List of Hull City A.F.C. seasons

Hull City Association Football Club, an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, was founded in 1904. The team's first competitive matches came in the FA Cup, being beaten 4–1 by Stockton in a replay following a 3–3 draw,[1] before they were elected to the Football League Second Division ahead of the 1905–06 season.[2] Hull missed out on promotion in the 1909–10 season, having an inferior goal average to Oldham Athletic and finishing in third.[3] The 1929–30 season saw Hull relegated to the Third Division North after 21 seasons in the Second Division while reaching the semi-final of the FA Cup, where they were beaten by Arsenal after a replay.[2] Promotion back to the Second Division was achieved three years later, with the Third Division North championship becoming the club's first major honour.[2] However, they were relegated in the 1935–36 season and it was 13 years before another return to the Second Division was made, when, under the player-management of former England international Raich Carter, the Third Division North title was won.[3] Relegation back to this division came in the 1955–56 season and following League reorganisation implemented for the 1958–59 season Hull won promotion in the Third Division's inaugural season, although they were relegated after one year.[2]

Hull City players and staff celebrate promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history, which was achieved after victory in the 2008 Football League Championship play-off final.

The Third Division championship was won in the 1965–66 season and Hull remained in the Second Division for 12 years before relegation in 1978.[3] Hull reached the semi-final of the Watney Cup in the tournament's inaugural staging in 1970, where they were beaten by Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out; this was the first game in English football to be decided by this method.[4] The Final of this competition was reached in 1974, where Hull were beaten by Stoke City.[5] Relegation to the Fourth Division for the first time in the club's history came in 1981 and a return to the Third Division was secured two years later in the 1982–83 season.[2] The season after, Hull reached the final of the Associate Members' Cup in its inaugural season and were beaten by AFC Bournemouth.[2] Promotion to the Second Division came the following season, although relegations in the 1990–91 and 1995–96 seasons saw the club return to the fourth tier.[3]

Hull City Performances from 1905 until 2023

Hull's first play-off campaign ended unsuccessfully, being beaten by Leyton Orient in the semi-final in the 2000–01 season.[3] However, successive promotions in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons saw Hull rise from the fourth tier to the second tier in a space of two years.[2] After 104 years of existence, Hull were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history, beating Watford in the play-off semi-finals and Bristol City in the 2008 Football League Championship play-off final.[3] Hull's first Premier League season saw safety from relegation ensured on the last day of the season,[6] although the club was relegated the following season after finishing 19th in the league.[7] Three years later, Hull returned to the Premier League after finishing the 2012–13 season as Championship runners-up.[7] In the 2013–14 season they achieved their highest ever league finish of 16th[7] and were runners-up to Arsenal in their first ever FA Cup Final appearance.[8] Since then, they have been relegated to the Championship[9] and promoted again.[10]

Since their election to the Football League in 1905, Hull have spent 5 seasons in the first tier, 62 in the second, 30 (plus the abandoned 1939–40 season) in the third, and 10 in the fourth (current to the end of the 2022–23 season).[2][7] The table below details Hull City's achievements in senior first team competition from the 1904–05 season to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key

1st 2nd
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Top scorer shown alongside # when he was also top scorer in that division.
Division shown alongside † when it changes due to promotion, relegation or reorganisation.
League results shown in italics for competitions abandoned due to war.

