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Hull FC
Club information
Full name	Hull Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Airlie Birds, Black and Whites
Founded	1865
Current details
Ground(s)	KC Stadium (25,404)
Coach(s)	Richard Agar
Captain(s)	Lee Radford
Competition	Super League

This article is about Hull FC, which is a rugby league football club. For the association football Premier League team, see Hull City A.F.C..

Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the European Super League. They were one of the founder members of the Northern Union which was formed in 1895, making them one of the world's first twenty-two rugby league teams. 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 support Hull FC while Hull Kingston Rovers are supported by the east half, the 'border' being regarded as the River Hull. Old Faithful is a traditional Hull terrace song. The team shares KC Stadium with association football side Hull City A.F.C.. Their mascot is "The Airlie Bird" and officially carries the sponsors name JS Power Limited. [1]

[edit] History

[edit] Early years

Formed by a group of ex-schoolboys from York, who had been at Rugby School, in 1865. The founders used to meet at the Young Men's Fellowship, at St. Mary’s Church in Lowgate. The vicar at that time was the Reverend Scott and his 5 sons made up the nucleus of the team. The club immediately took on members who were plumbers and glaziers.

Soon another team, Hull White Star, was formed and the two clubs merged. Hull Football Club was one of the first clubs in the north of England to join the Rugby Football Union.

Hull were one of the initial 22 clubs to form the Northern Union after the acrimonious split from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. The club moved into the Hull Athletic Club at the Boulevard in 1895, and subsequently played their first ever match there 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.

In 1913, they paid a world record £600, plus £14 per match, to Hunslet for Billy Batten, one of only seventeen 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 "Jack" Harrison VC, MC, the only professional sportsman to win the Victoria Cross and the Military 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.

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.

In the early 1930s, Hull had a full back and goal kicker called Joe Oliver. Oliver was so dependable with the boot that the crowd at one match spontaneously started singing the Gene Autry song, Old Faithful at him. Hull supporters adopted the song as their battle cry from then on.

Hull's record attendance was set in 1936 when 28,798 turned up for the visit of Leeds for a third round Challenge cup match.

[edit] Post World War two

The 1952 Kangaroos visited the Boulevard on Monday 8 September. They had opened their tour with a victory at Keighley two days earlier, and they continued their winning run with a 28-0 victory over Hull.

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

Hull team won the league championship in 1956 when Hutton kicked a last-minute penalty in the final against Halifax at Maine Road. Hull won the play-offs again in 1958, against Workington Town. They also won the European Club championship in 1957 and lost in the cup finals at Wembley in 1959 and 1960. These triumphs healed the wound of two successive Yorkshire Cup final defeats in 1955 and 1957. They lost in two further Challenge Cup finals to Wigan and Wakefield Trinity 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.

Johnny Whiteley became player coach in October 1963. When Roy Francis retired as Hull FC coach in 1965, Whiteley took over as coach. Hull F.C. lost to Wakefield Trinity 17-10 victory in the 1968 Rugby League Championship final at Headingley Stadium on the 4th May 1968. Francis resigned in 1970 to coach Hull Kingston Rovers.

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.

Kingston Communications Stadium.

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. They lost to Featherstone Rovers at Wembley in one of the great Challenge Cup final upsets and they also lost the Premiership final two years running.[2]

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 of 1985 by Wigan at Wembley Stadium with a score of 28 to 24 in Wigan's favour. A number of subsequent coaches, such as Brian Smith (1988-90) 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 under coach Noel Cleal.

[edit] Super League era

When the European Super League was formed, it was suggested that Hull should merge with Hull Kingston Rovers to form 'Humberside'. Hull's shareholders gave the idea general approval [3] but it was ultimately resisted and the club like many other rugby league clubs, rebrand and became known as the 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. Hull FC finished below the cut-off point of 10th in the existing top flight and were excluded from the new Super League.

Phil Sigsworth joined the club and coached them to the first First Division championship title and promotion to Super League in 1997. However the club struggled to gain a foot hold in the competition, the renaming was unpopular with the supporters and the club spiralled in to financial difficulties and almost went out of business. Sigsworth parted ways with the club in mid 1999 and Hull Sharks and the recently formed expansion team Gateshead Thunder merged at the end of 1999 with the backing of the Super League. The Association of Premiership Clubs blocked proposals for the newly merged company to enter a Hull-based team in the Northern Ford Premiership [4] and so the merged club reverted to the traditional Hull FC identity, remained in Super League and played its home games at The Boulevard. Most of the Gateshead playing squad moved to Hull along with their Board and ex-St Helens coach Shaun McRae who remained at the helm until 2004.

