| 2007–08 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
During the 2007–08 English football season,Hull City A.F.C. competed in theFootball League Championship.
Hull finished a mere four points adrift of second-placedStoke City for promotion to thePremier League, qualifying for the play-offs instead. After trouncingWatford 6–1 over two legs, Hull City reached Wembley to play aBristol City side aiming for a second successive promotion. A singleDean 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.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Nation | Position | Player | Club From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2007 | FW | Dean Windass | Bradford City | £150,000[4] | |
| 29 June 2007 | MF | Bryan Hughes | Charlton Athletic | Free[5] | |
| 2 July 2007 | DF | Richard Garcia | Colchester United | Free[6] | |
| 14 July 2007 | MF | Wayne Brown | Colchester United | £450,000[7] | |
| 13 August 2007 | FW | Henrik Pedersen | Bolton Wanderers | Free[8] | |
| 31 August 2007 | FW | Caleb Folan | Wigan Athletic | £1,000,000[9] |
| Date | Nation | Position | Player | Club To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2007 | DF | Scott Wiseman | Darlington | Free[10] | |
| 1 June 2007 | MF | Ray Parlour | Free Agency | Released[11] | |
| 20 June 2007 | FW | Jon Parkin | Stoke City | £250,000, rising to £500,000[12] | |
| 25 June 2007 | FW | Nicky Forster | Brighton and Hove Albion | £75,000[13] | |
| 10 July 2007 | FW | Darryl Duffy | Swansea City | £200,000[14] | |
| 7 January 2008 | FW | Stephen McPhee | Blackpool | Undisclosed[15] | |
| 8 January 2008 | DF | Danny Coles | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed[16] | |
| 17 January 2008 | DF | Damien Delaney | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed[17] | |
| 31 January 2008 | DF | Sam Collins | Hartlepool United | Nominal[18] |
| Date | Nation | Position | Player | Club From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 2007 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | Manchester United | Three months[19](extended 4 January)[20] | |
| 29 January 2008 | MF | Simon Walton | Queens Park Rangers | Until end of season[21] | |
| 20 February 2008 | DF | Neil Clement | West Bromwich Albion | Until end of season[22](recalled 27 March[23]) | |
| 8 March 2008 | FW | Craig Fagan | Derby County | Until end of season[24] |
| Date | Nation | Position | Player | Club To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | DF | Sam Collins | Swindon Town | One Month[25] | |
| 1 October 2007 | DF | Danny Coles | Hartlepool United | One Month[26] | |
| 1 November 2007 | DF | Danny Coles | Bristol Rovers | Three Months[27] |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 11 August 20071 | Hull City | 2–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Hull |
| Windass Marney Barmby Delaney Windass | Report[28] | Norris Fallon Ebanks-Blake Halmosi | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 16,633 Referee: G Laws |
| 18 August 20072 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Hull City | Coventry |
| McKenzie | Report[29] | Barmby Ricketts Marney Ricketts | Stadium:Ricoh Arena Attendance: 21,059 Referee:Barry Knight |
| 25 August 20073 | Hull City | 2–1 | Norwich City | Hull |
| Windass Garcia Dawson Marney | Report[30] | Dublin | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,939 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 3 September 20074 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Hull City | Blackpool |
| Taylor-Fletcher Burgess Jackson Gorkšs Burgess | Report[31] | Ashbee Garcia | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,902 Referee:Kevin Friend |
| 15 September 20075 | Hull City | 1–1 | Stoke City | Hull |
| Livermore Folan | Report[32] | Delap | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 19,642 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 18 September 20076 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Hull City | Wolverhampton |
| Hennessey | Report[33] | Windass Windass | Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 21,352 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 22 September 20077 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Hull City | Sheffield |
| Jeffers Burton Spurr Kavanagh Tudgay | Report[34] | Marney Ricketts | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,518 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 29 September 20078 | Hull City | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Hull |
| Pedersen Brown | Report[35] | Harding | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,456 Referee:Lee Probert |
| 2 October 20079 | Hull City | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Hull |
| McPhee Marney Windass Ashbee | Report[36] | Varney Iwelumo Bougherra Sam | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,001 Referee:Anthony Taylor |
| 6 October 200710 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Hull City | Selhurst |
| Scowcroft | Report[37] | Marney Livermore | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,769 Referee:Richard Beeby |
