Hull FC is a professional rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, England. They were one of the founder members of the Northern Union which was formed in 1895. Later that year they moved to the Hull Athletic Club's ground at the Boulevard, Airlie Street, which gave rise to their nickname "The Airlie Birds". Traditionally people from the west side of Hull supported Hull FC while Hull Kingston Rovers were supported by the east half, the 'border' usually being regarded as the River Hull. The club reverted to their former name of Hull FC in 1999, after Hull (then known as Hull Sharks) merged with Gateshead Thunder after both clubs ran into financial difficulties. Image File history File links Hullfc. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Kingston Communications Stadium or KC Stadium is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts. ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for Rugby League in the United Kingdom. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe), having won promotion from League One of the National League in the 2006 season. ... The River Hull is a river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Gateshead Thunder team shirt Gateshead Thunder are a rugby league team from Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. ...

History

Early years

The club was formed by a group of ex-schoolboys from York, who had been at Rugby school, in 1865. The club immediately took on members who were plumbers and glaziers. York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. ...

The club moved into the Hull Athletic Club at the Boulevard in 1895, and subsequently played their first ever match in September of that year. 8,000 people turned out to witness the first club's match in which Hull beat Liversedge.

The early years of the Northern Union saw Hull prosper, and their black and white irregular hooped jerseys became one of the most famous and feared strips in the league. Between 1908-10, Hull lost three consecutive Challenge Cup finals, and has in fact lost in more major finals than anyone else. The first ever Challenge Cup Final, 1897: Batley(l) vs St Helens(r) The Challenge Cup is a knockout competition for rugby league clubs in Europe. ...

In 1913 they paid a world record £600, plus £14 per match, to Hunslet for Billy Batten, on of only 17 players, and the only representative from Hull FC, so far inducted into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame. A year later the Airlie Birds won their first Challenge Cup, beating Huddersfield in the semi-final and Wakefield Trinity in the final. Playing alongside Billy on that day was John Harrison (VC), the only professional sportsman to win the Victoria Cross, the holder of the club record for most tries in a season. In 1920 Batten was once again key in Hull's first ever Championship final, scoring the only try in the 3-2 victory over Huddersfield. Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Billy Batten, who played for Hunslet, Hull and Great Britain was one of rugby leagues first superstars. ... The British Rugby League Hall of Fame was established by the Rugby Football League in 1988 to commemorate the greatest ever players in British rugby league. ... Wanefield Trinity Wildcats is a professional rugby league club that plays in the Super League. ... John Harrison VC, MC (12 November 1890 - 17 April 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. ... Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club based at the Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield, in the Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. ...

The early 1920s were bittersweet years for the club. In 1921 Hull won the Yorkshire Cup but lost the county championship, both against rivals Hull Kingston Rovers. Hull couldn’t match the successes of 1914, losing a further two consecutive cup finals in 1922-23 to Rochdale Hornets and Leeds respectively, but they managed to win the Yorkshire Cup and finish top of the league. The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... The rugby league county cups were the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup. ... The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ... Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe), having won promotion from League One of the National League in the 2006 season. ... Rochdale Hornets are a British Rugby League Football Club. ... Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club who are based in Headingley in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... The rugby league county cups were the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup. ...

Post World War two

In 1954, the black Welshman Roy Francis became the first black professional coach in any British team sport, when he coached Hull.

After the second world war, Hull won two Championship in three years, beating Halifax in 1956 and Workington Town in 1958. These two triumphs healed the wound of two successive Yorkshire Cupfinal defeats in 1955 and 1957. They lost in two further Challenge Cup finals to Wigan and Wakefield in 1959 and 1960. All these reverses, when one hand had been grasping so many trophies, gave Hull a steely resolve and a thirst for success. The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. ... Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Workington Town is a rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The rugby league county cups were the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, England. ... Wanefield Trinity Wildcats is a professional rugby league club that plays in the Super League. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

With the coaching appointment of Arthur Bunting Hull FC began a period of dominance. Hull won all of their 26 Division Two matches in 1978-79, the only time a club has won all of its league matches in a season and returning to the top flight. The Airlie Birds lost the 1980 Challenge Cup final against Hull KR 10-5 and have never won at Wembley since, it was reputed that a makeshift sign was left on the A63 (the major westerly road out of Hull) that read "last one out turn the lights off!" due to most of the city travelling to Wembley for the final. In 1982, Hull, crushed by Widnes in the Premiership final, avenged the defeat with an 18-9 Challenge Cup replay win. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe), having won promotion from League One of the National League in the 2006 season. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Widnes Vikings are a professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. ... The Rugby League Premiership was a competition for British rugby league clubs that operated between 1973 and 1995. ...

