HULL CITY TIMELINE
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Sat 6th Jan 1951 |
Boothferry Park Halt opens |
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The new railway platform on the old Hull and Barnsley line at the side of Boothferry Park officially opens for the FA Cup match against Everton. The platform remains in service until 1986 when it was closed for safety reasons. The platform was eventually removed in October 2007. | more info |
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Wed 12th Sep 1951 |
Raich Carter hands in resignation |
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After quoting differences with the board of directors, Raich Carter hands in his notice to resign from Hull City managerial duties, remaining as player only. | |
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Sat 21st Jun 1952 |
Bob Jackson finally announced as new manager of Hull City |
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Having led Portsmouth to successive championships - Bob Jackson agrees a big-money move to Hull City, after City play almost 40 games without a permanent manager since Raich Carter left the role, the previous year | |
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Mon 19th Jan 1953 |
First game under floodlights |
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Newly-installed floodlighting at Boothferry Park see their first usage in a friendly against Dundee. Over 31,000 spectators saw City lose 1-4. | more info |
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Thu 17th Mar 1955 |
Bob Jackson given leave of absence as manager - Bob Brocklebank announced |
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After a very poor string of results - Bob Jackson is given leave of absence in his role as manager of Hull City. In the same statement it is also announced that Bob Brocklebank has been brought in from a scouting role at West Brom to replace Jackson, and will conduct duties immediately. | |
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Sat 25th Apr 1959 |
Promotion to Tier 2 |
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In front of a crowd of 16,447, City won 2-0, and gained promotion back to Division Two after their final home game of the season. Goals from Bradbury and Bulless clinched promotion for the Tigers after a three year spell in Div 3. | more info |
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