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.
2007–08 season | ||
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Chairman | Paul Duffen | |
Manager | Phil Brown | |
Stadium | KC Stadium | |
Championship | 3rd (qualified for play-offs) | |
Play-offs | Winners | |
FA Cup | Third round | |
League Cup | Third round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Fraizer Campbell (15) All: Fraizer Campbell (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 24,350 (vs. Crystal Palace, 26 April 2008)[1] | |
Lowest home attendance | 14,822 (vs. Coventry City, 29 January 2008)[2] | |
Average home league attendance | 18,024[3] | |
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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
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Left club during season
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Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions
- GK: Boaz Myhill, 46
- RB: Sam Ricketts, 45
- CB: Michael Turner, 48
- CB: Wayne Brown, 44
- LB: Andy Dawson, 25
- RM: Richard Garcia, 36
- CM: Ian Ashbee, 43
- CM: Dean Marney, 36
- LM: Bryan Hughes, 27
- CF: Fraizer Campbell, 32
- CF: Dean Windass, 29
Football League Championship
Results by round
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 |
22 September 2007 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Hull City | Sheffield |
Jeffers 40' Burton Spurr Kavanagh Tudgay |
Report[10] | Marney Ricketts |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,518 Referee: Phil Dowd |
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 |
3 November 2007 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Hull City | Shepherd's Bush |
Ephraim 26' Leigertwood 56' Mancienne Barker Stewart Vine |
Report[17] | Turner Delaney |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,375 Referee: Steve Tanner |
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 |
22 December 2007 23 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Hull City | Charlton |
Bougherra 57' Mills Mills 72' |
Report[26] | Campbell 37' Hughes Folan Garcia Campbell |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 22,040 Referee: Tony Bates |
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 |
30 December 2007 25 | Hull City | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hull |
Windass 33' Dawson Livermore |
Report[28] | O'Brien | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,252 Referee: Michael Jones |
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 |
23 February 2008 33 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Hull City | West Bromwich |
Bednář 42' Morrison Miller |
Report[35] | Campbell 29' Folan 82' Folan Garcia Turner Dawson |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,716 Referee: Steve Tanner |
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 |
10 March 2008 37 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Hull City | Cardiff |
McPhail 2' Capaldi Loovens Scimeca |
Report[39] | Turner | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,555 Referee: Lee Probert |
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 |
22 March 2008 40 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Hull City | Leicester |
Kisnorbo Henderson Hendrie Stearman |
Report[42] | Marney 45' Folan 76' Garcia Myhill |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 30,374 Referee: Richard Beeby |
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 |
12 April 2008 42 | Hull City | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Hull |
Turner 90' Fagan |
Report[44] | Blackstock 14' Rowlands Camp Leigertwood |
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 22,468 Referee: Graham Laws |
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 |
4 May 2008 46 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Hull City | Ipswich |
Lee 70' Couñago Haynes |
Report[47] | Marney Brown Ricketts Dawson |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,233 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Play offs
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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