2009–10 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 season of Hull City is the club's second season in the Premier League. Home games were played at the KC Stadium,^[4] which has a capacity of 25,404.^[5] City had finished the 2008–09 season in 17th place in the table, successfully avoiding relegation by a margin of one point over Newcastle.^[6]

Hull City

2009–10 season
Chairman	Adam Pearson
Manager	Phil Brown (until 15 March 2010) Iain Dowie
Stadium	KC Stadium
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Stephen Hunt (6) All: Stephen Hunt (6)
Highest home attendance	25,030 (9 May vs Liverpool)[1]
Lowest home attendance	22,833 (3 October vs Wigan Athletic)[2]
Average home league attendance	24,390[3]
Home colours Away colours
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Players

Current squad

Updated 9 May 2010.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill 3 DF  ENG Andy Dawson 4 MF  ENG Ian Ashbee (captain) 5 DF  ENG Anthony Gardner 6 DF  IRL Paul McShane 7 FW  ENG Craig Fagan 8 MF  ENG Nick Barmby 9 FW  USA Jozy Altidore (on loan from Villarreal CF) 10 MF  BRA Geovanni 11 MF  IRL Stephen Hunt 12 GK  ENG Matt Duke 13 FW  ENG Mark Cullen 14 MF  AUS Richard Garcia 15 DF  FRA Bernard Mendy 16 MF  HUN Péter Halmosi 17 MF  IRL Kevin Kilbane 18 FW  IRL Caleb Folan

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  FRA Steven Mouyokolo 20 MF  NED George Boateng 21 MF  ENG Jimmy Bullard 22 MF  ENG Dean Marney 23 MF  ALG Kamel Ghilas 24 DF  GUI Kamil Zayatte 25 FW  GAB Daniel Cousin 27 FW  ENG Nicky Featherstone 28 DF  SEN Ibrahima Sonko (on loan from Stoke City) 29 FW  NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 31 MF  ENG Will Atkinson 34 GK  ENG Mark Oxley 35 DF  SCO Liam Cooper 36 MF  IRL Jamie Devitt 39 DF  ENG Steve Gardner 44 MF  NGA Seyi Olofinjana 45 MF  SCO Tom Cairney

Squad statistics

Updated 14 May 2010.

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No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Boaz Myhill	27	0	1	0	0	0	28	0	2	0
2	MF	Nathan Doyle	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	Andy Dawson	35	1	0	0	0	0	35	1	7	0
4	MF	Ian Ashbee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Anthony Gardner	24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	1	0
6	DF	Michael Turner	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
6	DF	Paul McShane	26 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	26 (2)	0	5	0
7	FW	Craig Fagan	20 (5)	2	0	0	1	0	21 (5)	2	7	1
8	MF	Nick Barmby	6 (14)	0	0	0	2	0	8 (14)	0	4	0
9	FW	Jozy Altidore	16 (12)	1	0 (1)	0	1	1	17 (13)	2	4	1
10	MF	Geovanni	16 (10)	3	1	1	0 (1)	1	17 (11)	5	4	1
11	MF	Stephen Hunt	27	6	0	0	0	0	27	6	4	0
12	GK	Matt Duke	11	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	1	0
13	FW	Mark Cullen	2 (1)	1	0 (1)	0	0	0	2 (2)	1	1	0
14	MF	Richard Garcia	14 (4)	0	1	0	0	0	15 (4)	0	1	0
15	DF	Bernard Mendy	15 (6)	0	1	0	1	0	17 (6)	0	6	1
16	MF	Péter Halmosi	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
17	MF	Kevin Kilbane	15 (6)	1	1	0	0 (2)	0	16 (8)	1	3	0
18	FW	Caleb Folan	7 (1)	2	0	0	0	0	7 (1)	2	1	0
19	DF	Steven Mouyokolo	19 (2)	1	1	0	1	0	21 (2)	1	1	0
20	MF	George Boateng	26 (3)	1	0 (1)	0	1	0	27 (4)	1	4	2
21	MF	Jimmy Bullard	13 (1)	5[52]	0	0	0	0	13 (1)	5	0	0
22	MF	Dean Marney	15 (1)	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	15 (2)	1	4	0
23	MF	Kamel Ghilas	6 (7)	1	1	0	1 (1)	0	8 (8)	1	0	0
24	DF	Kamil Zayatte	21 (2)	2	1	0	1	0	23 (2)	2	4	0
25	FW	Daniel Cousin	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
26	GK	Tony Warner	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW	Nicky Featherstone	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
28	DF	Ibrahima Sonko	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
29	FW	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	17 (14)	3	1	1	0	0	19 (14)	3	0	0
30	FW	Amr Zaki	2 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	2 (4)	0	0	0
31	MF	Will Atkinson	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	0
34	GK	Mark Oxley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	Liam Cooper	1 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	3 (1)	0	0	0
36	MF	Jamie Devitt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	Steve Gardner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	Ryan Kendall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	John Leonard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	Nathan Hanley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW	Yann Ekra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Seyi Olofinjana	11 (8)	1	0	0	0	0	11 (8)	1	3	0
45	MF	Tom Cairney	10 (1)	1	1	0	2	1	13 (1)	2	2	0
–	MF	Bryan Hughes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

