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GK: Alex Smithies

The hometown boy came through from the academy in 2007 and made more appearances in the 2010s than any other Town player, with 217 of his 274 senior outings for the club coming this decade (though Jonathan Hogg will reach 218 if he appears in all of Town's remaining games of 2019).

That was ultimately the decider between Smithies and Jonas Lossl: at time of writing, a poll asking fans to pick between the two sits exactly 50/50. Besides, has Lossl ever scored the decisive penalty in a penalty shootout? Has he eckers, like. Smithies has.

RB: Tommy Smith

Arrived from Manchester City in 2012 and would go on to rack up precisely 200 appearances for the club before leaving for Stoke this summer.

Smith dominated the right flank during that glorious promotion season and wore the captain's armband for the lion's share of their games that season - including the playoff final that secured Town's place in the Premier League.

CB: Christopher Schindler

The first name we wrote down when putting this team together. Schindler has been an absolute rock since arriving in the summer of 2016, scored the winning penalty that took Town up, won the fans' player of the year in both of Town's Premier League seasons, and is a true leader on and off the pitch.

CB: Peter Clarke

Before Schindy, there was Peter Clarke. The defender was appointed as captain almost immediately after his arrival in 2009 and skippered the side through the majority of their 43-game unbeaten league run in 2011, as well as in two playoff finals.

Bookends the decade neatly having won the fans' player of the year two years in a row in 2010 and 2011.

LB: Chris Lowe

The undisputed choice at left-back, Lowe was Mr Reliable throughout his 101 appearances across three seasons at Town. A pity he had to leave earlier this summer, with the club honouring a gentlemen's agreement to allow him to return to Germany.

RW: Gary Roberts

A near-constant and hugely popular presence in the side that challenged for and eventually achieved promotion from League One, though he was released after coming on as a sub and tucking away his penalty in the 2012 playoff final. Scored a very respectable 39 goals in 192 appearances in all.

CM: Aaron Mooy

Quite possibly the classiest footballer Town have ever had. The Australian was a revelation for David Wagner's side when he arrived on loan in 2016, with the move made permanent the following year after he played a huge part in getting Town promoted.

Mooy proved his Premier League quality during Town's two difficult seasons in the top flight. His undoubted quality on the ball often overshadows his hard work off it, but Town fans know just how valuable he is. More than perhaps anyone else on this list, it's unlikely Town ever would have made it to the top flight without him.

CM: Jonathan Hogg

Has never knowingly shied away from a battle as he has racked up over 200 appearances for the club since joining from Watford in 2013, and as noted earlier, could overtake Smithies as Town's most-selected player of the decade by the time the year is out.

The midfielder does an awful lot of unselfish dirty work in midfield that allows others ahead of him to shine; you have to have that in a team.

CM: Adam Clayton

"It's hard to know where to put him because Clayton did the job of a three man midfield by himself," was one comment when we were putting this side together.

That about says it all for the 2013/14 player of the year, who scored 12 goals in 94 appearances during his two years at the club between 2012 and 2014 to help establish newly-promoted Town as a Championship side.

LW: Anthony Pilkington

More than just a scorer of brilliant goals - though he certainly was that. The League One Arjen Robben had two excellent feet and could cross as well as he could shoot, earning him a move straight up to the Premier League with Norwich in the summer of 2011.

CF: Jordan Rhodes

Then just 19 years old, Rhodes was effectively signed as Andy Booth's replacement after the legendary forward hung up his boots in 2009. He proved a hugely worthy successor with an uncanny knack for finding himself in the right place at the right time and an unerring finishing ability.

Rhodes is Town's eighth-highest ever goalscorer with 87 goals in 148 appearances, including a frankly ridiculous 40 in 45 in 2011/12, and far and away the most prolific striker the Terriers have had in the 2010s.

Honourable mentions

Jonas Lossl: Ran Smithies really, really close for a place in the team.

Danny Ward (the keeper, not the winger): Worth a mention for his performances in the promotion season.

Jack Hunt: Such an attacking talent at right-back that Town sometimes didn't even play a right winger ahead of him.

Philip Billing: Not the most popular man around these parts these days, but arguably the most successful academy graduate of the decade so far having become their club record sale earlier this year.

Jacob Butterfield: Also not hugely popular these days, but he was the fans' player of the year in 2014/15 after a series of commanding performances. That's got to be worth something, right?

Elias Kachunga: Top scorer in the promotion season and remains a reliable first-team regular under Danny Cowley.

Karlan Grant: Was in and out of the side during various drafts but we ultimately decided it's just too soon given he has only made 29 appearances for the club to date, despite his having scored 13 goals in that time.

Nahki Wells: Another who went very close to making it as we toyed with different formations. Wells is Town's next highest-scoring player of the decade after Rhodes, having bagged 49 in 153 appearances between 2014 and 2017.