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.

Players

First-team 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[notes 1]
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[notes 2]
19 MF  ENG John Welsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  DEN Henrik Pedersen
21 DF  WAL Sam Ricketts[notes 3]
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 Matty 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[notes 4]
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 (to Queens Park Rangers)
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)

Statistics

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
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
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 3 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 1 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 2 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

Notes

  1. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1 and qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally, and represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  2. Folan was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandparents and was called up by the Republic of Ireland in 2007 without playing before making his debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 2008.
  3. Ricketts was born in Aylesbury, England, and represented England at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Wales in February 2005.
  4. Cooper was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his paternal grandfather and represented Scotland at U-17 and U-19 level before making his international debut for Scotland in September 2019.

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