 Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. They have played in the Premier League since the 2008–09 season, and secured a second season in the top flight of English football by matching Newcastle United's result on the final day of the season. Founded in 1904, the highest position Hull City have finished in the English Football League was 17th in the top flight in 2008–09, having matched their previous best of 3rd in the old second division, in 2007–08 when they gained promotion from The Championship by beating Bristol City 1–0 in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Their greatest achievement in cup competitions came in 1930, when the team reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.The club play their home games at the KC Stadium in Hull. They traditionally play in black and amber, often with a striped shirt design, hence their nickname The Tigers. The club's mascot is Roary the Tiger. |