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Hull eventually won the league in 1983 and also reached the Premiership final, the Challenge Cup final and the Yorkshire Cup final, but the latter trophy would be their only reward from the three finals. The signing of Australian Peter Sterling, a 2006 inductee into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame, maintained Hull’s strength, and Bunting’s men went to their third successive Yorkshire Cup beating Hull KR 29-12, but were edged out in arguably the greatest ever Challenge Cup final by Wigan at Wembley Stadium in 1985 with a score of 28 to 24 in Wigans favour. A number of subsequent coaches, such as Brian Smith and Noel Cleal failed to deliver consistent success. Hull lost the Premiership final in 1989 to Widnes, but two years later returned to beat them at Old Trafford. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 597 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (3000 × 3012 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 597 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (3000 × 3012 pixel, file size: 1. ... Kingston Communications Stadium (also referred to as the KC Stadium). It is named after the stadiums sponsors, Kingston Communications and is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Maxwell John Sterling (born June 16, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland), nicknamed Sterlo, was one of the greatest Australian rugby league players and a major contributor to Parramattas dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986. ... The Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at rugby league, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game whom are Australian. ... The rugby league county cups were the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup. ... Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league team based in Wigan, England. ... Wembley Stadium (often called Wembley) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Smith is a former Australian rugby league player, who played 27 first grade games for St. ... Noel Crusher Cleal was an Australian rugby league player, a destructive Second Rower for the Manly Sea Eagles. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Widnes Vikings are a professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir. ...

Super League era

When the Super League was formed, it was suggested that Hull should merge with Hull Kingston Rovers to form 'Humberside'. This was resisted but the club changed its name to Hull Sharks. It is unclear who came up with the 'Sharks' as a nickname but for a nautical city it was a fairly obvious choice. Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe), having won promotion from League One of the National League in the 2006 season. ...

The club did not join the Super League until 1997. Hull and Gateshead Thunder merged at the end of 1999, after the owner of the two clubs could not afford to keep both afloat and Hull reverted to their original name, Gateshead later reforming as a new club but retaining the Thunder tag. Ex-St Helens and Gateshead Thunder coach Shaun McRae was at the helm from 2000 up to 2004. Image File history File links Hull_Sharks. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... Gateshead Thunder team shirt Gateshead Thunder are a rugby league team from Gateshead in Tyne and Wear. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... St Helens Rugby League Football Club or simply Saints are a professional rugby league club from St Helens, England. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

After 107 years at the Boulevard Hull moved in January 2003 to a £44m state-of-the-art council-owned Kingston Communications Stadium, more commonly known as the KC Stadium. They are joint tenants at the stadium alongside city's football team: the two teams have priority use at the stadium at the end of each sport's season, thus Hull FC receive priority during the early part of the football season, the situation being reversed at the early part of the rugby season. Shaun McRae left the club to return to Australia at the end of the 2004 season; he was replaced by former England coach John Kear, who had previously been McRae's deputy. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hull City Council is a unitary authority council, covering the the whole of the city of Kingston upon Hull. ... Kingston Communications Stadium or KC Stadium is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts. ... Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium) in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. ... England lines up against New Zealand in Warrington, 2005. ... John Kear is a former rugby league player who has coached at a number of clubs, most recently Hull FC. Kear took charge of Hull in 2005 and led the club to victory in the Challenge Cup in his first season. ...

In his first season at the club, Kear led Hull to the Challenge Cup final for the first time since 1985. Hull defeated Leeds Rhinos 25-24 in a thrilling final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium to lift the trophy. Paul Cooke's 77th minute try, which was converted by Danny Brough gave Hull a 1 point lead, which they held onto after Hull captain Richard Swain charged down a drop-goal attempt from Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield in the dying seconds of the match. The Challenge Cup is a knockout competition for British Rugby League clubs that has been held since 1896. ... Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club who are based in Headingley in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), also known as Anfield South in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ...

John Kear left Hull FC on 3rd April 2006 after a disappointing start to the season, which saw Hull FC lose 4 out of their first 7 league games and also their defence of the Challenge Cup being ended at the first hurdle against the Bradford Bulls in a 23-12 defeat, to be replaced by Peter Sharp who was recruited from Parramatta Eels where he was assistant coach. Between 14 April - 15 July 2006 Hull FC won 13 matches in succession, including a 27-26 defeat of the league leaders St Helens on the 8th June 2006. The last time they beat St Helens on their ground was 18 years ago. This run ended in defeat at Harlequins RL on the 23rd July 2006. Hull managed to finish in second place, their highest league position in the Super League era. 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 Bulls. Over 20,000 Hull FC fans travelled to Old Trafford, but again they lost out to the Saints, this time by 26-4. The overall attendance broke the Grand Final record, mainly due to the stadium's recent expansion. Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ... St Helens Rugby League Football Club or simply Saints are a professional rugby league club from St Helens, England. ...

For the 2007 season, Hull signed five players: Matt Sing (a prolific National Rugby League try-scorer and Australian representative), Hutch Maiava, Willie Manu, Danny Tickle and Wayne Godwin. Also, the Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers derbies are back for the 2007 season due to Rovers promotion from National League 1. The first of four of these derby matches was played on Easter Monday, the 9th of April 2007 at the KC Stadium. The game was played infront of a sell-out attendance of 23,002 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 dying seconds. Paul Cooke the Talismanic Stand-Off controversially resigned from Hull FC, after over nine years, on April 23rd, joining Hull Kingston Rovers and playing for them against Huddersfield on Friday April 27th. On Saturday May 5th Cooke took to the field at the Millenium Stadium for the 200th all Hull derby against Hull FC. Matt Sing - Tri Series 2005 Matt Sing (born March 13, 1975 in Winton, Queensland) is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs mainly in Australia. ... Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures. ... Selling out is a common slang phrase. ... Sid Domic is a rugby league player who plays for Hull FC. Category: ... Paul Cooke is an established Rugby League player for Hull FC. Despite only being 24 years of age the Hull born Cooke is a stalwart in the Hull FC side and is a major part of their successes in the last few years. ...

