David Wagner hailed the Huddersfield Town fans who helped set a new John Smith’s Stadium record.
The recorded gate of 22,368 for the 1-0 Championship defeat by Sheffield Wednesday was a record for a league match since Town left Leeds Road in 1994.
The previous best was 21,764 for the League One derby against Leeds United in February 2010.
Wagner, whose third-placed side had won all five of their previous home Championship matches this season, said: “We have had great support again.
“I think the lads deserve this backing. They have a good relationship with our supporters.
“We tried everything against Sheffield Wednesday, who are a very good side in this division.
“While the result was disappointing, I thought the performance was good.”
Wednesday had 1,953 fans at Sunday’s Sky-televised showdown.