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 and the rejuvenation of the club continued. They are joint tenants at the stadium alongside city's football team: the two teams have priority use of 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.

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.

John Kear left Hull FC on 3 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 8 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 23 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.

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 9 April 2007 at the KC Stadium. The game was played in front 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 final seconds.

Hull FC facing the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley, May 2009.

On April 23 Paul Cooke, stand-off, controversially resigned from Hull FC to join Hull Kingston Rovers. Cooke claimed he was out of contract as he had not signed the contract that the club had offered him. Following his departure, club Chief Executive David Plummer resigned. His replacement James Rule has come in for much criticism.

Hull have endured a poor 2008 season and on the 19 May 2008 the club dismissed coach Peter Sharp. A week later they appointed his assistant Richard Agar as his replacement. John Sharp has since been named as an addition to the Hull coaching staff. Hull FC finished a poor 11th in the League in 2008, falling far short of the fans expectations, although a Challenge cup final appearance and a successful franchise application ensured the season was not a complete failure. The club announced that Australian test prop Michael Crocker will sign for the club on a three year contract from the start of the 2008-9 season. Fullback Chris Thorman has signed a one year deal for 2009, after leaving Huddersfield. Matty Dale, Matt Sing and James Webster were released at the end of the season. Former HKR favorite - Webster having only played one game.

In March 2009 Michael Crocker was denied a Visa to come to England to play for Hull FC

[edit] 2010 Squad

Number	Player	Position	Previous Club
1	Jordan Tansey	Full back	Sydney Roosters
2	Mark Calderwood	Winger	Wigan Warriors
3	Tom Briscoe	Centre	Featherstone Lions
4	Kirk Yeaman	Centre	Hull FC
5	Gareth Raynor	Winger	Leeds Rhinos
6	Richard Horne	Stand Off	Hull FC
7	Sean Long	Half Back	St Helens
8	Ewan Dowes	Prop	Leeds Rhinos
9	Shaun Berrigan	Hooker	Brisbane Broncos
10	Mark O'Meley	Prop	Sydney Roosters
11	Lee Radford	Second Row	Bradford Bulls
12	Danny Tickle	Second Row	Wigan Warriors
13	Craig Fitzgibbon	Loose Forward	Sydney Roosters
14	Danny Washbrook	Loose Forward	Hull FC
15	Epalahame Lauaki	Second Row	New Zealand Warriors
16	Willie Manu	Second Row	Castleford Tigers
17	Peter Cusack	Prop	South Sydney Rabbitohs
19	Jordan Turner	Centre	Salford City Reds
20	Danny Houghton	Hooker	Hull FC
21	Richard Whiting	Centre	Featherstone Rovers
22	Mike Burnett	Second Row	Hull FC
23	Sam Moa	Prop	Cronulla Sharks
24	Craig Hall	Centre	Hull FC
25	Reece Lyne	Winger	Hull FC
26	Jack Briscoe	Full Back	Featherstone Lions
27	Liam Kent	Second Row	Hull FC
28	Dennis Tuffour	Winger	Hull FC
29	Paul King	Prop	Hull FC

[edit] 2010 Transfers

Ins

Name	Signed From	Fee	Date

Sean long	St Helens	N/A	September 2009
Mark O'Meley	Sydney Roosters	N/A	September 2009
Craig Fitzgibbon	Sydney Roosters	N/A	September 2009
Jordan Turner	Salford City Reds	N/A	September 2009

Outs

Name	Sold To	Fee	Date

Todd Byrne	Released	N/A	May 2009
Motu Tony	Released	N/A	September 2009
Chris Thorman	York City Knights	N/A	September 2009
Graeme Horne	Huddersfield Giants	N/A	September 2009
Jamie Thackray	Released	N/A	September 2009
Tommy Lee	Released	N/A	September 2009
Dominic Maloney	Halifax RLFC	N/A	September 2009
Josh Cordoba	Released	N/A	September 2009

