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{{Short description|English professional rugby league club}}
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  | fullname               = Hull Football Club
  | nickname               = Black & Whites<br />The Airlie Birds
  | short name             = Hull
  | founded                = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1865}}
  | colours                = Black and White
  | web                    = {{URL|http://www.hullfc.com/|hullfc.com}}
  | ground                 = [[MKM Stadium]]
  | capacity               = 25,586<ref name="mkmstadiuminfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/stadium/mkm-stadium/ |title=Hull City Football Club – MKM Stadium |publisher=Hull City A.F.C. |date=21 June 2021 |accessdate=11 April 2023}}</ref>
  | chairman               = Andrew Thirkhill<br>David Hood
  | coach                  = [[John Cartwright (rugby league)|John Cartwright]]
  | captain                = [[Aiden Sezer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sezer named as captain for 2025|url=https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2025/01/08/sezer-named-as-captain-for-2025|access-date=8 January 2025 |website=Hull FC News}}</ref>
  | league                 = [[Super League]]
  | season                 = [[2024 Super League season|2024 season]]
  | position               = 11th
  | current                = 2025 Hull FC season

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'''Hull Football Club''', commonly referred to as '''Hull''' or '''Hull F.C.''', is a professional [[rugby league]] club based in [[Kingston upon Hull]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England. Hull play their home games at the [[MKM Stadium]] and compete in [[Super League]], the top tier of [[British rugby league system|British rugby league]]

Hull have won the [[List of British rugby league champions|League Championship]] six times and [[Challenge Cup]] five times.

The clubs traditional home colours are white shirts with black hoops and black shorts. The city of Hull is split in two by the [[River Hull]] with Hull F.C. representing the West side and cross city rivals [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] representing the East side.

== History ==
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=== Early years ===
The club was formed in 1865 by a group of ex-schoolboys from [[York]], most notably Anthony Bradley, who had been at [[Rugby School]]. The founders used to meet at the Young Men's Fellowship, at [[St Mary's Church, Lowgate]]. The vicar at that time was the Reverend Scott and his five sons made up the nucleus of the team. The club immediately took on members who were plumbers and glaziers. Soon another team, Hull White Star, was formed and the two clubs merged. Hull Football Club was one of the first clubs in the north of England to join the [[Rugby Football Union]].

Hull F.C., then nicknamed the All Blacks, were one of the initial 22 clubs to form the [[Rugby Football League|Northern Union]] after the [[History of rugby league#The schism in Great Britain|acrimonious split]] from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. The club moved from East Hull to the Hull Athletic Club at the Boulevard in 1895, and subsequently played their first ever match there in September of that year. 8,000 people turned out to witness the first club's match in which Hull F.C. beat [[Liversedge RFC]].
The Oxford-educated [[Cyril Lemprière]] (1870–1939), who also played for [[Yorkshire rugby league team|Yorkshire]], was [[Captain (sports)|captain]] of Hull during the [[1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1895–96]] and [[1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1897–98 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/past-coaches-captains|title=Coaches and Captains|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2016|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204664/cyril-lempriere|title=Statistics at hullfc.com|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224748/http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/204664/cyril-lempriere|archive-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>

The early years of the Northern Union saw Hull F.C. prosper, and their black and white irregular hooped jerseys, which they adopted in 1909, became one of the most famous and feared strips in the league. Between 1908 and 1910, Hull F.C. lost three consecutive [[Challenge Cup]] Finals. In the first; they failed to score against [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] who would go on to win [[All Four Cups]] whilst in the second they failed to score against [[Wakefield Trinity]]. In the third final of 1910, they held [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] to a 7–7 draw at [[Fartown Ground, Huddersfield|Fartown]], [[Huddersfield]] but were heavily beaten in the replay held two days later.

[[File:Hull fc team challenge cup winners 1914.jpg|thumb|left|Hull team of 1914 with the Challenge Cup won that season]]
In 1913, they paid a world record £600, plus £14 per match, to Hunslet for [[Billy Batten]], one of only seventeen players, and the first representative from Hull F.C. so far inducted into the [[British Rugby League Hall of Fame]]. A year later the Airlie Birds won their first Challenge Cup, beating Huddersfield in the semi-final and Wakefield Trinity in the final held in Halifax. Playing alongside Billy on that day was [[John Harrison (VC 1917)|John "Jack" Harrison VC, MC]] who scored a try. Harrison scored 52 tries in the 1914–5 season, a club record that still stands.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-28405119 |title = Rugby hero silenced WW1 machine gun|work = BBC News|date = 4 August 2014|last1 = Gibbons|first1 = Trevor}}</ref> Twelve Hull F.C. players were killed during the [[First World War]].

Australian [[Jim Devereux]] became the first player to score 100 tries for Hull.<ref>[http://www.hullfc.com/page.aspx?p=1088 Hull's Australians] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427115046/http://www.hullfc.com/page.aspx?p=1088 |date=27 April 2014 }} at Hull F.C..com</ref>

In 1920, Batten was once again key in Hull F.C.'s first ever [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]] Final, scoring the only try in the 3–2 victory over [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]].

The early-1920s were bittersweet years for the club. In 1921, Hull F.C. lost the [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] but won the [[Rugby league county leagues|county championship]], both against rivals [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]. Hull F.C. could not match the successes of 1914, losing a further two consecutive cup finals in 1922 and 23 to [[Rochdale Hornets]] and Leeds respectively, but they managed to win the Yorkshire County Cup in 1923 and finish top of the league.

In the early 1930s, Hull F.C. had a full back and goal kicker called [[Joseph Oliver (rugby league)|Joe Oliver]]. Oliver was so dependable with the boot that the crowd at one match spontaneously started singing the [[Gene Autry]] song, [[Old Faithful, rugby league song|Old Faithful]], at him. Hull F.C. supporters adopted the song as their battle cry from then on.

Hull F.C.'s record attendance was set in 1936 when 28,798 turned up for the visit of Leeds for a third round Challenge cup match.

=== Post-Second World War ===
The 1952 Kangaroos visited the Boulevard on Monday 8 September. They had opened their tour with a victory at [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] two days earlier, and they continued their winning run with a 28–0 victory over Hull F.C..

