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Hull City A.F.C.

January 20, 2023

Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the EFL Championship. They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002.[2] The club's traditional home colours are black and amber, often featuring in a striped shirt design, hence their nickname, The Tigers. They hold Humber derby rivalries with Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town.

Hull City
Full nameHull City Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tigers
Founded1904; 119 years ago (1904)
GroundMKM Stadium
Capacity25,586[1]
OwnerAcun Medya
ChairmanAcun Ilıcalı
ManagerLiam Rosenior
LeagueEFL Championship
2021–22EFL Championship, 19th of 24
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The club was founded in 1904 and admitted into the Football League two years later. They remained in the Second Division until relegation in 1930. Hull won the Third Division North title in 1932–33, but were relegated three years later. They won the Third Division North under the stewardship of Raich Carter in 1948–49, and this time remained in the second tier for seven seasons. Having been promoted again in 1958–59, they were relegated the following season and remained in the Third Division until they were promoted as champions under Cliff Britton in 1965–66. Twelve seasons in the second tier culminated in two relegations in four years by 1981. They were promoted from the Fourth Division at the end of the 1982–83 campaign and were beaten finalists in the inaugural Associate Members' Cup in 1984.

Hull were relegated in 1991 and again in 1996, but secured back-to-back promotions in 2003–04 and 2004–05. The club went on to win the 2008 play-off final against Bristol City to win a place in the Premier League for the first time. They were relegated after two seasons, but were promoted again from the Championship in 2012–13. Hull played in their first FA Cup final in 2014, who despite scoring twice early on, lost 3–2 to Arsenal after extra-time. Relegated from the Premier League the following year, they returned for a third time with victory in the 2016 play-off final. They were relegated again from the top flight just a year later, before dropping into the third tier in 2020. Hull secured immediate promotion as champions of League One at the end of the 2020–21 campaign.

History

Further information: History of Hull City A.F.C.
For a statistical breakdown by season, see List of Hull City A.F.C. seasons.

Early years (1904–1930)

Hull City Association Football Club was founded in June 1904;[3][4] previous attempts to found a football club had proved difficult because of the dominance in the city of rugby league teams such as Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers.[3] The club was unable to apply for membership of the Football League for the 1904–05 season and instead played only in friendlies,[5] the first of which was a 2–2 draw with Notts County on 1 September 1904 with 6,000 in attendance. These early matches were played at the Boulevard, the home of Hull F.C.[6] The club's first competitive football match was in the FA Cup preliminary round, drawing 3–3 with Stockton on 17 September, but they were eliminated after losing the replay 4–1 on 22 September.[7] After disputes with landlords at the Boulevard, Hull City moved to Anlaby Road Cricket Ground.[3] After having played 44 friendly fixtures the previous season, Hull City were finally admitted into the Football League Second Division for the 1905–06 season.[8] Other teams competing in the league that season included the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea, as well as Yorkshire rivals Barnsley, Bradford City and Leeds City.[7] Hull defeated Barnsley 4–1 at home in their first game[7] and finished the season in fifth place.[8]

Hull City and Grimsby Town were the only two professional teams which had official permission to play league football on Christmas Day because of the demands of the fish trade, but that tradition has now disappeared following the dramatic reduction of their trawler fleets in recent years.[9] The following season[when?] a new ground was built for Hull City across the road from the cricket ground. Still under the managership of Ambrose Langley, Hull continued to finish consistently in the top half of the table. They came close to promotion in the 1909–10 season, recording what would be their highest finish until they matched it in 2008. Hull finished third, level on points with second placed Oldham Athletic, missing promotion on goal average by 0.29 of a goal.[8] Hull regularly finished in the top half of the table before the First World War, but after the war the team finished in the bottom half in seven seasons out of eleven, culminating in relegation to the Third Division North in 1930.[8]

Cup success and financial crisis (1930–1985)

 
Hull City squad of 1936

Hull's greatest achievement in cup competitions until 2014 was in 1930, when they reached the FA Cup semi-finals.[10] The cup run saw Hull knock out the eventual champions of the Second and Third Divisions; Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle respectively. They then knocked out Manchester City, to meet Newcastle United in the quarter-finals. The first game at St James' Park finished as a 1–1 draw, but in the replay Hull beat Newcastle 1–0. The semi-final match against Arsenal took place at Elland Road in Leeds, the game ended 2–2, and was taken to a replay in Birmingham. Arsenal knocked Hull out at Villa Park, the game ending 1–0.[8]

After the Second World War, the club moved to another new ground, Boothferry Park.[11] In the 1948–49 season, managed by former England international Raich Carter, Hull won the Third Division North championship.[8] "Yo-yoing" between the second and third tiers of English football, Hull City had promotion seasons from the Third to the Second Division again in 1959 and 1966, winning the Third Division in the latter season.[12][13] Hull also became the first team in the world to go out of a cup competition on penalties, beaten by Manchester United in the semi-final of the Watney Cup on 1 August 1970.[14] By the early 1980s, Hull City were in the Fourth Division, and financial collapse led to receivership.

Don Robinson took over as chairman and appointed Colin Appleton as the new manager. Both had previously held the equivalent roles with non-league Scarborough. Promotion to Division Three followed in 1983, with a young team featuring the likes of future England international Brian Marwood, future England manager Steve McClaren, centre-forward Billy Whitehurst, and the prolific goal-scorer Les Mutrie. When Hull City missed out on promotion by one goal the following season, Appleton left to manage Swansea City.

Late 20th-century decline (1985–2000)

Hull reached the Second Division in 1985 under player-manager Brian Horton. They remained there for the next six years before finally going down in 1991, by which time the club's manager was Terry Dolan. Hull finished 14th in the Third Division in the 1991–92 season, meaning that they would be competing in the new Second Division the following season.[8] In their first season in the rebranded division, Hull narrowly avoided another relegation, but the board kept faith in Dolan and over the next two seasons they achieved mid-table finishes. Financial difficulties hampered City's progress, as key players such as Alan Fettis and Dean Windass had to be sold to fend off winding-up orders.[15] In the 1995–96 season Hull were relegated to the Third Division.[6][16]

 
Boothferry Park in March 2008

In 1997 the club was purchased by former tennis player David Lloyd, who sacked Dolan as manager and replaced him with Mark Hateley after Hull could only finish in 17th place in the table.[8][17] Hull's league form was steadily deteriorating to the point that relegation to the Football Conference was looking a real possibility. Lloyd sold the club in November 1998 to a South Yorkshire-based consortium, but retained ownership of Boothferry Park.[17] Hateley departed in November 1998, with the club at the foot of the table. He was replaced by 34-year-old veteran player Warren Joyce, who steered the club to safety with games to spare. Hull City fans refer to this season as "The Great Escape".[18] Despite this feat, Joyce was replaced in April 2000 by the more experienced Brian Little.[6]

Despite briefly being locked out of Boothferry Park by bailiffs and facing the possibility of liquidation,[15] Hull qualified for the Third Division play-offs in the 2000–01 season, losing in the semi-finals to Leyton Orient.[8] A boardroom takeover by former Leeds United commercial director Adam Pearson had eased the club's precarious financial situation and all fears of closure were banished.[6]

Rise to the top flight (2000–2008)

The new chairman ploughed funds into the club, allowing Little to rebuild the team. Hull occupied the Third Division promotion and play-off places for much of the 2001–02 season, but Little departed two months before the end of the season and Hull slipped to 11th place under his successor Jan Mølby.[6]

 
Chart showing the progress of Hull City's league finishes since the 1905–06 season

Hull began the 2002–03 season with a number of defeats, which saw relegation look more likely than promotion, and Mølby was sacked in October as Hull languished fifth from bottom in the league. Peter Taylor was named as Hull's new manager and in December 2002, just two months after his appointment, Hull relocated to the new 25,400-seater KC Stadium after 56 years at Boothferry Park.[6] At the end of the season Hull finished 13th.[8]

Hull were Third Division runners-up in 2003–04 and League One runners-up in 2004–05; these back-to-back promotions took them into the Championship, the second tier of English football.[8] The 2005–06 season, the club's first back in the second tier, saw Hull finish in 18th place, 10 points clear of relegation and their highest league finish for 16 years.[6][8]

However, Taylor left the club to take up the manager's job at Crystal Palace and Colchester United's Phil Parkinson was confirmed as his replacement, but was sacked on 4 December 2006 with Hull in the relegation zone, despite having spent over £2 million on players during the summer.[6][19] Phil Brown took over as caretaker manager,[19] and took over permanently in January 2007, having taken Hull out of the relegation zone.[20] Brown brought veteran striker Dean Windass back to his hometown club on loan from Bradford City,[21] and his eight goals helped secure Hull's Championship status as they finished in 21st place.[22]

 
Phil Brown and players celebrate on promotion to the Premier League in 2008

Adam Pearson sold the club to a consortium led by Paul Duffen in June 2007, stating that he "had taken the club as far as I could", and would have to relinquish control in order to attract "really significant finance into the club".[23] Under Paul Duffen and manager Phil Brown, Hull City improved greatly on their relegation battle of 2006–07 and qualified for the play-offs after finishing the season in third place. They beat Watford 6–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals and played Bristol City in the final on 24 May 2008, which Hull won 1–0 at Wembley Stadium, with Hull native Dean Windass scoring the winning goal.[24][25] Their ascent from the bottom division of the Football League to the top division of English football in just five seasons is the third-fastest ever.[26]

Promotion, yo-yo years and sale (2008–2016)

Despite being one of the favourites for relegation in the 2008–09 season, Hull began life in the Premier League by beating Fulham 2–1 on the opening day in their first ever top flight fixture. With only one defeat in their opening nine games, including away wins at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City found themselves (temporarily) joint-top of the Premier League table on points (third on goal difference), following a 3–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion[27] – ten years previously, they had been bottom of the fourth tier of English football. Hull's form never replicated the highs of the early autumn, with the team winning only two more games over the remainder of the season,[28] but secured their top-flight status on the last day of the season due to other results.

