HTFC - League One Teams part 3

As the season nears kick off we preview the league one sides that will go toe to toe with Huddersfield Town in the race for The Championship!



SCUNTHORPE

Manager: Alan Knill

Position last season: 24th in the Championship

Nickname: The Iron

Ground: Glanford Park

Capacity: 9,183

Players in: Jordan Robertson (St Johnstone, free), Jimmy Ryan (Accrington, undisclosed), Andy Barcham (Gillingham, free)

Players out: Rory Coleman, Johnathan Williams, Paris Cowan-Hall (all released), Ian Morris (Torquay, free), Josh Wright (released), David Mirfin (Watford, free), Joe Murphy (Coventry, free), Rob Jones (Sheffield Wednesday, free)

Key man: Chris Dagnall

Chances: Another of last seasons relegated sides from The Championship. Scunthorpe have been like a yo-yo between league 1 and the Championship and I expect them to be in the play offs come the season end

SHEFFIELD UNITED

Manager: Danny Wilson

Position last season: 23rd in the Championship

Nickname: The Blades

Ground: Bramall Lane

Capacity: 32,609

Players in: Jean-Francois Lescinel (Swindon, free), Danny Philliskirk (Chelsea, undisclosed), Chris Porter (Derby, free), Ryan Flynn (Falkirk, free)

Players out: Jamie Ward (Derby, undisclosed), Darius Henderson (Millwall, undisclosed), Kingsley James (Port Vale, free), Phil Roe (Port Vale, free), Mark Yeates (Watford, undisclosed)

Key man: Nick Montgomery

Chances: Having a former Owl in charge has dominated United's pre-season, However Danny Wilson has the guile and experience to guide them all the way back to The Championship.

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

Manager: Gary Megson

Position last season: 15th

Nickname: The Owls

Ground: Hillsborough

Capacity: 39,859

Players in: David Prutton (Swindon, free), Rob Jones (Scunthorpe, free), Julian Bennett (Nottingham Forest, free), Jose Semedo (Charlton, free), Danny Batth (Wolves, loan until January)

Players out: Tommy Miller (Huddersfield, free), Paul Heffernan (Kilmarnock, free), Tommy Spurr (Doncaster, £200,000), Gary Teale (St Mirren, free), Michael Morrison (Charlton, undisclosed)

Key man: David Prutton

Chances: The Owls were disappointing last season but with some solid additions over the summer and still on the search for that elusive striker signing they should be challenging the top of the division all season.

STEVENAGE

Manager: Graham Westley

Position last season: 7th in League II(promoted via the play-offs)

Nickname: Boro

Ground: Broadhall Way

Capacity: 7,100

Players in: Guy Madjo (unattached), Alan Julian (Gillingham, free), Phil Edwards (Accrington, free), Jennison Myrie-Williams (unattached), Robin Shroot (unattached)

Players out: Ashley Bayes (Basingstoke, free), Luke Foster (Rotherham, free), Yemi Odubade (Gateshead, free), Charlie Griffin (Forest Green, free)

Key man: Darius Charles

Chances: In the third tier for the first time in the club's history after play-off success in May, it may prove a step too far for Stevenage with league 2 their likely destination

TRANMERE

Manager: Les Parry

Position last season: 17th

Nickname: Rovers

Ground: Prenton Park

Capacity: 16, 789

Players in: Owain Fon Williams (Rochdale,

ree), Danny Holmes (The New Saints, free), Vinicius Dantas (Azuza Pacific, free)

Players out: Aaron Cresswell (Ipswich, tribunal), Dale Jennings (Bayern Munich, undisclosed), Alan Mahon, Marlon Broomes, Max Blanchard, Joe Collister, Nick Wood, Ryan Fraughan, Sam Morrow, Jack Mackreth (all released).

Key man: John Welsh

Chances: Tranmere lost upcoming star Dale Jennings this summer but it did provide a boost to their finances. Tranmere operate on one of league one's tightest budget and that could see them struggle again this season.

WALSALL

Manager: Dean Smith

Position last season: 20th

Nickname: The Saddlers

Ground: The Banks`s Stadium

Capacity: 11,300

Players in: Kevan Hurst (Carlisle, free), Claude Gnakpa (Luton, free), Mat Sadler (Watford, free), Adam Chambers (Leyton Orient, free), Ryan Jarvis (Leyton Orient, free), Lee Beevers (Colchester, free), David Grof (unattached), Anton Peterlin (unattached)

Players out: Clayton McDonald (Port Vale, free), Jonny Brain, Aaron Lescott, Steve Jones, Darren Byfield, Paul Marshall, Tom Williams, Alex Hickman, Sean Geddes, Emmanuel Ledesma (all released)

Key man: Andy Butler

Chances: Some good additions for Walsall this summer but they will still struggle to break mid table in my book

WYCOMBE

Manager: Gary Waddock

Position last season: 3rd in League II

Nickname: The Chairboys

Ground: Adams Park

Capacity: 10, 000

Players in: Ben Harding (Aldershot, free), Joel Grant (Crewe, free), Scott Donnelly (Swansea, loan), John Halls (Aldershot, free), Elliot Benyon (Swindon, free), James Tunnicliffe (Brighton, free)

Players out: Sam Belcher, Dan Fitchett, Stuart Green, Alan Bennett, Jerome Federico (all released), Lewis Montrose (Gillingham, free), Keiran Murtagh, Chris Westwood (released), Jon-Paul Pittman (Oxford, free)

Key man: Scott Rendell

Chances: Wycombe have become a yo-yo side between league 1 and 2 recently and I see no reason that this wont be the case again.

YEOVIL

Manager: Terry Skiverton

Position last season: 14th

Nickname: The Glovers

Ground: Huish Park

Capacity: 9,665

Players in: Bondz N`Gala (Plymouth, free), Kieran Agard (Everton, free), Anthony Edgar (West Ham, free), Dominic Blizzard (Bristol Rovers, free), Curtis Haynes-Brown (Lowestoft Town, undisclosed), Steve MacLean (unattached)

Players out: Dean Bowditch (MK Dons, free), Alex Russell (released), Craig Alcock (Peterborough, free), Nathan Smith (released), Adam Virgo (Bristol Rovers, free), Andrew Tuttle (released), Andy Welsh (Carlisle, free)

Key man: Bondz N`Gala

Chances: Yeovil could be set for a tough season following several key departures this summer, N'Gala is the pick of their summer signings but will they have enough to avoid relegation?

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