In 1955, the black Welshman [[Roy Francis (rugby)|Roy Francis]] became the first black professional coach in any British team sport, when he switched from playing on the wing to coaching Hull F.C..

Hull F.C. team won the [[Rugby Football League Championship|league championship]] in 1956 when [[Colin Hutton]] kicked a last-minute penalty in the final against [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] at [[Maine Road]], Manchester. Hull F.C. won the play-offs again in 1958, against [[Workington Town]]. They also won the European Club championship in 1957 and lost in the cup finals at Wembley in 1959 and 1960. These triumphs healed the wound of two successive [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final defeats in 1955 and 1957. They lost in two further Challenge Cup finals to [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] and [[Wakefield Trinity]] in 1959 and 1960. All these reverses, when one hand had been grasping so many trophies, gave Hull F.C. a steely resolve and a thirst for success.

[[Johnny Whiteley]] became player coach in October 1963. When Roy Francis retired as Hull F.C. coach in 1965, Whiteley took over as coach. Hull F.C. lost to Wakefield Trinity 17–10 victory in the 1968 Rugby Football League Championship final at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]] on 4 May 1968. Whiteley resigned in 1970 to coach [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]. [[Ivor Watts]] was then appointed coach from 1970 to 1971 of which Hull F.C. won 28 matches and lost 17.

With the coaching appointment of [[Arthur Bunting]] in 1978, Hull F.C. began a period of dominance. Hull F.C. won all of their 26 Division Two matches in 1978–79, the only time a club has won all of its league matches in a season and returning to the top flight. The Airlie Birds lost the 1980 Challenge Cup final against Hull Kingston Rovers 10–5 and never won at Wembley until 2016. It was reputed that a makeshift sign was left on the A63 (the major westerly road out of Hull) that read "last one out turn the lights off!" due to most of the city travelling to Wembley for the final. In 1982, Hull F.C., crushed by [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in the [[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]] Final, avenged the defeat with an 18–9 Challenge Cup replay win at [[Elland Road]].

[[File:KC Stadium.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[MKM Stadium]]]]
Hull F.C. eventually won the league in 1983 and also reached the Premiership final, the Challenge Cup final and the Yorkshire County Cup Final, but the latter trophy would be their only reward from the three finals. They lost to [[Featherstone Rovers]] at Wembley in one of the great Challenge Cup final upsets and they also lost the Premiership final three years running.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/david-topliss-sparkling-rugby-international-849946.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=David Topliss: Sparkling rugby international | date=19 June 2008 | access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref>

The signing of Australian [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]], a 2006 inductee into the [[Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame]], maintained Hull F.C.'s strength, and Bunting's men went to their third successive Yorkshire Cup beating Hull KR 29–12, but were edged out in arguably the greatest ever [[Challenge Cup]] Final in [[1985 Challenge Cup|1985]] by Wigan at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] with a score of 28 to 24 in Wigan's favour. The game was played in front 99,801 fans, the rugby league attendance record for Wembley. A number of subsequent coaches, such as [[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)|Brian Smith]] (1988–90) failed to deliver consistent success. Hull F.C. lost the Premiership final in 1989 to Widnes, but two years later returned to beat them 14–4 at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]] under coach [[Noel Cleal]].

[[Royce Simmons]] moved to England to coach Hull F.C. for two seasons from 1992 to 1994.<ref name="Coaches and Captains">{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/past-coaches-captains|title=Coaches and Captains |publisher=hullfc.com |date=31 December 2016 |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 | title = Factbox on sacked Penrith coach Royce Simmons | place =Australia 
 | publisher = AAP Sports News | date =11 September 2001 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-46846169.html | access-date = 25 July 2010}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In June 1993, financial trouble forced Hull F.C. to put seven players on the transfer list and Royce Simmons ran five marathons to raise money to pay for players from Australia.

=== Summer era ===
In 1996, the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inaugural [[Super League]] season and changed from a winter to a summer season.<ref name="hadfield20-12-95">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rugbys-pounds-87m-deal-gives-murdoch-transfer-veto-1526582.html |work=The Independent |title=Rugby's £87m deal gives Murdoch transfer veto |first=Dave |last=Hadfield |date=20 December 1995 |access-date=6 May 2009 |location=London}}</ref> As the sport in Britain entered a new era, controversy was sparked in the city of Hull when it was suggested that Hull F.C. should merge with [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] to form 'Humberside'. Hull F.C.'s shareholders gave the idea general approval but it was ultimately resisted.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/british-tours-will-survive-the-super-league-fallout-1616669.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=British tours will survive the Super League fall-out | first=Dave | last=Hadfield | date=22 April 1995 | access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> In February 1997, the club like many other rugby league clubs, re-branded as the ''Hull Sharks''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fans divided on name change |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-daily-mail-rovers-reject-1m-bid-fr/134682323/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=27 February 1997 |page=48 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The newly rebranded team finished below the cut-off point of 10th in the existing top flight and so were excluded from the new Super League.

[[Phil Sigsworth]] joined the club in 1996 and coached them to the First Division championship title and promotion to Super League in 1997 but struggled to compete in the top division. Off-field issues in 1999 saw the club offered a merger with [[Gateshead Thunder (1999)|Gateshead Thunder]]. Hull were offered £1.25&nbsp;million as part of the agreement. At the start of the 2000 Super League season however, the club reverted to the name Hull F.C. and continued to play at The Boulevard without any acknowledgement towards Gateshead. A new [[Newcastle Thunder|Gateshead Thunder]] would be formed for the [[2001 Northern Ford Premiership|2001 Premiership season]]. Ex-[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] coach [[Shaun McRae]] who remained at the helm until 2004.<ref>{{cite news|last=Laybourn|first=Ian|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/gateshead-fold-as-league-agrees-merger-741473.html/|title=Gateshead fold as League agrees merger|work=The Independent|location=London|date=16 November 1999 |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref>

After 107 years at the [[The Boulevard (stadium)|Boulevard]], Hull F.C. moved in January 2003 to a £44&nbsp;million state-of-the-art [[Hull City Council|council-owned]] Kingston Communications Stadium, more commonly known as the [[KC Stadium]] and the rejuvenation of the club continued. Although they are joint tenants at the stadium alongside the city's football club Championship side [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]: the two teams sharing use of the stadium, Hull F.C. have been forced to play a cup match away at Doncaster to avoid two matches clashing. Shaun McRae left the club to return to Australia at the end of the 2004 season; he was replaced by former [[England national rugby league team|England]] coach [[John Kear]], who had previously been McRae's deputy.

