputation across football as an elite coach, but his leadership over the final seven games in difficult circumstances was impressive too. "Even with this in mind, we quickly decided that we had to run a full process to identify our next head coach." "Martin entered that process alongside other potentials with very different experiences and profiles and, having interviewed several including Martin over the past three weeks, he was the unanimous choice.""
"Huddersfield-born Drury started his coaching career with non-league Bradford Park Avenue and went on to have coaching spells at Bradford City, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion, Valencia and Brentford. He joined Huddersfield as part of Manning's staff, along with Stead, in January and the pair took over until the end of the campaign in March."
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