Hull City v Southampton

Saturday 20 September 2025,
MKM Stadium, 15:00

THE LINE-UP
HULL CITY VS SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
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Sergej Jakirović
8
Kyle Joseph
12
Southampton
17
Classic Clash
20
Ivor Pandur
27
On This Day
28
Temporary Tigers
31
Tiger Cubs
36
Double Agents
41
In The Community
42
Golden Boot
52
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HEAD COACH
SERGEJ
JAKIROVIĆ
A warm welcome to all our supporters for our Sky Bet
Championship match against Southampton.
The last-minute equaliser at Swansea City was
no less than we deserved and a reward for our
perseverance and never-say-die spirit. Not
for the first time this season, it was a crazy
game! Our second-half performance was an
improvement on the first, with more bravery on
the ball and self-confidence in our play.
We created some good chances but, like at
Bristol City, found their goalkeeper in outstanding
form. Their second goal came from a counterattack,
but the players refused to surrender. Our
substitutes made a big impact, and we showed
strong mentality and real character to keep
pushing and score that goal right at the end. After
two disappointing results before the international
break, it was important to come away with
something – and we did not deserve to lose.
I am happy the transfer period is over and very
satisfied with our business. The signings of Darko
Gyabi and Amir Hadžiahmetović at the end of the
window have added depth to the midfield zone.
Both players were bright on debut at Swansea,
as was Enis Destan on his first appearance for
the club. We now have more options to change
the rhythm of a game and switch to a plan B if
needed. With all our signings, we must be patient
and give them time to settle and adapt, which
only comes from playing minutes.
A warm welcome to Southampton manager Will
Still, his staff, players and their supporters to
today’s game. Southampton have a squad full of
quality and are expecting to compete at the top
end of the division.
Preparation this week has been positive, and we
are excited to be back in front of our supporters.
The last-minute
equaliser at
Swansea City
was no less than
we deserved and
a reward for our
perseverance and
never-say-die spirit.
We owe you a performance after our last home
match against Blackburn Rovers. The feeling in the
stadium against Oxford United was incredible –
and we want to experience that again. We will be
doing everything we can to take the three points.
Up the Tigers!
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HULL CITY
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Hull City: Pandur;
Drameh, McCarthy, Egan
(C), Giles; Lundstram,
Slater (Belloumi 85’);
Gelhardt (Williams 85’),
Palmer (Joseph 56’),
Ndala (Akintola 68’);
McBurnie.
Subs Not Used: Phillips,
Vaughan, Brown, Ashbee,
Shehu.
Referee: Tom Nield
Attendance: 20,518
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IN FOCUS
KYLE JOSEPH
Delighted to net his first goal in black and amber,
Kyle Joseph is eager to kickstart his City career.
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BRISTOL CITY
HULL CITY
It has been a while
to get off the mark
and to score my
first goal in the
Championship for
the club is amazing.
Hull City: Pandur;
Drameh (Belloumi 68’),
Egan, Hughes, Giles;
Lundstram, Slater (Slater
90’); Akintola (Coyle
68’), Gelhardt (Palmer
73’), Ndala (Joseph 46’);
McBurnie.
Subs Not Used: Phillips,
Williams, Brown, Shehu.
Referee: Gavin Ward
Attendance: 21,385
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The striker was on hand to
poke the ball home after Oli
McBurnie’s deflected shot fell
into his path. Despite suffering
a 4-2 loss at Ashton Gate, the
23-year-old was happy to get
on the scoresheet.
“It is massive for me. It has
been a while to get off the mark
and to score my first goal in
the Championship for the club
is amazing. I was obviously
disappointed about the result,
but it is something I will hope to
build on from,” said Joseph.
“It will do my confidence the
world of good as I know it has
been a long time coming. I am a
big believer of you get out what
you put in. I kept working hard
and doing the right things and it
came. It is about building on that
and making sure that it isn’t just a
one off and staying consistent.
“All strikers have it in their career
where they don’t score for five
or six games and it is about how
you deal with it,” added Joseph.
“I feel that I am strong mentally.
My family all encourage me to
work hard. The main message is
that mental motivation to keep
turning up and keep doing the
right things and soon it will come.
It was an amazing feeling, but
we were disappointed with the
game. It is mixed emotions.”
Coming on at half-time in the
fixture at Ashton Gate, the striker
forced a number of good saves
from Bristol City goalkeeper
Radek Vítek. Also scoring in
pre-season in the 2-1 victory
against İstanbulspor, Joseph
spoke on how he will continue to
put himself in the right positions
to score.
“I probably could have had a
hat-trick to be honest,” admitted
Joseph on the Bristol City game.
“It is about putting yourself in
the right positions. It is about
perseverance and being in the
right positions to do the right
things.”
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IN FOCUS
JOHN EGAN
John Egan was delighted to celebrate his first
City goal in-front of the travelling fans in the
dramatic 2-2 draw away at Swansea City.
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SWANSEA CITY
2
HULL CITY
The fans are the best part of every
club as they put in the effort and the
money to come and watch us.
The defender was quickest to
react in the box to strike home
from close range in the 97thminute
after Regan Slater’s
initial shot was blocked to
secure a well-deserved point
for Sergej Jakirović’s side.
“It was really good and great
scenes at the end. Last minute
to get a point at a tough place
and do it in-front of the Tigers’
fans was unbelievable,” said Egan.
“My first goal for the club; I am
delighted. It is an important point
for us and I felt like we deserved
it.
“It is about being together as a
group and we are very together.
You can see that and a lastminute
equaliser can even bring
you closer together as a group
with the celebrations.
“It was really special and I think
even before the game when we’re
lining up before kick-off, when
you see the amount of people
who have travelled from Hull to
Swansea to support us, that is
what it is all about,” continued
Egan.
“The fans are the best part of
every club as they put in the
effort and the money to come
and watch us. I want to give
back to them and to be able to
score in the last minute hopefully
makes them happy.
“We want to do well for them as
it is a well-supported football
club. We know that and it is up to
us to get them out of their seats
and get them to keep travelling
to games.”
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Hull City: Pandur; Coyle
(C), Egan, Hughes,
Giles; Hadžiahmetović
(Belloumi 64’),
Lundstram (Gyabi 84’);
Akintola (Slater 64’),
Gelhardt (Ndala 77’),
Joseph (Destan 85’);
McBurnie.
Subs Not Used: Phillips,
Drameh, Famewo, Palmer.
Referee: David Webb
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SOUTHAMPTON
THE VISITORS
2025/26 SEASON SUMMARY:
Back in the Sky Bet Championship following
their relegation from the Premier League last
season, finishing bottom with just two wins,
Southampton have collected six points from
five league games played so far.
Will Still’s team played out a goalless draw with
their South Coast arch rivals Portsmouth at St
Mary’s in their last league match. Beginning the
season with a come-from-behind victory with
two late goals to win 2-1 at home to Wrexham,
the Saints drew 1-1 away at Ipswich Town before
suffering their only league defeat of the season at
home to Stoke City.
In their last away test, Southampton drew 2-2 at
Vicarage Road against Watford to end August,
with Cameron Archer and Ryan Manning scoring
for the Saints.
Meanwhile, the Saints have made their way into
the third round of the Carabao Cup. They saw off
Northampton Town and Norwich City in the two
previous rounds courtesy of respective 1-0 and
3-0 victories, setting up an away tie at Anfield
against Premier League Champions Liverpool on
Tuesday 23 September, kick-off: 8pm.