In his first season at the club, Kear led Hull F.C. to the Rugby League [[Challenge Cup]] Final for the first time since 1985. Hull F.C. defeated [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] 25–24 in a thrilling final at [[Cardiff]]'s [[Millennium Stadium]] to lift the trophy. Paul Cooke's 77th minute try, which was converted by Danny Brough gave Hull a 1-point lead, which they held onto after Hull F.C. captain Richard Swain charged down a drop-goal attempt from Leeds skipper [[Kevin Sinfield]] in the dying seconds of the match.

John Kear left Hull F.C. on 3 April 2006 after a disappointing start to the season, which saw Hull F.C. lose four out of their first seven league games and also their defence of the Challenge Cup being ended at the first hurdle against the [[Bradford Bulls]] in a 23–12 defeat, to be replaced by Australian [[Peter Sharp (rugby league)|Peter Sharp]] who was recruited from [[Parramatta Eels]] where he was assistant coach. Between 14 April – 15 July 2006 Hull F.C. won 13 matches in succession, including a 27–26 defeat of the league leaders St Helens on 8 June 2006. The last time they beat St Helens on their ground was 18 years ago. This run ended in defeat at [[London Broncos#2006–2011: Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] on 23 July 2006. Hull F.C. managed to finish in second place, their highest league position in the Super League era. They lost to the league leaders St. Helens in the first Grand Final playoff game, but succeeded in reaching the final by defeating the reigning champions Bradford. Over 20,000 Hull F.C. fans travelled to [[Old Trafford]], but again they lost out to the Saints, this time by 26–4. The overall attendance broke the Grand Final record, mainly due to the stadium's recent expansion.

For the 2007 season, Hull F.C. signed five players: [[Matt Sing]] (a prolific [[National Rugby League]] try-scorer and [[Australian Kangaroos|Australian]] representative), Hutch Maiava, Willie Manu, Danny Tickle and Wayne Godwin. The 'Hull Derby' also returned for the 2007 season due to Rovers' promotion from National League 1. The first of four of these derby matches was played on [[Easter Monday]], 9 April 2007, at the KC Stadium. The game was played in front of a [[sell-out]] attendance of 23,002 and ended with a result for the Black and Whites who had been struggling early in the season. The final score was 22–14 with [[Sid Domic]] crossing the line for the Airlie Birds in the final seconds.

[[File:Leeds Rhinos 001.jpg|thumb|right|Hull F.C.Academy facing [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] Academy at [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Headingley]], May 2009]]
On 23 April [[Paul Cooke (rugby league)|Paul Cooke]], stand-off, controversially resigned from Hull Football Club to join Hull Kingston Rovers. Cooke claimed he was out of contract as he had not signed the contract that the club had offered him. Following his departure, club chief executive David Plummer resigned. His replacement James Rule has come in for much criticism.

Hull F.C. have endured a poor 2008 season and on 19 May 2008 the club dismissed coach Peter Sharp. A week later they appointed his assistant [[Richard Agar]] as his replacement. John Sharp has since been named as an addition to the Hull F.C. coaching staff. Hull F.C. finished a poor 11th in the League in 2008, falling far short of the fans expectations, although a Challenge cup final appearance and a successful franchise application ensured the season was not a complete failure. The club announced that Australian test forward [[Michael Crocker]] will sign for the club on a three-year contract from the start of the 2008–09 season. Fullback [[Chris Thorman]] has signed a one-year deal for 2009, after leaving [[Huddersfield Giants]]. Matty Dale, Matt Sing and James Webster were released at the end of the season, with former Hull Kingston Rovers favourite Webster having only played one game.

In March 2009 Michael Crocker was denied a visa to come to England to play for Hull F.C.. Hull F.C. announced four big name signings for the 2010 SL season: Craig Fitzgibbon, Mark O'Meley, Sean Long, and Jordan Tansey (although Tansey arrived at the club towards the end of the 2009 season, having been released early from his contract at Sydney Roosters). Several long serving players left the club at the end of the forgettable 2009 season, including Paul King, Graeme Horne, and Gareth Raynor.

[[Super League XV]] started well with five wins from the first seven games, the two losses coming away against [[Crusaders Rugby League|Crusaders]] and Wigan Warriors. F.C. beat Hull K.R. 18–14 in the first derby of the year at Craven Park, but then followed a period of one win from five games, in which the team were convincingly knocked out of the Challenge Cup by Leeds. Hull F.C. finished the regular season in 6th place, however a convincing 21–4 home defeat by rivals Hull Kingston Rovers brought an early end to their playoff campaign.

On 22 July 2011 it was confirmed that Hull City's Head of Football Operations, Adam Pearson had purchased the entire shareholding of the club together with his close friend Mikey Drake and they had taken over full control from Kath Hetherington. In a statement on the club's website, it was also confirmed that James Rule would continue as chief executive.<ref>{{cite news|title=Club statement: Adam Pearson on takeover |url=http://www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=18194|publisher=Hull F.C.|date=22 July 2011|access-date=22 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910180724/http://www.hullfc.com/newsarticle.aspx?n=18194|archivedate=10 September 2012}}</ref>

Richard Agar left the club at the end of the 2011 season and was replaced by Australian [[Peter Gentle]]. The 2012 season was a largely transitional one, with high player turnover and many injuries hampering the side's progress mid-season; however, the club finished a respectable 6th in the regular season. They went on to convincingly beat Huddersfield in the first round of play-off games but fell to defeat away at Warrington in the preliminary semi-finals.

For the 2013 season, Hull F.C. again finished 6th in the regular season and beat Catalans at home in the first round of the play-offs but were comprehensively beaten 76–18 by Huddersfield in the second round. Hull F.C. also reached the Challenge cup final for the first time in 5 years but were beaten 16–0 by Wigan. On 24 September 2013 Hull F.C. announced the departure of Peter Gentle with two years still remaining on his contract. It is thought the record loss to Huddersfield in the play-offs along with the poor performance at Wembley were the main factors behind his demise. The next day Hull F.C. announced that 34-year-old assistant [[Lee Radford]] would become Head Coach from 2014 and Andy Last would step up to become Lee's assistant. Former player [[Motu Tony]] became the new director of football, replacing outgoing director Shaun McRae.

