2007–08 Hull City A.F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Hull City
2007–08 season
ChairmanPaul Duffen
ManagerPhil Brown
StadiumKC Stadium
Championship3rd (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fraizer Campbell (15)

All:
Fraizer Campbell (15)
Highest home attendance24,350 (vs. Crystal Palace, 26 April 2008)[1]
Lowest home attendance14,822 (vs. Coventry City, 29 January 2008)[2]
Average home league attendance18,024[3]

Season summary

Hull finished a mere four points adrift of second-placed Stoke City for promotion to the Premier League, qualifying for the play-offs instead. After trouncing Watford 6–1 over two legs, Hull City reached Wembley to play a Bristol City side aiming for a second successive promotion. A single Dean Windass goal gave Hull the game and promotion to English football's top flight for the first time in Hull's history. Promotion was made all the more incredible considering that five seasons ago Hull were languishing in the bottom tier of the Football League, and that when manager Phil Brown had taken the managerial role at Hull in December 2006 the club were in the Championship relegation zone.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill
2 MF  ENG Nathan Doyle
3 DF  ENG Andy Dawson
4 MF  ENG Ian Ashbee
5 MF  ENG Simon Walton (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
6 DF  ENG Michael Turner
7 MF  NIR Stuart Elliott
8 MF  ENG Nick Barmby
9 FW  ENG Dean Windass
11 MF  ENG Bryan Hughes
12 GK  ENG Matt Duke
13 MF  ENG Ryan France
14 MF  AUS Richard Garcia
15 DF  ENG Wayne Brown
17 FW  ENG Michael Bridges
18 FW  IRL Caleb Folan
19 MF  ENG John Welsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  DEN Henrik Pedersen
21 DF  WAL Sam Ricketts
22 MF  ENG Dean Marney
23 FW  ENG Craig Fagan (on loan from Derby County)
24 MF  ENG David Livermore
25 FW  ENG Fraizer Campbell (on loan from Manchester United)
26 GK  ENG Tom Woodhead
27 FW  ENG Nicky Featherstone
29 DF  ENG Matt Plummer
31 MF  ENG Will Atkinson
32 MF  ENG James Bennett
33 DF  ENG Brewster Frizzell
34 DF  ENG Frank Belt
35 GK  ENG Mark Tyler (on loan from Peterborough United)
37 DF  SCO Liam Cooper
44 MF  NGA Jay-Jay Okocha

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  ENG Danny Coles (to Bristol Rovers)
10 FW  SCO Stephen McPhee (to Blackpool)
10 DF  ENG Neil Clement (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
16 DF  IRL Damien Delaney
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  ENG Sam Collins (to Hartlepool United)
28 GK  ENG Curtis Aspden (to Farsley Celtic)
30 MF  ENG Ben Wilkinson (on loan to Gretna)

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions

Football League Championship

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHA
ResultLDWLDWDWLDLWDLWWWDDLLWDWWDLWWDDDWLWWLWWWWDWLWL
Position171613182012181114151813141613119910121413111189101188109810966554442333
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