[edit] Captains

[edit] Pre-Super League

1980-81: Steve Norton

1981-85: David Topliss

1985-87: Lee Crooks

1987-90: Dane O'Hara

1990-92: Greg MacKey

1992-94: Russ Walker

1994-96: Steve McNamara

1996: Gary Divorty

1997: Andy Fisher

[edit] Super League

Name	Started	Ended	Notes
Alan Hunte	1998	1998	Relinquished captaincy
Gary Lester	1998	1998	Relinquished of captaincy
Karl Harrison	1999	1999	Retired
Tony Grimaldi	2000	2001	Moved to Canterbury Bulldogs
Jason Smith	2002	2004	Moved to Canberra Raiders
Richard Swain	2005	2006	Relinquished captaincy
Lee Radford	2007	Present^[update]	N/A

[edit] Players earning International Caps while at Hull

William "Billy" Batten (#5) (Testimonial match 1920), for England while at Hunslet 1908 Wales x 2; 1908-09 Australia x 3, Wales; 1910 Wales; 1911-12 Australia x 2; 1912 Wales; 1913 Wales; while at Hull 1921 Wales, Other Nations; 1922 Wales; 1923 Wales, for Great Britain while at Hunslet 1908 New Zealand; 1908 Australia x 3; 1910 Australia x 2, New Zealand; 1911 Australia x 2; while at Hull 1921 Australia
Charles "Charlie" Booth, for England while at Hull 1938 Wales x 2; 1939 Wales
Albert Bowers, for England while at Hull 1947 Wales x 2
Harold Bowman, for England while at Hull 1927 Wales; 1928 Wales x 2; 1929 Other Nations, for Great Britain while at Hull 1924 New Zealand x 2; 1926-27 New Zealand x 2; 1928 Australia x 2, New Zealand; 1929 Australia
Frank Boylen (#12), for England while at Hull 1909 Australia, Wales; 1910 Wales, for Great Britain while at Hull 1909 Australia
Shaun Briscoe, for England while at Hull 2004 Russia, France, Ireland (sub)
Tom Briscoe, for England while at Hull 2009 Wales, France 4 Nations
Stan Brogden, for England while at Bradford 1929 Other Nations; while at Huddersfield 1932 Wales x 2; 1933 Other Nations, Australia; while at Leeds 1935 France, Wales; 1936 Wales x 2, France; 1938 Wales; while at Hull 1938 Wales; 1939 France; 1941 Wales; 1943 Wales, for Great Britain while at Huddersfield 1929-30 Australia; 1932 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3; 1933 Australia x 2; while at Leeds 1936 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 2; 1937 Australia x 2
Dean Busby, for England while at Hull 1992 Wales (sub)
Ellis Clarkson, for England while at Hull 1910 Wales; 1911 Wales; 1912 Wales
Paul Cooke, for England while at Hull 2006 Tonga x 2, Samoa
Robin "Bob" Coverdale, for Great Britain while at Hull 1954 Australia, France, New Zealand, France (World Cup 1954 4-caps)
Michael "Mick" Crane, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1982
Lee Crooks, for England while at Castleford 1992 Wales, for Great Britain while at Hull 1982 Australia x 2; 1984 France (sub), Australia x 2; 1985 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub); 1986 France x 2, Australia x 3; 1987 France; while at Leeds 1989 France; while at Castleford 1992 France x 2, Papua New Guinea, Australia; 1994 France

Gary Divorty, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1985
Ewan Dowes, for England while at Hull 2004 Russia, France, Ireland; 2006 France, Tonga, Tonga (sub), Samoa (sub)
Jim Drake, for Great Britain while at Hull 1960 France
Bill Drake, for England while at Hull 1962 France, for Great Britain while at Hull 1962 France
Harold Ellerington, for England while at Hull 1938 France; 1939 France
Steve Evans, for England while at Featherstone 1979 France; 1980 Wales, France, for Great Britain while at Featherstone 1979 Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand x 3; 1980 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub); while at Hull 1982 Australia x 2
Vincent "Vince" Farrar, for England while at Featherstone 1977 France, for Great Britain while at Hull 1978 Australia
Richard Gay, for England while at Hull 1995 Wales, France
Richard "Dick" Gemmell, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1964
Emlyn Gwynne, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1928
Thomas "Tommy" Harris (#9), for Wales while at Hull 1949-1962 (?-caps), for Great Britain while at Hull 1949-1962 (?-caps) (World Cup 1957 2-caps, 1960 1-cap)
Karl Harrison, for England while at Halifax 1995 Wales, Australia x 2, South Africa, Wales; 1996 France, for Great Britain while at Hull 1990 Australia x 3; while at Halifax 1991 Papua New Guinea; 1992 Australia (sub) x 2, New Zealand, New Zealand (sub); 1993 France, New Zealand x 2; 1994 Australia x 3
Mick Harrison, for England while at Leeds 1978 France, Wales, for Great Britain while at Hull 1967 France x 2; 1971 New Zealand x 2; 1972 France x 2; 1973 Australia
Ernest "Ernie" Herbert, for England while at Hull 1936 France; 1938 France
William "Bill" Holder, for England while at Hull 1908 Wales, for Great Britain while at Hull 1908 New Zealand
Graeme Horne, for England while at Hull 2006 Samoa (sub), Tonga (sub)

