David Prutton believes that Chris Hughton would provide a much-needed steady pair of hands at Huddersfield Town if he was to be named manager of the club.

The Terriers are searching for a new manager following the sacking of Jan Siewert in the aftermath of their 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Friday, which has left the club 22nd in the early Championship standings, with just a single point to their name from their opening three league games of the season.

With Huddersfield now searching for a new manager, Hughton is one of those who could be available to take over at the John Smith's Stadium, with the 60-year-old having been out of work since being sacked by Brighton at the end of last season.

Hughton has twice won promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, having done so with Newcastle in 2010 and Brighton in 2017, and Prutton believes that his experience in guiding clubs to the Premier League means the Irishman could prove to be a good appointment for Huddersfield.

"If he got promoted he'd be a great fit and he's no stranger to doing that," Prutton told Football League World in an exclusive interview with Chief Editor, Sam Rourke.

[ad_pod ]

"He did a wonderful job getting Brighton there and keeping them there, but obviously performances and that kind of yield in points after the turn of the year is what you felt put paid to his time in charge there.

Comparing the appointment of Siewert with a potential move for Hughton, Prutton added:

"From a safe pair of hands point of view, you know exactly what you're going to get.

"With Siewert it was an appointment out of left field that people didn't really know too much about.

"With Chris Hughton, you know exactly what you're going to get and he'd be a steady pair of hands in a place where, maybe, expectations levels have been raised unrealistically because they've been in the Premier League and because they got there in the first place it felt like a minor miracle."

Huddersfield are next in action on Wednesday night, when they travel to Wales to face another of last season's relegated Premier League sides in the form of Cardiff City, before hosting Reading at the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday.