Police op for Huddersfield Town match hailed a success

Mar 1 2010 By Emma Davison

HUNDREDS of police officers descended on Huddersfield for Saturday’s huge derby game between Town and Leeds United – but they had no real trouble to tackle.

The huge operation was meticulously planned to ensure that the match at the Galpharm Stadium went without any trouble.

And police praised the majority of the 20,000 fans for behaving well on the day.

Insp Nick Harvey, who was manning St George’s Square before the afternoon kick-off, said he had seen no trouble with fans arriving to watch the game.

“There have been no problems at all,’’ he said. “The majority of fans come into town well-behaved and looking forward to the game and there’s been a really good atmosphere.

“There’s sometimes a small minority who cause problems and we deal with them in the appropriate manner, but 99% of people come here to have fun and enjoy a football game and we are here to facilitate them in doing that.”

Extra officers were drafted in from all over the force to provide back-up to local policing resources on what has been described as one of the biggest events of the season.