During the 2007–08 English football season, Hull City A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary Hull finished a mere four points adrift of second-placed Stoke City for promotion to the Premier League, qualifying for the play-offs instead. After trouncing Watford 6–1 over two legs, Hull City reached Wembley to play a Bristol City side aiming for a second successive promotion. A single Dean Windass goal gave Hull the game and promotion to English football's top flight for the first time in Hull's history. Promotion was made all the more incredible considering that five seasons ago Hull were languishing in the bottom tier of the Football League, and that when manager Phil Brown had taken the managerial role at Hull in December 2006 the club were in the Championship relegation zone.
Players First-team squad
Left club during season
Transfers
In +DateNationPositionPlayerClub FromFee19 June 2007FWDean WindassBradford City£150,00029 June 2007MFBryan HughesCharlton AthleticFree2 July 2007DFRichard GarciaColchester UnitedFree14 July 2007MFWayne BrownColchester United£450,00013 August 2007FWHenrik PedersenBolton WanderersFree31 August 2007FWCaleb FolanWigan Athletic£1,000,000
Out +DateNationPositionPlayerClub ToFee24 May 2007DFScott WisemanDarlingtonFree1 June 2007MFRay ParlourFree AgencyReleased20 June 2007FWJon ParkinStoke City£250,000, rising to £500,00025 June 2007FWNicky ForsterBrighton and Hove Albion£75,00010 July 2007FWDarryl DuffySwansea City£200,0007 January 2008FWStephen McPheeBlackpoolUndisclosed8 January 2008DFDanny ColesBristol RoversUndisclosed17 January 2008DFDamien DelaneyQueens Park RangersUndisclosed31 January 2008DFSam CollinsHartlepool UnitedNominal
Loan In +DateNationPositionPlayerClub FromLength18 October 2007FWFraizer CampbellManchester UnitedThree months(extended 4 January)29 January 2008MFSimon WaltonQueens Park RangersUntil end of season20 February 2008DFNeil ClementWest Bromwich AlbionUntil end of season(recalled 27 March)8 March 2008FWCraig FaganDerby CountyUntil end of season
Loan Out +DateNationPositionPlayerClub ToLength28 September 2007DFSam CollinsSwindon TownOne Month1 October 2007DFDanny ColesHartlepool UnitedOne Month1 November 2007DFDanny ColesBristol RoversThree Months
Statistics Starting 11 Considering starts in all competitions GK: Boaz Myhill, 46 RB: Sam Ricketts, 45 CB: Michael Turner, 48 CB: Wayne Brown, 44 LB: Andy Dawson, 25 RM: Richard Garcia, 36 CM: Ian Ashbee, 43 CM: Dean Marney, 36 LM: Bryan Hughes, 27 CF: Fraizer Campbell, 32 CF: Dean Windass, 29
Football League Championship
Results by round
Matches
Playoffs
Final
League table
FA Cup
League Cup
Notes
References