On 29 October 2009, chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club, and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November 2009.[29][30] On 15 March 2010, manager Phil Brown was put on gardening leave after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone.[31] Brown's replacement was former Crystal Palace and Charlton boss Iain Dowie, and the appointment was met with some disbelief by supporters who were hoping for a "bigger name" replacement. Hull City's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on 3 May 2010, after a 2–2 draw at Wigan Athletic.[32] Both Brown and Dowie had their contracts terminated,[33][34] and Leicester City's Nigel Pearson was confirmed as the new manager.[35][36]

A reported block on player transfers into the club, set in place by the Hull City board on 28 July 2010 until transfers out would substantially reduce the £39 million-per-year wage bill, at first cast doubt on the new manager's efforts to build a squad capable of a quick return to the Premier League; nevertheless, Pearson brought several transfers and loan signings into the club in his bid to strengthen the squad for the season's campaign.[37][38] The team set a new club record on 12 March 2011 with 14 away matches unbeaten, breaking a previous record held for over 50 years.[39] This 17-match streak was finally broken by Bristol City on the last day of the 2010–11 season, Hull losing the match 3–0.[40]

On 15 November 2011, Nigel Pearson left the club to return to Leicester.[41] Nick Barmby was appointed as his successor,[42] but was sacked in May 2012 after publicly criticising the club's owners in an interview given to a local newspaper.[43] In the same month, the club's consultancy agreement with Adam Pearson was terminated.[44] On 8 June 2012, Steve Bruce was appointed manager of the club on a three-year deal,[45] and he guided Hull back to the Premier League by drawing with League champions Cardiff City on the final day of the season.[46][47]

On 13 April 2014, the club reached its first FA Cup Final after defeating Sheffield United 5–3 in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium.[48] Their place in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, regardless of whether they won the 2013–14 FA Cup, was confirmed on 3 May as Everton's failure to win meant that Hull's FA Cup Final opponents Arsenal would compete in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, leaving Hull City to enter in the Europa League third qualifying round, in their first ever European campaign. The FA Cup final on 17 May saw Hull go 2–0 up within the first ten minutes, before losing 3–2 after extra time.[49]

On 31 July 2014, Hull made their debut in European competition, in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, with a 0–0 draw against Slovakian side FK AS Trenčín[50] before winning the second leg 2–1 a week later.[51] An error from keeper Allan McGregor gave them a 1–0 loss away to Belgian outfit Lokeren in the first leg of their play-off tie on 21 August 2014[52] with the second leg at home ending in a 2–1 victory, but away goals marked the end of Hull's first foray into European football.

In March 2015, Steve Bruce signed a further three-year deal with the club.[53][54] Hull were relegated from the Premier League after the 2014–15 season, finishing eighteenth with 35 points after a 0–0 draw against Manchester United, along with Newcastle United securing their Premier League Status after beating West Ham United 2–0.[55] In October 2015 Hull beat Leicester City in a penalty-shootout to take them through to their first ever quarter-final appearance in the Football League Cup.[56][57] The club reached the Championship play-offs and on 28 May 2016 beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 to return to the Premier League.[58]

Decline and fall to League One (2016–2021)

On 22 July 2016, Bruce resigned from his position as manager due to an alleged rift with the club's owners and Mike Phelan was appointed caretaker manager.[59] In October 2016, Phelan became Hull's permanent head coach but he was sacked just 3 months later on 3 January 2017 after a poor run of results.[60][61] Marco Silva was appointed as his replacement two days later but he could not prevent relegation at the end of the season.[62]

Following relegation Silva resigned, and on 9 June 2017, the club announced the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as the new head coach. However, after a poor run of results Slutsky left by mutual consent in December 2017.[63][64] He was replaced by former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins who led the team to avoid relegation and finish 18th at the end of the season.[65] The following season, despite being in the relegation zone after 19 games, an upturn in form saw the Tigers finish in 13th place. However, Adkins resigned at the end of the season after rejecting a new contract.[66]

On 21 June 2019, Grant McCann was appointed as head coach on a one-year rolling contract.[67] In a season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Hull started well but lost 16 of their last 20 games, a run that included an 8–0 hammering at Wigan.[68][69] On 22 July 2020, Hull were relegated to League One.[70] On 24 April 2021, Hull were promoted back to the Championship at the first time of asking after a 2–1 victory away at Lincoln City.[71] The following week, a 3–1 win at home to Wigan Athletic saw the Tigers crowned EFL League One Champions.[72]

Return to The Championship and takeover by Acun Ilıcalı (2021–present)

On 19 January 2022, following months of negotiations and speculation, Turkish media mogul Acun Ilıcalı and his company Acun Medya, completed a takeover of the club, ending the club's controversial 11 year ownership under the Allam family. The club sat 19th in The Championship at the time that the takeover was announced.[73] On 25 January 2022, manager Grant McCann and his assistant Cliff Byrne left the club.[74] On 27 January 2022, Shota Arveladze was announced as the new head coach.[75] Hull achieved Championship survival in the 2021–22 season with a 19th-place finish.[76] On 30 September 2022, Arveladze was sacked after a run of four league defeats and Andy Dawson was appointed as interim head coach.[77] On 3 November 2022, the club announced Liam Rosenior as the new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[78]

Club identity

Colours and crest

 
Old club crest
 
Club crest 1998 – 2014
 
Club crest 2014 – 2019

For most of the club's history, Hull have worn black and amber shirts with black shorts. These black and amber colours are where Hull's nickname, The Tigers, originated from.[6] However, in the club's first match against Notts County in 1904, white shirts were worn, with black shorts and black socks. During their first season in the League, Hull wore black and amber striped shirts and black shorts, which they continued to wear until the Second World War with the exception of the 1935–36 season, in which they wore sky blue shirts.[79] Following the end of the Second World War, Hull spent another season wearing sky blue, but changed to plain amber shirts, which they wore until the early 1960s, when they swapped back to stripes.[80]

 
 
 
 
 
Original kit colours

During the mid-1970s, and early 1980s, the strip was constantly changing between the two versions of plain shirts and stripes. During the late 1980s, red was added to the kits but its duration went no further than this.[81] The early 1990s featured two "tiger skin" designs, which have since featured in several articles listing the "worst ever" football kits. The 1998–99 season introduced a kit with cross-fading amber and white stripes, another experiment that proved unpopular.[82] After the start of the 21st century, the club wore plain amber shirts until 2004, when the club celebrated its centenary by wearing a kit similar to the design of the one worn 100 years ago.[83]

In 1935, Hull City's first shirt badge mirrored the familiar three crowns civic emblem of Kingston-upon-Hull, which was displayed on the sky blue shirts worn in the 1935–36 season. Following that season, the team went without wearing a badge until 1947, when the club crest depicted a tiger's head in an orange-shaded badge. This was worn up until 1957, when it was changed to just the tiger's head. This was worn for three years, when the shirt again featured no emblem. Then, in 1971, the club returned to showing the tiger's head on the shirt, which was used for four years.[5] In 1975, the tiger's head was granted as a heraldic badge by the College of Arms to the English Football League for use by Hull City (blazoned as "A Bengal tiger's head erased proper").[84] Subsequently, the club's initials of HCAFC were shown for four years on the shirt. After this, a logo with the tiger's head with the club's name underneath was used from 1979 until 1998. The next logo, which remains the club's current logo, features the tiger's head in an amber shield with the club's name, along with the club's nickname, The Tigers.[5]

Hull changed their crest in June 2014, becoming one of few English league teams without the club name on their crest.[citation needed]

From the close of the 2017–18 season a supporter-led process of redesigning the club crest took place with a new crest, to be used from the start of the 2019–20 season, being revealed in February 2019. This would be similar to the previous design but with the club name at the top and a different shape.[85]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year Kit Manufacturer Kit Sponsor
1975–1980 Europa No shirt sponsor
1980–1982 Adidas
1982–1983 Admiral
1983–1984 Hygena
1984–1985 Arrow Air
1985–1987 Twydale
1987–1988 Mansfield Beers
1988–1989 Matchwinner Riding Bitter
1989–1990 Dale Farm
1990–1993 Bonus
1993–1994 Pelada Pepis
1994–1995 Needler's
1995–1997 Super League IBC
1997–1998 University of Hull
1998–1999 Olympic Sports
1999–2001 Avec IBC
2001–2002 Patrick Sportscard
2002–2004 Bonus Electrical
2004–2007 Diadora
2007–2009 Umbro Karoo
2009–2010 totesport
2010–2011 Adidas
2011–2014 Cash Converters
2014–2015 Umbro[86] 12Bet
2015–2016 Flamingo Land[87]
2016–2019 SportPesa[88][89]
2020–2022 Giacom[90][91][92]
2022– Corendon Airlines[93]

Name change

2013: Initial application

In August 2013, owner Assem Allam announced that the club had re-registered as "Hull City Tigers Ltd," and that the team would be marketed as "Hull City Tigers," removing the "Association Football Club" that had been part of the name since the club's formation in 1904.[94][95] Vice-chairman Ehab Allam said "AFC" would remain on the club badge for the 2013–14 season, but removed the "AFC" after.[96]