Lee Jackson, for England while at Hull 1992 Wales; while at Sheffield 1995 France, Australia x 2, Fiji, Wales; while at Leeds 1999 France (sub) x 2, for Great Britain while at Hull 1990 Papua New Guinea x 2, New Zealand, Australia x 3; 1991 France x 2; 1992 France, New Zealand x 2; while at Sheffield 1993 New Zealand x 2; 1994 France, Australia x 3
Thomas "Tommy" W. Johnson, for England while at Hull 1941 Wales
Arthur Keegan, for England while at Hull 1969 Wales, France; 1970, for Great Britain while at Hull 1966 Australia x 2; 1967 France x 2, Australia x 3; 1968 France; 1969 France
Paul King, for England while at Hull 2001 Wales (sub), for Great Britain while at Hull 2001 France
Harry Markham, for England while at Hull 1953 France
Steve McNamara, for England while at Hull 1995 Wales (sub), France; while at Bradford 1996 France; 1999 France x 2, for Great Britain while at Hull 1992 France (sub); 1993 France (sub); while at Bradford 1997 ASL x 2 (sub)
Edgar Morgan, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1921
Steve 'Knocker' Norton (Testimonial match 1986), for England while at Castleford 1975 Wales x 2, New Zealand x 2, Australia x 2, France, Papua New Guinea; 1977 France; while at Hull 1978 Wales; 1981 Wales x 2, for Great Britain while at Castleford 1974 Australia (sub), New Zealand x 2; while at Hull 1978 Australia x 3; 1979 Australia x 2; 1980 New Zealand; 1981 France x 2; 1982 Australia
Joseph "Joe" Oliver, for England while at Batley 1928 Wales; Hull 1933 Australia; 1936 Wales, France, for Great Britain while at Batley 1928 Australia x 3, New Zealand
Paul Prendiville, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1982
Wayne Proctor, for Great Britain while at Hull circa-1984
Lee Radford, for England while at Bradford 2001 Wales (sub); 2005 France, New Zealand; while at Hull 2006 France, Tonga x 2, Samoa
Gareth Raynor, for England while at Hull 2004 Russia, France, for Great Britain while at Hull 2005 Australia; 2006 Australia x 2, New Zealand; 2007 New Zealand x 2
Paul Rose, for England while at Hull K.R. 1977 France; 1978 Wales, for Great Britain while at Hull K.R. 1974 Australia (sub); 1978 Australia, Australia (sub) x 2; while at Hull 1982 Australia