11 August 2007 1 Hull City 2–3 Plymouth Argyle Hull
Windass  3'
Marney  49'
Barmby
Delaney
Windass
Report[4] Norris  15'
Fallon  45'
Ebanks-Blake  81'
Halmosi
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,633
Referee: G Laws
18 August 2007 2 Coventry City 1–1 Hull City Coventry
McKenzie  51' Report[5] Barmby  62'
Ricketts
Marney
Ricketts  68'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Barry Knight
25 August 2007 3 Hull City 2–1 Norwich City Hull
Windass  49'
Garcia  77'
Dawson
Marney
Report[6] Dublin  71' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,939
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 September 2007 4 Blackpool 2–1 Hull City Blackpool
Taylor-Fletcher  47'
Burgess  90'
Jackson
Gorkšs
Burgess
Report[7] Ashby  50'
Garcia
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 September 2007 5 Hull City 1–1 Stoke City Hull
Livermore  87'
Folan
Report[8] Delap  44' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,642
Referee: Colin Webster
18 September 2007 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Hull City Wolverhampton
Hennessey Report[9] Windass  49' (pen)
Windass
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,352
Referee: Michael Jones
29 September 2007 8 Hull City 3–1 Ipswich Town Hull
Pedersen  11', 40'
Brown  45'
Report[11] Harding  45' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,456
Referee: Lee Probert
2 October 2007 9 Hull City 1–2 Charlton Athletic Hull
McPhee  90'
Marney
Windass
Ashby  44'
Report[12] Varney  41'
Iwelumo  89'
Bougherra
Sam  44'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,001
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 October 2007 10 Crystal Palace 1–1 Hull City Selhurst
Scowcroft  81' Report[13] Marney  90' (pen)
Livermore
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,769
Referee: Richard Beeby
20 October 2007 11 Watford 1–0 Hull City Watford
King  20' Report[14] Livermore
Brown
Marney
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 October 2007 12 Hull City 3–0 Barnsley Hull
Campbell  7', 18'
Marney  90'
Report[15] Souza
De Silva
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,761
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 October 2007 13 Hull City 1–1 Sheffield United Hull
Windass  54' (pen)
Livermore
Report[16] Stead  35'
Tonge
Stead
Cahill
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,185
Referee: Lee Mason
6 November 2007 15 Burnley 0–1 Hull City Burnley
Report[18] Turner  90'
Ashby
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,978
Referee: Chris Foy
10 November 2007 16 Hull City 3–0 Preston North End Hull
Windass  11'
Campbell  21'
Dawson  63'
Brown
Report[19] Davidson Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,358
Referee: Scott Mathieson
24 November 2007 17 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Hull City Scunthorpe
Forte  45'
Youga
Report[20] Windass  4', 16'
Turner
Ashby
Ricketts
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Uriah Rennie
27 November 2007 18 Hull City 0–0 Bristol City Hull
Report[21] McAllister
McAllister  45'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,768
Referee: Andy Penn
1 December 2007 19 Hull City 2–2 Cardiff City Hull
McPhee  4'
Garcia  43'
Ricketts
Delaney
Folan
Report[22] Thompson  6'
Johnson  90'
Purse
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,269
Referee: Mike Dean
4 December 2007 20 Preston North End 3–0 Hull City Preston
Agyemang  60'
Whaley  68'
Neal  89'
Report[23] Turner Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,311
Referee: Steve Bratt
8 December 2007 21 Southampton 4–0 Hull City Southampton
Wright-Phillips  43'
John  58', 76', 78'
John
Report[24] Ricketts
Delaney
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,125
Referee: Mike Thorpe
15 December 2007 22 Hull City 2–0 Leicester City Hull
Folan  17'
Campbell  78'
Windass
Report[25] Sheehan
Mattock
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,006
Referee: Graham Salisbury
26 December 2007 24 Hull City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hull
Garcia  47'
Campbell  61'
Report[27] Collins Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,127
Referee: Chris Foy
1 January 2008 26 Stoke City 1–1 Hull City Stoke-on-Trent
Cort  33' Report[29] Folan  61'
Turner
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 January 2008 27 Hull City 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Hull
Garcia  71'
Windass
Delaney
Report[30] Phillips  2'
Morrison  32'
Bednar  90'
Robinson
Robinson  74'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,391
Referee: Colin Webster
29 January 2008 28 Hull City 1–0 Coventry City Hull
Folan  90'
Marney
Report[2] Osbourne
Davis
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Clive Oliver
2 February 2008 29 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Hull City Plymouth
Timár Report[31] Windass  45'
Walton
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,011
Referee: Paul Armstrong
9 February 2008 30 Hull City 2–2 Blackpool Hull
Folan  60'
Windass  71'
Barmby
Report[32] Dickov  38', 50'
Burgess
Gorkšs
Taylor-Fletcher
Jørgensen
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Jon Moss
13 February 2008 31 Norwich City 1–1 Hull City Norwich
Dublin  19' Report[33] Campbell  53'
Myhill
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,259
Referee: Andy Hall
16 February 2008 32 Hull City 1–1 Colchester United Hull
Campbell  64'
Walton
Marney
Report[34] Jackson  47'
McLeod
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,664
Referee: Peter Walton
1 March 2008 34 Bristol City 2–1 Hull City Bristol
Adebola  14'
McCombe  46'
McAllister
Report[36] Fontaine  45' (og)
Ricketts
Ashby
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,859
Referee: Clive Penton
4 March 2008 35 Hull City 2–0 Burnley Hull
Campbell  14'
Garcia  28'
Garcia
Ashby
Folan  70'
Okocha  76'
Report[37] Carlisle
Guðjónsson
Caldwell
Caldwell  71'
Guðjónsson  77'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,838
Referee: Mike Riley
8 March 2008 36 Hull City 2–0 Scunthorpe United Hull
Pedersen  27'
Turner  37'
Report[38] Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,906
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 March 2008 38 Hull City 5–0 Southampton Hull
Campbell  7'
Pedersen  55'
Turner  57'
Marney  68'
Hughes  90'
Report[40] Viáfara Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
18 March 2008 39 Colchester United 1–3 Hull City Colchester
Lisbie  37'
Virgo
Heath
Izzet
Lisbie
Ifil  14'
Report[41] Campbell  20', 33'
Folan  87'
Campbell
Ricketts
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Pat Miller
29 March 2008 41 Hull City 3–0 Watford Hull
Turner  1'
Campbell  13'
Folan  73'
Campbell
Brown
Myhill
Report[43] Sadler
Kabba  75'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,501
Referee: Uriah Rennie
15 April 2008 43 Barnsley 1–3 Hull City Barnsley
Ferenczi  90' Report[45] Marney  24' (pen)
Ashby  52'
Windass  83'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,061
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 April 2008 44 Sheffield United 2–0 Hull City Sheffield
Quinn  51'
Beattie  72' (pen)
Morgan
Morgan  45'
Report[46] Livermore
Fagan
Windass
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,188.
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 April 2008 45 Hull City 2–1 Crystal Palace Hull
Campbell  18'
Ashby  85'
Report[1] Sinclair  38'
Derry
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,350
Referee: R Booth