In response, a Premier League spokesman said, "We have not been informed of a change in the name of the actual club. They will still be known as Hull City as far as the Premier League is concerned when results or fixtures are published."[citation needed]

According to its chairman, by 2014, the club would be further renamed "Hull Tigers," because, as he claimed, "in marketing, the shorter the name the more powerful [it is],"[97] while "Association Football Club" made the name too long. Allam stated he dislikes the word "City", as it is too "common" and a "lousy identity", since it is associated also with other clubs, such as Leicester City, Bristol City and Manchester City. He told David Conn of The Guardian that "in a few years many clubs will follow and change their names to something more interesting and I will have proved I am a leader,"[97] adding that if he were the owner of Manchester City, he would change their name to "Manchester Hunter."[97]

Allam justified the intended name change as part of his plans to create "additional sources of revenue" for the club, after Hull City Council refused to sell him the stadium freehold so he could develop, as he had stated, "a sports park" on the site.[citation needed] The council has refused to sell in order, as they stated, "to preserve the annual Hull Fair held on the adjacent car park."[citation needed] After the collapse of the negotiations, Allam stated: "I had in mind £30 million to spend on the infrastructure of the club, to increase the stadium by 10,000 and to have commercial activities around the stadium — cafeterias, shops, supermarkets — to have all this to create income for the club so that in the future it can be self-financing and not relying on me." He asked rhetorically, "What if I dropped dead tomorrow?"[citation needed]

Supporters' groups expressed opposition to the name change. Bernard Noble, chairman of Hull City's official supporters club said he was disappointed, although he agreed that Allam had saved the club from liquidation and that it was "his club". Blogger Rick Skelton called the name change "a pointless exercise" and said, "Mr Allam's assertion that the name 'Hull City' is irrelevant and too common, is as disgusting a use of the English language as his new name for the club."[citation needed] Before the first home match of the season on 24 August 2013, a group of supporters marched in protest against the name change, and unfurled a banner that read, "Hull City AFC: a club not a brand".[96] Allam dismissed complaints by the fans, stating "nobody questions my decisions in my business."[98]

In a comment published on 1 December 2013 in The Independent in response to supporters' chants and banners of "City Till We Die", Allam said, "They can die as soon as they want, as long as they leave the club for the majority who just want to watch good football."[99] The supporters responded with chants of "We're Hull City, we'll die when we want" during that day's home match against Liverpool. Manager Steve Bruce credited the controversy for creating " a fantastic atmosphere" but added, "I have got to have a conversation with him because I don't think he quite understands what it means in terms of history and tradition."[100] However, Bruce also said that, because of the money Allam had invested in the club, "If he thinks Hull Tigers is his way forward then we have to respect it."[101]

On 11 December 2013, a spokesman for Hull City announced that the club had formally applied to the Football Association to have its name changed to "Hull Tigers" from the 2014–15 season onwards.[102] The FA Council, which has "absolute discretion" in deciding whether to approve the plan or not, stated the next day that it would follow a "consultation process" with stakeholders, "including the club's supporter groups."[103]

2014: Resistance and rejection

Some brand and marketing experts have come out in support of the name change. Nigel Currie, director of sports marketing agency Brand Rapport, stated that "the whole process has been conducted badly with the supporters, but [the name change] is a pretty sound idea."[104] Simon Chadwick, professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at the Coventry University Business School, opined that the objective of opening up lucrative new markets for shirt sales, merchandise and broadcast deals shows commercial vision and could bring benefits, but "this needs to be backed up by a proper marketing strategy and investment." He said, "it's no use thinking changing the name or the colour of the shirt will pay instant dividends."[104] David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association in the United States, warned: "I would say a wise owner [of a sports club] would view his ownership as something of a public trust, in addition to the profit motive, and you really do want to allow the fans a little bit more input than I think is being allowed, with respect to Hull."[104]

On 17 March 2014, the FA membership committee advised that the name change application be rejected at the FA Council meeting on 9 April.[105] In response, the club published a statement saying the FA was "prejudiced" and criticised the committee's consultation with the City Till We Die opposition group.[106] The following week, the club opened a ballot of season ticket holders over the name change. Opponents of the name change criticised as "loaded" the questions, which asked respondents to choose between "Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam family continuing to lead the club", "No to Hull Tigers" and "I am not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way", on the grounds that voters were not given the option to reject the name while keeping the Allam family as owners.[107] Of 15,033 season ticket holders, 5,874 voted in all, with 2,565 voting in favour of the change and 2,517 against, while 792 chose the "not too concerned" option.[108]

On 9 April 2014, the FA Council announced its decision, carried by a 63.5% vote of its members, to reject the club's application for a name change.[109] The club responded by stating it will appeal the decision.[109] However, since there is no appeal process with the FA and its Council, the decision is final. On 11 September 2014, Allam confirmed an appeal has been submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He also held a news conference confirming the club had been put up for sale due to the English FA's decision on 9 April 2014.[110]

In October 2014, interviewed by the BBC, Allam confirmed that he would "not invest a penny more in the club" unless he is allowed to change the club's name to Hull Tigers.[111] In the same interview, Allam said, "I have never been a football fan. I am still not a football fan. I am a community fan."[111]

2015: Re-application

In March 2015, an independent panel appointed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the decision of the Football Association Council to block the name change "cannot stand" on account of the process having been "flawed."[112]

In July 2015, the Football Supporters Federation confirmed that a 70/30 decision was made in favour of Hull City A.F.C. not changing their name after an FA vote.[113]

Grounds

 
The MKM Stadium

Between 1904 and 1905, Hull City played their home games at the Boulevard.[6] This ground was used by Hull on a contract which allowed them to use it when not used for Rugby League, at a cost of £100 per annum.[114] Hull built their own ground, Anlaby Road, which was opened in 1906.[115] With the threat of the rerouting of the railway line through the Anlaby Road ground, the club was convinced it needed to secure its future by owning its own ground.[11] They negotiated the deal for land between Boothferry Road and North Road in 1929, which was financed by a £3,000 loan from the FA.[116] Due to the club's financial difficulties, no work took place for three years, and development then stopped until 1939. In that year a proposal to build a new multi-purpose sports stadium on the site temporarily halted the club's plans to relocate, but when this plan failed the club resolved to continue with the stalled development of the site, in anticipation of moving to the new stadium in 1940. The outbreak of war, however, meant that the redevelopment again came to a halt, as the site was taken over by the Home Guard.[11]

During the Second World War, Anlaby Road was damaged by enemy bombing, the repair cost of which was in the region of £1,000. The Cricket Club served notice to quit at the same time, and so in 1943 the tenancy was officially ended.[115] Hull were forced to return to the Boulevard Ground from 1944 until 1945 because of the poor condition of the planned stadium at Boothferry Road.[114] The new stadium was finally opened under the revised name of Boothferry Park on 31 August 1946.[11]

Hull City, along with one of the city's rugby league sides, Hull F.C., moved into the newly built KC Stadium in 2002.[11] The KC Stadium was named "Best Ground" at the 2006 Football League Awards.[117]

Rivalries

 
Hull City supporters at the celebrations on the team's promotion to the Premier League in 2008

According to a 2003 poll, Hull City fans consider their main rival to be Yorkshire neighbours Leeds United.[118]

The club also has a traditional rivalry with Sheffield United.[119] In 1984, Sheffield United won promotion at Hull City's expense with the teams level on points and goal difference and separated only by goals scored,[120] with 33 of United's goals scored by former Hull City striker Keith Edwards. City's final game of the season against Burnley had been rescheduled due to bad weather and took place after their promotion rivals had finished their campaign; Hull went into the game knowing that a three-goal victory would mean promotion, but in front of a crowd which included a number of United fans could manage only a 2–0 win, ensuring that United went up instead.[121][122]

Distant rivals include teams from across the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town.[118] With Scunthorpe's promotion from League One, the 2007–08 Championship season saw the return of a "Humber Derby".[123] Additionally, Lincoln City and non-league York City are said to consider Hull amongst their rivals.[118]

The club's main hooligan firm appears to be the Hull City Psychos,[124] dating back to the 1960s.