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THE BOSS:
Will Still
Taking charge of the Saints in May 2025, Will Still embarked on the
fifth managerial role of his career thus far. He previously undertook
spells in Belgium and France with Lierse, Beerschot, Reims and Lens
where he oversaw a combined total of 55 wins, 30 draws and 42
defeats in 127 matches.
Prior to becoming a full-time manager at the age of 24, Still held video
analyst roles with Sint-Truden and Standard Liège. He originally started
his coaching career with an internship as an assistant U14 coach at
Preston North End as part of his studies at Myerscough College.
2025 Summer
Transfer Window
The Saints added nine players to their squad in the recent
transfer window. Finn Azaz, Caspar Jander, Tom Fellows, Léo
Scienza, Damion Downs, Joshua Quarshie and Mads Roerslev were
acquired permanently from Middlesbrough, FC Nuremberg, West
Bromwich Albion, Heidenheim, Cologne, Hoffenheim and Brentford
respectively.
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Name:
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Football Club
Formed:
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Nickname:
The Saints
Stadium:
St Mary’s Stadium
Capacity:
32,384
LEFT:
FINN AZAZ
MIDFIELDER
Ex-Tiger George Long and Danish right-back Elias Jelert have
also signed for the Saints, joining on loan from Norwich City and
Galatasaray.
Mateus Fernandes, Tyler Dibling, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Jan Bednarek,
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Paul Onuachu, Juan, Kyle Walker-Peters, Joe
Lumley and Dom Ballard left the club on permanent deals, while Aaron
Ramsdale, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Yukinari Sugawara, Ben Brereton Díaz,
Will Smallbone, Juan Larios, James Bree, Charlie Taylor and Joachim
Kayi Sanda went out on loan.
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SOUTHAMPTON
MEET THE SQUAD
Goalkeepers:
Southampton’s goalkeeping options include
Gavin Bazunu, Alex McCarthy, George Long and
Dylan Moody. Bazunu has featured in every
league game so far this season and recorded
one clean sheet to his name. McCarthy has
made two appearances in the Carabao Cup and
kept two clean sheets.
Signed from Manchester City in July 2022,
Bazunu has amassed 83 appearances during
his time with the Saints thus far. He never
made a senior appearance for the Citizens, but
had productive loan spells with Rochdale and
Portsmouth and previously began his career at
Shamrock Rovers. Bazunu has earned 22 caps as
an Irish international.
McCarthy is now into his 10th season at St Mary’s
and has represented the club on 157 occasions.
Meanwhile, Long is another experienced head
within the club’s goalkeeping ranks having
previously played for Sheffield United, the Tigers,
Millwall and Norwich City.
GAVIN BAZUNU
Defenders:
The Saints can potentially utilise Ryan Manning,
Jack Stephens, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Mads
Roerslev, Welington, Ronnie Edwards, Nathan
Wood, Joshua Quarshie and Elias Jelert within
their backline. Apart from Jelert, they’ve all
gained minutes in the league this season thus
far. Manning, Stephens and Harwood-Bellis
have racked up a combined total of four league
goals and Wood has contributed one assist.
Stephens has registered eight goals in 205
appearances throughout his time at St Mary’s
since his arrival from Plymouth Argyle in April
2011. As well as this, he’s had loan stints at clubs
including Swindon Town, Coventry City and AFC
Bournemouth.
Originally brought in on loan in July 2023,
Harwood-Bellis has amassed 89 appearances
and six goals as a Saints player. He came through
the youth ranks at Manchester City where made
eight senior appearances and secured one goal.
Harwood-Bellis made his senior international
debut and scored his first goal for England in
November 2024.
Midfielders:
In their midfield, the Saints can pick from Shea
Charles, Ryan Fraser, Flynn Downes, Finn Azaz,
Kuryu Matsuki, Léo Scienza, Caspar Jander, Joe
Aribo, Samuel Edozie and Moses Sesay. Charles,
Fraser, Downes, Azaz, Matsuki, Scienza and
Jander have all been utilised in league action
so far. Out of those, Fraser has racked up one
assist to his name.
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Downes has amassed 72 appearances and three
goals for the Saints across both his initial loan
spell with them and subsequent permanent
switch from West Ham United. He represented
the Hammers 35 times and was part of their
squad which won the UEFA Conference League
in the 2022/23 campaign as he made nine
appearances in the competition. Prior to this,
Downes had spells at Ipswich Town and Swansea
City and he made his senior debut for Ipswich at
the age of 18 in August 2017.
Forwards:
The Saints have Adam Armstrong, Cameron
Archer, Jay Robinson, Ross Stewart, Damion
Downs and Tom Fellows as their forward options.
All of them have been deployed within the club’s
forward line in the league. Archer and Robinson
both have one league goal each to their names
while Downs has a tally of one assist.
Since his arrival from Blackburn Rovers in
August 2021, Armstrong has amassed 32 goals
in 148 appearances for the Saints. He played an
integral part in helping the club achieve their last
promotion to the Premier League in the 2023/24
season as he played every league game and
registered 21 goals and 13 assists.
Acquired from German side Cologne in the
summer, Downs racked up 42 appearances and
13 goals for his former club. He represented both
Germany and the US as a youth international and
has gone on to earn five senior caps for the latter.
TAYLOR HARWOOD-BELLIS (LEFT)
& JAY ROBINSON (RIGHT)
ONE TO
WATCH
RYAN
MANNING
AGE: 29
POSITION: LEFT-BACK
Mainly deployed as an attack minded fullback,
Ryan Manning possesses plenty of
creative threat down the left flank and is
capable of producing dangerous set-piece
deliveries.
He arrived at St Mary’s from Swansea City
in July 2023 and has accumulated a tally of
two goals and five assists in 75 appearances
for the club since then. During his three-year
stint at the Swans, Manning racked up just
shy of 110 appearances for them as well as
seven goals and 19 assists.
He previously plied his trade at Queens Park
Rangers and Rotherham United and began
his senior career in Ireland where he played
for Mervue United and hometown club
Galway United. An Irish
international, Manning
has represented his
country on 19 occasions.
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CLASSIC CLASH
HULL CITY 2-1 SOUTHAMPTON
Sunday 6 November 2016 | KCOM Stadium | Premier League
Two goals in two minutes saw City come from
behind to defeat Southampton back in 2016.
Hull City: Marshall;
Elmohamady, Davies,
Dawson (C), Maguire
(Huddlestone 74’),
Clucas; Livermore,
Mason; Henriksen;
Hernández (Mbokani 9’),
Keane (Snodgrass 26’).
Handed the full-time managerial
reins in October 2016, this was
Mike Phelan’s fifth game as
City’s permanent head coach.
The Saints came into this game
on the back of a famous 2-1
win over Inter Milan in the UEFA
Europa League a few days earlier.
Things didn’t start well for City
as they fell behind after just
six minutes. The visitors were
awarded a penalty following
a challenge on Maya Yoshida
by Curtis Davies, and this was
subsequently dispatched by
Charlie Austin. Phelan’s misery
was compounded by the loss of
both strikers Abel Hernández and
Will Keane to respective injuries
which saw them replaced by
Dieumerci Mbokani and Robert
Snodgrass.
In the early stages of the second
half, the Saints almost doubled
their lead as Virgil van Dijk saw
his header crash off the bar. The
Tigers were back on level terms in
the 61st minute when Snodgrass
secured his fourth league goal
of the campaign having been
picked out by Sam Clucas’ cross.
Phelan’s side then took the lead
two minutes later as Michael
Dawson got on the end of a
Snodgrass free-kick delivery and
headed home to bag his first
league goal of the season.