Play offs

11 May 2008 1st leg Watford 0–2 Hull City Watford
12:30 BST Priskin
Eustace  61'
Report[48] Barmby  8'
Windass  27'
Campbell
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,173
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 May 2008 2nd leg Hull City 4–1
(6–1 agg.)
Watford Hull
19:45 BST Barmby  43'
Folan  70'
Garcia  88'
Doyle  90'
Barmby
Turner
Report[49] Henderson  12' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,155
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Final

24 May 2008 Bristol City 0–1 Hull City London
15:00 BST Sproule  77' Report[50] Windass  38'
Campbell  90+3'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,703
Referee: Alan Wiley

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion (C, P) 46 23 12 11 88 55 +33 81 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Stoke City (P) 46 21 16 9 69 55 +14 79
3 Hull City (O, P) 46 21 12 13 65 47 +18 75 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Bristol City 46 20 14 12 54 53 +1 74
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 58 42 +16 71
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

FA Cup

5 January 2008 3rd
round
proper
Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Hull City Plymouth
Abdou  23'
Halmosi  26'
Ebanks-Blake  58'
Easter
Report[51] Windass  51', 60'
Marney
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,419
Referee: Paul Taylor

League Cup

15 August 2007 1st
round
Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Hull City Crewe
Roberts Report[52] Bridges  44'
Garcia  55'
McPhee  70'
Doyle
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: P. Miller
28 August 2007 2nd
round
Wigan Athletic 0–1 Hull City Wigan
Cotterill Report[53] Elliott  31'
Livermore
Elliott
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 September 2007 3rd round Hull City 0–4 Chelsea Hull
Brown Report[54] Sinclair  37'
Kalou  46', 81'
Sidwell  52'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,543
Referee: Chris Foy

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