Finances

In the club's annual report for the 12-month period up to 31 July 2009, auditors Deloitte stated that £4.4 million had gone out of the club and stadium company to owner Russell Bartlett's holding companies in loans, while at least £2.9 million of it was used in the take-over itself of the club.[125] A further £560,000 was paid, according to the audit, by the stadium company to Bartlett's holding companies in "management fees," while at least £1 million was owed to him personally as a "salary".[125] After the warning from Deloitte, Bartlett gave the club a £4 million loan,[126] "which brought the money he had taken out and put in since taking over to about even."[125]

The corporate entity that owns the football club, "The Hull City Association Football Club (Tigers) Ltd," is currently owned by Allamhouse Limited, a privateF, limited-liability company with a share capital of £10 million (as of October 2012),[127] registered in Jersey.[125] The beneficial owners of Allamhouse Limited, established in 2009,[128] are the Allam family. [129]

On an "Opacity Score" of 100, where zero indicates complete openness and 100 complete secrecy, the company which owns the club has been rated by Christian Aid at 87.[125]

Hull City's corporate accounts, as of July 2013, show a £25.6 million loss, on revenues of £11 million, after player and management costs of "just under £23 million."[130] The club has "future tax losses" available of more than £45 million.[130] Another Assam Allam company, Allam Marine, also wholly owned by Allamhouse Limited, revealed in its 2012 accounts that "utilisation of tax losses from group companies" reduced its tax liability by £3.8 million over 2011 and 2012.[130]

As reported, HM Revenue and Customs are in the process of an inquiry at Hull City AFC, as part of the British tax authorities' targeting of football clubs over "tax-free payments to players under image rights' deals and the provision of benefits in kind.[130] For Hull City AFC, the provision for benefits in kind was reported at £682,000 as of July 2011, growing to £810,000 by July 2012.[130]

Records and statistics

Further information: List of Hull City A.F.C. records and statistics

Andy Davidson holds the record for Hull City league appearances, having played 579 matches.[131] Garreth Roberts comes second, having played 487 matches.[131] Chris Chilton is the club's top goalscorer with 222 goals in all competitions; Chilton also holds the club record for goals scored in the League (193), FA Cup (16) and League Cup (10).[131]

The club's widest victory margin in the league was their 11–1 win against Carlisle United in the Third Division North on 14 January 1939.[131] Their biggest win in the top flight was achieved on 28 December 2013, with a 6–0 victory over Fulham.[132]

Their heaviest defeat in the league was 8–0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1911,[133] a record which was equalled against Wigan Athletic on 14 July 2020 in the EFL Championship.[69] Their heaviest top flight defeat was a 7–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on 21 May 2017.[134]

Hull City's record home attendance is 55,019, for a match against Manchester United on 26 February 1949 at Boothferry Park,[11] with their highest attendance at their current stadium, the KC Stadium, 25,030 set on 9 May 2010 against Liverpool for the last match of the season.[135]

The highest transfer fee received for a Hull City player is up to £22 million from West Ham for Jarrod Bowen.[136] The highest transfer fee paid for a player is £13 million for Ryan Mason from Tottenham Hotspur.[137]

European record

Main article: Hull City A.F.C. in European football
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 3Q   AS Trenčín 2–1 0–0 2–1
PO   Lokeren 2–1 0–1 2–2
Notes
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Players

Current squad

As of 19 January 2023.[138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148][149]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   CIV Jean Michaël Seri
25 FW   SCO James Scott
27 MF   ENG Regan Slater
28 MF   WAL Callum Jones
29 DF   ENG Matty Jacob
30 FW   GHA Benjamin Tetteh
32 GK   FRA Thimothée Lo-Tutala
33 DF   IRL Cyrus Christie
34 MF   ENG Harvey Vale (on loan from Chelsea)
35 MF   ENG Xavier Simons (on loan from Chelsea)
36 FW   ENG Will Jarvis
37 GK   WAL David Robson
44 FW   IRL Aaron Connolly (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
49 MF   USA Vaughn Covil
– GK   ENG Harvey Cartwright
– MF   ENG Malcolm Ebiowei (on loan from Crystal Palace)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Reserves and Juniors

Main article: Hull City A.F.C. Reserves and Academy

Hull City Reserves play in the Reserve League East Division.[154] The team plays home fixtures at the Church Road Ground, home of North Ferriby United.[154] Hull City Juniors play in the Football League Youth Alliance, playing their home fixtures at Winterton Rangers' home stadium.[155]

Hull City Women

Main article: Hull City Women A.F.C.

Hull City Women play in the Northern Combination Women's Football League. In the 2006–07 season, the team finished seventh in the table with 33 points.[156]

Player of the Year

 
Michael Turner, Player of the Year in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons
 
Jarrod Bowen, Player of the Year in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons
 
George Honeyman, Player of the Year in the 2020–21 season
 
Keane Lewis-Potter, Player of the Year in the 2021–22 season
Year Winner
1999–2000   Mark Greaves[157]
2000–01   Ian Goodison
2001–02   Gary Alexander
2002–03   Stuart Elliott
2003–04   Damien Delaney
2004–05   Stuart Elliott
2005–06   Boaz Myhill
2006–07   Andy Dawson
2007–08   Michael Turner
2008–09   Michael Turner
2009–10   Stephen Hunt
2010–11   Anthony Gerrard
2011–12   Robert Koren
2012–13   Ahmed Elmohamady[158]
2013–14   Curtis Davies[159]
2014–15   Michael Dawson[160]
2015–16   Abel Hernández[161]
2016–17   Sam Clucas[162]
2017–18   Jarrod Bowen[163]
2018–19   Jarrod Bowen[164]
2019–20 N/A
2020–21   George Honeyman[165]
2021–22   Keane Lewis-Potter[166]

Club management

Coaching positions

As of 24 November 2022.
Position Staff
Chairman Acun Ilıcalı[73]
Vice-chairman Tan Kesler[167]
Head Coach Liam Rosenior[78]
Assistant Head Coach Justin Walker[168]
First Team Head Coach Andy Dawson[169]
Goalkeeping Coach Barry Richardson[170]
Coach analyst Ben Warner[171]
Head of performance strategy Beri Pardo[172]
First Team Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Busby
Head of Medicine & Performance Andrew Balderston
Senior First Team Physio Stuart Leake
Head of Recruitment Lee Darnbrough
Kit & Equipment Manager John Eyre
Academy & Community Manager Jon Beale
Academy Goalkeeping Coach Steve Croudson
Youth Team Physiotherapist Duncan Robson

Managerial history

Main article: List of Hull City A.F.C. managers
As of 14 January 2023.

Only professional, competitive matches are counted.[173]

Name Nat Managerial Tenure G W D L Win %
James Ramster   August 1904 – April 1905 0 0 0 0 00.00
Ambrose Langley   April 1905 – April 1913 318 143 67 108 44.96
Harry Chapman   April 1913 – September 1914 45 20 10 15 44.44
Fred Stringer   September 1914 – July 1916 43 22 6 15 51.16
David Menzies   July 1916 – June 1921 90 31 27 32 34.44
Percy Lewis   July 1921 – January 1923 71 27 18 26 38.02
Billy McCracken   February 1923 – May 1931 375 134 104 137 35.73
Haydn Green   May 1931 – March 1934 123 61 24 38 49.59
Jack Hill   March 1934 – January 1936 77 24 15 38 31.16
David Menzies   February 1936 – October 1936 24 5 8 11 20.83
Ernest Blackburn   December 1936 – January 1946 117 50 31 36 42.73
Frank Buckley   May 1946 – March 1948 80 33 19 28 41.25
Raich Carter   March 1948 – September 1951 157 74 41 42 47.13
Bob Jackson   June 1952 – March 1955 123 42 26 55 34.14
Bob Brocklebank   March 1955 – May 1961 302 113 71 118 37.41
Cliff Britton   July 1961 – November 1969 406 170 101 135 41.87
Terry Neill   June 1970 – September 1974 174 61 55 58 35.05
John Kaye   September 1974 – October 1977 126 40 40 46 31.74
Bobby Collins   October 1977 – February 1978 19 4 7 8 21.05
Wilf McGuinness*   February 1978 – April 1978 9 1 4 5 11.11
Ken Houghton   April 1978 – December 1979 72 23 22 27 31.94
Mike Smith   December 1979 – March 1982 117 30 37 50 25.64
Bobby Brown   March 1982 – June 1982 19 10 4 5 52.63
Colin Appleton   June 1982 – May 1984 91 47 29 15 51.64
Brian Horton   June 1984 – April 1988 195 77 58 60 39.48
Eddie Gray   June 1988 – May 1989 51 13 14 24 25.49
Colin Appleton   May 1989 – October 1989 16 1 8 7 6.25
Stan Ternent   November 1989 – January 1991 62 19 15 28 30.64
Terry Dolan   January 1991 – July 1997 322 99 96 127 30.74
Mark Hateley   July 1997 – November 1998 76 17 14 45 22.36
Warren Joyce   November 1998 – April 2000 86 33 25 28 38.37
Billy Russell*   April 2000 – April 2000 2 0 0 2 00.00
Brian Little   April 2000 – February 2002 97 41 28 28 42.26
Billy Russell*   February 2002 – April 2002 7 1 1 5 14.29
Jan Mølby   April 2002 – October 2002 17 2 8 7 11.76
Billy Russell*   October 2002 – October 2002 1 1 0 0 100.00
Peter Taylor   October 2002 – June 2006 184 77 50 57 41.84
Phil Parkinson   June 2006 – December 2006 24 5 6 13 20.83
Phil Brown   December 2006 – June 2010 157 52 40 65 33.12
Iain Dowie†   March 2010 – June 2010 9 1 3 5 11.11
Nigel Pearson   June 2010 – November 2011 64 23 20 21 35.94
Nick Barmby   November 2011 – May 2012 33 13 8 12 39.39
Steve Bruce   June 2012 – July 2016 201 83 44 74 41.29
Mike Phelan   July 2016 – January 2017 24 7 4 13 29.17
Marco Silva   January 2017 – May 2017 22 8 3 11 36.36
Leonid Slutsky   June 2017 – December 2017 21 4 7 10 19.05
Nigel Adkins   December 2017 – June 2019 78 26 21 31 33.33
Grant McCann   June 2019 – January 2022 136 53 30 53 38.97
Shota Arveladze   January 2022 – September 2022 30 9 6 15 30.00
Andy Dawson*   September 2022 – November 2022 8 3 0 5 37.50
Liam Rosenior   November 2022 – 10 3 5 2 30.00


* Caretaker manager
† Temporary Football Management Consultant

Honours and achievements

EFL Championship (tier 2)

Football League Third Division / Third Division North / League One (tier 3)

Football League Fourth Division / League Two (tier 4)