In 2016, a promising beginning to the season was crushed with a 46–6 loss to Widnes. After the match, coach Lee Radford and his staff were asked to leave the changing room by the Hull F.C. squad.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bower |first1=Aaron |title=Hull FC players kick Lee Radford out of changing room after Widnes run riot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/10/widnes-hull-super-league-report-kevin-brown |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 March 2016 |location=London}}</ref> Following this initial defeat, Hull endured a 10-game winning streak and finished on top of the Super League table. Hull FC won at [[Wembley Stadium]] for the first time in the club's history, defeating Warrington in the [[2016 Challenge Cup Final]] and defending their title in [[2017 Challenge Cup Final|2017]] by also defeating Wigan. Following the win at Wembley, Hull ended the 2016 season by finishing 3rd in the Super 8's; Hull later lost to Wigan in the semi-finals of the play offs.

In March 2020, Hull FC announced the departure of Lee Radford after a 38–4 home loss to [[Warrington Wolves]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hull FC part company with Lee Radford|url=https://www.hullfc.com/news/2020-03-12-hull-fc-part-company-with-lee-radford|access-date=26 May 2021|publisher=Hull FC News|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526095432/https://www.hullfc.com/news/2020-03-12-hull-fc-part-company-with-lee-radford|url-status=dead}}</ref> It transpired to be Hull FC's final fixture before the nation was put into lockdown due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]. Assistant coach [[Andy Last]] was put in interim charge of the club until the end of the [[Super League XXV|2020 season]], guiding the team to the play-off semi-finals, where they were eventually upended by [[Wigan Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Gareth|date=19 November 2020|title=Wigan cruise into 11th Super League Grand Final with big win over Hull FC|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/wigan-29-2-hull-fc-23039008|access-date=26 May 2021|work=[[Daily Mirror]]}}</ref> Last departed the club at the end of the 2020 season to take up an assistant coach role at fellow Super League club [[Wakefield Trinity]].<ref>{{cite web|date=21 December 2020|title=Andy Last appointed Assistant Coach|work=Wakefield Trinity |url=https://wakefieldtrinity.com/blog/2020/12/21/andy-last-appointed-assistant-coach/|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>

In November 2020, Hull FC announced that [[Brett Hodgson]] would take over as head coach of the club for the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brett Hodgson: Hull FC appoint former Warrington and Huddersfield full-back as head coach |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/55079258 |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=25 November 2020}}</ref> The Australian coach won his first game of the season against the club he once played for, Huddersfield Giants.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 March 2021|title=Match Report: Hull 22-10 Giants|url=https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2021/03/28/match-report-hull-22-10-giants/|access-date=26 May 2021|website=Hull FC News}}</ref>

Hull FC played their first match in front of spectators following the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] lockdown on 17 May 2021. They were defeated 27–10 by [[Catalans Dragons]] at home.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 May 2021|title=Match Report: Hull FC vs Catalans Dragons|url=https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2021/05/18/match-report-hull-fc-vs-catalans-dragons/|access-date=26 May 2021|website=Hull FC News}}</ref>

Hull F.C. started the [[2021 Super League season]] in strong fashion, only losing once in their opening seven games.  However, the club ended the season winning only once in their last nine matches.  This saw Hull F.C. finish the year in 8th place on the table.<ref>{{cite news|last=McDermott |first=Barrie|url=https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/12415081/barrie-mcdermotts-2021-betfred-super-league-season-review/|title=Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review|work=Sky Sports |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>

Hull F.C. finished the 2022 Super League season in 9th place on the table.  Head coach Brett Hodgson resigned from his post and was replaced by Tony Smith for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.superleague.co.uk/article/3104/2022-season-review-hull-fc/|title=2022 Season Review: Hull FC|publisher=Betfred Super League |date=15 December 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref>

Hull F.C. started the 2023 Super League season with two wins in a row under new head coach Tony Smith. However, the club would then record seven successive league defeats and sat second bottom of the table by round 10 of the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/65261381|title=Super League: Leeds Rhinos 34–10 Hull FC – visitors slip to seventh straight loss|website=BBC Sport|date=14 April 2023|access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> On 11 April 2024, Smith stepped down as head coach after 18 months in charge. Hull F.C. had started the 2024 Super League season poorly losing six of their first seven matches with their only victory coming in a last gasp effort against the [[London Broncos]]. Under Smith, Hull F.C. in 2024 conceded 50 points or more on three occasions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/68785750|title=Tony Smith: Hull FC head coach departs after 18 months in charge|work=BBC Sport |date=11 April 2024 |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> The 2024 season saw the first time Hull FC lost 20 or more league fixtures since 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bower |first=Aaron | url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/the-miserable-25-year-record-hull-fc-have-just-set-in-wigan-warriors-defeat | title=The miserable 25-YEAR record Hull FC set in Wigan Warriors defeat | date=25 August 2024 |work=Love Rugby League |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
In the 2025 Super League season, Hull F.C. signed a number of new recruits and also had a new head coach in [[John Cartwright (rugby league)|John Cartwright]]. The clubs performances improved on the pitch throughout the year with the team finishing in 7th place on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/grading-each-of-super-leagues-bottom-six-in-2025-with-warrington-getting-the-lowest-marks/|title=Grading each of Super League’s bottom six in 2025 with Warrington getting the lowest marks|website=www.loverugbyleague.com|accessdate=8 October 2025}}</ref>

== Stadiums ==

=== 1895–2002: The Boulevard ===
Hull F.C. moved into [[The Boulevard (stadium)|The Boulevard]] shortly after the formation of the [[Rugby Football League|Northern Rugby Football Union]]. Between 1904 and 1905 the ground was shared with [[Hull City A.F.C.]] and speedway also took place during the 1940s, 1970s, and 1980s, and also had a greyhound track in 2007. The Boulevard also hosted many international rugby league games. Like a number of grounds at the time, the pitch at The Boulevard was surrounded by a [[Motorcycle speedway]] track that was also later used for Greyhound racing.