Following this, the Saints
rallied as they looked to get
themselves back into the game.
City goalkeeper David Marshall
exhibited a terrific display as
he produced excellent saves to
deny both Austin and Yoshida
from equalising. This was
followed by some wonderful
defensive work by Dawson
and Clucas as they prevented
Austin and Jay Rodriguez from
threatening their goal.
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Southampton: Forster;
Yoshida, van Dijk, Fonte,
Bertrand; Romeu, Clasie
(Ward-Prowse 77’),
Davis; Tadić (Boufal
66’), Austin, Redmond
(Rodriguez 77’).
Subs Not Used: Taylor,
Martina, McQueen,
Højbjerg.
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THE BIG INTERVIEW
IVOR PANDUR
Ahead of making his 50th appearance for Hull City, Ivor Pandur reviewed
the current campaign, reflected on his learnings from last season
and spoke of the special ‘goalkeepers’ union’ in East Yorkshire.
The goalkeeper is set to make his 50th
appearance for Hull City this afternoon in a
spell that has presented several challenges,
which the Croatian has overcome to shine as
the Tigers’ number one.
Joining the club in the January transfer window
of 2024 from Eredivisie outfit Fortuna Sittard,
Pandur would have to wait until the following
summer to make his debut, becoming an everpresent
since that moment. He has picked up
several awards and many plaudits for his efforts,
keeping seven clean sheets across those 49
outings.
“It’s a proud feeling because this club has given
me the chance to play in the Championship and
There have been
some ups and
downs, but you
can see that we
have a good team.
Everything we do
in training gets us
together, and in the
group, we have some
good guys and great
personalities.
the fans have been outstanding with me since the
very first day – even when I wasn’t playing, I felt
their support,” said Pandur.
“Even on the street away from games, they’re
supportive and last season when we had bad
results, they stayed with us. I love the people and
I love the club, so it’s just a proud feeling to hit
such a milestone.”
Last season, the Croatian was crowned the
Supporters’ Player of the Year, honoured by
his teammates as the Players’ Player of the
Year and awarded Player of the Year for his
stellar performances in between the posts. The
25-year-old recorded a save percentage of
71.4% in an impressive first full season in English
football, and he hopes to continue his form into
this campaign.
“It was really tough because we lost a lot and a lot
of things happened which required us to adjust
quickly, like a change of managers, which always
can be tough,” continued Pandur, reflecting on
the season just gone.
“I am very happy that it ended the way it did,
with us staying in the league, because we fought
so hard until the end to achieve that, because it
wasn’t easy.
“It was a great experience, and I am proud of what
I managed to achieve, but I now want to focus on
helping the team as I did before. Now, with this
experience, we can use it for this season, and I
hope we can be more successful this season.”
The Tigers have picked up five points from their
opening five league games under City’s new head
coach, Sergej Jakirović, who joined the club in the
summer from Turkish Süper Lig side Kayserispor.
Pandur explained how much he has enjoyed
working with a fellow Balkan, as well as reviewing
our start to the season.
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It’s a proud
feeling
because this
club has given
me the chance
to play in the
Championship
and the fans
have been
outstanding
with me since
the very first
day – even
when I wasn’t
playing, I felt
their support.

“I love it, and I think the boys do as well,” he
stated. “They bring a really good, positive
energy. They’re clear with their instructions. Play
simple attacking football.
“It has been great, and being from where I am
from, I always speak with them because when
they’re from your country, the relationship is
always different, and I am really happy and
grateful to have them here.
“There have been some ups and downs, but you
can see that we have a good team. Everything
we do in training gets us together, and in the
group, we have some good guys and great
personalities.
“It’s still early, but I think we will do really well
this season because there are a lot of good
characters and winners, and that’s our goal: to
win. I have clear goals for this season, and I just
hope I can be healthy and play with this great
group of people.”
The goalkeepers’ union this season has been a
healthy one with the addition of Dillon Phillips
helping the Croatian’s development. The pair
have also worked closely with Under-21s shotstoppers
Callum Yam and Archie Howard, and
also with Thimotheé Lo-Tutala and Harvey
Cartwright, who are excelling on season-long
loans at Doncaster Rovers and Hartlepool
United, respectively.
He explained: “Dill’s brilliant both on and off
the pitch. I think he brings a lot of experience,
and he’s such a lovely, positive guy who you
can always talk to and learn something from
because he’s been through a lot of things in
his career. I am really happy that I can work
alongside him and learn, and we help each other
at the end of the day.
“The guys are all just so talented. First of all,
they’re great human beings. Tim and Harvey are
doing great, and they deserve it because they’re
great goalkeepers and last season, they didn’t
have it easy, so I think they deserve the plaudits
that are coming their way, and they have a great,
great future.
“Archie and Cal are brilliant; they want to learn
every day. They train hard, don’t complain and
do what is needed from them. I believe they
also have great futures ahead of them, and they
just need to keep working and take their chance
when it arrives.”
City return to the MKM Stadium today hoping
to get back to winning ways against recently
relegated Southampton, who sit 15th after their
opening five Championship fixtures under Will
Still. Pandur is looking forward to being back at
home and hopes the supporters can play their
part like they did against Oxford United to push
against the Saints this afternoon.
“It’s a great opportunity to show what we’re
about and how we want to play football,” said
Pandur. “We know that in this league every team
is good, whether they’re coming down from the
Premier League or up from League One, every
team is competitive, so we need to be fully
focused and ready for everything because a
lot of unpredictable things happen. We will be
ready, and we will do our best to pick up a good
result.
“We talked, us players, saying it was the best
atmosphere that we had experienced since
being here [against Oxford]. It was loud, and we
would love to keep giving them something to
cheer on, and we’ll do everything in our power to
keep them bouncing around.”
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LOOKING BACK
ON THIS DAY
‘The Tiger’ looks back into the archives to find out
what happened On This Day in City’s history…
SEPTEMBER
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1913: The Tigers played
out a goalless draw with
Arsenal, then known as
Woolwich Arsenal, at
Highbury. Watched on by
approximately 25,000
people in the capital,
Harry Chapman’s Hull
City produced a fine
defensive display to
leave North London with
a valiant point against
the Gunners.
1966: Free-scoring
City cruised past Norwich
City by netting five
times without reply at
Boothferry Park. Cliff
Britton’s side came out
of the blocks quickly in
an excellent attacking
display and led 2-0 at
the interval thanks to
goals by Ken Houghton
and Chris Chilton.
The Tigers continued
to dismantle their opponents after the break,
adding three more goals in an impressive second
half, watched on by 24,871 spectators in what was
a special night under the lights.
1958: City stormed to a 4-2 victory over
Accrington Stanley. David Coates opened the
scoring with a quarter of an hour on the clock and
a Bill Bradbury brace either side of Doug Clarke’s
36th-minute strike meant the rampant Tigers led
4-1 at the interval. The visitors pulled a goal back
in the second half, but Bob Brocklebank’s resolute
Hull City held out for an impressive victory at
Boothferry Park and subsequently moved up to
11th in the third tier.
1986: Brian Horton’s men came from behind
to record a fine 3-2 victory at Boothferry Park
against Birmingham City. Trailing by a goal to nil
at the interval, City would fight back to lead 3-1
within five minutes of the second half resuming.
Garreth Roberts scored a minute after the restart
and under 60 seconds later, Peter Skipper had
fired the home side into the lead. The fast start
to the second period continued as Roberts
netted his second, and Hull City’s third, of
the match to seal the victory and help claim
maximum points, moving the Tigers up to sixth
position in Division Two.