FA Cup

Football League Trophy

Watney Cup

  • Runners-up: 1973

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Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull East Riding of Yorkshire England that compete in the EFL Championship They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002 2 The club s traditional home colours are black and amber often featuring in a striped shirt design hence their nickname The Tigers They hold Humber derby rivalries with Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town Hull CityFull nameHull City Association Football ClubNickname s The TigersFounded1904 119 years ago 1904 GroundMKM StadiumCapacity25 586 1 OwnerAcun MedyaChairmanAcun IlicaliManagerLiam RoseniorLeagueEFL Championship2021 22EFL Championship 19th of 24WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonThe club was founded in 1904 and admitted into the Football League two years later They remained in the Second Division until relegation in 1930 Hull won the Third Division North title in 1932 33 but were relegated three years later They won the Third Division North under the stewardship of Raich Carter in 1948 49 and this time remained in the second tier for seven seasons Having been promoted again in 1958 59 they were relegated the following season and remained in the Third Division until they were promoted as champions under Cliff Britton in 1965 66 Twelve seasons in the second tier culminated in two relegations in four years by 1981 They were promoted from the Fourth Division at the end of the 1982 83 campaign and were beaten finalists in the inaugural Associate Members Cup in 1984 Hull were relegated in 1991 and again in 1996 but secured back to back promotions in 2003 04 and 2004 05 The club went on to win the 2008 play off final against Bristol City to win a place in the Premier League for the first time They were relegated after two seasons but were promoted again from the Championship in 2012 13 Hull played in their first FA Cup final in 2014 who despite scoring twice early on lost 3 2 to Arsenal after extra time Relegated from the Premier League the following year they returned for a third time with victory in the 2016 play off final They were relegated again from the top flight just a year later before dropping into the third tier in 2020 Hull secured immediate promotion as champions of League One at the end of the 2020 21 campaign Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1904 1930 1 2 Cup success and financial crisis 1930 1985 1 3 Late 20th century decline 1985 2000 1 4 Rise to the top flight 2000 2008 1 5 Promotion yo yo years and sale 2008 2016 1 6 Decline and fall to League One 2016 2021 1 7 Return to The Championship and takeover by Acun Ilicali 2021 present 2 Club identity 2 1 Colours and crest 2 2 Kit manufacturers and sponsors 2 3 Name change 2 3 1 2013 Initial application 2 3 2 2014 Resistance and rejection 2 3 3 2015 Re application 3 Grounds 4 Rivalries 5 Finances 6 Records and statistics 6 1 European record 7 Players 7 1 Current squad 7 2 Out on loan 7 3 Reserves and Juniors 7 4 Hull City Women 7 5 Player of the Year 8 Club management 8 1 Coaching positions 8 2 Managerial history 9 Honours and achievements 10 References 11 External linksHistoryFurther information History of Hull City A F C For a statistical breakdown by season see List of Hull City A F C seasons Early years 1904 1930 Hull City Association Football Club was founded in June 1904 3 4 previous attempts to found a football club had proved difficult because of the dominance in the city of rugby league teams such as Hull F C and Hull Kingston Rovers 3 The club was unable to apply for membership of the Football League for the 1904 05 season and instead played only in friendlies 5 the first of which was a 2 2 draw with Notts County on 1 September 1904 with 6 000 in attendance These early matches were played at the Boulevard the home of Hull F C 6 The club s first competitive football match was in the FA Cup preliminary round drawing 3 3 with Stockton on 17 September but they were eliminated after losing the replay 4 1 on 22 September 7 After disputes with landlords at the Boulevard Hull City moved to Anlaby Road Cricket Ground 3 After having played 44 friendly fixtures the previous season Hull City were finally admitted into the Football League Second Division for the 1905 06 season 8 Other teams competing in the league that season included the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea as well as Yorkshire rivals Barnsley Bradford City and Leeds City 7 Hull defeated Barnsley 4 1 at home in their first game 7 and finished the season in fifth place 8 Hull City and Grimsby Town were the only two professional teams which had official permission to play league football on Christmas Day because of the demands of the fish trade but that tradition has now disappeared following the dramatic reduction of their trawler fleets in recent years 9 The following season when a new ground was built for Hull City across the road from the cricket ground Still under the managership of Ambrose Langley Hull continued to finish consistently in the top half of the table They came close to promotion in the 1909 10 season recording what would be their highest finish until they matched it in 2008 Hull finished third level on points with second placed Oldham Athletic missing promotion on goal average by 0 29 of a goal 8 Hull regularly finished in the top half of the table before the First World War but after the war the team finished in the bottom half in seven seasons out of eleven culminating in relegation to the Third Division North in 1930 8 Cup success and financial crisis 1930 1985 Hull City squad of 1936 Hull s greatest achievement in cup competitions until 2014 was in 1930 when they reached the FA Cup semi finals 10 The cup run saw Hull knock out the eventual champions of the Second and Third Divisions Blackpool and Plymouth Argyle respectively They then knocked out Manchester City to meet Newcastle United in the quarter finals The first game at St James Park finished as a 1 1 draw but in the replay Hull beat Newcastle 1 0 The semi final match against Arsenal took place at Elland Road in Leeds the game ended 2 2 and was taken to a replay in Birmingham Arsenal knocked Hull out at Villa Park the game ending 1 0 8 After the Second World War the club moved to another new ground Boothferry Park 11 In the 1948 49 season managed by former England international Raich Carter Hull won the Third Division North championship 8 Yo yoing between the second and third tiers of English football Hull City had promotion seasons from the Third to the Second Division again in 1959 and 1966 winning the Third Division in the latter season 12 13 Hull also became the first team in the world to go out of a cup competition on penalties beaten by Manchester United in the semi final of the Watney Cup on 1 August 1970 14 By the early 1980s Hull City were in the Fourth Division and financial collapse led to receivership Don Robinson took over as chairman and appointed Colin Appleton as the new manager Both had previously held the equivalent roles with non league Scarborough Promotion to Division Three followed in 1983 with a young team featuring the likes of future England international Brian Marwood future England manager Steve McClaren centre forward Billy Whitehurst and the prolific goal scorer Les Mutrie When Hull City missed out on promotion by one goal the following season Appleton left to manage Swansea City Late 20th century decline 1985 2000 Hull reached the Second Division in 1985 under player manager Brian Horton They remained there for the next six years before finally going down in 1991 by which time the club s manager was Terry Dolan Hull finished 14th in the Third Division in the 1991 92 season meaning that they would be competing in the new Second Division the following season 8 In their first season in the rebranded division Hull narrowly avoided another relegation but the board kept faith in Dolan and over the next two seasons they achieved mid table finishes Financial difficulties hampered City s progress as key players such as Alan Fettis and Dean Windass had to be sold to fend off winding up orders 15 In the 1995 96 season Hull were relegated to the Third Division 6 16 Boothferry Park in March 2008 In 1997 the club was purchased by former tennis player David Lloyd who sacked Dolan as manager and replaced him with Mark Hateley after Hull could only finish in 17th place in the table 8 17 Hull s league form was steadily deteriorating to the point that relegation to the Football Conference was looking a real possibility Lloyd sold the club in November 1998 to a South Yorkshire based consortium but retained ownership of Boothferry Park 17 Hateley departed in November 1998 with the club at the foot of the table He was replaced by 34 year old veteran player Warren Joyce who steered the club to safety with games to spare Hull City fans refer to this season as The Great Escape 18 Despite this feat Joyce was replaced in April 2000 by the more experienced Brian Little 6 Despite briefly being locked out of Boothferry Park by bailiffs and facing the possibility of liquidation 15 Hull qualified for the Third Division play offs in the 2000 01 season losing in the semi finals to Leyton Orient 8 A boardroom takeover by former Leeds United commercial director Adam Pearson had eased the club s precarious financial situation and all fears of closure were banished 6 Rise to the top flight 2000 2008 The new chairman ploughed funds into the club allowing Little to rebuild the team Hull occupied the Third Division promotion and play off places for much of the 2001 02 season but Little departed two months before the end of the season and Hull slipped to 11th place under his successor Jan Molby 6 Chart showing the progress of Hull City s league finishes since the 1905 06 season Hull began the 2002 03 season with a number of defeats which saw relegation look more likely than promotion and Molby was sacked in October as Hull languished fifth from bottom in the league Peter Taylor was named as Hull s new manager and in December 2002 just two months after his appointment Hull relocated to the new 25 400 seater KC Stadium after 56 years at Boothferry Park 6 At the end of the season Hull finished 13th 8 Wembley Stadium before the Championship play off final against Bristol City Hull were Third Division runners up in 2003 04 and League One runners up in 2004 05 these back to back promotions took them into the Championship the second tier of English football 8 The 2005 06 season the club s first back in the second tier saw Hull finish in 18th place 10 points clear of relegation and their highest league finish for 16 years 6 8 However Taylor left the club to take up the manager s job at Crystal Palace and Colchester United s Phil Parkinson was confirmed as his replacement but was sacked on 4 December 2006 with Hull in the