=== 2003 – present: MKM Stadium ===
In 2003 Hull F.C. moved into the [[KC Stadium]], renamed KCOM Stadium in 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Hull's KC Stadium to change name to KCOM Stadium|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-s-KC-Stadium-change-KCOM-Stadium/story-28962649-detail/story.html|website=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=17 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701200005/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/hull-s-kc-stadium-change-kcom-stadium/story-28962649-detail/story.html|archive-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> and MKM Stadium in 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2021/06/25/mkm-announce-new-stadium-sponsorship-deal/|title=MKM Announced As New Stadium Sponsors|website=Hull F.C.|date=25 June 2021|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> which they share with Hull City for a second time in their history. The record attendance for a rugby league ground was 23,004 in 2007 when they played local rivals [[Hull Kingston Rovers]].

== Kit sponsors and manufacturers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year !!Kit Manufacturer!!Main Shirt Sponsor
|-
|1982–1992||[[Umbro]]||ABI Caravans
|-
|1992–1994||Ellgren||Shopacheck
|-
|1994–1995||Pelada||ABI Caravans
|-
|1996–1998||OS||International Corporate Events
|-
|1999||Rossco||rowspan=2|JWE Telecom
|-
|2000||Avec
|-
|2001–2002||rowspan=3|Exito||KIT
|-
|2003||JVP
|-
|2004–2005||[[The Deep (aquarium)|The Deep]]
|-
|2006–2012|| rowspan="6" |[[International Sports Clothing|ISC]]||[[P&O Ferries]]
|-
|2013–2016||[[Hyundai Group|Hyundai]]
|-
|2017||Bambu Scaffolding
|-
|2018
|The Goldthorpe Property Group
|-
|2019
|Nationwide Concrete Flooring
|-
|2020
|rowspan=2| Atropa
|-
|2021–
|[[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|}

==Rivalries==
{{main|Hull Derby}}
The club's main rivalry is with cross-city side [[Hull Kingston Rovers|Hull KR]] in which they contest the [[Hull Derby]].

==2025 squad==
{{Hull F.C. current squad}}

==2025 transfers==
{{transcluded section|source=2025 Hull FC season#Transfers}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2025 Hull FC season|Transfers}}}}

==Players==
{{see also|List of Hull F.C. players}}

===Hall of Fame inductees===

The following players have been inducted into Hull F.C.'s Hall of Fame:<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame|url=http://www.hullfc.com/page/999/hall-of-fame|work=hullfc.com|publisher=Hull F.C.|access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref>

[[Bill Drake (rugby league)|Bill Drake]] · Chris Davidson · [[Gary Kemble]] · [[Richard Horne]] · [[Greg Mackay]] · [[Ivor Watts]] · [[James Leuluai]] · [[Jim Drake (rugby league)|Jim Drake]] · Keith Boxall · [[Mick Crane]] · [[Paul Prendiville]] · [[Richard Swain]] · [[Tevita Vaikona]] · [[Trevor Skerrett]] · [[Billy Batten]] · Jim Kennedy · [[Joe Oliver (rugby league)|Joe Oliver]] · [[Clive Sullivan]] · [[Peter Sterling (rugby league commentator)|Peter Sterling]] · [[Garry Schofield]] · [[Mick Scott (rugby league)|Mick Scott]] · [[Arthur Keegan]] · [[Tommy Harris (rugby)|Tommy Harris]] · [[Paul Eastwood]] · Phil Bell

=== Captains ===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*1895 to 1896 – [[Cyril Lempriere]]
*1896 to 1897 – [[Charles Townend|Charlie Townend]]
*1897 to 1898 – [[Cyril Lempriere]]
*1898 to 1900 – [[Herbert Wiles]]
*1900 to 1901 – [[John Townend (rugby league)|Jack Townend]]
*1901 to 1902 – Tom Stitt
*1902 to 1904 – [[Harry Taylor (rugby league)|Harry Taylor]]
*1904 to 1905 – Jack Ritson
*1905 to 1906 – James Harrison
*1906 to 1907 – A. E. Freer
*1907 to 1909 – [[Harry Taylor (rugby league)|Harry Taylor]]
*1909 to 1910 – Billie Anderson/Billy Anderson
*1910 to 1912 – George Connell
*1912 to 1913 – Ed Rogers,<br>Billie Anderson/Billy Anderson,<br>[[Herb Gilbert]]
*1913 to 1915 – [[Herb Gilbert]]
*1915 to 1919 – [[Billy Batten]]
*1919 to 1921 – Jim Kennedy
*1921 to 1922 – Jim Kennedy, [[Billy Stone (rugby league)|Billy Stone]]
*1922 to 1923 – [[Billy Stone (rugby league)|Billy Stone]]
*1923 to 1924 – [[Edgar Morgan (rugby, born 1896)|Edgar Morgan]]
*1924 to 1925 – Jim Kennedy
*1925 to 1928 – [[Eddie Caswell]]
*1928 to 1930 – [[Harold Bowman]]
*1930 to 1931 – [[Joe Oliver (rugby league)|Joe Oliver]]
*1931 to 1933 – George Bateman
*1933 to 1936 – [[Joe Oliver (rugby league)|Joe Oliver]]
*1936 to 1939 – [[Harold Ellerington]]
*1939 to 1945 – No fixed captain
*1945 to 1946 – [[Charlie Booth (rugby league)|Charlie Booth]]
*1946 to 1947 – [[Freddie Miller (rugby league)|Freddie Miller]]
*1947 to 1948 – Ernie Lawrence
*1948 to 1949 – [[George Watt (rugby league)|George Watt]]
*1949 to 1950 – Ernie Lawrence
*1950 to 1955 – [[Roy Francis (rugby)|Roy Francis]]
*1955 to 1957 – [[Mick Scott]]
*1957 to 1965 – [[Johnny Whiteley]]<br>([[Bill Drake (rugby league)|Bill Drake]] deputy 1962...63)
*1965 to 1971 – [[Arthur Keegan]]
*1971 to 1974 – [[Clive Sullivan]]
*1974 to 1975 – Chris Davidson
*1975 to 1978 – Brian Hancock<ref name="Brian Hancock">[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/brian-hancock/summary.html Brian Hancock – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project]</ref>
*1978 to 1980 – [[Vince Farrar]]
*1980 to 1981 – [[Steve Norton]], [[Charlie Stone (rugby league)|Charlie Stone]]
*1981 to 1985 – [[David Topliss]]
*1985 to 1987 – [[Lee Crooks (rugby league)|Lee Crooks]] 
*1987 to 1990 – [[Dane O'Hara]]
*1990 to 1992 – [[Greg Mackey]]
*1992 to 1994 – [[Russ Walker (rugby league)|Russ Walker]]
*1994 to 1996 – [[Steve McNamara]]
*1996 – [[Gary Divorty]]
*1997 – [[Andy Fisher (footballer)|Andy Fisher]]
*1998 – [[Alan Hunte]], Gary Lester<ref name="Gary Lester">[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/gary-lester/summary.html Gary Lester – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project]</ref>
*1999 – [[Karl Harrison]]
*2000 to 2001 – [[Tony Grimaldi]]
*2002 to 2004 – [[Jason Smith (rugby league)|Jason Smith]]
*2005 to 2006 – [[Richard Swain]]
*2007 to 2009 – [[Lee Radford]]
*2010 – [[Sean Long]]
*2011 – [[Craig Fitzgibbon]]
*2012 – [[Andy Lynch (rugby league)|Andy Lynch]]
*2013 to 2017 – [[Gareth Ellis]]
*2018 to present – [[Danny Houghton]]
{{div col end}}

