Talk:Hull F.C.

Link
Please add www.oldfaithful.org.uk as another link on Hull FC as it is the Number 1 Unofficial Hull FC website on the internet. Thankyou Webmaster. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rugbyleaguetoday (talk • contribs) 01:02, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

1992
does anyone know how the fastest try was scored in 1992? i.e. a blow by blow account of the 9secs of play. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.146.255.155 (talk • contribs) 13:57, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Featured Picture
Please visit Featured_picture_candidates/KC_Stadium_at_night if you are interested in having the picture of the KC Stadium raised to the status of featured picture or if you think that it definitely shouldn't be featured. Thanks, ...adam...  ( talk •  contributions ) 19:27, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Owner or owners
after the owner of the two clubs could not afford to keep both afloat  Where the two clubs owned by the same person company or should that read after the owners of the two clubs could not afford to keep both afloat ? Gnevin (talk) 20:14, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

John Player trophy
The article for this says it's a golf tournament, not rugby league. Obviously a disambiguation page is required, and the link needs fixing in the honours list in this article. Digifiend (talk) 09:46, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Hull City AFC link
I don't see why this is necessary unless Wikipedia is slanted toward association football. "Hull" is not identical to "Hull City" and "FC" is not "AFC." Neither component of the two names could be cause for confusion. Maybe we should also include a link to Hull Kingston Rovers, who actually play the same sport and are much more relevant to the article.Krudmonk (talk) 01:44, 09 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It is because football clubs often have FC as a suffix, thus trying this for Hull would be Hull FC which is not what is required, thus the HAT note. Keith D (talk) 09:08, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
 * So we are putting it there just in case someone happens to be so clueless that they would not know the name of Hull City AFC while looking them up? Why not just include a sentence in the intro about Hull FC sharing a stadium with said soccer club? As it stands, this is very soccer-centric, and I say that as a fan of both sports. Krudmonk (talk) 01:27, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I have added a dablink for Hull City A.F.C. I don't believe this is 'soccer-centric', just sensible sign-posting for people in the wrong area. The vast majority of AFC teams have just FC after their name, whilst very few rugby league teams can say the same. It is reasonable to assume that people will end up at this page when they are actually looking for Hull City AFC. 141.113.85.21 (talk) 11:08, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Foundation date
The date of foundation is that of the original club as stated on the badge and the changes over time are detailed in the history section of the article. The company may have been set up in 1999 but that is not the date for the club itself. Keith D (talk) 11:20, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I would think the intial start date of the first incarnation of the club would be the salient date, not the return to the name several years ago after the Hull Sharks period. Londo  06  11:54, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

It would be inconsistant to use 1999 as the page lists 6 championships and 3 Challenge cups which apart from the win in 2005 all occured before the club apparently was founded. Studentchemist (talk) 19:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Stats 2009
Should the section on current stats be in this article or should it be moved to the current season article? Keith D (talk) 19:14, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

HULL FC BEST TEAM
what was hull f.c best ever team ?????? i think it has to be when lee crooks kemble  gary schofield  topliss  ohara   keith tindal ronnie wileman were playing. i remember 1 season we'd just drawn at wembley again  and won the replay open bus through city centre  atmosphere was unreal you'd have thought we were world champions   the 1st derby i went to happened to be  the john player  against hkr  only tickets me dad could get were at the rovers end  imagine the sight  a few thousand red and white fans  and then  1/2 a dozen hfc fans donning the black and white  colours  hfc winning 12/6  final hooter blows all you wanna do is cheer at the top of your voice  but having to restrain it  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.98.164.134 (talk) 16:02, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Strip
This doesn't seem to be correct - according to the club website it should be the irregular black-and-white hoops. I don't know how to code this though. pablo 02:18, 19 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Correct the kit is wrong both home and away. It has gone back the the irregular hoops. Ever now and then they use the V strip for a season. Away kit is grey. WBClarkson (talk) 15:53, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Ok i've now updated the kits, home one is looking good, not a lot I can do for the away. WBClarkson (talk) 19:49, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Hull, or Hull Kingston Rovers?
The Arthur 'Bolla' Francis page at stats.allblacks.com states "…then Hull with whom he won a Rugby League Cup Final Medal". However, the past-players page at hullfc.com has only two Francis', which are Alfred Francis, and Roy Francis. Neither Hull F.C., or Hull Kingston Rovers won the Challenge Cup in this era, but both clubs won the Rugby Football League Championship, Yorkshire League, and Yorkshire Cup in this era. Could it be that Arthur 'Bolla' Francis played for Hull Kingston Rovers? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:13, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * According to the main source used in this article, no one with the surname of Francis played for Hull K.R. between 1883 and 1983. I can not vouch for the book's complete authenticity, but I am not aware of a more comprehensive record of players between those years.




 * Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:53, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

F. W. Oliver: Both Hull and York? and Birth?
A player named F. W. Oliver won a cap for England in 1909 against Wales while at York, a player named F. W. Oliver played for Hull during the 1904–05 season are they the same person?

According to FreeBMD, the births of two people named F. W. Oliver were registered in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the county in which Hull resides, and the North Riding of Yorkshire, the county in which York resides, between 1874 and 1889, i.e. coinciding with a circa-1904…1914 playing career, they are; Frank William Oliver (birth registered during October→December 1875 in York district), and Frederick William Oliver (birth registered during October→December 1878 in Hull district), are either of these F. W. Oliver?

As an interesting aside, the botanist Francis Wall Oliver (F. W. Oliver) was educated, but not born, in York

Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:02, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Eastern Suburbs, Balmain, and… Hull?
A player named Jack Dawson played for Hull between 1932 and 1942, is this the same person as the Australian player Jack Dawson (Eastern Suburbs, and Balmain)?. Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 16:12, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Date of establishment
Two editors have recently changed the date of establishment of the club from 1865 to 1999, the second one using the edit summary "The club name hull fc did not exist until 1999 after the merger of the clubs". I have reverted, as I think such a change needs a consensus (as per WP:BRD). I'd say the article is about the history of the club itself, not about the history of the name, but I can see it is debatable. And if the article about a club that came into existence in 1999, then the whole of the history prior to that would surely not belong here, would it? I invite discussion. Mr Potto (talk) 14:31, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Please note that the club's own web site says it was established in 1865, so we'd need some pretty good sources to assert that it actually only came into existence in 1999. Mr Potto (talk) 14:36, 17 July 2015 (UTC)


 * I believe that the user Dr RObutnik will be a Hull Kingston Rovers "fan", and school has finished for the summer today, so we can expect lots of helpful edits. Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 15:39, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see, thanks! Mr Potto (talk) 15:40, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 18:26, 29 April 2016 (UTC) In 1999 Hull Sharks merged with Gateshead Thunder and formed a NEW club called Hull FC, so it's nonsense to suggest they were founded in 1865 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.79.222.89 (talk) 17:11, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2022
Coach: Tony Smith 5.198.100.106 (talk) 08:46, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2023
Change Team Captain to Carlos Tuimavave, as announced by the club on 19th January: https://www.hullfc.com/blog/2023/01/19/tuimamave-named-2023-captain/?fbclid=IwAR19g7LNOlfcTgF6e3ibhwRFBeiuQLWLgah96saRezEtLx2u2U1bQ715xTQ 5.198.31.90 (talk) 11:31, 22 January 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅. Colonestarrice (talk) 01:56, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 June 2023
Coach needs changing to To y Smith 213.249.237.150 (talk) 13:55, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. It already says Tony Smith is the coach. RudolfRed (talk) 16:25, 5 June 2023 (UTC)