relegation zone despite having spent over 2 million on players during the summer 6 19 Phil Brown took over as caretaker manager 19 and took over permanently in January 2007 having taken Hull out of the relegation zone 20 Brown brought veteran striker Dean Windass back to his hometown club on loan from Bradford City 21 and his eight goals helped secure Hull s Championship status as they finished in 21st place 22 Phil Brown and players celebrate on promotion to the Premier League in 2008 Adam Pearson sold the club to a consortium led by Paul Duffen in June 2007 stating that he had taken the club as far as I could and would have to relinquish control in order to attract really significant finance into the club 23 Under Paul Duffen and manager Phil Brown Hull City improved greatly on their relegation battle of 2006 07 and qualified for the play offs after finishing the season in third place They beat Watford 6 1 on aggregate in the semi finals and played Bristol City in the final on 24 May 2008 which Hull won 1 0 at Wembley Stadium with Hull native Dean Windass scoring the winning goal 24 25 Their ascent from the bottom division of the Football League to the top division of English football in just five seasons is the third fastest ever 26 Promotion yo yo years and sale 2008 2016 Despite being one of the favourites for relegation in the 2008 09 season Hull began life in the Premier League by beating Fulham 2 1 on the opening day in their first ever top flight fixture With only one defeat in their opening nine games including away wins at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur Hull City found themselves temporarily joint top of the Premier League table on points third on goal difference following a 3 0 victory over West Bromwich Albion 27 ten years previously they had been bottom of the fourth tier of English football Hull s form never replicated the highs of the early autumn with the team winning only two more games over the remainder of the season 28 but secured their top flight status on the last day of the season due to other results On 29 October 2009 chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November 2009 29 30 On 15 March 2010 manager Phil Brown was put on gardening leave after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone 31 Brown s replacement was former Crystal Palace and Charlton boss Iain Dowie and the appointment was met with some disbelief by supporters who were hoping for a bigger name replacement Hull City s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on 3 May 2010 after a 2 2 draw at Wigan Athletic 32 Both Brown and Dowie had their contracts terminated 33 34 and Leicester City s Nigel Pearson was confirmed as the new manager 35 36 A reported block on player transfers into the club set in place by the Hull City board on 28 July 2010 until transfers out would substantially reduce the 39 million per year wage bill at first cast doubt on the new manager s efforts to build a squad capable of a quick return to the Premier League nevertheless Pearson brought several transfers and loan signings into the club in his bid to strengthen the squad for the season s campaign 37 38 The team set a new club record on 12 March 2011 with 14 away matches unbeaten breaking a previous record held for over 50 years 39 This 17 match streak was finally broken by Bristol City on the last day of the 2010 11 season Hull losing the match 3 0 40 On 15 November 2011 Nigel Pearson left the club to return to Leicester 41 Nick Barmby was appointed as his successor 42 but was sacked in May 2012 after publicly criticising the club s owners in an interview given to a local newspaper 43 In the same month the club s consultancy agreement with Adam Pearson was terminated 44 On 8 June 2012 Steve Bruce was appointed manager of the club on a three year deal 45 and he guided Hull back to the Premier League by drawing with League champions Cardiff City on the final day of the season 46 47 On 13 April 2014 the club reached its first FA Cup Final after defeating Sheffield United 5 3 in the semi final at Wembley Stadium 48 Their place in the 2014 15 UEFA Europa League regardless of whether they won the 2013 14 FA Cup was confirmed on 3 May as Everton s failure to win meant that Hull s FA Cup Final opponents Arsenal would compete in the 2014 15 UEFA Champions League leaving Hull City to enter in the Europa League third qualifying round in their first ever European campaign The FA Cup final on 17 May saw Hull go 2 0 up within the first ten minutes before losing 3 2 after extra time 49 On 31 July 2014 Hull made their debut in European competition in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round with a 0 0 draw against Slovakian side FK AS Trencin 50 before winning the second leg 2 1 a week later 51 An error from keeper Allan McGregor gave them a 1 0 loss away to Belgian outfit Lokeren in the first leg of their play off tie on 21 August 2014 52 with the second leg at home ending in a 2 1 victory but away goals marked the end of Hull s first foray into European football In March 2015 Steve Bruce signed a further three year deal with the club 53 54 Hull were relegated from the Premier League after the 2014 15 season finishing eighteenth with 35 points after a 0 0 draw against Manchester United along with Newcastle United securing their Premier League Status after beating West Ham United 2 0 55 In October 2015 Hull beat Leicester City in a penalty shootout to take them through to their first ever quarter final appearance in the Football League Cup 56 57 The club reached the Championship play offs and on 28 May 2016 beat Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 to return to the Premier League 58 Decline and fall to League One 2016 2021 On 22 July 2016 Bruce resigned from his position as manager due to an alleged rift with the club s owners and Mike Phelan was appointed caretaker manager 59 In October 2016 Phelan became Hull s permanent head coach but he was sacked just 3 months later on 3 January 2017 after a poor run of results 60 61 Marco Silva was appointed as his replacement two days later but he could not prevent relegation at the end of the season 62 Following relegation Silva resigned and on 9 June 2017 the club announced the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as the new head coach However after a poor run of results Slutsky left by mutual consent in December 2017 63 64 He was replaced by former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins who led the team to avoid relegation and finish 18th at the end of the season 65 The following season despite being in the relegation zone after 19 games an upturn in form saw the Tigers finish in 13th place However Adkins resigned at the end of the season after rejecting a new contract 66 On 21 June 2019 Grant McCann was appointed as head coach on a one year rolling contract 67 In a season delayed due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Hull started well but lost 16 of their last 20 games a run that included an 8 0 hammering at Wigan 68 69 On 22 July 2020 Hull were relegated to League One 70 On 24 April 2021 Hull were promoted back to the Championship at the first time of asking after a 2 1 victory away at Lincoln City 71 The following week a 3 1 win at home to Wigan Athletic saw the Tigers crowned EFL League One Champions 72 Return to The Championship and takeover by Acun Ilicali 2021 present On 19 January 2022 following months of negotiations and speculation Turkish media mogul Acun Ilicali and his company Acun Medya completed a takeover of the club ending the club s controversial 11 year ownership under the Allam family The club sat 19th in The Championship at the time that the takeover was announced 73 On 25 January 2022 manager Grant McCann and his assistant Cliff Byrne left the club 74 On 27 January 2022 Shota Arveladze was announced as the new head coach 75 Hull achieved Championship survival in the 2021 22 season with a 19th place finish 76 On 30 September 2022 Arveladze was sacked after a run of four league defeats and Andy Dawson was appointed as interim head coach 77 On 3 November 2022 the club announced Liam Rosenior as the new head coach on a two and a half year deal 78 Club identityColours and crest Old club crest Club crest 1998 2014 Club crest 2014 2019 For most of the club s history Hull have worn black and amber shirts with black shorts These black and amber colours are where Hull s nickname The Tigers originated from 6 However in the club s first match against Notts County in 1904 white shirts were worn with black shorts and black socks During their first season in the League Hull wore black and amber striped shirts and black shorts which they continued to wear until the Second World War with the exception of the 1935 36 season in which they wore sky blue shirts 79 Following the end of the Second World War Hull spent another season wearing sky blue but changed to plain amber shirts which they wore until the early 1960s when they swapped back to stripes 80 Original kit colours During the mid 1970s and early 1980s the strip was constantly changing between the two versions of plain shirts and stripes During the late 1980s red was added to the kits but its duration went no further than this 81 The early 1990s featured two tiger skin designs which have since featured in several articles listing the worst ever football kits The 1998 99 season introduced a kit with cross fading amber and white stripes another experiment that proved unpopular 82 After the start of the 21st century the club wore plain amber shirts until 2004 when the club celebrated its centenary by wearing a kit similar to the design of the one worn 100 years ago 83 In 1935 Hull City s first shirt badge mirrored the familiar three crowns civic emblem of Kingston upon Hull which was displayed on the sky blue shirts worn in the 1935 36 season Following that season the team went without wearing a badge until 1947 when the club crest depicted a tiger s head in an orange shaded badge This was worn up until 1957 when it was changed to just the tiger s head This was worn for three years when the shirt again featured no emblem Then in 1971 the club returned to showing the tiger s head on the shirt which was used for four years 5 In 1975 the tiger s head was granted as a heraldic badge by the College of Arms to the English Football League for use by Hull City blazoned as A Bengal tiger s head erased proper 84 Subsequently the club s initials of HCAFC were shown for four years on the shirt After this a logo with the tiger s head with the club s name underneath was used from 1979 until 1998 The next logo which remains the club s current logo features the tiger s head in an amber shield with the club s name along with the club s nickname The Tigers 5 Hull changed their crest in June 2014 becoming one of few English league teams without the club name on their crest citation needed From the close of the 2017 18 season