| 20 October 200711 | Watford | 1–0 | Hull City | Watford |
| King | Report[38] | Livermore Brown Marney | Stadium:Vicarage Road Attendance: 15,803 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 22 October 200712 | Hull City | 3–0 | Barnsley | Hull |
| Campbell Marney | Report[39] | Souza De Silva | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,761 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 27 October 200713 | Hull City | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Hull |
| Windass Livermore | Report[40] | Stead Tonge Stead Cahill | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 20,185 Referee:Lee Mason |
| 3 November 200714 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Hull City | Shepherd's Bush |
| Ephraim Leigertwood Mancienne Barker Stewart Vine | Report[41] | Turner Delaney | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 12,375 Referee:Steve Tanner |
| 6 November 200715 | Burnley | 0–1 | Hull City | Burnley |
| Report[42] | Turner Ashbee | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 9,978 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 10 November 200716 | Hull City | 3–0 | Preston North End | Hull |
| Windass Campbell Dawson Brown | Report[43] | Davidson | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 16,358 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 24 November 200717 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Hull City | Scunthorpe |
| Forte Youga | Report[44] | Windass Turner Ashbee Ricketts | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 8,633 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 27 November 200718 | Hull City | 0–0 | Bristol City | Hull |
| Report[45] | McAllister McAllister | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,768 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 1 December 200719 | Hull City | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Hull |
| McPhee Garcia Ricketts Delaney Folan | Report[46] | Thompson Johnson Purse | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 16,269 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 4 December 200720 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Hull City | Preston |
| Agyemang Whaley Neal | Report[47] | Turner | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 11,311 Referee: Steve Bratt |
| 8 December 200721 | Southampton | 4–0 | Hull City | Southampton |
| Wright-Phillips John John | Report[48] | Ricketts Delaney | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 18,125 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
| 15 December 200722 | Hull City | 2–0 | Leicester City | Hull |
| Folan Campbell Windass | Report[49] | Sheehan Mattock | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 16,006 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 22 December 200723 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Hull City | Charlton |
| Bougherra Mills Mills | Report[50] | Campbell Hughes Folan Garcia Campbell | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 22,040 Referee:Tony Bates |
| 26 December 200724 | Hull City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hull |
| Garcia Campbell | Report[51] | Collins | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 19,127 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 30 December 200725 | Hull City | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hull |
| Windass Dawson Livermore | Report[52] | O'Brien | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 21,252 Referee:Michael Jones |
| 1 January 200826 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Hull City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Cort | Report[53] | Folan Turner | Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 15,788 Referee:Neil Swarbrick |
| 12 January 200827 | Hull City | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Hull |
| Garcia Windass Delaney | Report[54] | Phillips Morrison Bednar Robinson Robinson | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 18,391 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 29 January 200828 | Hull City | 1–0 | Coventry City | Hull |
| Folan Marney | Report[2] | Osbourne Davis | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 14,822 Referee: Clive Oliver |
| 2 February 200829 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Hull City | Plymouth |
| Timár | Report[55] | Windass Walton | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
| 9 February 200830 | Hull City | 2–2 | Blackpool | Hull |
| Folan Windass Barmby | Report[56] | Dickov Burgess Gorkšs Taylor-Fletcher Jørgensen | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 18,407 Referee: Jon Moss |
| 13 February 200831 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Hull City | Norwich |
| Dublin | Report[57] | Campbell Myhill | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 25,259 Referee: Andy Hall |
| 16 February 200832 | Hull City | 1–1 | Colchester United | Hull |
| Campbell Walton Marney | Report[58] | Jackson McLeod | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,664 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 23 February 200833 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Hull City | West Bromwich |
