Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City A.F.C. are an English football club who are based in Kingston upon Hull. They started in 1904 and currently play in the Football League Championship. Their stadium is called the KC Stadium.
Full name | Hull City Association Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Tigers |
Founded | 1904 |
Ground | MKM Stadium, Kingston upon Hull (capacity: 25,404) |
Chairman | Acun Ilıcalı |
Manager | Liam Rosenior |
League | Football League Championship |
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On 24 May 2008 Hull City achieved promotion to the Premier League by beating Bristol City 1-0 in the Football League Championship play-off final at Wembley stadium. Dean Windass scored the winning goal in the 38th minute.
Hull made a remarkable start to their first ever season in the Premier League and reached as high as 2nd in the table in October 2008. They recorded impressive wins away from home against established Premier League teams- Newcastle, Arsenal and Tottenham.
League position
Season | League | Position |
2000/01 | Third Division | 6th |
2001/02 | Third Division | 11th |
2002/03 | Third Division | 13th |
2003/04 | Third Division | 2nd |
2004/05 | League One | 2nd |
2005/06 | League Championship | 19th |
2006/07 | League Championship | 21st |
2007/08 | League Championship | 3rd |
2008/09 | Premier League | 17th |
2009/10 | Premier League | 19th |
2010/11 | League Championship | 11th |
2011/12 | League Championship | 8th |
2012/13 | League Championship | 2nd |
Former position
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Hull City A.F.C. Media
Wembley Stadium before the Championship play-off final against Bristol City
Hull City supporters prior to the 2014 FA Cup Final against Arsenal