a supporter led process of redesigning the club crest took place with a new crest to be used from the start of the 2019 20 season being revealed in February 2019 This would be similar to the previous design but with the club name at the top and a different shape 85 Kit manufacturers and sponsors Year Kit Manufacturer Kit Sponsor1975 1980 Europa No shirt sponsor1980 1982 Adidas1982 1983 Admiral1983 1984 Hygena1984 1985 Arrow Air1985 1987 Twydale1987 1988 Mansfield Beers1988 1989 Matchwinner Riding Bitter1989 1990 Dale Farm1990 1993 Bonus1993 1994 Pelada Pepis1994 1995 Needler s1995 1997 Super League IBC1997 1998 University of Hull1998 1999 Olympic Sports1999 2001 Avec IBC2001 2002 Patrick Sportscard2002 2004 Bonus Electrical2004 2007 Diadora2007 2009 Umbro Karoo2009 2010 totesport2010 2011 Adidas2011 2014 Cash Converters2014 2015 Umbro 86 12Bet2015 2016 Flamingo Land 87 2016 2019 SportPesa 88 89 2020 2022 Giacom 90 91 92 2022 Corendon Airlines 93 Name change 2013 Initial application In August 2013 owner Assem Allam announced that the club had re registered as Hull City Tigers Ltd and that the team would be marketed as Hull City Tigers removing the Association Football Club that had been part of the name since the club s formation in 1904 94 95 Vice chairman Ehab Allam said AFC would remain on the club badge for the 2013 14 season but removed the AFC after 96 In response a Premier League spokesman said We have not been informed of a change in the name of the actual club They will still be known as Hull City as far as the Premier League is concerned when results or fixtures are published citation needed According to its chairman by 2014 the club would be further renamed Hull Tigers because as he claimed in marketing the shorter the name the more powerful it is 97 while Association Football Club made the name too long Allam stated he dislikes the word City as it is too common and a lousy identity since it is associated also with other clubs such as Leicester City Bristol City and Manchester City He told David Conn of The Guardian that in a few years many clubs will follow and change their names to something more interesting and I will have proved I am a leader 97 adding that if he were the owner of Manchester City he would change their name to Manchester Hunter 97 Allam justified the intended name change as part of his plans to create additional sources of revenue for the club after Hull City Council refused to sell him the stadium freehold so he could develop as he had stated a sports park on the site citation needed The council has refused to sell in order as they stated to preserve the annual Hull Fair held on the adjacent car park citation needed After the collapse of the negotiations Allam stated I had in mind 30 million to spend on the infrastructure of the club to increase the stadium by 10 000 and to have commercial activities around the stadium cafeterias shops supermarkets to have all this to create income for the club so that in the future it can be self financing and not relying on me He asked rhetorically What if I dropped dead tomorrow citation needed Supporters groups expressed opposition to the name change Bernard Noble chairman of Hull City s official supporters club said he was disappointed although he agreed that Allam had saved the club from liquidation and that it was his club Blogger Rick Skelton called the name change a pointless exercise and said Mr Allam s assertion that the name Hull City is irrelevant and too common is as disgusting a use of the English language as his new name for the club citation needed Before the first home match of the season on 24 August 2013 a group of supporters marched in protest against the name change and unfurled a banner that read Hull City AFC a club not a brand 96 Allam dismissed complaints by the fans stating nobody questions my decisions in my business 98 In a comment published on 1 December 2013 in The Independent in response to supporters chants and banners of City Till We Die Allam said They can die as soon as they want as long as they leave the club for the majority who just want to watch good football 99 The supporters responded with chants of We re Hull City we ll die when we want during that day s home match against Liverpool Manager Steve Bruce credited the controversy for creating a fantastic atmosphere but added I have got to have a conversation with him because I don t think he quite understands what it means in terms of history and tradition 100 However Bruce also said that because of the money Allam had invested in the club If he thinks Hull Tigers is his way forward then we have to respect it 101 On 11 December 2013 a spokesman for Hull City announced that the club had formally applied to the Football Association to have its name changed to Hull Tigers from the 2014 15 season onwards 102 The FA Council which has absolute discretion in deciding whether to approve the plan or not stated the next day that it would follow a consultation process with stakeholders including the club s supporter groups 103 2014 Resistance and rejection Some brand and marketing experts have come out in support of the name change Nigel Currie director of sports marketing agency Brand Rapport stated that the whole process has been conducted badly with the supporters but the name change is a pretty sound idea 104 Simon Chadwick professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at the Coventry University Business School opined that the objective of opening up lucrative new markets for shirt sales merchandise and broadcast deals shows commercial vision and could bring benefits but this needs to be backed up by a proper marketing strategy and investment He said it s no use thinking changing the name or the colour of the shirt will pay instant dividends 104 David Stern commissioner of the National Basketball Association in the United States warned I would say a wise owner of a sports club would view his ownership as something of a public trust in addition to the profit motive and you really do want to allow the fans a little bit more input than I think is being allowed with respect to Hull 104 On 17 March 2014 the FA membership committee advised that the name change application be rejected at the FA Council meeting on 9 April 105 In response the club published a statement saying the FA was prejudiced and criticised the committee s consultation with the City Till We Die opposition group 106 The following week the club opened a ballot of season ticket holders over the name change Opponents of the name change criticised as loaded the questions which asked respondents to choose between Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam family continuing to lead the club No to Hull Tigers and I am not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way on the grounds that voters were not given the option to reject the name while keeping the Allam family as owners 107 Of 15 033 season ticket holders 5 874 voted in all with 2 565 voting in favour of the change and 2 517 against while 792 chose the not too concerned option 108 On 9 April 2014 the FA Council announced its decision carried by a 63 5 vote of its members to reject the club s application for a name change 109 The club responded by stating it will appeal the decision 109 However since there is no appeal process with the FA and its Council the decision is final On 11 September 2014 Allam confirmed an appeal has been submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport He also held a news conference confirming the club had been put up for sale due to the English FA s decision on 9 April 2014 110 In October 2014 interviewed by the BBC Allam confirmed that he would not invest a penny more in the club unless he is allowed to change the club s name to Hull Tigers 111 In the same interview Allam said I have never been a football fan I am still not a football fan I am a community fan 111 2015 Re application In March 2015 an independent panel appointed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the decision of the Football Association Council to block the name change cannot stand on account of the process having been flawed 112 In July 2015 the Football Supporters Federation confirmed that a 70 30 decision was made in favour of Hull City A F C not changing their name after an FA vote 113 Grounds The MKM Stadium Between 1904 and 1905 Hull City played their home games at the Boulevard 6 This ground was used by Hull on a contract which allowed them to use it when not used for Rugby League at a cost of 100 per annum 114 Hull built their own ground Anlaby Road which was opened in 1906 115 With the threat of the rerouting of the railway line through the Anlaby Road ground the club was convinced it needed to secure its future by owning its own ground 11 They negotiated the deal for land between Boothferry Road and North Road in 1929 which was financed by a 3 000 loan from the FA 116 Due to the club s financial difficulties no work took place for three years and development then stopped until 1939 In that year a proposal to build a new multi purpose sports stadium on the site temporarily halted the club s plans to relocate but when this plan failed the club resolved to continue with the stalled development of the site in anticipation of moving to the new stadium in 1940 The outbreak of war however meant that the redevelopment again came to a halt as the site was taken over by the Home Guard 11 During the Second World War Anlaby Road was damaged by enemy bombing the repair cost of which was in the region of 1 000 The Cricket Club served notice to quit at the same time and so in 1943 the tenancy was officially ended 115 Hull were forced to return to the Boulevard Ground from 1944 until 1945 because of the poor condition of the planned stadium at Boothferry Road 114 The new stadium was finally opened under the revised name of Boothferry Park on 31 August 1946 11 Hull City along with one of the city s rugby league sides Hull F C moved into the newly built KC Stadium in 2002 11 The KC Stadium was named Best Ground at the 2006 Football League Awards 117 Rivalries Hull City supporters at the celebrations on the team s promotion to the Premier League in 2008 According to a 2003 poll Hull City fans consider their main rival to be Yorkshire neighbours Leeds United 118 The club also has a traditional rivalry with Sheffield United 119 In 1984 Sheffield United won promotion at Hull City s expense with the teams level on points and goal difference and separated only by goals scored 120 with 33 of United s goals scored by former Hull City striker Keith Edwards City s final game of the season against Burnley had been rescheduled due to bad weather and took place after their promotion rivals had finished their campaign Hull went into the game knowing that a three goal victory would mean promotion but in front of a crowd which included a number of United fans could manage only a 2 0 win ensuring