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C joined
TEMPORARY TIGERS
In each edition of ‘The Tiger’, we take a look at the players who
Hull City previously on loan and the impact they made.
NEIL CLEMENT
Appearances: 5
Heritage Number: #906
Neil Clement, who began his career with
Chelsea, joined the Tigers on loan from West
Bromwich Albion in 2008. The defender made
his first-team debut at Stamford Bridge in 1996
before joining the Baggies in 2000, going on to
spend a decade at the Hawthorns.
During his time with Albion, the then 29-year-old
made a brief loan move to Hull City, where he
debuted in a narrow defeat against Bristol City
on 1 March. Clement would tally up another four
impressive performances for Phil Brown’s playoff
chasers before being called back by fellow
promotion hopefuls West Brom just three
weeks later.
Clement’s distinguished career came to an
abrupt end just under two years after leaving HU3
when the defender suffered a chronic knee injury.
PAUL COX
Appearances: 5 | Goals: 1
Heritage Number: #705
Paul Cox made five appearances during a short
loan spell at Hull City between December 1994
and January 1995.
Cox, a solid central defender, scored his only
goal for Terry Dolan’s side in a 2-0 victory over
Shrewsbury Town after City legend Dean Windass
had opened the scoring earlier in the contest.
The defender returned to parent club Notts
County, where he had made 52 appearances over
a six-year stint at Meadow Lane, but was transfer
listed shortly after by manager Howard Kendall
and eventually released by the Magpies four
months later.
Unsuccessful trials with Birmingham City and
Grimsby Town led to Cox joining Conference
National outfit Kettering Town in October 1995. In
2011, the defender was appointed as manager of
Conference National side Mansfield Town, guiding
the Stags back to the Football League in his
second season.
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TEMPORARY TIGERS
OTHER C SURNAME LOANEES:
Fábio Carvalho | Heritage Number: #1144 | Appearances 20 | Goals 9
Martin Carruthers | Heritage Number: #688 | Appearances 16 | Goals 6
DAN CROWLEY
Appearances: 23
Heritage Number: #1099
Attacking midfielder Dan Crowley joined
Hull City on loan from Birmingham City in
January 2021 and impressed on debut against
Accrington Stanley.
After a dip in form, Crowley was frequently used
as a second-half substitute in Grant McCann’s
team in the back half of the Sky Bet League One
campaign, featuring 16 times off the bench. The
midfielder played a part in City’s promotion back
to the Sky Bet Championship, before returning to
St Andrew’s in the summer of 2021.
The Coventry-born playmaker completed a
permanent move to Cheltenham Town ahead of
the 2021/22 campaign before spending a short
spell in Holland with Willem II. The midfielder
signed for MK Dons ahead of the current season
and has made three appearances so far this
campaign with the Buckinghamshire club.
NICK CULKIN
Appearances: 4 | Clean Sheets: 3
Heritage Number: #783
Nick Culkin holds the record for the shortest
ever Premier League debut when he entered
the field for his only Manchester United
appearance against Arsenal in 1999. The then
19-year-old goalkeeper replaced the injured
Raimond van der Gouw at Highbury deep into
stoppage time and managed just 13 seconds on
the field before the final whistle was blown.
The shot-stopper then joined City on loan in
December 1999 and kept three clean sheets
during his four games with the club, only
conceding one goal. However, Culkin’s time in HU3
came to a close in early January as Steve Wilson
became City’s regular first choice goalkeeper at
the beginning of the new millennium.
The goalkeeper went on to enjoy loan spells with
Bristol Rovers and Livingston before leaving Old
Trafford on a permanent move to Queens Park
Rangers in 2002.
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STEVE MORAN
Hull City Career: 21 appearances, 5 goals
Southampton Career: 228 appearances, 99 goals
When talking about making an immediate
impression on debut, Steve Moran is one that
springs to mind. The Croydon-born forward
attended Price’s Grammar School in Fareham,
which housed more Portsmouth fans than
Southampton fans. Winning the Hampshire
County Cup as a first year playing for the
second-year team, the squad was invited to
train at Portsmouth in what could have been a
different start for his career.
“The whole team got invited to train at Fratton
Park with the view to them singling out some
of the better players and they used that as
a scouting tool,” revealed Moran. “I didn’t
particularly enjoy it there and Ray Crawford
did the youth team - we didn’t seem to see eye
to eye.
“Then Southampton came into the equation and
invited me to go training with them. The facilities
to be fair were newer and the gym was bigger, so
I switched to Southampton, because I supported
them and I was there from a youngster when I
could qualify to sign as an associate schoolboy.”
One story of Moran’s youth is that of then-
Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy giving
a promise to the young striker at half-time when
playing for his local side Sarisbury Sparks which
involved a hat-trick and a pair of boots.
“He was looking for a team for his two boys
to join. He watched a game in really muddy
conditions, and the team we were playing against
wasn’t particularly good. I missed a load of
chances because I was wearing moulded boots
at the time and my mum wasn’t able to afford
studded boots. He asked me what was on my feet
at half-time, and I just showed him I had these
moulded boots.
“He said: ‘you have missed lots of chances. If you
score a hat-trick in the second half, I’ll buy you
a new pair of boots so you can be able to stand
up and give yourself a better chance.’ I think I
scored the quickest hat-trick in history! And sure
enough, he was true to his word.”
Progressing through the ranks with the Saints,
Moran’s debut came from the bench against
Manchester City on 19 January 1980, replacing
Ivan Golac. Within the first minute of coming
on, the now-64-year-old would score his first
professional goal in the 2-0 victory.
“I had just a little header first and then I actually
scored after 62 seconds with what was my
first kick. It was a cross across the edge of the
six-yard box and I was coming in far post and
I couldn’t believe my luck. I managed to get a
reasonable touch on it with a side foot and it was
lucky, because if I’d been any further out, it would
have gone over the bar as I hit it upwards.”
Later becoming an established member of the
first team, between 7 October 1980, which was
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the third senior appearance of his career, and
24 January 1981, the striker scored a remarkable
16 goals in 18 appearances, ending his first full
season with 21 strikes.
Netting 12 times in the first half of the 1981/82
season, Moran suffered two cracked vertebrae
which required a spinal fusion operation and
halted the progression of the striker’s great start
to life as a professional.
“I remember feeling like twinges in my back and
getting almost like a sciatica down my legs and
remember going and telling the physio about it,”
said Moran. “The X-rays didn’t show anything, but
I had just a little
header first and then
I actually scored
after 62 seconds
with what was my
first kick.
I remember it not feeling right. I was running and
I’d have to pull up, because there’d be a twinge in
me. I found out I had cracked a couple of bones
in my vertebrae and it was causing the nerve to
catch.
“I was gutted at the time, because Kevin Keegan
and myself were playing up front and we were
near top of the league at the time, and then
suddenly I was struggling for fitness and needing
an operation which was going to keep me out
for nine months. We kept it quiet. I tried to have
treatments like acupuncture and physio, but
obviously the operation was the only way I was
going to cure it. I’m convinced we would have won
the league that year if I had managed to stay fit.”
Despite the injury, the striker would win the 1982
PFA Young Player of the Year award and then
return to the field doing what he did best; scoring
goals. Netting his first career hat-trick against
Manchester City in March 1983, the 1983/84
campaign would be the most successful for
Moran. Scoring 25 goals, the Saints would finish
second in Division One and reach the semi-finals
of the FA Cup, which included arguably his most
memorable strike in a Southampton shirt, an
injury-time winner away at archrivals Portsmouth
in January 1984.
