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’. | 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’. |