in 1921–22 huddersfield won the fa cup and between 1923 and 1926 became the first club to win the league championship three times in a row, an achievement matched only by three other teams. after several decades in lower divisions, huddersfield town fc returned to top flight football in 2017 when the club entered the premier league for the first time. the club left its ground at leeds road in 1994 and now shares the john smith's stadium with the huddersfield giants rugby league team.