Hull City Football Club - The Tigers

Hull City History

2006-07 Season

21st in the Championship
League Cup: 3rd round: Watford a. 1-2
FA Cup: 3rd round replay: Middlesbrough a. 3-4

Highlight:
1-0 win at Cardiff City, 28/4/07

Low Spot:
1-5 drubbing at Colchester United, 28/11/06

Good:
Michael Turner
Ensured that the loss of Leon Cort was not felt too greatly with a series of committed and assured displays at the back.
Andy Dawson
Another defensive success Dawson made the left back spot his own. Good in the air and tough tackling most wingers know they have been in a game after meeting this chap.

Bad:
Ryan France
Versatility can be a virtue but France does not look convincing in any of the positions he can apparently play.
Dean Marney
Did okay but much more was expected of this capture from Tottenham. Only produced the goods in flashes and needs to offer far more next season in the Tigers midfield.

In Brief:
One point from the first seven games had new boss Phil Parkinson under immediate pressure and he would not see out the season. Ironically one of the darkest moments came at Parkinson's previous club when Colchester inflincted a savage defeat at the end of November which saw the club anchored in the relegation zone.
The club improved after christmas and just about reached safety after managing reasonably regular victories under new boss Phil Brown.
Although the club is struggling to establish itself at this level there seems to be a decent degree of ambition to improve things and a good level of support.
Extra quality in the attacking areas is needed to make meaningful strides forward, however.

Hull City - Club History

Hull City Football Club was formed in 1904 and enjoyed a remarkably rapid rise to prominence. After playing a series of friendly games against league opposition in their first year the club were elected into Division Two in 1905.

The club had begun life sharing the ground of the Hull Rugby League Club but had to move in with the local cricket club after just one season when the big whigs at Rugby League HQ decided their member clubs could have no involvement with association football clubs.

The Tigers reached the FA Cup quarter finals in both 1915 and 1921 but had to wait until the 1929-30 season before having a truly eventful campaign. Despite suffering relegation to Division Three North the club managed to progress to the FA Cup semi finals.

Hull knocked out Blackpool, Masnchester City and Newcastle United before falling to Arsenal in the last four. They drew with the Gunners 2-2 at Elland Road before losing the replay at Villa Park 1-0.

The club returned to Division Two after winning the Division Three North championship in 1933. Three years later the club were relegated again, however.

Hull enjoyed a fine season in 1948-49 when they made off with the Division Three North championship and also reached the FA Cup quarter finals. The club then suffered only a narrow 1-0 defeat to Manchester United before a club record crowd of 55,019 at Boothferry park.

The club remained unable to establish themselves at second division level, however, and were relegated again in 1956.

When the north and south sections of Divison Three merged in 1958 Hull won promotion from the new Division Three as runners up in 1959. The following season they suffered another relegation.

Hull had another happy season in 1965-66 when they won the Division Three championship and made it to the FA Cup quarter finals. The Tigers managed a splendid 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge before falling to a 3-1 replay defeat.

Well served by the goalscoring duo Chris Chilton and Ken Wagstaff Hull made more of an impact in the second division this time around and retained a place for twelve seasons until relegation in 1978.

In 1981 the club slipped into Division Four but escaped in 1983 as runners up. The following year the Tigers only missed out on promotion from Division Three on goals scored behind Sheffield United. Consolation came quickly as they clinched promotion nwxt time around in 1985.

The Tigers stayed in Division Two for six seasons before suffering relegation in 1991.

In 1996 they slipped back into the fourth tier of English football and did not manage an escape until 2004. Happily for the Tigers they kept this momentum going to win another promotion in 2005 to take their place in the Championship.

Whether the club can maintain a position in the higher reaches of the league remains to be seen. The new stadium and the area is certainly capable of sustaining a Championship or Premier League club.

Hull's best effort in the League Cup is to reach the 4th round, something they managed in 1974, 76 and 78.

In 1984 the Tigers were also runners up in the Associate Members Cup, losing in the final at Boothferry Park 2-1 to Bournemouth.

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