Seasons

Season League[2][7] FA Cup[11] League
Cup
[2][12]
Other competitions[2][13][14] Top scorer(s)[lower-alpha 1]
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPos
1904–05 Hull City did not play league football until 1905–06. PR George Spence2
1905–06 Div 2 †[lower-alpha 2]38196136754445th R1 Joe Smith16
1906–07 Div 238157166557379th R1 Jackie Smith19
1907–08 Div 238214137362468th R2 Jackie Smith #[lower-alpha 3]32
1908–09 Div 238196136339444th R1 Arthur Temple18
1909–10 Div 23823788046533rd[lower-alpha 4] R1 Jackie Smith #[lower-alpha 5]32
1910–11 Div 238141685539445th R3 Tommy Browell16
1911–12 Div 238178135451427th R1 Tommy Browell
Arthur Temple
16
1912–13 Div 2381561760563612th R2 Stan Fazackerley20
1913–14 Div 238169135337417th R1 Sammy Stevens26
1914–15 Div 238195146554437th R4 Sammy Stevens30
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War.
1919–20 Div 2421861878724211th R1 Sammy Stevens20
1920–21 Div 24210201243534013th R4 Harry Sergeaunt9
1921–22 Div 2421910135141485th R2 Charlie Flood17
1922–23 Div 24214141443454212th R1 George Martin12
1923–24 Div 24210171546513717th R1 Paddy Mills12
1924–25 Div 24215111650494110th R3 Paddy Mills29
1925–26 Div 2421691763614113th R3 Paddy Mills17
1926–27 Div 242207156352477th R5 George Whitworth17
1927–28 Div 24212151541543814th R3 George Martin
Arthur Nelson
8
1928–29 Div 24213141558634012th R3 Ken McDonald25
1929–30 Div 2421472151783521st SF Stan Alexander19
1930–31 Div 3N †422010129955506th R3 Stan Alexander24
1931–32 Div 3N40205158253458th R3 Dally Duncan
Russell Wainscoat
19
1932–33 Div 3N42267910045591st R3 Bill McNaughton #[lower-alpha 6]42
1933–34 Div 2 †4213121752683815th R4 Bill McNaughton16
1934–35 Div 2421681863744013th R3 Andy Duncan12
1935–36 Div 24251027471112022nd R3 Jack Acquroff13
1936–37 Div 3N †421712136869465th R1Football League Third Division North CupR1 Cliff Hubbard17
1937–38 Div 3N42201398043533rd R3Football League Third Division North CupR1 Jack Fryer
John McNeill
25
1938–39 Div 3N421810148374467th[lower-alpha 7] R2Football League Third Division North CupR2 Arthur Cunliffe
Cliff Hubbard
21
1939–40 Div 3N202033213th[lower-alpha 8] Richard Lowe2
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War.
1945–46 DNE[lower-alpha 9]
1946–47 Div 3N421681849534011th R3 Benny Lester17
1947–48 Div 3N421811135948475th R3 Norman Moore13
1948–49 Div 3N42271149328651st R6[lower-alpha 10] Norman Moore28
1949–50 Div 2 †421711146472457th R4 Raich Carter16
1950–51 Div 24216111574704310th R5 Alf Ackerman
Raich Carter
21
1951–52 Div 24213111860703718th R4 Syd Gerrie25
1952–53 Div 2421482057693618th R4 Syd Gerrie14
1953–54 Div 2421662064663815th R5 Alf Ackerman19
1954–55 Div 24212102044693419th R3 Alf Ackerman
Bob Crosbie
11
1955–56 Div 2421062653972622nd R3 Bill Bradbury9
1956–57 Div 3N †462110158469528th R3 Doug Clarke20
1957–58 Div 3N461915127867535th R4 Bill Bradbury25
1958–59 Div 3 †[lower-alpha 11]46269119055612nd R1 Bill Bradbury30
1959–60 Div 2 †4210102248763021st R3 Roy Shiner8
1960–61 Div 3 †4617121773734611th R3R1[lower-alpha 12] Chris Chilton20
1961–62 Div 3462081867544810th R2R3 John McSeveney16
1962–63 Div 34619101774694810th R3R3 John McSeveney27
1963–64 Div 3461617137368498th R3R3 Chris Chilton24
1964–65 Div 3462312119157584th R2R2 Chris Chilton[lower-alpha 13]27
1965–66 Div 346317810962691st R6R2 Ken Wagstaff31
1966–67 Div 2 †421671977723912th R3R1 Ken Wagstaff21
1967–68 Div 24212131758733717th R3R2 Ken Wagstaff20
1968–69 Div 24213161359524211th R3R2 Ken Wagstaff21
1969–70 Div 24215111672704113th R3R3 Chris Chilton
Ken Wagstaff
19
1970–71 Div 2421913105441515th R6R2Watney CupSF[lower-alpha 14] Chris Chilton26
1971–72 Div 24214101849533812th R5R2 Stuart Pearson15
