As Charlton Athletic manager, Chris Powell faced Huddersfield Town more times than any other club.

And of the nine meetings, four were at the John Smith’s Stadium, where he will now take his seat in the home dug-out after being appointed last Wednesday.

There were six league showdowns, two in the FA Cup and one in the Capital One Cup.

Powell enjoyed three wins, with one of the games, a Championship clash at The Valley in November 2012, drawn.

“I want to embrace the town and the area in general,” said Powell, who was born in the South London borough of Lambeth and is 45 today.

“But to be fair, I feel I know the place, and certainly the stadium, already.

“I was here three times in a matter of months last season.”

Powell’s Addicks were beaten 3-2 in the second round of the Capital One Cup before a 2-1 Championship defeat.

They won 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup en route to the quarter-finals.

The 2-0 last-eight defeat at Sheffield United Wednesday were beaten at Hillsborough in the fifth round) proved to be the last of 161 games at the helm.

Powell, whose side also faced Oxford United in both cups last season, chalked up 66 wins and 43 draws.

“I thought I was doing a decent job,” said Powell, who left in the wake of the takeover of Charlton by Belgian businessman Roland Ducatelet.

“But these things happen in football, and I have moved on.

“I’m ready to prove myself again and put smiles on faces here in Huddersfield.”

“I want the club to move on as well, and I believe I can play a part in that.

“There has already been a lot of progress made, with promotion from League I (Town went up through the play-offs as Powell led Charlton to the title in 2012) and the creation of an excellent training ground.

“I am here to do all I can to improve things further, and you always have to be making progress in this game.”

Former England left-back Powell, who had three different spells as a Charlton player and is a former PFA chairman, started writing a book after leaving The Valley.

But the project has been put on ice in order to focus on bringing success to Town.