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Hull City Association Football Club
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's traditional home shirt is in black and amber, often with a striped shirt design, hence their nickname, The Tigers. They hold Humber derby rivalries with Scunthorpe United F.C., Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town. The club was founded in 1904 and admitted into the English Football League, Football League two years later. They remained in the Football League Second Division, Second Division until relegation in 1930. Hull won the Football League Third Division North, Third Division North title in 1932–33, but were relegated three years later. They won the Third Division North under the stewardship of Raich Carter in 1948–49, and this time remained in the second tier for seven sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MKM Stadium
The MKM Stadium (also known as the Hull City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England. The stadium was previously called the KC Stadium, but was renamed the KCOM Stadium as part of a major rebrand by the stadium's sponsor KCOM, on 4 April 2016. In June 2021, it was renamed the MKM Stadium as part of a five-year sponsorship with MKM Building Supplies. Conceived in the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million. The stadium is owned by Hull City Council and operated by the Stadium Management Company (SMC), who have previously considered expanding the stadium capacity up to 32,000. The bowl-shaped stadium contains a continuous single tier of seats with a second tier on the west side. Its current capacity is 25,400. The stadium hosts two tenants, association football club Hull City A.F.C., which moved there from Boothferry Park, and rugby league football club Hull FC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
