Huddersfield Town's 2006–07 campaign saw Town fail to make any progress in Football League One, which subsequently saw Peter Jackson lose his job in March, being replaced by Andy Ritchie the following month. The irony of his appointment being that it was Ritchie's Barnsley side who stopped Jackson's Terriers from reaching the play-off final the previous season.

Paweł Tadeusz Howard Abbott is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in England, he represented Poland at under-21 level.