== Past coaches ==
Also see ''[[:Category:Hull F.C. coaches]].''

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* J. Gray 1895–1900
* W. Wright, C. Hunter 1900–3
* H. Coates 1903 to 1908
* J. Lewis 1908–12
* [[Harry Taylor (rugby league)|Harry Taylor]]
* Sid Melville 1912–27
* [[Edgar Wrigley]] 1927–31
* [[Edward Caswell]] 1931–46
* [[Ted Tattersfield]] 1946–9
* [[Roy Francis (rugby)|Roy Francis]] 1949–63
* [[Johnny Whiteley|John Whiteley]] 1963–70
* [[Ivor Watts]] 1970–71
* David Doyle-Davidson 1972–73
* [[Clive Sullivan]] 1973–74
* David Doyle-Davidson 1974–77
* [[Arthur Bunting]] 1978–85
* [[Len Casey]] 1986–88
* [[Tony Dean (rugby league)|Tony Dean]] & [[Keith Hepworth]] 1988
* [[Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954)|Brian Smith]] 1988–90
* [[Noel Cleal]] 1991–92
* [[Royce Simmons]] 1992–94
* [[Tony Gordon (rugby)|Tony Gordon]] 1994
* Phil Windley & [[Russ Walker (rugby league)|Russ Walker]] 1994–95
* Phil Windley 1995
* [[Phil Sigsworth]] 1996–97
* Peter Walsh 1997–99
* Steve Crooks 1999
* [[Shaun McRae]] 2000–04
* [[John Kear]] 2005–06
* [[Peter Sharp (rugby league)|Peter Sharp]] 2006–08
* [[Richard Agar]] 2008–11
* [[Peter Gentle]] 2012–13
* [[Lee Radford]] 2014–20
* [[Andy Last]] 2020
* [[Brett Hodgson]] 2021–22
* [[Tony Smith (rugby league, born 1967)|Tony Smith]] 2023–24
{{div col end}}