that United went up instead 121 122 Distant rivals include teams from across the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town 118 With Scunthorpe s promotion from League One the 2007 08 Championship season saw the return of a Humber Derby 123 Additionally Lincoln City and non league York City are said to consider Hull amongst their rivals 118 The club s main hooligan firm appears to be the Hull City Psychos 124 dating back to the 1960s FinancesIn the club s annual report for the 12 month period up to 31 July 2009 auditors Deloitte stated that 4 4 million had gone out of the club and stadium company to owner Russell Bartlett s holding companies in loans while at least 2 9 million of it was used in the take over itself of the club 125 A further 560 000 was paid according to the audit by the stadium company to Bartlett s holding companies in management fees while at least 1 million was owed to him personally as a salary 125 After the warning from Deloitte Bartlett gave the club a 4 million loan 126 which brought the money he had taken out and put in since taking over to about even 125 The corporate entity that owns the football club The Hull City Association Football Club Tigers Ltd is currently owned by Allamhouse Limited a privateF limited liability company with a share capital of 10 million as of October 2012 update 127 registered in Jersey 125 The beneficial owners of Allamhouse Limited established in 2009 128 are the Allam family 129 On an Opacity Score of 100 where zero indicates complete openness and 100 complete secrecy the company which owns the club has been rated by Christian Aid at 87 125 Hull City s corporate accounts as of July 2013 update show a 25 6 million loss on revenues of 11 million after player and management costs of just under 23 million 130 The club has future tax losses available of more than 45 million 130 Another Assam Allam company Allam Marine also wholly owned by Allamhouse Limited revealed in its 2012 accounts that utilisation of tax losses from group companies reduced its tax liability by 3 8 million over 2011 and 2012 130 As reported HM Revenue and Customs are in the process of an inquiry at Hull City AFC as part of the British tax authorities targeting of football clubs over tax free payments to players under image rights deals and the provision of benefits in kind 130 For Hull City AFC the provision for benefits in kind was reported at 682 000 as of July 2011 growing to 810 000 by July 2012 130 Records and statisticsFurther information List of Hull City A F C records and statistics Andy Davidson holds the record for Hull City league appearances having played 579 matches 131 Garreth Roberts comes second having played 487 matches 131 Chris Chilton is the club s top goalscorer with 222 goals in all competitions Chilton also holds the club record for goals scored in the League 193 FA Cup 16 and League Cup 10 131 The club s widest victory margin in the league was their 11 1 win against Carlisle United in the Third Division North on 14 January 1939 131 Their biggest win in the top flight was achieved on 28 December 2013 with a 6 0 victory over Fulham 132 Their heaviest defeat in the league was 8 0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1911 133 a record which was equalled against Wigan Athletic on 14 July 2020 in the EFL Championship 69 Their heaviest top flight defeat was a 7 1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on 21 May 2017 134 Hull City s record home attendance is 55 019 for a match against Manchester United on 26 February 1949 at Boothferry Park 11 with their highest attendance at their current stadium the KC Stadium 25 030 set on 9 May 2010 against Liverpool for the last match of the season 135 The highest transfer fee received for a Hull City player is up to 22 million from West Ham for Jarrod Bowen 136 The highest transfer fee paid for a player is 13 million for Ryan Mason from Tottenham Hotspur 137 European record Main article Hull City A F C in European football Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate2014 15 UEFA Europa League 3Q AS Trencin 2 1 0 0 2 1PO Lokeren 2 1 0 1 2 2Notes3Q Third qualifying round PO Play off roundPlayersCurrent squad As of 19 January 2023 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ENG Matt Ingram2 DF ENG Lewie Coyle captain 3 DF AUS Callum Elder4 DF ENG Jacob Greaves5 DF ENG Alfie Jones6 DF POR Tobias Figueiredo7 MF TUR Ozan Tufan8 MF SCO Greg Docherty9 FW IRN Allahyar Sayyadmanesh10 MF NED Salah Eddine Oulad M Hand on loan from Arsenal 12 DF ENG Josh Emmanuel13 GK ENG Nathan Baxter on loan from Chelsea 15 MF ENG Ryan Woods16 MF ENG Ryan Longman17 DF IRL Sean McLoughlin18 MF MLI Adama Traore19 FW COL oscar Estupinan20 FW GRE Dimitrios Pelkas on loan from Fenerbahce 22 FW ENG Tyler Smith No Pos Nation Player24 MF CIV Jean Michael Seri25 FW SCO James Scott27 MF ENG Regan Slater28 MF WAL Callum Jones29 DF ENG Matty Jacob30 FW GHA Benjamin Tetteh32 GK FRA Thimothee Lo Tutala33 DF IRL Cyrus Christie34 MF ENG Harvey Vale on loan from Chelsea 35 MF ENG Xavier Simons on loan from Chelsea 36 FW ENG Will Jarvis37 GK WAL David Robson44 FW IRL Aaron Connolly on loan from Brighton amp Hove Albion 49 MF USA Vaughn Covil GK ENG Harvey Cartwright MF ENG Malcolm Ebiowei on loan from Crystal Palace Out on loan Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player11 FW TUR Dogukan Sinik at Antalyaspor 150 21 DF ENG Brandon Fleming at Oxford United 151 26 DF ENG Andy Smith at Grimsby Town 152 31 FW ENG Billy Chadwick at Boston United 153 Reserves and Juniors Main article Hull City A F C Reserves and Academy Hull City Reserves play in the Reserve League East Division 154 The team plays home fixtures at the Church Road Ground home of North Ferriby United 154 Hull City Juniors play in the Football League Youth Alliance playing their home fixtures at Winterton Rangers home stadium 155 Hull City Women Main article Hull City Women A F C Hull City Women play in the Northern Combination Women s Football League In the 2006 07 season the team finished seventh in the table with 33 points 156 Player of the Year Michael Turner Player of the Year in the 2007 08 and 2008 09 seasons Jarrod Bowen Player of the Year in the 2017 18 and 2018 19 seasons George Honeyman Player of the Year in the 2020 21 season Keane Lewis Potter Player of the Year in the 2021 22 seasonYear Winner1999 2000 Mark Greaves 157 2000 01 Ian Goodison2001 02 Gary Alexander2002 03 Stuart Elliott2003 04 Damien Delaney2004 05 Stuart Elliott2005 06 Boaz Myhill2006 07 Andy Dawson2007 08 Michael Turner2008 09 Michael Turner2009 10 Stephen Hunt2010 11 Anthony Gerrard2011 12 Robert Koren2012 13 Ahmed Elmohamady 158 2013 14 Curtis Davies 159 2014 15 Michael Dawson 160 2015 16 Abel Hernandez 161 2016 17 Sam Clucas 162 2017 18 Jarrod Bowen 163 2018 19 Jarrod Bowen 164 2019 20 N A2020 21 George Honeyman 165 2021 22 Keane Lewis Potter 166 Club managementCoaching positions As of 24 November 2022 Position StaffChairman Acun Ilicali 73 Vice chairman Tan Kesler 167 Head Coach Liam Rosenior 78 Assistant Head Coach Justin Walker 168 First Team Head Coach Andy Dawson 169 Goalkeeping Coach Barry Richardson 170 Coach analyst Ben Warner 171 Head of performance strategy Beri Pardo 172 First Team Strength amp Conditioning Coach Matt BusbyHead of Medicine amp Performance Andrew BalderstonSenior First Team Physio Stuart LeakeHead of Recruitment Lee DarnbroughKit amp Equipment Manager John EyreAcademy amp Community Manager Jon BealeAcademy Goalkeeping Coach Steve CroudsonYouth Team Physiotherapist Duncan RobsonManagerial history Main article List of Hull City A F C managers As of 14 January 2023 Only professional competitive matches are counted 173 Name Nat Managerial Tenure G W D L Win James Ramster August 1904 April 1905 0 0 0 0 00 00Ambrose Langley April 1905 April 1913 318 143 67 108 44 96Harry Chapman April 1913 September 1914 45 20 10 15 44 44Fred Stringer September 1914 July 1916 43 22 6 15 51 16David Menzies July 1916 June 1921 90 31 27 32 34 44Percy Lewis July 1921 January 1923 71 27 18 26 38 02Billy McCracken February 1923 May 1931 375 134 104 137 35 73Haydn Green May 1931 March 1934 123 61 24 38 49 59Jack Hill March 1934 January 1936 77 24 15 38 31 16David Menzies February 1936 October 1936 24 5 8 11 20 83Ernest Blackburn December 1936 January 1946 117 50 31 36 42 73Frank Buckley May 1946 March 1948 80 33 19 28 41 25Raich Carter March 1948 September 1951 157 74 41 42 47 13Bob Jackson June 1952 March 1955 123 42 26 55 34 14Bob Brocklebank March 1955 May 1961 302 113 71 118 37 41Cliff Britton July 1961 November 1969 406 170 101 135 41 87Terry Neill June 1970 September 1974 174 61 55 58 35 05John Kaye September 1974 October 1977 126 40 40 46 31 74Bobby Collins October 1977 February 1978 19 4 7 8 21 05Wilf McGuinness February 1978 April 1978 9 1 4 5 11 11Ken Houghton April 1978 December 1979 72 23 22 27 31 94Mike Smith December 1979 March 1982 117 30 37 50 25 64Bobby Brown March 1982 June 1982 19 10 4 5 52 63Colin Appleton June 1982 May 1984 91 47 29 15 51 64Brian Horton June 1984 April 1988 195 77 58 60 39 48Eddie Gray June 1988 May 1989 51 13 14 24 25 49Colin Appleton May 1989 October 1989 16 1 8 7 6 25Stan Ternent November 1989 January 1991 62 19 15 28 30 64Terry Dolan January 1991 July 1997 322 99 96 127 30 74Mark Hateley July 1997 November 1998 76 17 14 45 22 36Warren Joyce November 1998 April 2000 86 33 25 28 38 37Billy Russell April 2000 April 2000 2 0 0 2 00 00Brian Little April 2000 February 2002 97 41 28 28 42 26Billy Russell February 2002 April 2002 7 1 1 5 14 29Jan Molby April 2002 October 2002 17 2 8 7 11 76Billy Russell October 2002 October 2002 1 1 0 0 100 00Peter Taylor October 2002 June 2006 184 77 50 57 41 84Phil Parkinson June 2006 December 2006 24 5 6 13 20 83Phil Brown December 2006 June 2010 157 52 40 65 33 12Iain Dowie March 2010 June 2010 9 1 3 5 11 11Nigel Pearson June 2010 November 2011 64 23 20 21 35 94Nick Barmby November 2011 May 2012 33 13 8 12 39 39Steve Bruce June 2012 July 2016 201 83 44 74 41 29Mike Phelan July 2016 January 2017 24 7 4 13 29 17Marco Silva January 2017 May 2017 22 8 3 11 36 36Leonid Slutsky June 2017 December 2017 21 4 7 10 19 05Nigel Adkins December 2017 June 2019 78 26 21 31 33 33Grant McCann June 2019 January 2022 136 53 30 53 38 97Shota Arveladze January 2022 September 2022 30 9 6 15 30 00Andy Dawson September 2022 November 2022 8 3 0 5 37 50Liam Rosenior November 2022 10 3 5 2 30 00 Caretaker manager Temporary Football Management ConsultantHonours and achievementsEFL Championship tier 2 2nd place promotion 2012 13 Play off winners 2007 08 2015 16Football League Third Division Third Division North League One tier 3 Champions 1932 33 1948 49 1965 66 2020 21 72 2nd place promotion 1958 59 2004 05 3rd place promotion 1984 85Football League Fourth Division League Two tier 4 2nd place promotion 1982 83 2003 04FA Cup Runners up 2014Football 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