All statistics below are correct as of 31 August 2009 and only Premier League games are included in the list below.^[53][54]

• Top goal scorer: Stephen Hunt, 2^[55]
• Most assists: Jozy Altidore, 1^[56]
• Most Shots on target: Geovanni, 5^[57]
• Most Red Cards: None yet, 0^[58]
• Most Yellow Cards: Stephen Hunt, 2^[58]
• Most fouls: Stephen Hunt, 9^[58]

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[59]

Considering a 4-4-2 formation^[60]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK		Boaz Myhill	28
6	RB		Paul McShane	26	Bernard Mendy has 17 starts
5	CB		Anthony Gardner	24
24	CB		Kamil Zayatte	23	Steven Mouyokolo has 21 starts
3	LB		Andy Dawson	35
7	RM		Craig Fagan	21	Geovanni has 17 starts
22	CM		Dean Marney	15	Richard Garcia has 15 starts
20	CM		George Boateng	27
11	LM		Stephen Hunt	27	Kevin Kilbane has 16 starts
29	CF		Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	19
9	CF		Jozy Altidore	21

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Notes
2 June 2009	DF	Steven Mouyokolo	Boulogne	£1.8 million	[61][62]
6 August 2009	MF	Seyi Olofinjana	Stoke City	£3 million	[63]
13 August 2009	MF	Kamel Ghilas	Celta Vigo	£2 million	[64]
13 August 2009	MF	Stephen Hunt	Reading	Undisclosed	[64]
26 August 2009	DF	Paul McShane	Sunderland	£1.5 million	[65][66] Also included in Michael Turner transfer
3 September 2009	FW	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Unattached	Free	[67][68][69][70][71]

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee	Notes
25 July 2009	DF	Sam Ricketts	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[72][73]
31 August 2009	DF	Michael Turner	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[74][75][76][77] Also included in Paul McShane transfer
13 January 2010	DF	Nathan Doyle	Barnsley	Free	[78]
29 January 2010	MF	Bryan Hughes		Released	[79]
1 February 2010	GK	Tony Warner		Released	[80]
17 May 2010	DF	Bernard Mendy		Released	[81]
28 May 2010	FW	Yann Ekra		Released	[82]
28 May 2010	DF	Nathan Hanley		Released	[82]
28 May 2010	FW	Ryan Kendall		Released	[82]
28 May 2010	MF	John Leonard		Released	[82]
28 May 2010	MF	Dean Marney	Burnley	Undisclosed	[83]
20 June 2010	DF	Steven Mouyokolo	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[84]
21 June 2010	MF	Stephen Hunt	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[85]

Loans

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	End date	Notes
10 August 2009	FW	Jozy Altidore	Villarreal	30 June 2010	[86]
1 September 2009	DF	Ibrahima Sonko	Stoke City	30 June 2010	[87][88]
17 January 2010	FW	Amr Zaki	Zamalek SC	17 April 2010	[89][90]

