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][4]

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. Position Player
1 GK Boaz Myhill
2 MF Nathan Doyle
3 DF Andy Dawson
4 MF Ian Ashbee
5 MF Simon Walton (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
6 DF Michael Turner
7 MF Stuart Elliott
8 MF Nick Barmby
9 FW Dean Windass
11 MF Bryan Hughes
12 GK Matt Duke
13 MF Ryan France
14 MF Richard Garcia
15 DF Wayne Brown
17 FW Michael Bridges
18 FW Caleb Folan
19 MF John Welsh
No. Position Player
20 FW Henrik Pedersen
21 DF Sam Ricketts
22 MF Dean Marney
23 FW Craig Fagan (on loan from Derby County)
24 MF David Livermore
25 FW Fraizer Campbell (on loan from Manchester United)
26 GK Tom Woodhead
27 FW Nicky Featherstone
29 DF Matt Plummer
31 MF Will Atkinson
32 MF James Bennett
33 DF Brewster Frizzell
34 DF Frank Belt
35 GK Mark Tyler (on loan from Peterborough United)
37 DF Liam Cooper
44 MF 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. Position Player
5 DF Danny Coles (to Bristol Rovers)
10 FW Stephen McPhee (to Blackpool)
10 DF Neil Clement (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
16 DF Damien Delaney
No. Position Player
23 DF Sam Collins (to Hartlepool United)
28 GK Curtis Aspden (to Farsley Celtic)
30 MF Ben Wilkinson (on loan to Gretna)

Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions

Football League Championship
Main article: 2007–08 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 1Hull City2–3Plymouth ArgyleHull
Windass  3'
Marney  49'
Barmby
Delaney
Windass 		Report[5] Norris  15'
Fallon  45'
Ebanks-Blake  81'
Halmosi 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,633
Referee: G Laws
18 August 2007 2Coventry City1–1Hull CityCoventry
McKenzie  51' Report[6] Barmby  62'
Ricketts
Marney
Ricketts  68'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Barry Knight
25 August 2007 3Hull City2–1Norwich CityHull
Windass  49'
Garcia  77'
Dawson
Marney 		Report[7] Dublin  71' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,939
Referee: Nigel Miller
3 September 2007 4Blackpool2–1Hull CityBlackpool
Taylor-Fletcher  47'
Burgess  90'
Jackson
Gorkšs
Burgess 		Report[8] Ashby  50'
Garcia 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,902
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 September 2007 5Hull City1–1Stoke CityHull
Livermore  87'
Folan 		Report[9] Delap  44' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,642
Referee: Colin Webster
18 September 2007 6Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Hull CityWolverhampton
Hennessey Report[10] Windass  49' (pen)
Windass 		Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 21,352
Referee: Michael Jones
22 September 2007 7Sheffield Wednesday1–0Hull CitySheffield
Jeffers  40'
Burton
Spurr
Kavanagh
Tudgay 		Report[11] Marney
Ricketts 		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 21,518
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 September 2007 8Hull City3–1Ipswich TownHull
Pedersen  11', 40'
Brown  45'		 Report[12] Harding  45' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,456
Referee: Lee Probert
2 October 2007 9Hull City1–2Charlton AthleticHull
McPhee  90'
Marney
Windass
Ashby  44'		 Report[13] Varney  41'
Iwelumo  89'
Bougherra
Sam  44'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,001
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 October 2007 10Crystal Palace1–1Hull CitySelhurst
Scowcroft  81' Report[14] Marney  90' (pen)
Livermore 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,769
Referee: Richard Beeby
20 October 2007 11Watford1–0Hull CityWatford
King  20' Report[15] Livermore
Brown
Marney 		Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 October 2007 12Hull City3–0BarnsleyHull
Campbell  7', 18'
Marney  90'		 Report[16] Souza
De Silva 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,761
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 October 2007 13Hull City1–1Sheffield UnitedHull
Windass  54' (pen)
Livermore 		Report[17] Stead  35'
Tonge
Stead
Cahill 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,185
Referee: Lee Mason
3 November 2007 14Queens Park Rangers2–0Hull CityShepherd's Bush
Ephraim  26'
Leigertwood  56'
Mancienne
Barker
Stewart
Vine 		Report[18] Turner
Delaney 		Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,375
Referee: Steve Tanner
6 November 2007 15Burnley0–1Hull CityBurnley
Report[19] Turner  90'
Ashby 		Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,978
Referee: Chris Foy
10 November 2007 16Hull City3–0Preston North EndHull
Windass  11'
Campbell  21'
Dawson  63'
Brown 		Report[20] Davidson Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,358
Referee: Scott Mathieson
24 November 2007 17Scunthorpe United1–2Hull CityScunthorpe
Forte  45'
Youga 		Report[21] Windass  4', 16'
Turner
Ashby
Ricketts 		Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 8,633
Referee: Uriah Rennie
27 November 2007 18Hull City0–0Bristol CityHull
Report[22] McAllister
McAllister  45'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,768
Referee: Andy Penn
1 December 2007 19Hull City2–2Cardiff CityHull
McPhee  4'
Garcia  43'
Ricketts
Delaney
Folan 		Report[23] Thompson  6'
Johnson  90'
Purse 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,269
Referee: Mike Dean
4 December 2007 20Preston North End3–0Hull CityPreston
Agyemang  60'
Whaley  68'
Neal  89'		 Report[24] Turner Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,311
Referee: Steve Bratt
8 December 2007 21Southampton4–0Hull CitySouthampton
Wright-Phillips  43'
John  58', 76', 78'
John 		Report[25] Ricketts
Delaney 		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,125
Referee: Mike Thorpe
15 December 2007 22Hull City2–0Leicester CityHull
Folan  17'
Campbell  78'
Windass 		Report[26] Sheehan
Mattock 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,006
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 December 2007 23Charlton Athletic1–1Hull CityCharlton
Bougherra  57'
Mills
Mills  72'		 Report[27] Campbell  37'
Hughes
Folan
Garcia
Campbell 		Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 22,040
Referee: Tony Bates
26 December 2007 24Hull City2–0Wolverhampton WanderersHull
Garcia  47'
Campbell  61'		 Report[28] Collins Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,127
Referee: Chris Foy
30 December 2007 25Hull City1–0Sheffield WednesdayHull
Windass  33'
Dawson
Livermore 		Report[29] O'Brien Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 21,252
Referee: Michael Jones
1 January 2008 26Stoke City1–1Hull CityStoke-on-Trent
Cort  33' Report[30] Folan  61'
Turner 		Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
12 January 2008 27Hull City1–3West Bromwich AlbionHull
Garcia  71'
Windass
Delaney 		Report[31] Phillips  2'
Morrison  32'
Bednar  90'
Robinson
Robinson  74'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,391
Referee: Colin Webster
29 January 2008 28Hull City1–0Coventry CityHull
Folan  90'
Marney 		Report[2] Osbourne
Davis 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Clive Oliver
2 February 2008 29Plymouth Argyle0–1Hull CityPlymouth
Timár Report[32] Windass  45'
Walton 		Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,011
Referee: Paul Armstrong
9 February 2008 30Hull City2–2BlackpoolHull
Folan  60'
Windass  71'
Barmby 		Report[33] Dickov  38', 50'
Burgess
Gorkšs
Taylor-Fletcher
Jørgensen 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Jon Moss
13 February 2008 31Norwich City1–1Hull CityNorwich
Dublin  19' Report[34] Campbell  53'
Myhill 		Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,259
Referee: Andy Hall
16 February 2008 32Hull City1–1Colchester UnitedHull
Campbell  64'
Walton
Marney 		Report[35] Jackson  47'
McLeod 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,664
Referee: Peter Walton
23 February 2008 33West Bromwich Albion1–2Hull CityWest Bromwich
Bednář  42'
Morrison
Miller 		Report[36] Campbell  29'
Folan  82'
Folan
Garcia
Turner
Dawson 		Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,716
Referee: Steve Tanner
1 March 2008 34Bristol City2–1Hull CityBristol
Adebola  14'
McCombe  46'
McAllister 		Report[37] Fontaine  45' (og)
Ricketts
Ashby 		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,859
Referee: Clive Penton
4 March 2008 35Hull City2–0BurnleyHull
Campbell  14'
Garcia  28'
Garcia
Ashby
Folan  70'
Okocha  76'		 Report[38] Carlisle
Guðjónsson
Caldwell
Caldwell  71'
Guðjónsson  77'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,838
Referee: Mike Riley
8 March 2008 36Hull City2–0Scunthorpe UnitedHull
Pedersen  27'
Turner  37'		 Report[39] Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 20,906
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 March 2008 37Cardiff City1–0Hull CityCardiff
McPhail  2'
Capaldi
Loovens
Scimeca 		Report[40] Turner Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,555
Referee: Lee Probert
15 March 2008 38Hull City5–0SouthamptonHull
Campbell  7'
Pedersen  55'
Turner  57'
Marney  68'
Hughes  90'		 Report[41] Viáfara Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
18 March 2008 39Colchester United1–3Hull CityColchester
Lisbie  37'
Virgo
Heath
Izzet
Lisbie
Ifil  14'		 Report[42] Campbell  20', 33'
Folan  87'
Campbell
Ricketts 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Pat Miller
22 March 2008 40Leicester City0–2Hull CityLeicester
Kisnorbo
Henderson
Hendrie
Stearman 		Report[43] Marney  45'
Folan  76'
Garcia
Myhill 		Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 30,374
Referee: Richard Beeby
29 March 2008 41Hull City3–0WatfordHull
Turner  1'
Campbell  13'
Folan  73'
Campbell
Brown
Myhill 		Report[44] Sadler
Kabba  75'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,501
Referee: Uriah Rennie
12 April 2008 42Hull City1–1Queens Park RangersHull
Turner  90'
Fagan 		Report[45] Blackstock  14'
Rowlands
Camp
Leigertwood 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 22,468
Referee: Graham Laws
15 April 2008 43Barnsley1–3Hull CityBarnsley
Ferenczi  90' Report[46] Marney  24' (pen)
Ashby  52'
Windass  83'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,061
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 April 2008 44Sheffield United2–0Hull CitySheffield
Quinn  51'
Beattie  72' (pen)
Morgan
Morgan  45'		 Report[47] Livermore
Fagan
Windass 		Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,188.
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 April 2008 45Hull City2–1Crystal PalaceHull
Campbell  18'
Ashby  85'		 Report[1] Sinclair  38'
Derry 		Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,350
Referee: R Booth
4 May 2008 46Ipswich Town1–0Hull CityIpswich
Lee  70'
Couñago
Haynes 		Report[48] Marney
Brown
Ricketts
Dawson 		Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,233
Referee: Andre Marriner

Play offs
11 May 2008 1st legWatford0–2Hull CityWatford
12:30 BST Priskin
Eustace  61'		 Report[49] Barmby  8'
Windass  27'
Campbell 		Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,173
Referee: Kevin Friend
14 May 2008 2nd legHull City4–1
(6–1 agg.)		WatfordHull
19:45 BST Barmby  43'
Folan  70'
Garcia  88'
Doyle  90'
Barmby
Turner 		Report[50] Henderson  12' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,155
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Final
Main article: 2008 Football League Championship play-off Final
24 May 2008 Bristol City0–1Hull CityLondon
15:00 BST Sproule  77' Report[51] 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
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
5 January 2008 3rd
round
proper		Plymouth Argyle3–2Hull CityPlymouth
Abdou  23'
Halmosi  26'
Ebanks-Blake  58'
Easter 		Report[52] Windass  51', 60'
Marney 		Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,419
Referee: Paul Taylor

League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
15 August 2007 1st
round		Crewe Alexandra0–3Hull CityCrewe
Roberts Report[53] Bridges  44'
Garcia  55'
McPhee  70'
Doyle 		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: P. Miller
28 August 2007 2nd
round		Wigan Athletic0–1Hull CityWigan
Cotterill Report[54] Elliott  31'
Livermore
Elliott 		Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
26 September 2007 3rd roundHull City0–4ChelseaHull
Brown Report[55] Sinclair  37'
Kalou  46', 81'
Sidwell  52'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,543
Referee: Chris Foy

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