HULL CITY TIMELINE
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Sat 22nd Mar 1930 |
City further FA Cup pedigree with a Semi Final against Arsenal |
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After victories against Plymouth, Blackpool, Man City and Newcastle - City put aside an otherwise dismal season and string together another great Cup run. In the match played at Elland Road in front of 47,000 - a thrilling match ended in a 2-2 draw against a team including Englands most expensive footballer David Jack. Sadly City were beaten 1-0 in the replay 4 days later at Villa Park by a controversial goal from Jack | more info |
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Sat 3rd May 1930 |
Relegation to Tier 3 |
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Despite a club-record Cup run, and a final league match victory - City are relegated after a mostly dismal season under Bill McCracken. After early promise, the season descended into a slump down the table, and included heavy defeats such as a 7-1 loss at West Brom. Despite this, McCracken is retained as Manager and almost wins promotion the following season | more info |
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Wed 8th Apr 1931 |
McCracken tenders resignation as manager |
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After a directors meeting the previous night - McCracken resigns from Hull City in a meeting with the chairman. McCracken does not discuss his reasons for leaving, but states that he intends to stay in football. | |
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Wed 6th May 1931 |
Haydn Green takes on role as manager |
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After resigning from Ebbw Vale, Mr Haydn Green is appointed as new manager of Hull City. His term brings almost immediate success as the Tigers win their first ever promotion - as Champions, in 1933. | |
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Sat 6th May 1933 |
City crowned Champions of Div 3 North |
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Despite losing away at Rochdale, City are crowned Champions of Division 3 North, and win promotion back to Division 2 | more info |
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Tue 20th Mar 1934 |
Haydn Green resigns as manager |
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After almost 3 years in the role, Green hands in his resignation in a surprise move. He leaves with the best wishes from the club after a successful spell as manager, leaving directors to step in and manage the team until a new manager can be found. | |
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Fri 13th Apr 1934 |
Team captain John (Jack) Hill is appointed as manager |
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In a unanimous vote from the directors, popular captain Jack Hill is appointed as manager of Hull City. Hill, a former England international captain, had joined as a player from Bradford City in Novermber 1931. | |
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Thu 16th Jan 1936 |
Jack Hill resigns after a poor run of results |
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Jack Hill resigns from City after a poor string of performances leaves the club at the bottom of Division 2. Hill attributes the decline to injuries and poor mishaps. Hill returns to the club in the late 40s for a few years, to manage the City scouting team | |
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Tue 25th Feb 1936 |
Menzies returns for second spell as manager |
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Following his resignation from Doncaster Rovers, David Menzies returns as Hull City manager for the second time after leaving 15 years earlier. Menzies had brought success to Doncaster on a small budget, which appealed to the Hull City board at the time. | |
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Sun 11th Oct 1936 |
Manager David Menzies dies suddenly |
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After suffering a heart attack at his home, manager David Menzies passes away. At the time City were still the only unbeaten team in the league - a record which ended in their next game. | |
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Fri 11th Dec 1936 |
Ernest Blackburn taken on role as manager after a long search |
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Citys new manager is Ernest Blackburn, after he is released from his contract at Wrexham. The former Aston Villa and Bradford City fullback had been at Wrexham since 1932. | |
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Sat 14th Jan 1939 |
City break goalscoring record with win over Carlisle |
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City hammer 11 goals past Carlisle United to break the club record for goals-scored. The Anlaby Road crowd saw goals from 7 different players as the Tigers broke all records for the weekend across the Leagues. |
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