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CLUB INFORMATION

Year Club Formed: 1904

Club Nickname: The Tigers

Ground: KC Stadium
Year Opened: 2002
Current Capacity: 25,400
Record Attendance: 25,030 v Liverpool, 09/05/2010, Premier League

Previous Grounds: 1904-05, Boulevard Ground; 1905-44, Anlaby Road; 1944-46, Boulevard Ground; 1946-2002, Boothferry Park

Shirt Sponsor: 12BET.com
Kit Manufacturer: Umbro

Home Kit Colours: Black and amber striped shirts, black shorts with amber trim, amber socks with black trim
Away Kit Colours: TBC

Third Kit Colours: TBC

Address: Hull City AFC, KC Stadium, West Park, Hull, East Yorkshire. HU3 6HU

Telephone No: 01482 504600
Fax: 01482 304882

Ticket Office: 01482 505600

Ticket Office Fax: 01482 304923

Email: info@hulltigers.com

Official Website: www.hullcitytigers.com/
Official Twitter Account: @hullcityteam

Official Facebook Account: www.facebook.com/hullcityofficial

Official Youtube Account: www.youtube.com/HCAFCOfficial

Wikipedia: Hull City

Unofficial Websites:  Amber Nectar  :  Hull City Mad  :  On Cloud Seven  :  Vital Hull

Messageboards: Amber Nectar  : City Independent  :  Hull City Online  :  Not 606

MAJOR HONOURS

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FOOTBALL LEAGUE

(Second Tier)

League Championship Runners-up: 2012/13 (1)
League Championship Play-Off Winners: 2007/08 (1)

(Third Tier)

Division Three Champions: 1965/66 (1)
Division Three (North) Champions: 1932/33; 1948/49 (2)
Division Three Runners-up: 1958/59 (1)
League One Runners-up: 2004/05 (1)

(Fourth Tier)

Division Four Runners-up: 1982/83 (1)
League Division Three Runners-up: 2003/04 (1)

THE FA CUP

Runners-up: 2013/14 (1)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CUP

Runners-up: 1983/84 (1)

WATNEY CUP

Runners-up: 1973/74 (1)

CLUB RECORDS

First League Game: 2nd September 1905, Barnsley (H) Second Division, 4-1

Biggest League Win: 11-1 v Carlisle United (H) Third Division North, 14th January 1939
Worst League Defeat: 0-8 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Second Division, 4th November 1911
Biggest Cup Win: 8-2 v Stalybridge Celtic (A) FA Cup 1st round, 26th November 1932
Worst Cup Defeat: 1-6 v Chelsea (H) 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 Appearances (all competitions): Andy Davidson, 579
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

Most Capped Player: Theo Whitmore, 28, Jamaica

Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £6,000,000 (unconfirmed) to Albion for Shane Long, January 2014 & to Everton for Nikica Jelavic, January 2014 (the fee for both players could rise to a reported £7,000,000 each dependent on clauses being met)

Highest Transfer Fee Received: £4,000,000 from Sunderland for Michael Turner, August 2009

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; 2005-08 League Championship; 2008-10 Premier League; 2010-13 League Championship; 2013-Date Premier League

Manager History:
1904-05 James Ramster; 1905-13 Ambrose Langley; 1913-14 Harry Chapman; 1914-16 Fred Stringer; 1916-21 David Menzies; 1921-23 Percy Lewis; 1923-31 Billy McCracken; 1931-34 Haydn Green; 1934-36 Jack Hill; 1936 David Menzies; 1936-46 Ernest Blackburn; 1946-48 Frank Buckley; 1948-51 Raich Carter; 1952-55 Bob Jackson; 1955-61 Bob Brocklebank; 1961-69 Cliff Britton; 1970-74 Terry Neill; 1974-77 John Kaye; 1977-78 Bobby Collins; 1978 Wilf McGuinness (caretaker); 1978-79 Ken Houghton; 1979-82 Mike Smith; 1982 Bobby Brown; 1982-84 Colin Appleton; 1984-88 Brian Horton; 1988-89 Eddie Gray; 1989 Colin Appleton; 1989-91 Stan Ternent; 1991-97 Terry Dolan; 1997-98 Mark Hateley; 1998-2000 Warren Joyce; 2000 Billy Russell (caretaker); 2000-02 Brian Little; 2002 Billy Russell (caretaker); 2002 Jan Mølby; 2002 Billy Russell (caretaker); 2002-06 Peter Taylor; 2006 Phil Parkinson; 2006-10 Phil Brown; 2010 Iain Dowie (caretaker); 2010-11 Nigel Pearson; 2011-12 Nick Barmby; 2012-Date Steve Bruce

LAST TEN SEASONS
 
Season

Div

Pos P W D L F A Pts Av. Att FAC LC Top League Scorer
2013-14

Premier League

16 38 10 7 21 38 53 37 24,117 RU 4 Jelavic & Long   4
2012-13

Championship

2 46 24 7 15 61 52 79 17,369 4 2 Koren   9
2011-12

Championship

8 46 19 11 16 47 44 68 18,790 4 1 Fryatt

16

2010-11 Championship 11 46 16 17 13 52 51 65 21,169 3 2 Fryatt   9
2009-10 Premier League 19 38 6 12 20 34 75 30 24,390 3 3 Hunt   6
2008-09

Premier League

17 38 8 11 19 39 64 35 24,816 QF 2 Geovanni   8
2007-08

Championship

3 46 21 12 13 65 47 75 18,025 3 3 Campbell 15
2006-07

Championship

21 46 13 10 23 51 67 49 18,758 3 3 Windass   8
2005-06

Championship

18 46 12 16 18 49 55 52 19,841 3 1 Elliott   7
2004-05

League One

2 46 26 8 12 80 53 86 18,025 3 1 Elliott 27 


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