The 2011–12 season is Hull City's second consecutive season back in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.
Events On 15 November 2011 manager Nigel Pearson left the club to take up an appointment at former club Leicester City, taking with him backroom staff Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh. Hull City appointed Nick Barmby as caretaker manager. On 18 November it was announced that Steve Wigley would be rejoining the club's backroom staff as first-team coach. On 6 January 2012 Barmby announced that he would be retiring as a player. On 10 January 2012 he was appointed as permanent manager of the club.
On 31 March 2012, during a match against Coventry City, captain Jack Hobbs suffered a rupture to his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury which at the time was set to keep him out of action for up to eight months. As a result of this Andy Dawson took over the role of captain for the remainder of the season.
On 1 May 2012, in a statement by club owners Assem and Ehab Allam, it was confirmed that a consultancy agreement with Adam Pearson had been terminated. A week later, Barmby was sacked as manager after publicly criticising the club's owners in an interview given to a local newspaper. The termination of his contract was ratified after an appeal on 24 May 2012.
At a press conference on 8 June 2012 it was announced that Steve Bruce had been appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract. Subsequently, first team coaches Steve Wigley and Stuart Watkiss left the club.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Results
Pre-season
Championship
League table
Result round by round
League Cup
Hull City received a home match against League Two side Macclesfield Town in the first round of the League Cup drawn on 16 June 2011. The match took place on 9 August 2011 at the KC Stadium.
FA Cup
Hull City enter the competition at the third round proper stage with matches taking place in early January 2012. The draw for the round took place on 4 December 2011 and Hull were given a home tie against Ipswich Town. The match took place on 7 January 2012 at the KC Stadium and Hull won 3–1. The draw for the fourth round took place the following day and Hull were drawn at home against League Two newcomers Crawley Town. The match took place on 28 January 2012 at the KC Stadium and Hull lost out to a 57-minute goal by Matt Tubbs.
Statistics
Captains
Appearances
Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of the match
|colspan="14"|Players featured for Hull this season who are currently out on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players featured for Hull this season who have retired:
Top scorers
Player Number Position Championship FA Cup LeagueCup Total Matty Fryatt 12 FW 16 0 0 16 Robert Koren 10 MF 10 0 0 10 Aaron McLean 9 FW 5 1 0 6 Robbie Brady 17 MF 3 0 0 3 James Chester 5 DF 2 0 0 2 Corry Evans 8 MF 2 0 0 2 Cameron Stewart 7 MF 1 1 0 2 Nick Barmby 18 MF 1 0 0 1 Tom Cairney 14 MF 0 1 0 1 Jack Hobbs 6 DF 1 0 0 1 Joshua King 27 FW 1 0 0 1 Martyn Waghorn 28 FW 1 0 0 1 43 3 0 46
Disciplinary record Player Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total Robbie Brady 17 MF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Corry Evans 8 MF 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Paul McKenna 4 MF 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Liam Rosenior 2 DF 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 James Chester 5 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Andy Dawson 3 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Aaron McLean 9 FW 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Jack Hobbs 6 DF 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Tom Cairney 14 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Liam Cooper 34 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Joe Dudgeon 19 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Matty Fryatt 12 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Richard Garcia 29 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Robert Koren 10 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Paul McShane 15 DF 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Dele Adebola 22 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Danny East 25 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Martin Pusic 27 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cameron Stewart 7 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 71 1 4 0 0 0 75 1
Transfers This section only lists transfers and loans for the 2011–12 season, which began 1 July 2011. For transactions in May and June 2011, see transfers and loans for the 2010–11 season.
Players in DatePlayerFromFeeRef1 July 2011 Paul McKenna Nottingham ForestFree23 July 2011 Adriano BassoUnattachedFree9 August 2011 Martin Pusic SC Rheindorf Altach
Players out DatePlayerToFeeRef18 August 2011 Jimmy BullardContract terminated 9 January 2012 Martin PusicReleased
Loans in Date FromPlayerFromDate ToRef19 July 2011 Péter Gulácsi Liverpool11 April 201219 July 2011 Robbie Brady Manchester United30 June 201231 August 2011 Martyn Waghorn Leicester City6 December 20114 January 2012 Vito Mannone Arsenal30 June 201213 January 2012 Trevor Carson Sunderland13 February 201216 January 2012 Joshua King Manchester United30 June 2012
Loans out Date FromPlayerToDate ToRef8 July 2011 Liam Cooper Huddersfield Town30 November 201120 July 2011 Mark Cullen Bury31 December 20112 August 2011 Kevin Kilbane Derby County29 November 201110 August 2011 Kamel Ghilas Stade de Reims18 May 201212 August 2011 Will Atkinson Plymouth Argyle12 January 201231 August 2011 Jamie Devitt Bradford CityJanuary 201231 August 2011 Jay Simpson MillwallJanuary 201220 December 2011 Conor Townsend Grimsby Town30 June 20126 January 2012 Sonny Bradley Aldershot Town29 March 201213 January 2012 Paul McShane Crystal Palace30 June 201218 January 2012 Matty Mainwaring Stockport County19 February 201224 January 2012 James Harper Wycombe Wanderers24 February 201226 January 2012 Will Atkinson Bradford City30 June 201217 February 2012 Jamie Devitt Accrington Stanley17 March 201220 March 2012 Dele Adebola Notts County30 June 2012
Kits
The new away kit was revealed on 16 July 2011 in Hull city centre.
For the 2011–12 season, the main kit sponsor is Cash Converters and it is manufactured by Adidas.
Awards The end of season awards were made on the pitch following the end of the final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest on 21 April 2012. Robert Koren was voted as the Player of the Season, closely followed by James Chester, with Jack Hobbs taking third place. James Chester took the prize for Players Player of the Year and the Goal of the Season was taken by Robert Koren for his goal against Leicester City on 3 December 2011.
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