Garry Schofield, for England while at Hull 1984 Wales; while at Leeds 1992 Wales; 1995 Wales, for Great Britain while at Hull 1984 France, Australia x 3, New Zealand; 1985 New Zealand x 3; 1986 France x 2, Australia x 3; 1987 France x 2; while at Leeds 1988 France x 2, Papua New Guinea, Australia; 1990 France x 2, Papua New Guinea x 2, New Zealand x 3, Australia x 3; 1991 France x 2, Papua New Guinea: 1992 Papua New Guinea, Australia x 3, New Zealand x 2, Australia; 1993 France, New Zealand x 3; 1994 France, Australia (sub) x 2
Michael "Mick" Scott, for England while at Hull 1951 Wales; 1952 Other Nations; 1953 Wales
Trevor Skerrett (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up), for Wales while at Wakefield 1978 Australia; 1979 France, England; 1980 France; while at Hull 1981 France, England; 1984 England, for Great Britain while at Wakefield 1979 Australia x 2, New Zealand x 2; while at Hull 1980 New Zealand x 2; 1981 France x 2, 1982 Australia x 2
William "Billy" Stone, for England while at Hull 1921 Wales, Other Nations, Australia; 1922 Wales; 1923 Wales x 2, for Great Britain while at Hull 1920 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3; 1921-22 Australia x 2
Clive Sullivan (#2/#5), for Wales while at Hull KR circa-1975 ?-caps (World Cup 1975 4-caps, 1-try), for Great Britain while at Hull 1967-1973 ?-caps (World Cup 1968 3-caps 4-tries; 1972 Captain 4-caps 4-tries)
Robert "Bob" Taylor, for England while at Hull 1921 Australia; 1922 Wales; 1923 Wales; 1925 Wales x 2; 1926 Wales, Other Nations, for Great Britain while at Hull 1921-22 Australia; 1926-27 New Zealand
Harry Taylor, for England while at Hull 1908 Wales, New Zealand, for Great Britain while at Hull 1908 New Zealand x 3
Laurence "Laurie" Thacker, for England while at Hull 1938 France, Wales; 1939 France; 1941 Wales
Keith Tindall, for England while at Hull 1979 France
Danny Tickle, for England while at Hull 2009 Wales (sub)
David Topliss (1979 Challenge Cup Runner-up & Lance Todd Trophy Winner) (Wakefield Testimonial match 1980) circa-1970…80 (#6), for England while at Wakefield 1975 France, Australia (sub), for Great Britain while at Wakefield 1973 Australia x 2; 1979 Australia; while at Hull 1982 Australia (World Cup 1972 Squad 0-caps)
Tevita Vaikona, for Tonga while at Hull 1995 ?-caps
Harry Wallace, for England while at Hull 1908 New Zealand
John "Johnny" Whiteley (#10/#12/#13), for England while at Hull 1953 France, for Great Britain while at Hull 1957 Australia; 1958 Australia x 3, New Zealand; 1959 France x 2, Australia x 2; 1960 France, New Zealand, France; 1961 New Zealand x 2; 1962 France (World Cup 1954 Squad 0-caps, 1957 1-cap, 1960 2-caps)
Richard Whiting, for England while at Hull 2004 Russia, Ireland (sub); 2006 France
Kirk Yeaman, for England while at Hull 2004 Russia, France, Ireland, for Great Britain while at Hull 2006 Australia, New Zealand; 2007 New Zealand (sub)

[edit] Other notable players

David "Dave" Busfield
Andrew "Andy" Dannatt (Testimonial match 1993)
Paul Eastwood (Testimonial match 1994)
John "Jack" Harrison VC, MC
Terry Hollindrake circa-1960s
Colin Hutton circa-1940s/50s

Keith Tindall (Testimonial match 1982)

[edit] Honours

Championship: 1919-20, 1920-21, 1935-36, 1955-56, 1957-58, 1982-83 (6 times)
Premiership: 1990-91
Challenge Cup: 1913-14, 1981-82, 2004-05 (3 times)
Division Two Championship: 1976-77, 1978-79, 1996-97 (3 times)
John Player Trophy: 1981-82
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: 1979-80 (not subsequently contested)
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)

[edit] Records

[edit] Player records

Most tries in a match: 7 by Clive Sullivan vs Doncaster, 15 April 1968
Most goals in a match: 14 by Jim Kennedy vs Rochdale Hornets- 7 April 1921, Sammy Lloyd v Oldham - 10 September 1978, Matt Crowther v Sheffield Eagles - 2 March 2003
Most points in a match: 36 by Jim Kennedy vs Keighley, 29 January 1921
Most tries in a season: 52 by John "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 John "Jack" Harrison VC, MC, , 1914-15 & Richard Horne, 2006

[edit] 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

[edit] Team records

Highest score: 88-0 vs Sheffield Eagles, 2 March 2003
Highest against: 71-0 vs Bradford Bulls, play offs 2005
Highest attendance: 28,798 vs Leeds, 7 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, (April 14, 2006 – July 15, 2006, beating Huddersfield, Wakefield, Catalans, Wigan, Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, St Helens, Harlequins, Castleford, Catalans, Salford & Warrington).

Also made their first super league grand final but lost to St Helens in 2006

[edit] External links

Official site

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