2007 Squad

Number		Player	Position	Previous Club
1		Shaun Briscoe	Full Back	Wigan Warriors
2		Matt Sing	Winger	North Queensland Cowboys
3		Kirk Yeaman	Centre	Hull FC Academy
4		Sid Domic	Centre	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
5		Gareth Raynor	Winger	Leeds Rhinos
7		Richard Horne	Scrum Half	Hull FC Academy
8		Ewan Dowes	Prop	Leeds Rhinos
9		Richard Swain	Hooker	Melbourne Storm
10		Garreth Carvell	Prop	Leeds Rhinos
11		Lee Radford	Second Row	Bradford Bulls
12		Shayne McMenemy	Second row	Halifax RLFC
13		Danny Washbrook	Loose Forward	Hull FC Academy
14		Motu Tony	Utility	Castleford Tigers
15		Paul King	Prop	Hull FC Academy
16		Danny Tickle	Second Row	Wigan Warriors
17		Willie Manu	Second Row	Castleford Tigers
18		Wayne Godwin	Hooker	Wigan Warriors
19		Graeme Horne	Second Row	Hull FC Academy
20		Richard Whiting	Stand Off	Featherstone Rovers
21		Hutch Maiava	Prop	Cronulla Sharks
22		Craig Hall	Centre	Hull FC Academy
23		Tommy Lee	Scrum Half	Hull FC Academy
24		Anthony Thackeray	Scrum Half	Hull FC Academy
25		Matty Dale	Second Row	Hull FC Academy
26		Scott Wheeldon	Prop	Hull FC Academy
27		Danny Houghton	Hooker	Hull FC Academy
28		Mike Burnett	Second Row	Hull FC Academy
29		Nathan Freer	Prop	Hull FC Academy
30		Ross Divorty	Second Row	Hull FC Academy

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Captains

1997: Andy Fisher

1998: Alan Hunte/Gary Lester

1999: Karl Harrison

2000-01: Tony Grimaldi

2002-04: Jason Smith

2005-06: Richard Swain

2007: Lee Radford

Honours

• Championship: 1919-20, 1920-21, 1935-36, 1955-56, 1957-58, 1982-83 (6 times)
• Challenge Cup : 1913-14, 1981-82, 2005 (3 times)
• Premiership: 1990-91
• Division Two Championship: 1976-77, 1978-79, 1997 (3 times)
• Yorkshire Cup : 1922-23, 1968-69, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 (5 times)
• Yorkshire League: 1918-19, 1922-23, 1926-27, 1935-36 (4 times)
• John Player Trophy: 1991
• BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: 1979-80 (not subsequently contested)

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Records

Player records

• Most tries in a match: 7 by Clive Sullivan vs Doncaster, 15th April 1968
• Most goals in a match: 14 by Jim Kennedy vs Rochdale Hornets- 7th April 1921, Sammy Lloyd v Oldham - 10th September 1978, Matt Crowther v Sheffield Eagles - 2nd March 2003
• Most points in a match: 36 by Jim Kennedy vs Keighley, 29th January 1921
• Most tries in a season: 52 by Jack Harrison VC, MC, 1914-15
• Most goals in a season: 170 by Geoff ‘Sammy’ Lloyd, 1978-79
• Most points in a season: 369 by Geoff ‘Sammy’ Lloyd, 1978-79
• Consecutive Tries: 11 by Jack Harrison VC, MC, , 1914-15 & Richard Horne, 2006

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Career records

• Most goals: 687 - Joe Oliver 1928-37 & 1943-45
• Most tries: 250 - Clive Sullivan 1961-74 & 1981-85
• Most points: 1,842 - Joe Oliver 1928-37 & 1943-45
• Most appearances: 501 - Edward Rogers 1906-25

Team records

• Highest score: 88-0 vs Sheffield Eagles, 2nd March 2003
• Highest against: 71-0 vs Bradford Bulls, play offs 2005
• Highest attendance: 28,798 vs Leeds, 7th March 1936
• Fastest ever try in both codes of rugby: 9 seconds by Lee Jackson for Hull FC in the Yorkshire Cup semi-final against the Sheffield Eagles at the Don Valley Stadium, 1992 This World Record still stands today
• Only team to have won every single league game in a season: 1979 Division Two
• Most consecutive Super League victories: 13 games, (14/04/2006-15/07/2006, beating Huddersfield, Wakefield, Catalans, Wigan, Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, St Helens, Harlequins, Castleford, Catalans, Salford & Warrington).

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External links

• Official site
• Official Picture Site