Out

Date	Pos	Name	To	End date	Notes
15 September 2009	MF	Jamie Devitt	Darlington	15 October 2009	[91]
17 September 2009	FW	Caleb Folan	Middlesbrough	17 December 2009	[92]
18 September 2009	DF	Nathan Doyle	Barnsley	18 December 2009	[93]
22 October 2009	MF	Jamie Devitt	Shrewsbury Town	January 2010	[94][95][96]
22 October 2009	MF	Bryan Hughes	Derby County	22 November 2009	[97]
23 October 2009	GK	Mark Oxley	Walsall	December 2009	[98]
21 November 2009	MF	Will Atkinson	Rochdale	21 January 2010	[99][100]
23 November 2009	MF	Nicky Featherstone	Grimsby Town	4 January 2010	[101]
10 January 2010	MF	Nicky Featherstone	Grimsby Town	2 February 2010	[102][103]
1 February 2010	MF	Péter Halmosi	Szombathelyi Haladás	30 June 2010	[104]
1 February 2010	FW	Daniel Cousin	Larissa	30 June 2010	[105]
1 February 2010	MF	Will Atkinson	Rochdale	31 March 2010	[106]
17 February 2010	MF	Jamie Devitt	Grimsby Town	30 June 2010	[107][108]
26 February 2010	GK	Mark Oxley	Grimsby Town	22 March 2010	[108][109][110]
16 March 2010	FW	Ryan Kendall	Bradford City	16 April 2010	[111]
2 April 2010	GK	Mark Oxley	Grimsby Town	9 April 2010	[112]

Awards

Stephen Hunt was named as player of the year and also took the first Tigers Player trophy.^[113] George Boateng came second and Andy Dawson came third.^[113] Andy Dawson was awarded players' player of the year, with Mark Cullen taking the Young Player of the Year award.^[113]

Tom Cairney's goal against Everton in March being voted goal of the season.^[113]

Non-playing staff

Phil Brown, former manager of Hull City 2006–10

Updated 7 June 2010.^[114]

• Manager: Iain Dowie
• Assistant Manager: Tim Flowers
• First Team Coach: Steve Parkin
• First Team Coach: Steve Wigley
• Goalkeeping Coach: Mark Prudhoe
• Reserve Team Coach: Aidan Davison^[115]
• Development Coach: Stuart Watkiss^[115]
• Head of Youth: Billy Russell
• Fitness Coordinator: Sean Rush
• Sports Psychologist: Mark Nesti^[116]
• ProZone Consultant/Performance Analyst: Laurence Stewart
• Chief Scout: Bob Shaw
• Youth Recruitment Officer: Neil Mann
• Football in the Community Officer: John Davies
• Enterprise Co-Ordinator: Andy McMillan^[117]
• Head Physiotherapist: Simon Maltby
• Assistant Physiotherapist: Liam McGarry
• Kit Manager: Barry Lowe
• Club Secretary: Phil Hough

Kits

Main article: Hull City A.F.C. Kits

For the 2009–10 season Hull used the most common black and amber stripes as their home kit. They used a blue coloured shirt as their away shirt. The goalkeeper kit was green. Hull's kit was produced by Umbro^[118] and all the shirts had totesport.com printed on the front as the sponsor.^[119]

Hull's Home kit for 2009–10.

Hull's Away Kit for 2009–10

Hull's Goalkeeper Kit for 2009–10

Preseason

Preseason training

Hull's preseason training took the tigers back to Bormio, Italy once more this time just for five days.^[120] Boaz Myhill spoke out saying it was hard work but essential.^[121] Injured Ian Ashbee was present in Bormio after he had a knee brace fitted and he was working to "Get the strength back in his leg".^[122] On day five in Bormio the tigers training include a 16 km bike ride.^[123] On the final day the team took part in a bike ride and further training along with massages with light training.^[124]

Winger Jerome Thomas joined Hull in part of their preseason training on a 10-day trial however he was not signed.^[125] On Hull's trip to China to play in the Barclays Beijing Asia Trophy and they trained at the Workers Stadium.^[126]

Preseason friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
18 July	North Ferriby United	A	0–6	Thomas (33), Devitt (53), Featherstone (70), Folan (74) & (81), Barmby (80)		[127]
19 July	Winterton Rangers	A	0–3	Cairney, Boateng, Marney		[128]
21 July	Carlisle United	A	1–2	Robson (12), Cousin (46), Halmosi (73)	2,156	[129]
25 July	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–0		5,230	[130]
5 August	Bridlington Town	A	1–4	Featherstone (20), Kendall (46), (57), (62), Rhodes (60)		[131]
9 August	Aberdeen	H	0–1	Lee Miller (38)	8,272	[132][Note 1]