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“The build up to the game was amazing. We were
favourites, but Portsmouth were a good side and
we weren’t going to underestimate them. It was
a strange goal as it was everybody’s wrong foot.
It was Frank Worthington who hooked the ball on
with his right foot, who was totally left-footed.
He played the ball down into the right channel
position where, God knows why David Armstrong
was down there, and he is left-footed again as
well, and so he had nothing else but to cross
with his right foot. The ball was probably eight
or nine yards out and there was no way I could
take it with either with my head, which I would
have preferred to, or my right foot, which would
be my favorite foot, so it was a case of letting the
ball come across my body and having to make a
decision to actually hit it with my weaker foot.
“All the hours of practice in the gymnasium
with the coaching staff, mainly Lew Chatterley,
paid dividends as I wasn’t one to smash a ball,
because you lose control. Goalkeeper Alan
Knight did get a good hand on it, but obviously
there was enough power on it and then the rest
is history. The crowd went absolutely berserk
behind the goal, and then I realised, ‘oh my God
what I have done?’ The whole crowd was silenced,
apart from our lot just going mental. I just thought
I need to get off this pitch as quickly as I can after
the game so I stood right near the tunnel to be
one of the first ones off the pitch!”
Representing England Under-21s twice, playing
alongside former City player manager Mark
Hateley in the second game against France, a
question always asked was how the Southampton
striker never played a senior game for the Three
Lions.
“England were preparing for the Mexico World
Cup and the year previously they were playing
some games to get acclimatised,” began Moran.
“There was an original squad of 33 to be picked
for a few games in this country and then they
were going to reduce that squad of 33 to 22 for
the South American trip. However, I was in the
process of planning to get married that summer.
Plus, I’d been playing the last few games of the
season with pain killing injections to a knee injury
and I had put weight on with the season already
ending.
“I wasn’t in the 33-man squad so we had gone
ahead with the wedding plans. I was then called
by Bobby Robson and he wanted to know if
I could join up with the England squad. I was
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I signed for Hull,
moved up to the
area, rented a
place and I just
realised how
much I loved
the local area
and have stayed
ever since.
unfit, had injections in my knee and I was getting
married. But then another thing, which I wanted
to keep quiet at the time and was unknown to
quite a few people, was that my sister had gone
into a coma and was in hospital with a rare brain
disease and she was going to be one of the
bridesmaids at my wedding. That was one of the
main reasons why I turned down the opportunity.
I thought that I would have got another chance.
It probably wasn’t the best decision, but it’s
probably one of the few decisions in football that
maybe it was with the players who came through
at that time, but I was never considered again.”
Playing over 200 games for the Saints, the striker
would then go on to have successful spells at
Leicester City, Reading and Exeter City. Leaving
the latter, the striker would train with an army
physio instructor to be fit for a new club as calf
injuries plagued him in his final season with the
Grecians. Moran would receive a call from City
manager Terry Dolan and his assistant Jeff Lee
ahead of the 1993/94 season for a trial.
“They were looking for a bit of experience in
the striking position. I went up to Scotland for
a training camp and stayed up there. Dean
Windass was there at the time and they got Chris
Hargreaves and Linton Brown who was lightning
quick. I played a friendly and so at the services
on the way home, Terry Dolan said to me: ‘we’ll
offer you a year.’ I said: ‘make it two just to make
it worth your while’ and it was a deal. I signed for
Hull, moved up to the area, rented a place and I
just realised how much I loved the local area and
have stayed ever since.”
The 64-year-old made his Hull debut in the
season opener, a 2-1 away win over Barnet, before
scoring his first goal in his fourth outing, netting
the second in a memorable 4-3 win over Cardiff
City to send the Tigers top of the League Division
Two table.
Recording an impressive hat-trick at Boothferry
Park in a 4-1 thumping of Rotherham United in
November 1993, his fifth and final City strike
came a month later with an 88th-minute finish
in a frantic 4-4 draw against Barnet. However, by
February 1994, injuries caught up with the striker
who would eventually retire.
“It was a bit of a slow start. I didn’t score on my
debut, but I remember the game against Cardiff,”
reminisced Moran. “I picked up calf injuries again,
but I did manage to score a hat-trick against
Rotherham to show the Hull fans what I was
capable of.
“I scored the perfect hat trick; right foot, left foot,
header and I remember we won the game and I
got the match ball. I really enjoyed my time up
there, but unfortunately, the calf injuries were
starting to play up a little bit and eventually it was
one of the reasons why I had to call it a day.”
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TIGERS TRUST
IN THE COMMUNITY
Boot Room Initiative Celebrates
Multiple Contributions
The Tigers Trust were delighted to receive
donations of unused or surplus football boots
this month from members of the community -
all eager to make a difference.
The Boot Room initiative was established in 2022
when a group of participants from Malet Lambert
school wanted to remove barriers for individuals
wishing to participate in sport.
Located at the Tigers Trust Arena, the Boot Room
stores all the donations received so far. Through
social action projects, other members of the
community help clean and restore the boots to
their full potential, so they can be shared across
the community, ensuring everyone has suitable
footwear to enjoy the game they love.
Currently, the Trust collect boots through a
donation point at the Tigers Trust Arena and
provide donation points at workplaces across the
area. Employees can donate any unused footwear
at these points, which are then collected and
returned to the Arena for distribution.
If you would like to set up a donation point at
your workplace, please contact:
richard.dexter@tigerstrust.co.uk
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with a shared commitment to championing our
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Becoming part of this network means the Trust
can amplify our story, connect with like-minded
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The Trust look forward to fully embracing the
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growth and success.
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GOLDEN BOOT
BEN BURGESS
In each edition of ‘The Tiger’, we hear from a former club Golden
Boot winner on their winning season and their time at Hull City.
In March 2003, Ben Burgess was in the final
stages of a loan move at Oldham Athletic.
Outcast by then Stockport County manager
Carlton Palmer, the English-born Irish striker
came to East Yorkshire with a point to prove,
with the move almost not coming to fruition.
“I remember I was on the way to Hull for talks and
then Carlton Palmer rang me and said, ‘you’re not
going there.’ No reason, just that I wasn’t going
there so I had to come back,” revealed Burgess.
“Hull tried again and then we just managed to get
it done, so to say it was a relief to sign for Hull
was an understatement. I remember driving up
and meeting Peter Taylor and seeing the ground
and it was just like wow, I cannot believe this is in
League Two. I knew nothing about the club really,
but I couldn’t believe how big it was.”
Jon Walters just ran
over to me as I was
playing upfront with
him and he said: ‘Ben, I
think that is the worst
hat-trick I have ever
seen!’ It was nice to
score a hat-trick so the
fans could see what
I could do to give me
confidence.
Previously facing Peter Taylor when he was
manager of Brighton & Hove Albion while Burgess
plied his trade at Brentford, the forward quickly
wrote his name into City folklore, scoring the first
hat-trick at the KC Stadium on 26 April 2003 in a
4-1 victory over Kidderminster Harriers.
“It was pleasing (to get off to a fast start). It was
the first hat-trick at the KC Stadium and to say it
wasn’t the best hat-trick was an understatement.
I think one was a tackle, one was a penalty, and
the other was a header from 20 yards.
“I remember when the header went in, Jon
Walters just ran over to me as I was playing
upfront with him and he said: ‘Ben, I think that is
the worst hat-trick I have ever seen!’ It was nice
to score a hat-trick so the fans could see what I
could do to give me confidence.”
Netting four in his first seven appearances
provided an early indication to the City faithful
what Burgess could provide. The target for
the new 2003/04 season was simple: to win
promotion from League Division Three.