1972–73 Div 24214121664594013th R5R3Anglo-Italian CupGrp Stuart Pearson17
1973–74 Div 2421317124647439th R3R4Watney CupRU[lower-alpha 15] Roy Greenwood
Stuart Pearson
12
1974–75 Div 2421514134053448th R3R2 Ken Wagstaff11
1975–76 Div 24214111745493914th R4R4Anglo-Scottish CupGrp Alf Wood10
1976–77 Div 24210171545533714th R3R2Anglo-Scottish CupGrp Jeff Hemmerman7
1977–78 Div 2428122234522822nd R3R4Anglo-Scottish CupGrp Bruce Bannister
Alan Warboys
7
1978–79 Div 3 †461911166661498th R2R1 Keith Edwards25
1979–80 Div 34612161851694020th R1R1 Keith Edwards20
1980–81 Div 3468162240713224th R4R1Anglo-Scottish CupGrp Keith Edwards17
1981–82 Div 4 †46191215706169[lower-alpha 16]8th R3R1Football League Group CupGrp[lower-alpha 17] Les Mutrie[lower-alpha 18]28
1982–83 Div 446251567534902nd R1R1Football League TrophyGrp[lower-alpha 17] Brian Marwood20
1983–84 Div 3 †46231497138834th[lower-alpha 19] R2R1Associate Members' CupRU[lower-alpha 20] Brian Marwood16
1984–85 Div 346251297849873rd R3R2Associate Members' CupR1N Billy Whitehurst24
1985–86 Div 2 †421713126555646th R4R2Full Members' CupFN Frankie Bunn20
1986–87 Div 24213141541555314th R5R3Full Members' CupR2 Andy Saville11
1987–88 Div 24414151554605715th R3R2Full Members' CupR1 Alex Dyer9
1988–89 Div 24611142152684721st R5R2Full Members' CupR1 Keith Edwards #[lower-alpha 21]30
1989–90 Div 24614161658685814th R3R1Full Members' CupR2 Andy Payton18
1990–91 Div 24610152157854524th R3R3Full Members' CupR1 Andy Payton25
1991–92 Div 3 †4616111954545914th R3R2Associate Members' CupQFN Leigh Jenkinson9
1992–93 Div 2 †[lower-alpha 22]4613112246695020th R2R1Football League TrophyR2N Graeme Atkinson8
1993–94 Div 2461814146254689th R2R1Football League TrophyGrpN Dean Windass24
1994–95 Div 2462111147057748th R1R1Football League TrophyGrpN Dean Windass17
1995–96 Div 2465162536783124th R1R2Football League TrophyR2N Dean Windass8
1996–97 Div 3 †4613181544505717th R2R1Football League TrophyR2N Duane Darby20
1997–98 Div 3461182756834122nd R1R3Football League TrophyR2N Duane Darby15
1998–99 Div 34614112144625321st R3R2Football League TrophyR2N David Brown14
1999–2000 Div 34615141743435914th R3R2Football League TrophyQFN John Eyre12
2000–01 Div 3461917104739746th[lower-alpha 23] R1R1Football League TrophyR1N John Eyre7
2001–02 Div 34616131757516111th R2R2Football League TrophySFN Gary Alexander23
2002–03 Div 34614171558535913th R1R1Football League TrophyR1N Stuart Elliott12
2003–04 Div 346251388244882nd R1R1Football League TrophyR2N Ben Burgess18
2004–05 Lge 1 †[lower-alpha 24]46268128053862nd R3R1Football League TrophyR1N Stuart Elliott #[lower-alpha 25]29
2005–06 Champ †4612161849555218th R3R1 Stuart Elliott7
2006–07 Champ4613102351674921st R3R3 Dean Windass8
2007–08 Champ462112136547753rd[lower-alpha 26] R3R3 Fraizer Campbell
Dean Windass
15
2008–09 Prem †388111939643517th R6R2 Geovanni8
2009–10 Prem386122034753019th R3R3 Stephen Hunt6
2010–11 Champ †4616171352506511th R3R2 Matty Fryatt9
2011–12 Champ461911164744688th R4R1 Matty Fryatt16
2012–13 Champ46247156152792nd R4R2 Robert Koren9
2013–14 Prem †381072138533716th[lower-alpha 27] RU[lower-alpha 28]R4 Matty Fryatt6
2014–15 Prem388111933513518th R3R3Europa LeaguePO Nikica Jelavić8
2015–16 Champ †462411116935834th[lower-alpha 29] R5R5 Abel Hernández22
2016–17 Prem †38972237803418th R4SF Robert Snodgrass9
2017–18 Champ †4611161970704918th R5R2 Jarrod Bowen15
2018–19 Champ4617111866686213th R3R2 Jarrod Bowen22
2019–20 Champ461292557874524th R4R2 Jarrod Bowen17
2020–21 Lge 1 †46278118038891st R2R3EFL TrophyQF Mallik Wilks22
2021–22 Champ †461492341545119th R3R1 Keane Lewis-Potter13
2022–23 Champ4614161651615815th R3R1 Óscar Estupiñán13