| Bednář Morrison Miller | Report[59] | Campbell Folan Folan Garcia Turner Dawson | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,716 Referee:Steve Tanner |
| 1 March 200834 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Hull City | Bristol |
| Adebola McCombe McAllister | Report[60] | Fontaine Ricketts Ashbee | Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,859 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 4 March 200835 | Hull City | 2–0 | Burnley | Hull |
| Campbell Garcia Garcia Ashbee Folan Okocha | Report[61] | Carlisle Guðjónsson Caldwell Caldwell Guðjónsson | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 15,838 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 8 March 200836 | Hull City | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Hull |
| Pedersen Turner | Report[62] | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 20,906 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 10 March 200837 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Hull City | Cardiff |
| McPhail Capaldi Loovens Scimeca | Report[63] | Turner | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 17,555 Referee:Lee Probert |
| 15 March 200838 | Hull City | 5–0 | Southampton | Hull |
| Campbell Pedersen Turner Marney Hughes | Report[64] | Viáfara | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 16,829 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 18 March 200839 | Colchester United | 1–3 | Hull City | Colchester |
| Lisbie Virgo Heath Izzet Lisbie Ifil | Report[65] | Campbell Folan Campbell Ricketts | Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Pat Miller |
| 22 March 200840 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Hull City | Leicester |
| Kisnorbo Henderson Hendrie Stearman | Report[66] | Marney Folan Garcia Myhill | Stadium:Walkers Stadium Attendance: 30,374 Referee:Richard Beeby |
| 29 March 200841 | Hull City | 3–0 | Watford | Hull |
| Turner Campbell Folan Campbell Brown Myhill | Report[67] | Sadler Kabba | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 23,501 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 12 April 200842 | Hull City | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Hull |
| Turner Fagan | Report[68] | Blackstock Rowlands Camp Leigertwood | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 22,468 Referee:Graham Laws |
| 15 April 200843 | Barnsley | 1–3 | Hull City | Barnsley |
| Ferenczi | Report[69] | Marney Ashbee Windass | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 13,061 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 19 April 200844 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Hull City | Sheffield |
| Quinn Beattie Morgan Morgan | Report[70] | Livermore Fagan Windass | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,188 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 26 April 200845 | Hull City | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Hull |
| Campbell Ashbee | Report[1] | Sinclair Derry | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 24,350 Referee: R Booth |
| 4 May 200846 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Hull City | Ipswich |
| Lee Couñago Haynes | Report[71] | Marney Brown Ricketts Dawson | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 28,233 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 11 May 20081st leg | Watford | 0–2 | Hull City | Watford |
| 12:30BST | Priskin Eustace | Report[72] | Barmby Windass Campbell | Stadium:Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,173 Referee:Kevin Friend |
| 14 May 20082nd leg | Hull City | 4–1 (6–1agg.) | Watford | Hull |
| 19:45BST | Barmby Folan Garcia Doyle Barmby Turner | Report[73] | Henderson | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 23,155 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 24 May 2008 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Hull City | London |
| 15:00BST | Sproule | Report[74] | Windass Campbell | Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 86,703 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 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 thePremier 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 |
| 5 January 20083 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Hull City | Plymouth |
| Abdou Halmosi Ebanks-Blake Easter | Report[75] | Windass Marney | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 12,419 Referee:Paul Taylor |
| 15 August 20071 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | Hull City | Crewe |
| Roberts | Report[76] | Bridges Garcia McPhee Doyle | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 2,862 Referee: P. Miller |
| 28 August 20072 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Hull City | Wigan |
| Cotterill | Report[77] | Elliott Livermore Elliott | Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 26 September 20073rd round | Hull City | 0–4 | Chelsea | Hull |
| Brown | Report[78] | Sinclair Kalou Sidwell | Stadium:KC Stadium Attendance: 23,543 Referee:Chris Foy |