Huddersfield Town massively hit the jackpot with £8m star and these 5 others | OneFootball

Huddersfield Town fans were blessed to see these six stars on a regular basis

Life as a Huddersfield Town supporter hasn't been overly glamorous in recent history, but owing to a couple of Premier League seasons, Terriers fans have been treated to some impressive players.

It's not all been plain sailing in the transfer market, with some signings like Terrence Kongolo, who joined for a club-record fee, turning out to be absolutely disastrous.

But for every bad signing at Huddersfield down the years, there've been a fair share of good ones too, with some costing absolute pittance in the market by today's standards.

Here, we take a look at six signings who Huddersfield hit the jackpot with...

Aaron Mooy

Huddersfield invested heavily back in 2017 to make Aaron Mooy's loan move permanent ahead of their maiden Premier League campaign, spending in the region of £8m to bring the Australian back to Yorkshire.

Although they ultimately never turned a great profit on Mooy, the impact he made in his stay with the Terriers more than justified the investment they made in him.

Mooy played 120 times for Huddersfield, scoring 11 times and laying on 15 assists before he departed for Brighton after the Terriers dropped out of the Premier League.

Karlan Grant

Although the true amount Huddersfield paid to bring Karlan Grant to the John Smith's Stadium in 2019 has never been disclosed, it's fair to assume they turned a nice profit on a player they ultimately sold to West Brom for £15m around 18 months on.

Grant's stay in Yorkshire was mercifully short but he made a lasting impact, scoring 23 times in just 57 appearances, although his goals never helped Huddersfield come close to a Premier League return.

Selling him looks a shrewd move now, as despite playing over twice as many games for West Brom, he's only scored 28 goals in his spell at The Hawthorns.

Philip Billing

Another man who turned Huddersfield a nice profit was Philip Billing, who was eventually sold to Bournemouth for £15m in 2019.

Signing for Huddersfield and going straight into their youth system, Billing was a huge unknown quantity when he made his first team debut back in 2014, but he excelled under David Wagner and became one of the standout players in the Huddersfield squad.

Most Terriers fans would say he's the best player their club have had in recent time and the fact he's still playing in the Premier League with Bournemouth now would support those views.

Jonathan Hogg

Something of a different pick to those above, Jonathan Hogg is 'Mr Huddersfield Town', having been at the club for almost 12 years now since moving from Watford in July 2013.

Although it's unclear exactly how much Huddersfield paid for their club captain's services, it's highly unlikely to have been a huge fee, and even if it was, it's fair to say the Terriers have got their money's worth out of him.

Encapsulating everything the club is about, Hogg is a leader within the side, and it's hard to imagine a Huddersfield team without Hogg in it.

Jordan Rhodes

Again, based largely on financial gains, Jordan Rhodes has to go down as one of the best bits of business Huddersfield have ever done.

The Terriers spent just £400,000 to bring Rhodes to Yorkshire back in 2009, and eventually sold him to Blackburn for a whopping £8m in 2012, which in the modern game may not sound a lot, but back then was an eye-watering sum.

Rhodes certainly did a lot to justify that price tag, scoring 15+ goals in three successive league seasons for Huddersfield, including 35 in 40 games in the 2011/12 League One season, when Huddersfield won the play-offs.

Tommy Smith

Although he doesn't really come close to the likes of Hogg in the contenders to be 'Mr Huddersfield Town', Tommy Smith could certainly put a case forward, playing 200 times for the club.

Smith was an integral part of the success under Wagner, being a first-team regular during the transition season, the promotion season, and the survival season, so it's fair to say his name will always be written in Town folklore.

He departed for Stoke City following Huddersfield's relegation which somewhat tarnishes his name, but his impact over six years of service should never be forgotten.