Hull FC

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Hull F.C.^[1] are an English rugby league club based in the town of Hull, Humberside. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the Engage Super League^[2]. Founded in 1865, they are one of the oldest clubs in the league.

Contents 1 History 2 Honors 2.1 Super League[3] 2.2 Championship 2.3 Challenge Cup 2.4 Challenge Cup Plate 2.5 Yorkshire League 2.6 Yorkshire Cup 2.7 Premiership

History

A group of ex-public schoolboys from York formed the club in 1865. Initially the club moved frequently between different playing fields before eventually settling at Hull Athletic Club’s ground; the Boulevard. The first game at the new ground was played in 1895 in front of an 8,000 crowd. The new ground later gave the club the name, ‘Airlie Birds’.

1895 also marked the first year of the Northern Union Football and Hull FC were one of the first clubs to propose a breakaway from the Rugby Football Union.

Hull FC were a successful team, by now playing in their traditional strip of irregular black and white hoops. Between 1908-10, Hull lost three consecutive Northern Union Cup Finals. Hull finally won the Challenge Cup in 1914. In 1920 Batten was once again prominent in Hull’s first ever Championship final, scoring the only try in the 3-2 victory over Huddersfield.

Success was limited after World War I, however success returned in 1956 with the first of two consecutive Challenge Cup championships, followed by losses in the finals of 1959 and 1960. It was to be their last appearance in a final until the BBC2 trophy in 1979, which marked the start of a successful period. In 1982 Hull won the John Player Trophy and enjoyed Challenge Cup win. Hull won the league in 1983, also reaching the Premiership final, the Challenge Cup final and the Yorkshire Cup final.

With the advent of Super League, Hull were initially out of the top flight. Following the first division Championship in 1997, Hull were promoted.

A proposed amalgamation of Hull FC and the Super League’s newest club, Gateshead Thunder was accepted at the end of 1999 by a council of the other Super League Chairmen. This was a very controversial measure, as it was seen a takeover that marked the end of the Gateshead team.

Hull FC moved to the Kingston Communications Stadium in January 2003 and won the Challenge Cup in 2005.

Honors

Super League^[3]

• Best position 2^nd (2006)

Championship

• 1922-23
• 1924-25
• 1978-79
• 1983-84
• 1984-85

Challenge Cup

• 1979-80

Challenge Cup Plate

• 1997

Yorkshire League

• 1924-25
• 1925-26
• 1966-67

Yorkshire Cup

• 1920-21
• 1929-30
• 1966-67
• 1971-72
• 1974-75
• 1985-86

Premiership

• 1980-81
• 1983-84

v • d • e Teams of the European Rugby Super League Bradford Bulls • Castleford Tigers • Catalans Dragons • Harlequins • Huddersfield Giants • Hull FC • Hull Kingston Rovers • Leeds Rhinos • St. Helens • Wakefield Trinity Wildcats • Warrington Wolves • Wigan Warriors