1. Dean Windass benefit match.

Barclays Asia Trophy

On 10 June 2009, Hull City were officially announced as part of the Barclays Asia Trophy 2009.^[133] In this 4-team tournament Hull City competed against two English sides, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, as well local side Beijing Guoan, who they beat 5–4 on a penalty shoot out after a 1–1 draw.^[134] On 31 July 2009, Hull City faced Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy and were defeated 3–0.^[135]

Date	Opponents	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
29 July	Beijing Guoan	1–1 (5–4 penalties)	Geovanni (9), Paul (47) Devitt, Wei, Dawson, Ting, Cousin, Bowen, Hughes, Hui, Folan	15,000	[134]
31 July	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Keane (16), (68) pen, Lennon (88)	10,056	[135]

Premier League

Main article: 2009–10 Premier League

Hull's second season in the top tier of English Football in their 105-year history.

KC Stadium where Hull play their Premier League home games^[4]

August–December

On 29 October 2009 chairman Paul Duffen resigned his position with the club^[136] and was replaced by former chairman Adam Pearson on 2 November 2009.^[137][138]

January–June

On 15 March 2010 manager Phil Brown was relieved of his duties after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone.^[139] On 17 March 2010 Brown's replacement was named as former Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic boss, Iain Dowie. Dowie's first move as manager was to bring Tim Flowers and Steve Wigley onto his backroom staff, with former Hull City assistant manager Brian Horton joining Phil Brown on gardening leave.^[140] Phil Brown's contract as manager was confirmed ended on 7 June 2010.^[141]

Results

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
15 August	Chelsea	A	2–1	Hunt (28), Drogba (37, 90+2)	41,597	[12]
18 August	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–5	Defoe (10, 45, 90+4), Palacios (14), Hunt (25), Keane (78)	24,735	[13]
22 August	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0	Ghilas (61)	22,999	[14]
29 August	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	Geovanni (3), Stearman (46)	27,906	[16]
12 September	Sunderland	A	4–1	Bent (13 pen., 66), Zayatte (44, 75 o.g.), Reid (49)	38,997	[18]
19 September	Birmingham City	H	0–1	O'Connor (75)	23,759	[19]
26 September	Liverpool	A	6–1	Torres (12, 28, 47), Geovanni (15), Gerrard (61), Babel (88, 90+1)	44,392	[21]
3 October	Wigan Athletic	H	2–1	Vennegoor of Hesselink (60), Geovanni (68), Sinclair (87)	22,822	[2]
19 October	Fulham	A	0–2	Zamora (43), Kamara (67)	22,943	[22]
24 October	Portsmouth	H	0–0		23,720	[23]
31 October	Burnley	A	2–0	Alexander (20 pen., 77)	20,219	[24]
8 November	Stoke City	H	2–1	Etherington (29), Olofinjana (62), Vennegoor of Hesselink (90+1)	24,516	[25]
21 November	West Ham United	H	3–3	Franco (5), Collison (11), Bullard (27,[52] (45+1 pen.), Zayatte (44), da Costa (69)	24,909	[26]
25 November	Everton	H	3–2	Hunt (9), Dawson (20), Marney (28), Zayatte (49 o.g.), Saha (65 pen.)	24,685	[27]
28 November	Manchester City	A	1–1	Wright-Phillips (45+1), Bullard (82 pen.)	46,382	[28]
5 December	Aston Villa	A	3–0	Dunne (13), Milner (29), Carew (88 pen.)	39,748	[29]
12 December	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–0		24,124	[30]
19 December	Arsenal	A	3–0	Denilson (45+4), Eduardo (59), Diaby (80)	60,006	[31]
27 December	Manchester United	H	1–3	Rooney (45+2), Fagan (60 pen.), Dawson (73 o.g.), Berbatov (82)	24,627	[32]
29 December	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	Klasnić (20), Davies (61), Hunt (71, 78)	20,696	[33]
16 January	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0		35,729	[35]
24 January	Manchester United	A	4–0	Rooney (8, 82, 86, 90+3)	73,933	[36]
30 January	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2	Vennegoor of Hesselink (11), Gardner (49 o.g.), Hunt (52 pen.), Jarvis (67)	24,957	[37]
2 February	Chelsea	H	1–1	Mouyokolo (30), Drogba (42)	24,957	[38]
6 February	Manchester City	H	2–1	Altidore (31), Boateng (54), Adebayor (59)	24,959	[39]
10 February	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0	Myhill (16 o.g.)	23,518	[40]
20 February	West Ham United	A	3–0	Behrami (3), Cole (59), Faubert (90+3)	33,971	[41]
7 March	Everton	A	5–1	Arteta (17, 39), Cairney {32}, Garcia (51 o.g.), Donovan (82), Rodwell (86)	34,682	[42]
13 March	Arsenal	H	1–2	Arshavin (14), Bullard (28 pen.), Bendtner (90+3)	25,023	[43]
20 March	Portsmouth	A	3–2	Folan (27, 73), Smith (37), O'Hara (88), Kanu (89)	16,513	[44]
27 March	Fulham	H	2–0	Bullard (16 pen.), Fagan (48)	24,361	[45]
3 April	Stoke City	A	2–0	Fuller (6), Lawrence (90)	27,604	[46]
10 April	Burnley	H	1–4	Kilbane (3), Paterson (35), Alexander (64 pen., 70 pen.), Elliott (90+6)	24,369	[47]
17 April	Birmingham	A	0–0		26,669	[48]
21 April	Aston Villa	H	0–2	Agbonlahor (13), Milner (76 pen.)	23,842	[49]
24 April	Sunderland	H	0–1	Bent (7)	25,012	[50]
3 May	Wigan Athletic	A	2–2	Moses (30), Atkinson (42), Cullen (64), Gohouri (90+3)	20,242	[51]
9 May	Liverpool	H	0–0		25,030	[1]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D
Position	11	19	15	14	16	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	15	16	17	19	19	17	18	19	18	14	17	17	18	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	19

