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Helens coach Shaun McRae who remained at the helm until After years at the Boulevard , Hull F. Shaun McRae left the club to return to Australia at the end of the season; he was replaced by former England coach John Kear , who had previously been McRae's deputy.

In his first season at the club, Kear led Hull F. Paul Cooke's 77th minute try, which was converted by Danny Brough gave Hull a 1-point lead, which they held onto after Hull F.

John Kear left Hull F. Between 14 April — 15 July Hull F. The last time they beat St Helens on their ground was 18 years ago. This run ended in defeat at Harlequins RL on 23 July They lost to the league leaders St.

Helens in the first Grand Final playoff game, but succeeded in reaching the final by defeating the reigning champions Bradford.

Over 20, Hull F. The overall attendance broke the Grand Final record, mainly due to the stadium's recent expansion. For the season, Hull F.

The game was played in front of a sell-out attendance of 23, and ended with a result for the Black and Whites who had been struggling early in the season.

The final score was 22—14 with Sid Domic crossing the line for the Airlie Birds in the final seconds. Cooke claimed he was out of contract as he had not signed the contract that the club had offered him.

Following his departure, club chief executive David Plummer resigned. His replacement James Rule has come in for much criticism.

A week later they appointed his assistant Richard Agar as his replacement. John Sharp has since been named as an addition to the Hull F.

The club announced that Australian test forward Michael Crocker will sign for the club on a three-year contract from the start of the —09 season.

Fullback Chris Thorman has signed a one-year deal for , after leaving Huddersfield. Former HKR favourite — Webster having only played one game.

Several long serving players left the club at the end of the forgettable season, including Paul King, Graeme Horne, and Gareth Raynor.

Super League XV started well with five wins from the first seven games, the two losses coming away against Crusaders and Wigan Warriors.

On 22 July it was confirmed that Hull City 's Head of Football Operations, Adam Pearson had purchased the entire shareholding of the club together with his close friend Mikey Drake and they had taken over full control from Kath Hetherington.

In a statement on the club's website, it was also confirmed that James Rule would continue as chief executive. Richard Agar left the club at the end of the season and was replaced by Australian Peter Gentle.

Chadwick 20 years old 0 0. Docherty 24 years old 13 1. Jones 19 years old 1 0. Berry-McNally 20 years old 0 0.

Salam 19 years old 0 0. Wilks 21 years old 13 6. Eaves 28 years old 10 3. Scott 20 years old 8 1. Samuelsen 23 years old 5 0.

Lewis-Potter 19 years old 12 5. Mayer 25 years old 5 0. Magennis 30 years old 13 6. Their highest league finish was in —14 , when they finished 16th in the table, a season in which they also reached the final of the FA Cup.

Hull City Association Football Club was founded in June ; [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.

These early matches were played at the Boulevard , the home of Hull F. 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.

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 —10 season, recording what would be their highest finish until they matched it in Hull finished third, level on points with second placed Oldham Athletic , missing promotion on goal average by 0.

Hull's greatest achievement in cup competitions until was in , when they reached the FA Cup semi-finals. They then knocked out Manchester City , to meet Newcastle United in the quarter-finals.

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. 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 , 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. Hull reached the Second Division in under player-manager Brian Horton.

They remained there for the next six years before finally going down in , by which time the club's manager was Terry Dolan. Hull finished 14th in the Third Division in the —92 season, meaning that they would be competing in the new Second Division the following season.

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.

In 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.

Lloyd sold the club in November to a South Yorkshire-based consortium, but retained ownership of Boothferry Park. He was replaced by 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". 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 —01 season, losing in the semi-finals to Leyton Orient.

The new chairman ploughed funds into the club, allowing Little to rebuild the team. Hull were Third Division runners-up in —04 and League One runners-up in —05 ; these back-to-back promotions took them into the Championship, the second tier of English football.

Adam Pearson sold the club to a consortium led by Paul Duffen in June , 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".

They beat Watford 6—1 on aggregate in the semi-finals and played Bristol City in the final on 24 May , which Hull won 1—0 at Wembley Stadium , with Hull native Dean Windass scoring the winning goal.

Despite being one of the favourites for relegation in the —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 , chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club, and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November On 15 November , Nigel Pearson left the club to return to Leicester.

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. In March , Steve Bruce signed a further three-year deal with the club.

On 22 July , Bruce resigned from his position as manager due to an alleged rift with the club's owners and Mike Phelan was appointed caretaker manager.

Following relegation Silva resigned, and on 9 June , 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 However, Adkins resigned at the end of the season after rejecting a new contact.

On 21 June , Grant McCann was appointed as head coach on a one-year rolling contract. In August , 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," [ citation needed ] removing the "Association Football Club" that had been part of the name since the club's formation in 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. According to its chairman, by , the club would be further renamed "Hull Tigers," because, as he claimed, "in marketing, the shorter the name the more powerful [it is]," [73] 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," [73] adding that if he were the owner of Manchester City, he would change their name to "Manchester Hunter.

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.

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.

In a comment published on 1 December 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.

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.

On 11 December , 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 —15 season onwards.

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.

On 17 March , the FA membership committee advised that the name change application be rejected at the FA Council meeting on 9 April.

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.

On 9 April , the FA Council announced its decision, carried by a On 11 September , 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 In October , 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.

I am still not a football fan. I am a community fan. In March , 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.

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