Burgess scored the first goal of the season in a
4-1 opening day win over Darlington, while strike
partner Danny Allsopp would net the fourth.
That fixture was the start of an incredible strike
partnership and memorable season.
“We had a decent pre-season as we beat Leeds
comfortably and it was really nice to get off the
mark. Alton (Thelwell) scored and I think that was
his only goal! To win quite convincingly in front of
our own fans put down a marker for us, because
it does take time to settle in when you have the
number of new players that we did.
“Myself and Danny were beginning to build
a partnership. We just seemed to click and I
only had that a couple of times in my career.
Sometimes you play with certain strikers and
they’re selfish, but me and Danny just hit it off
both on and off the pitch. We were good friends
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GOLDEN BOOT
FACT
FILE
Hull City Career:
73 appearances,
25 goals
Heritage Number:
#845
Date/Place of Birth:
9 November 1981,
Buxton, England
Hull City First Game:
5 April 2003 v Wrexham
(H – League Division
Three)
Hull City Final Game:
26 August 2006 v
Coventry City
(H – Championship)
Golden Boot Winner:
(League Goals)
2003/04 – 18 goals
Golden Boot Goals:
(Per Month)
August 03
One
September 03
Four
October 03
Two
November 03
One
December 03
Two
January 04
Two
February 04
Zero
March 04
Three
April 04
Three
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as well and Peter Taylor knows his football so he
saw that I was the type of person that would like
to hold the ball and Danny would like to run in
behind,” added Burgess.
“Because we were the opposite, and we were
both selfless enough to see each others’
strengths, it worked really well. Danny got quite
a few injuries that season and there were a few
periods where he was out which I think if he
hadn’t have been, I probably wouldn’t have been
top scorer, but we would have also got promoted
a lot earlier.”
Burgess was a regular feature, scoring an
impressive 18 times in 44 league appearances
as City were close to their goal of promotion.
However, a home fixture against Huddersfield
Town in April 2004 would end the forward’s
season after a clattering challenge with
goalkeeper Paul Rachubka damaged the
now-43-year-old’s knee.
City would get promoted, but Burgess would
remain out for over a year trying to recover from
the knee injury, playing in the final two games
of the League One campaign as the Tigers
recorded back-to-back promotions. Now in the
Championship, Burgess would only play another
19 times across two campaigns before leaving the
Tigers in August 2006.
“It was a good season for so many different
reasons, apart from when we finally did get
promotion, I was on crutches at the time,” said
Burgess. “The reason we had all signed was to
get promoted. You don’t have someone like Peter
Taylor as manager unless you have that ambition
to get promoted and go places. It was a club that
was going places and that is a lot harder. I had
a promotion with Blackpool where it had been
unexpected, but getting promotion with a team
that is expected and you’re the biggest team in
For me, I made a lot of
friends. I really enjoyed
my football and I
enjoyed living in the
area.
the league every game, there is a different sort of
pressure and we definitely felt that.
“The team spirit was one of the best dressing
rooms I have been involved with. I think that and
Blackpool are the best dressing rooms I have
been involved with for people being together. The
sort of characters that were in there; it was a fun
place to work. You go in everyday, and you would
work hard, have a laugh, socialise with the boys
afterwards.
“I lived in a flat that was next to Boaz Myhill and
then we had Damien Delaney just round the
corner from us. Alton Thelwell was around the
corner from that so we just spent all season
together and quite a few of the lads lived in
Brough. It was really nice as the wives and
girlfriends of the players got to know each other
as well and just that camaraderie as we spent so
much time together and when you do that, you
will build relationships that you can get trust on
the pitch.
“For me, I made a lot of friends. I really enjoyed
my football and I enjoyed living in the area,”
added Burgess. “I thought the fans were brilliant
playing in-front of a packed out KC Stadium; it
was amazing. The night against Swansea when
Stuart Elliott scored the winner sticks out, but it
was a brilliant place to play and a brilliant place
to live as the fans were so passionate. I look back
with regret on the fact that the season ended
and well my career ended after that Huddersfield
game, because I could never play properly again.
I was maybe 60 or 70% for the rest of my career
at the most, so from that point of view, I was
disappointed with the way it ended, but that first
full season was really good. A lot of them were my
best memories in football.”
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his name for Bosnia & Herzegovina and began
his professional career at Željezničar of Bosnia.
Playing 47 times, the 28-year-old moved to
Türkiye in 2016 with Konyaspor, becoming an
influential figure during a seven-year spell at
the club.
In his first season, he starred in Konyaspor’s
2016/17 Turkish Cup triumpth – the club’s first
major trophy – and was virtually ever-present as
the Anatolian Eagles finished third in 2021/22.
Scoring 17 goals and providing 16 assists in 199
matches in Konya, Hadžiahmetović signed for
parent club Beşiktaş in February 2023 and has
made 57 appearances for the Black and Whites.
He spent the first half of last season on loan at
Çaykur Rizespor, featuring 23 times, and played
11 league matches for Beşiktaş upon his return
in February.
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WELCOME
TO HULL CITY
Please welcome our new signings to HU3!
I can’t wait
for what the
future holds.
I want to be
someone
that makes
an impact,
someone
that’s exciting
and works
hard – that’s
the minimum I
can give.
DARKO GYABI #24
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
| AGE: 21 |
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
SIGNED FROM: LEEDS UNITED
Signing on deadline day, Darko Gyabi joined the
Tigers on a three-year contract, with a club
option of a further year, from Leeds United.
Making 54 Championship across two loan spells
with Plymouth Argyle over the last two seasons, the
young midfielder earned the Pilgrims’ Young Player
of the Year award last season.
Born in Catford, London, Gyabi began his
footballing career at the age of eight at Cray
Wanderers before catching the eye of Millwall in
2015. He would be then snapped up by Manchester
City at the age of 14, making his City Under-18s
debut in March 2019 as a 15-year-old, replacing ex-
Tiger Noah Ohio against Middlesbrough.
Winning two Under-18 Premier League titles
and two Premier League 2 titles, the 21-yearold
joined Leeds United in 2022, making five
senior appearances for the Whites, including one
in the Premier League against his former club
Manchester City.
On the international stage, Gyabi has represented
England at six youth levels, beginning with the
Under-15s and most recently earning two caps for
the Under-21s last November.
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UNDER-21S
The Under-21s began September with a five-star
performance against Birmingham City.
BOBBY MOORE
Braces from Mo Belloumi and Pharrell Brown
along with a finish from Bobby Moore saw the
Tigers record a 5-1 victory over the category
one side at the MKM Stadium.
It was the Blues that opened the scoring as
Alezandro Da Silva arrowed his left-footed finish
into the far corner. Belloumi would equalise
before half-time, curling his strike into the top
corner after Will O’Sullivan punched away Pharrell
Brown’s initial free-kick.
The Tigers would become more clinical as
Belloumi, Moore and Brown scored four
unanswered second-half goals to give Conor
Sellars’ side a winning start in the Premier League
Cup.
Returning to league action, City conceded a
stoppage-time equaliser at MATRADE Loftus
Road in a 1-1 draw, with captain Hugh Parker
netting for the Tigers, before losing competitively
for the first time this season at home to Charlton
Athletic.
Despite Zane Myers opening the scoring at
Bishop Burton College, Charlton raced into a
2-1 lead before half-time with goals from Oliver
Hobden and Henry Rylah. Reuben Reid netted a
third in the second half before the Tigers pulled a
goal back with a stunning finish from Brown.