==Seasons==
===Super League era===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Season
!colspan="9" scope="col"|League
!rowspan="2" scope="col"|[[Super League play-offs|Play-offs]]
!rowspan="2" scope="col"|[[Challenge Cup]]
!colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col"|Other competitions
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Tries
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Points
|-
!scope="col"|Division
!scope="col"|P
!scope="col"|W
!scope="col"|D
!scope="col"|L
!scope="col"|F
!scope="col"|A
!scope="col"|Pts{{efn|Win percentage for [[Super League XXV|2020]] and [[Super League XXVI|2021]]}}
!scope="col"|Pos
!colspan="2" scope="col"|Top try scorer
!colspan="2" scope="col"|Top point scorer
|-
!scope="row"|[[1996 Hull FC season|1996]]
|[[1996 RFL Division One|Division One]]
|20||14||0||6||565||392||28
|3rd
|
|R5
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[1997 Hull FC season|1997]]
|[[1997 RFL Division One|Division One]]
|20||18||1||1||617||228||37
|style="background:#ddffdd;"|1st
|
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[1998 Hull FC season|1998]]
|[[Super League III|Super League]]
|23||8||0||15||421||574||16
|9th
|
|R5
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[1999 Hull FC season|1999]]
|[[Super League IV|Super League]]
|30||5||0||25||422||921||10
|13th
|
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2000 Hull FC season|2000]]
|[[Super League V|Super League]]
|28||12||1||15||630||681||25
|7th
|
|R4
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2001 Hull FC season|2001]]
|[[Super League VI|Super League]]
|28||20||2||6||772||630||42
|{{won|place=3rd}}
|Lost in Preliminary Semi Final
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2002 Hull FC season|2002]]
|[[Super League VII|Super League]]
|28||16||0||12||742||674||32
|5th
|Lost in Elimination Playoffs
|R4
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2003 Hull FC season|2003]]
|[[Super League VIII|Super League]]
|28||13||3||12||701||577||27
|7th
|
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2004 Hull FC season|2004]]
|[[Super League IX|Super League]]
|28||19||2||7||843||478||40
|{{won|place=3rd}}
|Lost in Elimination Playoffs
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2005 Hull FC season|2005]]
|[[Super League X|Super League]]
|28||15||2||11||756||670||32
|5th
|Lost in Preliminary Semi Final
|style="background-color:#FE2|'''[[2005 Challenge Cup Final|W]]'''
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2006 Hull FC season|2006]]
|[[Super League XI|Super League]]
|28||20||0||8||720||578||40
|{{won|place=2nd}}
|style="background-color:#DDD"|Lost in [[2006 Super League Grand Final|Grand Final]]
|R4
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2007 Hull FC season|2007]]
|[[Super League XII|Super League]]
|27||14||2||11||573||553||30
|4th
|Lost in Preliminary Semi Final
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2008 Hull FC season|2008]]
|[[Super League XIII|Super League]]
|27||8||1||18||538||699||17
|11th
|
|style="background-color:#DDD|[[2018 Challenge Cup Final|RU]]
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2009 Hull F.C. season|2009]]
|[[Super League XIV|Super League]]
|27||10||0||17||502||623||20
|12th
|
|R4
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2010 Hull FC season|2010]]
|[[Super League XV|Super League]]
|27||16||0||11||569||584||32
|6th
|Lost in Elimination Playoffs
|R4
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2011 Hull FC season|2011]]
|[[Super League XVI|Super League]]
|27||13||1||13||718||569||27
|8th
|Lost in Elimination Playoffs
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2012 Hull FC season|2012]]
|[[Super League XVII|Super League]]
|27||15||2||10||696||621||32
|6th
|Lost in Preliminary Semi Final
|R4
| ||
|[[Tom Briscoe]]
|21
|[[Danny Tickle]]
|196
|-
!scope="row"|[[2013 Hull FC season|2013]]
|[[Super League XVIII|Super League]]
|27||13||2||12||652||563||28
|6th
|Lost in Preliminary Semi Final
|style="background-color:#DDD|[[2013 Challenge Cup Final|RU]]
| ||
|[[Ben Crooks]]
|20
|[[Danny Tickle]]
|120
|-
!scope="row"|[[2014 Hull FC season|2014]]
|[[Super League XIX|Super League]]
|27||10||2||15||653||586||22
|11th
|
|R4
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row" |[[2015 Hull FC season|2015]]
|[[Super League XX|Super League]]
|30||12||0||18||620||716||24
|8th
|
|QF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row" |[[2016 Hull FC season|2016]]
|[[Super League XXI|Super League]]
|30||20||0||10||749||579||40
|{{won|place=3rd}}
|Lost in Semi Final
|style="background-color:#FE2|'''[[2016 Challenge Cup Final|W]]'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row" |[[2017 Hull FC season|2017]]
|[[Super League XXII|Super League]]
|30||17||1||12||714||655||35
|{{won|place=3rd}}
|Lost in Semi Final
|style="background-color:#FE2|'''[[2017 Challenge Cup Final|W]]'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row" |[[2018 Hull FC season|2018]]
|[[Super League XXIII|Super League]] 
|30||11||0||19||615||786||22
|8th
|
|QF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2019 Hull FC season|2019]]
|[[Super League XXIV|Super League]] 
|29||15||0||14||645||768||30
|6th
|
|SF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2020 Hull FC season|2020]]
|[[Super League XXV|Super League]]
|17||9||0||8||405||436||52.94
|6th
|Lost in Semi Final
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2021 Hull FC season|2021]]
|[[Super League XXVI|Super League]]
|21||8||1||12||409||476||40.48
|8th
|
|SF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2022 Hull FC season|2022]]
|[[Super League XXVII|Super League]]
|27||11||0||16||508||675||22
|9th
|
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2023 Hull FC season|2023]]
|[[Super League XXVIII|Super League]]
|27||10||0||17||476||654||20
|10th
|
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2024 Hull FC season|2024]]
|[[Super League XXIV|Super League]]
|27||3||0||24||328||894||6
|11th
|
|R6
| ||
|
|
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|[[2025 Hull FC season|2025]]
|[[2025 Super League season|Super League]]
|27||13||1||13||539||461||27
|7th
|
|QF
| ||
|
|
|
|
|}

== Honours ==
<big>'''Major titles'''</big>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
!width=235|Competition
!width=20|Wins
!width=390|Years won
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[Rugby Football League Championship|RFL Championship First Division / Super League]]||'''6'''||1919–20, 1920–21, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1982–83
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[Challenge Cup]]||'''5'''||1913–14, 1981–82, 2005, 2016, 2017
|}

<big>'''Other titles'''</big>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
!width=235|Competition
!width=20|Wins
!width=390|Years won
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]]||'''1'''||1990–91
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[League Cup (rugby league)|League Cup]]||'''1'''||1981–82
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]]||'''1'''||1979–80
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[RFL Yorkshire League]]||'''4'''||1918–19, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1935–36
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|[[RFL Yorkshire Cup]]||'''5'''||1923–24, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
|}

== Records ==

=== Player records ===

*Most tries in a match: 7 by [[Clive Sullivan]] vs [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]], 15 April 1968
*Most goals in a match: 14 by [[Jim Kennedy (rugby league)|Jim Kennedy]] vs [[Rochdale Hornets]]- 7 April 1921, [[Sammy Lloyd]] v [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]] – 10 September 1978, [[Matt Crowther]] v [[Sheffield Eagles]] – 2 March 2003
*Most points in a match: 36 by [[Jim Kennedy (rugby league)|Jim Kennedy]] vs [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]], 29 January 1921
*Most tries in a season: 52 by [[John Harrison (VC 1917)|Jack Harrison]], 1914–15
*Most goals in a season: 170 by [[Sammy Lloyd]], 1978–79
*Most points in a season: 369 by [[Sammy Lloyd]], 1978–79
*Consecutive Tries:  11 by [[John Harrison (VC 1917)|Jack Harrison]], 1914–15 & [[Richard Horne]], 2006

=== Career records ===
* Most goals: 687 – [[Joseph Oliver (rugby league)|Joe Oliver]] 1928–37 & 1943–45
* Most tries: 250 – [[Clive Sullivan]] 1961–74 & 1981–85
* Most points: 1,842 – [[Joseph Oliver (rugby league)|Joe Oliver]] 1928–37 & 1943–45
* Most appearances: 501 – [[Edward Rogers (rugby league)|Edward Rogers]] 1906–25

