Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes L DSHFC Hull Football Club Programmes 1916-2016 Extent: [50 boxes, 22 items] Historical Background: Hull Football Club was formed late in 1865, founded by amongst others, Beevor Lambert, E.W.Wade, E.Waltham and W.H.H. Hutchinson and the five Scott brothers, sons of Rev. John Scott of St Mary’s. Although it is not clear what rules governed early matches it would appear that they were played as soccer games with 11 players each side, and played in accordance with home club rules which led to differences in the rules at each game. At the annual meeting in the George Hotel, Land of Green Ginger, on 20th October 1870, the decision was taken to formally adopt the rugby rules and in 1871, after a nomadic existence, they moved on to the Rifle Barracks field in Anlaby Road, Hull, and became the first Yorkshire club to gain membership of the new Rugby Football Union. In 1895 the club moved to the Athletic Grounds in The Boulevard. August 1895 saw the start of Rugby League after the top Northern Rugby Union clubs broke away to form the “Northern Union”. It would be known as the Northern Union until 1922. Hull achieved success over the years. During the latter half of the 1950s they made three successive Championship Final appearances, 1956-58, winning in 1956 and 1958. 1953-55 saw them reach three successive Yorkshire Cup Finals and in 1959 they made their first Wembley appearance. These all resulted in defeats and was followed by another Championship Cup defeat at Wembley in 1960. However, the Yorkshire Cup returned to The Boulevard during the 1969-70 season and in 1976, Hull became the first Second Division team to reach the John Player Trophy Final. Further success came in the 1978-79 season when they became the first team to win all of 26 league matches in a season, a new world record. Another record was set in December 1979 when the team won the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy after beating Hull KR in front of the biggest attendance in the competition's history. Rovers getting their revenge in the 1980 Wembley Cup Final. Two years later Hull FC secured the John Player Trophy and the Challenge Cup and in 1982-83 the League Championship. The Yorkshire Cup was also added to the sideboard in successive years, 1982-84 and in 1990-91 they won the Premiership Trophy. In 1996 the Super League was created and the season switched to February to October to make the most of the summer weather. Hull FC moved up from the First Division to the Super League in 1998. October 2002 saw Hull FC play their last game at the Boulevard and when the new season began in March 2003 they had relocated to the KC Stadium on Anlaby Road, a ground they share with Hull Association Football Club. The stadium was renamed the KCOM Stadium on the 4th April 2016 after the stadium's sponsor, Hull's telecommunications provider, was rebranded to KCOM. Despite an initial bad run, the team stayed in the Super League and in 2005 secured another Challenge Cup win followed by a second place finish in the Super League in 2006 and an appearance at the Grand Final. The programme for the Grand Final in 2006 can be found at L DSHFC/41/11. Page 1 of 59 Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes A full history of the club can be found on the Hull FC website at: http://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/club-history . Arrangement The programmes have been arranged chronologically by season. Until 1996 the Rugby League season ran August to May, but with the advent of the Rugby Super League in 1996 it was decided to change the seasons to run from February to October to take advantage of the better weather during the summer. This is reflected in the arrangement. There are currently no programmes for the seasons 1994-95, 1995-96 and the new Super League season of 1996, but a series has