However, Charlton would secure the win with
eight minutes to play as substitutes Ethan Brown
and Shia-Lee Burnham linked up well, with the
latter prodding the ball past Archie Howard
inside the penalty area before Noah Wadsworth
received a straight red card in injury time.
Hull City (v Charlton): Howard; Wadsworth, Revill,
Moore (Carter 76’), McCarthy, Okike; Ocaya,
Shehu (C); Myers (Henia-Kamau 76’), Destan
(Parker 46’), Brown.
Subs Not Used: Hopper, Devine.
SEP 25 FIXTURES:
Tue 2 | Birmingham City | H | W 5-1 | PLC
Fri 5 | QPR | A | D 1-1 | PDL
Tue 16 | Charlton Athletic | H | L 2-4 | PDL
Tue 23 | Fleetwood Town | A | KO: 1pm | PDL
Tue 30 | Peterborough United | H | KO: 1pm | PDL
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UNDER-18S
The young Tigers host QPR at Bishop Burton College this
morning in the Professional Development League.
JACK TOPLEY
After a young side suffered a 5-1 defeat away
at Swansea City, Mark Beard and Kemal Dagli’s
side returned to winning ways when defeating
Barnsley 2-0 in the opening group game of the
Professional Development League Cup.
Goals from Jack Topley and Zac Jagielka secured
three points in Group F, with the Tigers later
facing Grimsby Town and Preston North End in
the next two months.
Returning to league action, the young Tigers
began September with a 4-1 defeat away at
Charlton Athletic. Reuben Silk was sent off with a
straight red card on 15 minutes before Shia-Lee
Burnham opened the scoring for the hosts 13
minutes later.
Ed Thomas added a second just moments later
with a stunning free-kick before Burnham added
a third seven minutes into the second half. City
pulled a goal back on the hour mark as Ted Gode
scored from Alfie Maskell’s delivery.
Charlton would secure the points at their training
ground in the 82nd minute as Chetam Ezenwata
headed home from Michael Mylona’s corner.
Hull City (v Charlton): Hopper; Leech,
Gruszkowski, Leach, Walker; Silk; Topley,
Gomeniuk, Maskell, Cole; Jagielka (C).
Substitutes: Reynolds, Cawte, Gode, Robinson,
Sarpong.
SEP 25 FIXTURES:
Sat 13 | Charlton Athletic | A | L 4-1 | PDL
Sat 20 | QPR | H | KO: 11am | PDL
Sat 27 | Wigan Athletic | A | KO: 12pm | PDL
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WELCOME
TO HULL CITY
Please welcome our new signings to HU3!
JOÃO MENDES
POSITION: WINGER | AGE 20
NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN
SIGNED FROM: BURNLEY
Joining the Under-21s, João Mendes has
penned a one-year deal with the Tigers after
spending last season at Burnley.
Making his Clarets’ debut in a 3-1 away victory
over Bristol City Under-21s a month after
joining, the winger was a regular feature in the
Professional Development League and Premier
League Cup, recording assists in the latter of the
tournaments in group games against Luton Town
along with scoring against Reading.
Beginning his footballing career at the age of 10
at Flamengo, the winger would feature for indoor
football side Vasco da Garna and Boavista-RJ
before signing for Cruzeiro at the age of 13.
A year after joining the club, Mendes penned
his first professional contract with Raposa,
signing a six-year deal in 2019, and would spend
four seasons with the club before departing in
February 2022.
Originally joining Barcelona on trial in January
2023, Mendes featured in a 3-1 win over
Manchester United as part of his trial before
officially signing with the Catalan giants in March,
joining the Under-19 set-up at La Masia.
I just want to help as much
as I can in the Under-21s
and in the first team. I
don’t mind what level, I just
love playing football and
if the chance comes, I will
take great use of it.
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COIST WALKER
POSITION: LEFT BACK
| AGE: 16 |
NATIONALITY:
NORTHERN IRISH
Defender Coist Walker has
signed from NIFL Premiership
team Crusaders, starting for
the Under-21s in the first preseason
game of the season
against Maribor.
An unused substitute for
Crusaders’ first team five times
across the 2024/25 campaign,
the 16-year-old has five caps
for Northern Ireland Under-17s,
earning all of them in 2025
between February and June.
“I am absolutely delighted to
join this club as it is a big club
here in England,” said Walker.
“The standard was a lot higher
over here than I am used to
when I came on trial and the
training facilities and the
coaches were great so I knew
this would be the perfect place
to develop.
“Hopefully, I just progress as
much as I can, do well this
season and hopefully move
up to Under-21s maybe next
season.”
KERR REYNOLDS
POSITION: GOALKEEPER
| AGE 16 |
NATIONALITY:
SCOTTISH
Signing from Scottish
Premiership side Hamilton
Academical after a two-year
spell, Kerr Reynolds adds to
the goalkeeper department
for the Under-18s.
Having spells at Celtic, Rangers
and Motherwell in his young
career, the shot-stopper has
been capped for Scotland at
both Under-15 and Under-16
level, producing the matchwinning
save in a penalty
shootout win over Republic of
Ireland Under-16s in October
2024.
“It has been hard to get it over
the line, but I am buzzing to get
started,” said Reynolds.
“It was the set up and the
facilities of the club that
made me want to join and the
healthy competition for places.
I now want to play for the
club and hopefully earn more
international caps for Scotland
in the future.
GEORGE
AKINNIRANYE
POSITION: STRIKER
| AGE 16 |
NATIONALITY: FRENCH
One of the triple signings to
add to Mark Beard’s Under-18
side, George Akinniranye
joins the Tigers on a two-year
scholarship.
The striker began his footballing
career in London at grassroots
level, having his first career trial
at Chelsea. Spending time at
Charlton Athletic and Derby
County, the Paris-born 16-yearold
impressed on trial for the
Tigers prior to joining the club.
“I’m very happy to sign. I have
worked hard for it. I am a very
physical player with good hold
up play, and I just like to score
lots of goals,” said Akinniranye.
“From my trial, all the coaches
and staff provided very good
vibes. I loved the other boys
as they were nice and I just
thought it was the right choice
for me. The hard work starts
from now and I am just excited
for the future.”
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COMMERCIAL
LAST TIME OUT
V BLACKBURN ROVERS
Thank you to The Brush Bus for being the main
match sponsor for our last home fixture against
Blackburn Rovers.
Proud sponsors of defender Ryan Giles for the
2025/26 season, the Brush Bus was established
in March 2008. A friendly, family-run business,
they take great pride in delivering outstanding
customer service, dedicated to supporting oral
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With over 15 years of expertise in delivering
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core mission is to provide high-quality oral health
resources that help embed good oral health
habits, and reduce tooth decay in young children
through effective oral health programmes.
PLEASE WELCOME
TODAY’S MATCH
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Our thanks to Phoenix Building Systems Ltd
for being today’s main match sponsor for our
fixture against Southampton.
Founded in 2003 by Martyn Taylor, Martyn retired
in February 2023 and the business was taken
over by his son’s Michael Tayor and Steven Taylor
as the Managing Directors and Jayne Wilson as
the Commercial Director.
