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Hull City Association Football Club was finally formed in
June 1904 after previous attempts to establish a football club had failed
due mainly to the domination of Rugby League in the area. They played their
earliest games at The Boulevard (the home of Hull Rugby League Club), Anlaby
Road Cricket Ground and Dairycoates.
A year after the club was formed the Tigers - a nickname
adopted from their amber and black striped shirts - were elected to the
Second Division of the Football League. City's highest ever league finish
came in 1910, when they finished third in the old Second Division. Level on
points with second placed
Oldham, Hull missed
promotion on goal average by the slim margin of 0.29 of a goal.
In cup competitions, the club's greatest achievement was in
1930, when they reached the FA Cup Semi-Finals where they were beaten 1-0 by
Arsenal in a replay at
Villa Park.
In the late 1990s the club came close to going out of
business due to spiralling debts but a takeover in 2001, the appointment of
Peter Taylor as manager, and the move to The KC
Stadium saw City’s fortunes revived.
One note of interest is
Hull is the largest city in
Europe never to have had a club play in the top division of its national
league.
Year
Club Formed: 1904
Turned Professional:
1905
Ltd Company:
1905
Club Nickname: The
Tigers
Ground:
Kingston Communications Stadium - Since 2002
Previous
Grounds: Boulevard Ground (1904-05); Anlaby
Road (1905-44); Boulevard Ground (1944-46); Boothferry Park (1946-2002)
Shirt Sponsor:
Bonus Electrical
Kit Manufacturer: Diadora
Home
Kit Colours: Amber and black striped shirt, black
shorts with amber trim, black socks with amber turnover
Away Kit Colours: Black shirt with white sides and
amber trim, white shorts with black and amber trim, black socks with white
and amber turnover
Address: Hull City
AFC Ltd, The Circle,
Kingston
Communications Stadium, Walton Street, Hull, East Yorkshire. HU3 6HU
Telephone No: 0870 8370003
Fax:
01482 304882
Ticket
Information:
0870 8370004
Ticket Office Fax: 01482
304923
Email
Enquiries:
info@hulltigers.comOfficial
Website:
www.hullcityafc.net
Unofficial Websites:
Amber Nectar :
City Independent
:
Hull City Online
: On Cloud Seven
:
Black 'N' Amber
:
black-and-amber.co.uk
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THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE |
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Division Three (Old) |
Champions: |
1965/66 |
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Division Three (Old) |
Runners-up: |
1958/59 |
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League One |
Runners-up: |
2004/05 |
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Division Three North |
Champions: |
1932/33, 1948/49 |
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Division Three (New) |
Runners-up: |
2003/04 |
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Division Four |
Runners-up |
1982/83 |
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Runners-up |
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1984 |
Lost to AFC Bournemouth 2-1 |
Biggest League Win:
11-1
at home to Carlisle United, Third Division
North, 14th January 1939
Worst League Defeat:
8-0 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division,
4th November 1911
Biggest Cup Win: 8-2
away at Stalybridge Celtic,
FA Cup 1st round, 26th
November 1932
Worst Cup Defeat: 6-1 at
home to Chelsea, FA Cup 3rd round, 11th December 1999
Most
League Points (2 for a win): 69, Third Division, 1965/66
Most League Points (3 for a win):
90, Fourth Division, 1982/83 Most
Capped Player: Theo Whitmore,
25, Jamaica
Most Appearances
(all competitions): Unknown
Most Appearances
(league): Andy Davidson, 520
Leading Goalscorer
(all competitions): Chris Chilton, 222
Leading Goalscorer
(league): Chris Chilton, 193
Most League Goals In A
Season: 39, Bill McNaughton, Third Division North,
1932/33
Highest Transfer Fee Paid:
£350,000 to Brentford for Michael Turner, July 2006 & to
Carlisle United for Michael Bridges, August 2006
Highest Transfer Fee Received:
£1,250,000 from Crystal Palace for Leon Cort, June 2006
Football League Timeline:
1905 Elected to the Second Division
1930-33 Third
Division North
1933-36 Second Division
1936-49
Third Division North
1949-56 Second Division
1956-58
Third Division North
1958-59
Third Division
1959-60
Second Division
1960-66
Third Division
1966-78
Second Division
1978-81
Third Division
1981-83
Fourth Division
1983-85
Third Division
1985-91 Second Division
1991-92 Third Division
1992-96 League
Division Two
1996-2004 League Division Three
2004-05 League
One
2005-Date
League
Championship
Chairman:
Adam Pearson
Manager: Phil Brown
Squad List (as at 29/12/2006)
