Why Huddersfield Town fans face a nightmare issue for Bromley away | OneFootball

Terriers fans opting to make the long journey by public transport will be impacted by major works

Huddersfield Town fans are bracing for transport disruption this weekend as they make the long trip south to newly-promoted Bromley at the Copperjax Community Stadium.

Saturday's clash represents the first-ever league meeting between the Ravens and the Terriers, who, just a matter of years ago, were worlds apart.

Indeed, just seven years ago, Huddersfield enjoyed two seasons as a Premier League side before being relegated back to the Championship.

The West Yorkshire side have since dropped into League One after reaching the Championship play-off final just four years ago under Carlos Corberan, and will be hoping it is third-time lucky in their case in the third tier's current promotion scene.

However, Huddersfield have certainly made an encouraging start to life under the newly-appointed Martin Drury, who was installed by Kevin Nagle as head coach in place of Liam Manning.

At the start of this season, though, Huddersfield remain League One's only unbeaten outfit as they head into this weekend's clash, and they could reach the summit depending on results.

Huddersfield Town fans must plan accordingly ahead of Bromley away fixture

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With Huddersfield being one of League One's most-northern sides this season, some long journeys across the country are in store for their supporters, and vice versa when opposition fans travel to West Yorkshire between now and May.

So far this campaign, Town fans have travelled to Milton Keynes Dons, Cambridge United and Mansfield Town in the league, with all three encounters ending in stalemates, whilst also defeating Doncaster Rovers on the road in the EFL Trophy.

Therefore, a first away win of the season will be welcomed, and given Bromley's own unique recent story, it makes the long trip to Greater London rather appealing.

However, those opting to travel to the edge of the capital are already facing issues due to the two-week closure of Huddersfield station, with trains to all of Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester impacted.

The closure begins on the 19th September, the same day as the Bromley fixture, meaning rail replacement buses must be used before onward journeys to the south of the country via train.

How many Huddersfield Town fans will be present at the Copperjax Community Stadium?

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Bromley's home stadium is the smallest in League One in terms of capacity, with the overall allowance being 6,500 spectators, and so far this season, the average figure has been 4,922, which sits above those of Stevenage and Burton Albion.

Huddersfield, of course, are one of the division's biggest sides in terms of recent pedigree and overall stature, meaning it is a stark reminder of the journey the two clubs have been on.

Unsurprisingly though, the away side will be backed by a sold-out away allocation of 825 supporters, with Bromley also confirming that over 4,000 tickets had been sold in the home quarters of the stadium.

Huddersfield Town will hope to avoid major Bromley scalp

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Given their impressive start to the season, Drury will be hoping Huddersfield can continue gathering momentum in the coming weeks ahead of an unrelenting fixture schedule in the winter.

As such, he and the Town supporters will also want to avoid becoming a major scalp for last season's League Two champions, who have won just one of their first six games, which came away to Barnsley on the opening day.