All the Directors are passionate about upholding
the values that Phoenix have established over
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customers across multiple sectors. The result
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DATE KO|FA OPPOSITION COMP TEAM
SAT 9 AUG D 0-0 COVENTRY CITY CHAMP PANDUR DRAMEH HUGHES AJAYI GILES LUNDSTRAM
TUE 12 AUG D 3-3* WREXHAM C CUP PHILLIPS DRAMEH EGAN HUGHES n GILES SLATER
SUN 17 AUG W 3-2 OXFORD UNITED CHAMP PANDUR DRAMEH EGAN HUGHES GILES LUNDSTRAM
SAT 23 AUG L 0-3 BLACKBURN ROVERS CHAMP PANDUR DRAMEH EGAN MCCARTHY GILES LUNDSTRAM n
SAT 30 AUG L 2-4 BRISTOL CITY CHAMP PANDUR DRAMEH HUGHES EGAN GILES LUNDSTRAM
SAT 13 SEP D 2-2 SWANSEA CITY CHAMP PANDUR COYLE EGAN 1 HUGHES n GILES HADŽIAHMETOVIĆ
SAT 20 SEP 15:00 SOUTHAMPTON CHAMP
SAT 27 SEP 15:00 WATFORD CHAMP
TUE 30 SEP 19:45 PRESTON NORTH END CHAMP
SAT 4 OCT 12:30 SHEFFIELD UNITED CHAMP
SAT 18 OCT 15:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY CHAMP
TUE 21 OCT 19:45 LEICESTER CITY CHAMP
SAT 25 OCT 15:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC CHAMP
SAT 1 NOV 12:30 NORWICH CITY CHAMP
TUE 4 NOV 19:45 DERBY COUNTY CHAMP
SAT 8 NOV 12:30 PORTSMOUTH CHAMP
SAT 22 NOV 15:00 QUEENS PARK RANGERS CHAMP
TUE 25 NOV 19:45 IPSWICH TOWN CHAMP
SAT 29 NOV 12:30 STOKE CITY CHAMP
FRI 5 DEC 20:00 MIDDLESBROUGH CHAMP
WED 10 DEC 20:00 WREXHAM CHAMP
SAT 13 DEC 15:00 MILLWALL CHAMP
SAT 20 DEC 15:00 WEST BROMWICH ALBION CHAMP
FRI 26 DEC 15:00 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY CHAMP
MON 29 DEC 19:45 MIDDLESBROUGH CHAMP
THU 1 JAN 15:00 STOKE CITY CHAMP
SUN 4 JAN 15:00 WATFORD CHAMP
SAT 17 JAN 15:00 SOUTHAMPTON CHAMP
TUE 20 JAN 19:45 PRESTON NORTH END CHAMP
SAT 24 JAN 15:00 SWANSEA CITY CHAMP
SAT 31 JAN 15:00 BLACKBURN ROVERS CHAMP
SAT 7 FEB 15:00 BRISTOL CITY CHAMP
SAT 14 FEB 15:00 IPSWICH TOWN CHAMP
SAT 21 FEB 15:00 QUEENS PARK RANGERS CHAMP
TUE 24 FEB 19:45 DERBY COUNTY CHAMP
SAT 28 FEB 15:00 PORTSMOUTH CHAMP
SAT 7 MAR 15:00 MILLWALL CHAMP
TUE 10 MAR 19:45 WREXHAM CHAMP
SAT 14 MAR 15:00 WEST BROMWICH ALBION CHAMP
SAT 21 MAR 15:00 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY CHAMP
FRI 3 APR 15:00 OXFORD UNITED CHAMP
MON 6 APR 15:00 COVENTRY CITY CHAMP
SAT 11 APR 15:00 SHEFFIELD UNITED CHAMP
SAT 18 APR 15:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY CHAMP
WED 22 APR 19:45 LEICESTER CITY CHAMP
SAT 25 APR 15:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC CHAMP
SAT 2 MAY 12:30 NORWICH CITY CHAMP
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LEAGUE TABLE 2025|26
Hull City would like to remind
supporters that persistent standing
is prohibited at the MKM Stadium.
HOME
AWAY
P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7 3 +6 13
2 Stoke 5 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 +6 12
3 Bristol C 5 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 8 2 +8 11
4 Leicester 5 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 +3 10
5 West Brom 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 10
6 Coventry 5 1 2 0 8 2 1 1 0 7 5 +8 9
7 Swansea 5 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 +2 8
8 Preston 5 2 1 0 5 3 0 1 1 1 2 +1 8
9 Portsmouth 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 +1 8
10 Norwich 5 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 5 2 +1 7
11 Birmingham 5 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 4 -1 7
12 QPR 5 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 5 10 -3 7
13 Millwall 5 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 4 2 -3 7
14 Ipswich 5 1 2 0 8 3 0 1 1 1 2 +4 6
15 Southampton 5 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 3 3 0 6
16 Blackburn 5 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 4 1 0 6
17 Watford 5 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 1 1 2 -1 5
18 Charlton 5 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 5
19 Derby 5 0 1 1 4 6 1 1 1 4 5 -3 5
20 Hull 5 1 0 1 3 5 0 2 1 4 6 -4 5
21 Wrexham 5 0 1 2 5 8 1 0 1 3 2 -2 4
22 Oxford 5 0 2 1 4 5 0 0 2 2 4 -3 2
23 Sheff Wed 5 0 0 3 0 8 0 1 1 3 4 -9 1
24 Sheff Utd 5 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 3 0 7 -11 0
AROUND THE GROUNDS
FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
Middlesbrough 20:00 West Bromwich Albion
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
Birmingham City 12:30 Swansea City
Leicester City 12:30 Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers 12:30 Stoke City
Blackburn Rovers 15:00 Ipswich Town
Derby County 15:00 Preston North End
Hull City 15:00 Southampton
The local authority’s Safety Advisory
Group has raised concerns about
persistent standing during home
games, with the club at risk of
severe sanctions, including a
reduction in stadium capacity.
Persistent standing in seated
areas while play is in progress
is strictly forbidden under
the ground regulations.
We are determined to avoid the
worst-case scenario and politely
ask supporters to adhere to the
ground regulations to maintain
maximum capacity and protect
the atmosphere at matches.
Failure to comply may result in ejection
from the stadium or a banning order.
The club hopes to avoid such
measures and asks for your
cooperation in making the MKM
Stadium a safe, welcoming
and enjoyable environment
for all our supporters.
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Norwich City 15:00 Wrexham
Portsmouth 15:00 Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United 15:00 Charlton Athletic
SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2025
Bristol City 15:00 Oxford United
MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2025
Millwall 20:00 Watford
FOR THE FULL EFL
2025/26 GROUND
REGULATIONS,
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Match
Officials:
Manager:
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1
2
Ivor Pandur (GK)
Lewie Coyle
Referee:
Anthony Backhouse
1
2
Alex McCarthy (GK)
Mads Roerslev
3
4
5
6
7
Ryan Giles
Charlie Hughes
John Lundstram
Semi Ajayi
Liam Millar
Assistant Referee:
Paul Hodskinson
Assistant Referee:
Mark Russell
3
4
5
6
7
Ryan Manning
Flynn Downes
Jack Stephens
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Joe Aribo
8
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10
Eliot Matazo
Oli McBurnie
Mohamed Belloumi
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11
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Ross Stewart
11
12
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Dillon Phillips (GK)
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John Egan
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Tom Fellows
19
Joel Ndala
19
Cameron Archer
20
Amir Hadžiahmetović
20
Caspar Jander
21
Joe Gelhardt
23
Samuel Edozie
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Kyle Joseph
Akin Famewo
Darko Gyabi
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Kuryu Matsuki
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Regan Slater
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Gavin Bazunu (GK)
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James Furlong
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Welington
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Brandon Williams
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Elias Jelert
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Enis Destan
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Damion Downs
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Pharrell Brown
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Jay Robinson
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Tyrell Sellars-Fleming
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