=== Team records ===
*Highest score: 88–0 vs [[Sheffield Eagles]], 2 March 2003
*Highest against: 80–10 vs [[Warrington Wolves]], 30 August 2018<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/45333758 |title=Super 8s: Warrington Wolves 80–10 Hull FC |work=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2018 |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
*Highest losing margin: 71 points (71–0) vs [[Bradford Bulls]], 1 October 2005<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/oct/03/rugbyleague.sport |title=Sending-off frees Bulls to go on rampage |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 October 2005 |access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref>
*Highest attendance (The Boulevard): 28,798 vs [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], 7 March 1936
*Highest attendance (KC Stadium): 23,004 vs [[Hull Kingston Rovers|Hull KR]], 2 September 2007
*Highest attendance ([[Challenge Cup]]): 99,801 vs [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], 4 May 1985 ([[1985 Challenge Cup]] [[Challenge Cup Final|Final]])
*Highest attendance vs an international touring team: 16,616 vs [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]], 23 September 1948 ([[1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1948–49 Kangaroo tour]])
*Only team to have won every single league game in a season: 1979 Division Two
*Most consecutive Super League victories: 13 games, (14 April 2006 – 15 July 2006, beating Huddersfield, Wakefield, Catalans, [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]], Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield, St Helens, Harlequins, Castleford, Catalans, Salford & Warrington).
*Most consecutive Super League Losses: 13 Games, (5 May 2018 – 7 February 2019, Losing to Huddersfield, St Helens, Wakefield, Hull KR, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Warrington, Castleford, St Helens, Catalans, Wigan, Hull KR & Castleford)

==Other teams==
In addition to the men's team, there are numerous other teams competing under the Hull FC brand including academy, [[wheelchair rugby league|wheelchair]], [[women's rugby league|women's]], and several youth teams. In 2020, a Learning Disability Rugby League (LDRL) team was founded. [[Physical Disability Rugby League]] (PDRL) and [[Masters Rugby League|Masters]] teams were established in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/every-team-under-hull-fc-7870004 |title=Every team under the Hull FC banner as club launch latest community side |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=28 November 2022 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>

===Women's team===
Hull FC began developing their women's team through a partnership with local school, [[Sirius Academy West|Sirius Academy]], which worked with the Hull FC Community Foundation to establish teams playing at the under-14s and under-16s level using the Hull FC brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/32819/hull-fc-outline-womens-super-league-ambition |title=Hull FC outline Women's Super League ambition |publisher=RFL |date=31 October 2017 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> In April 2018, Hull made their début in the [[RFL Women's Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2018/04/17/wakefield-trinity-ladies-open-campaign-with-a-win-against-hull/ |title=Wakefield Trinity Ladies open campaign with a win against Hull |website=4 The Love Of Sport |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> A month later they recorded their first competitive win defeating [[Oulton Raidettes]] 26–22 in the preliminary round of the [[2018 Women's Challenge Cup|2018 Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/33678/womens-rugby-league-round-up-%7C-may-9 |title=Women's Rugby League round-up {{!}} May 9 |publisher=RFL |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> At the end of the season, Hull competed in the play-off semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/34753/rhinos-and-warriors-reach-womens-super-league-grand-final |title=Rhinos and Warriors reach Women's Super League Grand Final |publisher=RFL |date=8 October 2018 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> In 2020, the team was drawn against local rivals {{rlw team|hull kr}} in the Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/23177/hull-kr-to-host-hull-fc-in-coral-womens-challenge-cup-second-round |title=Hull KR to host Hull FC in Coral Women's Challenge Cup second round |publisher=RFL |date=8 March 2020 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> However, the season was cancelled and the first women's [[Hull derby]] match did not take place until the quarter-finals of the 2022 League Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/60063/hull-kr-and-salford-set-to-face-off-at-craven-park-this-weekend |title=Hull KR and Salford set to face off at Craven Park this weekend! |publisher=RFL |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> The team continued to compete in the Championship until the restructuring of the league pyramid saw them drop down to League 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-women-ready-grand-9602635 |title=Hull FC women ready for Grand Final as coach reflects on season and incredible try record |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=4 October 2024 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> In the 2024 season, they won the League 1 Grand Final 26–18 against Fryston Warriors and returned to the Championship in the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/hull-fc-star-evie-sexton-9635298 |title=Hull FC star Evie Sexton sets sights on very top as modesty shows in team effort |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=16 October 2024 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cardiff and London in new-look Championship |work=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |page=13 |issue=3461 |date=16 December 2024}}</ref>

===Wheelchair team===
The Hull FC wheelchair team was established in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/22531/wheelchair-rugby-league-grand-final-double-header- |title=Wheelchair Rugby League Grand Final double-header |publisher=RFL |date=19 September 2019 |access-date=15 July 2025}}</ref> In the 2015 season, the team competed in the National League,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spider-y.org.uk/leeds-rhinos-wheelchair-rugby-league-club/first-team/season-2015 |title=WRL National League Season 2015 |website=Spider-Y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015140336/http://spider-y.org.uk/leeds-rhinos-wheelchair-rugby-league-club/first-team/season-2015 |archive-date=15 October 2016}}</ref> and in the North League in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/31445/2017-whrl-season-preview |title=2017 WhRL season preview |publisher=RFL |date=28 March 2017 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> In the 2019 season, they reached the final of the [[Wheelchair Challenge Cup#Challenge Trophy|Challenge Trophy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/22362/wheelchair-challenge-cup-triumph-for-leeds-rhinos |title=Wheelchair Challenge Cup triumph for Leeds Rhinos |publisher=RFL |date=17 August 2019 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> and won the [[RFL Wheelchair Championship|Championship]] Grand Final to earn promotion to the [[RFL Wheelchair Super League|Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/23138/wheelchair-rugby-league-to-be-launched-for-2020 |title=Wheelchair Rugby League to be launched for 2020 |publisher=RFL |date=28 February 2020 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref> In the [[Wheelchair Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]], Hull has competed at the quarter-finals stage several times when it has been played as a [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spider-y.org.uk/component/joomsport/table/46-Challenge+Cup+2016?Itemid=217 |title=Challenge Cup 2016 |website=Spider-Y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207082357/http://spider-y.org.uk/component/joomsport/table/46-Challenge+Cup+2016?Itemid=217 |archive-date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=RFL Wheelchair |work=[[Rugby Leaguer & League Express]] |page=23 |issue=3479 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> When a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format was used, their best result was a third-place finish in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61937/leeds-to-face-catalans-in-2023-betfred-wheelchair-challenge-cup-final |title=Leeds to face Catalans in 2023 Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final |publisher=RFL |date=15 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>

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