Footnotes

  1. Includes goals scored in the Football League (including play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Third Division North Cup, EFL Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup/Football League Trophy, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy and Full Members' Cup. Sources: 1904–05 to 1998–99,[15] 1999–2000 onwards.[16]
  2. Hull were elected to the Football League Second Division for the 1905–06 season.[2]
  3. 31 goals in the Second Division.[17][18]
  4. Hull missed out on promotion to the First Division due to having an inferior goal average to Oldham Athletic.[19]
  5. 32 goals in the Second Division.[17]
  6. 41 goals in the Third Division North.[17][20]
  7. Beat Carlisle United 11–1 at home to set a record league victory.[21]
  8. The 1939–40 season was abandoned with two matches played when the Second World War began.[2] Hull City do not include appearances and goals from those two matches in players' career records.[22][23]
  9. Although the Football League did not resume until the 1946–47 season, the FA Cup was contested in 1945–46. From the First Round Proper to the Sixth Round (quarter-final), results were determined on aggregate score over two legs.[2][11] However, Hull did not participate in the competition this season as the club did not have a ground available until Boothferry Park was built in 1946.[24][25]
  10. Set an all time record attendance of 55,019 against Manchester United in the FA Cup.[3]
  11. Hull were placed in the Football League Third Division on League reorganisation.[2]
  12. The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season.[26]
  13. Ken Wagstaff, who joined Hull from Mansfield Town during the 1964–65 season, was the Third Division top scorer with 32 goals; nine were scored for Mansfield and 23 were scored for Hull.[17][27]
  14. Hull's Watney Cup semi-final with Manchester United was the first game in English football to be decided by a penalty shoot-out, which was lost 4–3 after the game finished 1–1 after extra time.[4]
  15. Lost 2–0 to Stoke City.[5]
  16. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[26]
  17. Competed in the Football League Group Cup, a successor to the Anglo-Scottish Cup, failing to progress past the group stage in its two seasons.[28] The competition was renamed the Football League Trophy for its second season, but is often referred to as the Football League Group Trophy to distinguish from the more recent Football League Trophy, of which it was a forerunner.[29]
  18. Keith Edwards, who left Hull for Sheffield United during the 1981–82 season, was the Fourth Division top scorer with 36 goals; one was scored for Hull and 35 were scored for United.[17][30]
  19. Hull missed out on promotion to the Second Division due to having scored less goals than Sheffield United.[31]
  20. Lost 2–1 to AFC Bournemouth.[32]
  21. 26 goals in the Second Division.[17]
  22. When the newly formed FA Premier League split from the Football League, the remaining divisions of the Football League were renumbered upwards.[26]
  23. Lost 2–1 to Leyton Orient on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals.[33][34]
  24. The Second Division was renamed League One as part of a rebranding exercise by the Football League.[26]
  25. 27 goals in League One.[17]
  26. Promoted to the Premier League via the play-offs, beating Watford 6–1 on aggregate in the semi-final and Bristol City 1–0 in the 2008 Football League Championship play-off final.[35][36][37]
  27. Club's best finishing position in the league.[2][7]
  28. Club's best performance in the FA Cup, reaching the final.[11]
  29. Promoted to the Premier League via the play-offs, beating Derby County 3–2 on aggregate in the semi-final and Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 in the 2016 Football League Championship play-off final.

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