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IN FOCUS: HULL CITY

Ahead of our return to the Sky Bet Championship, learn more about all 23 of our opponents

2024-07-02T08:00:00.000Z

IN FOCUS: HULL CITY

Ahead of our return to the Sky Bet Championship, learn more about all 23 of our opponents

2024-07-02T08:00:00.000Z

Ahead of our return to the Sky Bet Championship, learn more about all 23 of our opponents

Based in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull City were founded in 1904.

After having to play friendlies in their first year of existence, Hull were given membership into the Football League’s Second Division for the 1905-06 season and were granted permission not to play on Christmas Day because of the demands of the fish trade in the city.

Going on to play in either the second or third tiers, City rose to the topflight for the first time with a win in the Championship Play-Off final in 2007/08. The following year, the Clarets would achieve the same feat.

They went on to reach the FA Cup final in 2014, the same year that their highest Premier League finish of 16th was recorded, losing to Arsenal at Wembley.

Nonetheless, that result still booked them a spot in the Europa League the following season though City got knocked out in the qualifying rounds.

Hull found themselves back in League One after relegation from the Premier League and Championship, but they soon bounced back to the second tier of English football.

The Tigers are now looking upwards and missed out on the play-offs by just three points last time out, with a final day defeat to Plymouth Argyle not helping their cause.

Head Coach Liam Rosenior was relieved of his duties in May and replaced by Tim Walter, whose most recent job was with Hamburger SV in Bundesliga 2.

Stadium: MKM Stadium (25,586) – The Circle, Walton Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 6HU

Nickname(s): The Tigers

Manager: Tim Walter

2023/24 finishing position: 7th in Sky Bet Championship

2023/24 top scorer: Jaden Philogene (12)

Played for both:

Dean Marney – Having come through the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur, Marney made eight Premier League appearances for the North London club in a four-year spell. Most of his time there was spent out on loan, with spells at Swindon Town, Queens Park Rangers, Gillingham and Norwich City. His first permanent move away was to Hull City in 2006 and Marney was a regular in his four seasons in Yorkshire, the last of which was in the Premier League. Brian Laws then made Marney his first summer signing in 2010 and the central midfielder excelled in Claret for eight years, playing his part in two promotions to the Premier League and three top-flight seasons. After his release, Marney had a spell at Fleetwood Town before turning to coaching, and currently works for Salford City.

Jonathan Walters – Born on Merseyside, Walters had a brief spell at Blackburn Rovers before joining Bolton Wanderers. After a loan spell with the Tigers he eventually joined them permanently in 2004, but that move didn’t go to plan and he dropped down to League Two and Wrexham. The striker later made his name at Ipswich Town and Stoke City, scoring 30 and 43 league goals respectively. His time at Burnley came in 2017, but injuries prevented him from making much of an impact and after a short return to Ipswich, he announced his retirement.** Walters is still involved in football, working as Sporting Director at Stoke.

Robbie Brady - Still an active player, Brady joined Manchester United’s Academy at 16. After two loan spells with Hull he joined permanently in 2013 and spent two years there before joining newly-promoted Norwich City. Again, he lasted two seasons in Norfolk before joining Burnley in January 2017 and scoring his first goal for the Club just eight days later – a long-range free-kick against Chelsea. All of Brady’s time in Lancashire was spent in the Premier League and the winger totalled 81 league appearances before his release in May 2021. The 64-cap Republic of Ireland international switched to AFC Bournemouth before pitching up at Championship side Preston North End, where he remains to this day.