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1 |
Boaz Myhill (G) |
12 |
Matt Duke (G) |
24 |
David
Livermore (M) |
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3 |
Andy Dawson (D) |
15 |
Darryl
Duffy (F) |
27 |
Craig
Fagan (F) |
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4 |
Ian Ashbee (M) |
16 |
Damien
Delaney (D) |
28 |
Russell
Fry (M) |
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5 |
Danny
Coles (D) |
17 |
Michael
Bridges (F) |
29 |
Ryan France (M) |
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6 |
Michael Turner (D) |
18 |
Mark Yeates (M) |
30 |
Scott
Wiseman (D) |
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7 |
Stuart Elliott (M) |
19 |
John
Welsh (M) |
33 |
Matt
Plummer (D) |
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8 |
Nick Barmby (M) |
20 |
Alton Thelwell (D) |
35 |
Michael
Byron (D) |
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9 |
Nicky
Forster (F) |
21 |
Sam
Ricketts (D) |
36 |
Curtis Aspden (G) |
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10 |
Stephen McPhee (F) |
22 |
Dean Marney (M) |
37 |
Ben Wilkinson (M) |
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11 |
Jon Parkin (F) |
23 |
Sam
Collins (D) |
38 |
Tom Matthews (D) |
Players In:
Michael Turner,
Brentford, £350,000
Michael Bridges,
Carlisle United, £350,000
Sam Ricketts,
Swansea City, £300,000
Nicky Forster,
Ipswich Town, £250,000
Mark Yeates,
Tottenham Hotspur, Season-long Loan
Dean Marney,
Tottenham Hotspur, Undisclosed Fee
David Livermore,
Leeds United, Undisclosed Fee
Players Out:
Leon Cort, Crystal
Palace, £1,250,000
Billy Paynter,
Southend United, £200,000
Kevin Ellison, Tranmere
Rovers, £100,000
Stuart Green,
Crystal Palace, £75,000
Ben Burgess,
Blackpool, £25,000
Keith Andrews, MK
Dons, Free Transfer
Robbie Stockdale, Tranmere Rovers, Free
Transfer
Mark Lynch, Yeovil
Town, Free Transfer
Away Fan Ticket Prices:
Smith & Nephew
North Stand: Adults £23, Over 65's/Students/Juniors £14
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Season |
Div |
Pos |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Av. Att |
FAC |
LC |
Top Scorer |
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2005-06 |
Cham |
18th |
46 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
49 |
55 |
52 |
19,841 |
3 |
1 |
Stuart Elliott |
7 |
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2004-05 |
L1 |
2nd |
46 |
26 |
8 |
12 |
80 |
53 |
86 |
18,025 |
3 |
1 |
Stuart Elliott |
29 |
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2003-04 |
LD3 |
2nd |
46 |
25 |
13 |
8 |
82 |
44 |
88 |
16,847 |
1 |
1 |
Ben Burgess |
18 |
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2002-03 |
LD3 |
13th |
46 |
14 |
17 |
15 |
58 |
53 |
59 |
12,843 |
1 |
1 |
Stuart Elliott |
12 |
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2001-02 |
LD3 |
11th |
46 |
16 |
13 |
17 |
57 |
51 |
61 |
9,506 |
2 |
2 |
Gary Alexander |
23 |
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2000-01 |
LD3 |
6th |
46 |
19 |
17 |
10 |
47 |
39 |
74 |
6,684 |
1 |
1 |
John Eyre |
7 |
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1999-00 |
LD3 |
14th |
46 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
43 |
43 |
59 |
5,736 |
3 |
2 |
John Eyre |
12 |
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1998-99 |
LD3 |
21st |
46 |
14 |
11 |
21 |
44 |
62 |
53 |
6,025 |
3 |
2 |
David Brown |
14 |
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1997-98 |
LD3 |
22nd |
46 |
11 |
8 |
27 |
56 |
83 |
41 |
4,682 |
1 |
3 |
Duane Darby |
15 |
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1996-97 |
LD3 |
17th |
46 |
13 |
18 |
15 |
44 |
50 |
57 |
3,413 |
2 |
1 |
Duane Darby |
20 |
Year
Opened: 2002
Capacity: 25,504
Record Attendance:
24,277 v
Sheffield Wednesday,
League One, 30th April 2005
The Kingston
Communications Stadium was opened in December 2002. It took 14 months to
construct and cost a reported £44million, the majority which was paid by
Hull City council who own the stadium.
The first game played at The KC Stadium took place on
Wednesday 18 December 2002 when Hull beat
Sunderland 1-0 to lift the Raich Carter Trophy in front of a crowd of
22,467. The historic first goal at the ground was scored by Steve Melton.
The stadium is
a regular venue for rugby league internationals and has hosted Great Britain
matches in both the Tri-Nations and the Ashes. The stadium is
also home to Hull FC Rugby League Club.
The stadium
has also hosted musical concerts by performers such as Sir Elton John, R.E.M
and Bryan Adams.
The Kingston Communications Stadium
is approximately 144 miles in distance from The Hawthorns.
DIRECTIONS
From
the West:
Leave the M62 at Junction 38 and join the A63, towards
Hull. Stay on the A63 and
the stadium is clearly signposted (KC Stadium) as you approach Hull. About
one mile fro |
