Striving to survive: 1990s History of Hull City A.F.C.

kingston communications stadium.



recent picture of boothferry park

new chairman adam pearson ploughed funds club, allowing little rebuild team aim of immediate promotion. hull occupied division 3 promotion , playoff places of 2001–02 season, little sacked 2 months before end of season , hull slipped 11th under successor jan mølby.

hull began 2002–03 season people s favourites promotion division three, terrible start season saw relegation more promotion , molby sacked in october tigers languished fifth bottom in league.

peter taylor named hull s new manager , in december 2002, weeks after appointment, hull relocated impressive new 25,400-seat kingston communications stadium after 56 years @ boothferry park. after move, hull s attendances of best in division results impressive , unable finish above 13th place in final table.

hull s new stadium 1 of impressive stadiums outside premier league , has helped influence upturn in hull s fortunes after decade of misery. 2 seasons followed opening of new stadium hugely successful. hull division 3 runners-up in 2003–04 , league 1 runners-up in 2004–05 – back-to-back promotions – took them championship, second tier of english football.

2005–06 hardly exciting season in history of hull city football club; more season of consolidation after 2 successive promotions. hull finished 18th in final table – comfortable 10 points clear of relegation , highest league finish 16 years.