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2010. Source: Hull City Results^[142]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Wigan Athletic	38	9	9	20	37	79	−42	36
17	West Ham United	38	8	11	19	47	66	−19	35
18	Burnley (R)	38	8	6	24	42	82	−40	30	Relegation to Football League Championship
19	Hull City (R)	38	6	12	20	34	75	−41	30
20	Portsmouth (R)	38	7	7	24	34	66	−32	19[lower-alpha 1]

Source: Premier League
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Portsmouth were docked nine points for entering administration.^[143]

Records

Top Goalscorer Stephen Hunt

Assists

Appearances

Attendance
Average:
Highest:
Lowest:

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

The FA Cup Trophy

Summary

On Sunday 29 November the draw for the F.A. Cup third round was made, Hull City were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Wigan Athletic.^[144]

Results

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
2 January 2010	Wigan Athletic	A	4–1	Geovanni (35), N'Zogbia (47),(66), McCarthy (63), Sinclair (90+1)	5,335	[34]

Records

Top Goalscorer

Assists

Appearances

Attendance
Average:
Highest:
Lowest:

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

Summary

On 12 August the draw for the League Cup second round was made. Hull were seeded so they couldn't get another Premier League side. Hull City were drawn at home to Football League One side Southend United.^[145] The match took place at the KC stadium on 25 August 2009 with Hull quickly off the mark with Tom Cairney scoring after seven minutes. They went further ahead from a Nicky Barmby free-kick which Jozy Altidore hit in. Southend replied minutes later on half-time through Franck Moussa. In the second half Geovanni came on and scored giving Hull a 3–1 victory putting then into the League Cup third round. The draw took place on 29 August 2009 and Hull were drawn at home to fellow Premier League team Everton.^[146] The game took place on 23 September 2009 at the KC Stadium.^[20] Hull lost the game 0–4 ending their cup run for this season.^[20]

Results

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
25 August	Southend United	H	3–1	Cairney (7), Altidore (42), Moussa (45), Geovanni (75)	7,994	[15]
23 September	Everton	H	0–4	Yakubu (11), Jô (20), Gosling (24), Osman (57)	13,558	[20]

Records

Top Goalscorer

Assists

Appearances

Attendance
Average:
Highest:
Lowest:

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Notes
26 February 2010	Galway United	A	0–1	Barmby (38)	2,257	[147]

See also

• Hull City A.F.C. seasons

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External links

• BBC Sport: Hull City fixture list 2009-10 Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine