Stead makes Terriers return
Jon Stead was part of Darrell Clarke's staff at Bristol Rovers earlier this season
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Former Terriers striker Jon Stead has returned to the club to join Liam Manning's staff as a first team coach.
Stead came through the ranks at his hometown club, scoring 14 league goals in 77 games across two spells with Huddersfield and earning England Under-21 honours.
He also played for Blackburn, Sunderland, Ipswich, Sheffield United, Bristol City and Notts County in a 12-club, 700-appearance career before retiring in 2021 after a spell with Harrogate.
The 42-year-old began his coaching career in the USA with Hartford Athletic and Tampa Bay Rowdies before joining Neill Collins' staff at Barnsley in 2023 and then following Darrell Clarke from Oakwell to Bristol Rovers last summer.
Manning told the club website:, external "I'm really happy to have Jon complete our coaching team, and look forward to working closely with him.
"He's got a really interesting background in coaching, and having spoken to him at length about the opportunity, I know how passionate he is about having the chance to make a difference at his hometown club again."