been created for them so they can be added should any be deposited at a later date. Related material: Further items relating to Hull Football Club can also be found at: C DBHM and a number of photos of players and teams can be found at: Lp.796.333 The official Rugby Football League archives can be found at the University of Huddersfield Archives: http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb1103-rfl Access conditions: Access will be granted to any accredited reader L DSHFC/1 Hull Football Club Programmes 1915-1916 1 item L DSHFC/1/1 Hull FC's S.J. Darmody Testimonial Match, East 16 May 1916 Riding v West Riding 1 item L DSHFC/2 Hull Football Club Programmes 1958-1959 1 item L DSHFC/2/1 Hull FC v Wigan 9 May 1959 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium 1 item L DSHFC/3 Hull Football Club Programmes 1959-1960 1 item L DSHFC/3/1 Hull FC v Wakefield 14 May 1960 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium 1 item L DSHFC/4 Hull Football Club Programmes 1960-1961 2 items L DSHFC/4/1 Hull FC v Hull KR 25 Feb 1961 1 item L DSHFC/4/2 Hull FC v Keighley 3 Apr 1961 1 item Page 2 of 59 Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes L DSHFC/4A Hull Football Club Programmes 1961-1962 1 item L DSHFC/4A/1 Hull FC v Warrington 19 Aug 1961 1 item L DSHFC/4B Hull Football Club Programmes 1962-1963 2 items L DSHFC/4B/1 Hull FC v Hull KR 1 Sep 1962 1 item L DSHFC/4B/2 Hull FC v Bramley 13 Apr 1963 1 item L DSHFC/4C Hull Football Club Programmes 1965-1966 1 item L DSHFC/4C/1 Wakefield v Hull FC 30 Apr 1966 1 item L DSHFC/5 Hull Football Club Programmes 1967-1968 1 item L DSHFC/5/1 Hull FC v Hull KR 14 Oct 1967 1 item L DSHFC/6 Hull Football Club Programmes 1968-1969 7 items L DSHFC/6/1 Hull FC v Leeds 7 Sep 1968 1 item L DSHFC/6/2 Hull FC v Wigan 5 Oct 1968 1 item L DSHFC/6/3 Hull FC v Castleford 6 Dec 1968 1 item L DSHFC/6/4 Hull FC v Wakefield 14 Dec 1968 1 item L DSHFC/6/5 Hull FC v Bradford 10 Jan 1969 1 item L DSHFC/6/6 Hull FC v St. Helens 25 Jan 1969 1 item L DSHFC/6/7 Hull FC v Salford 27 Jan 1969 1 item Page 3 of 59 Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes L DSHFC/7 Hull Football Club Programmes 1969-1970 2 items L DSHFC/7/1 Hull FC v Castleford 9 Aug 1969 1 item L DSHFC/7/2 Featherstone v Hull FC 20 Sep 1969 Yorkshire Challenge Cup Final 2 items L DSHFC/7A Hull Football Club Programmes 1970-1971 5 items L DSHFC/7A/1 Hull FC v Wigan 26 Sep 1970 1 item L DSHFC/7A/2 Hull FC v Leeds 29 Sep 1970 1 item L DSHFC/7A/3 Hull FC v Widnes 24 Mar 1971 1 item L DSHFC/7A/4 Hull FC v Leigh 28 Mar 1971 1 item L DSHFC/7A/5 Hull FC v York 12 Apr 1971 1 item L DSHFC/8 Hull Football Club Programmes 1972-1973 4 items L DSHFC/8/1 Hull FC v Oldham 24 Sep 1972 1 item L DSHFC/8/2 Hull FC v Leeds 10 Dec 1972 1 item L DSHFC/8/3 Hull FC v Leeds 9 Mar 1973 1 item L DSHFC/8/4 Hull FC v Keighley 27 Mar 1973 1 item L DSHFC/9 Hull Football Club Programmes 1973-1974 4 items L DSHFC/9/1 Hull FC v Huddersfield 1 Sep 1973 1 item L DSHFC/9/2 Hull FC v Blackpool 17 Feb 1974 1 item Page 4 of 59 Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes L DSHFC/9/3 Hull FC v Halifax 23 Feb 1974 1 item L DSHFC/9/4 Hull FC v Workington 16 Mar 1974 1 item L DSHFC/9A Hull Football Club Programmes 1974-1975 1 item L DSHFC/9A/1 Hull FC v Huyton 15 Mar 1975 1 item L DSHFC/10 Hull Football Club Programmes 1975-1976 8 items L DSHFC/10/1 Hull FC v Leigh 2 Nov 1975 1 item L DSHFC/10/2 Hull FC v New Hunslet 26 Dec 1975 1 item L DSHFC/10/3 Hull FC v York 1 Jan 1976 1 item L DSHFC/10/4 Hull FC v Doncaster 4 Jan 1976 1 item L DSHFC/10/5 Hull FC v Rochdale 11 Jan 1976 1 item L DSHFC/10/6 Hull FC v Blackpool 8 Feb 1976 1 item L DSHFC/10/7 Hull FC v Batley 7 Mar 1976 1 item L DSHFC/10/8 Hull FC v Whitehaven 19 Apr 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11 Hull Football Club Programmes 1976-1977 22 items L DSHFC/11/1 Hull FC v Doncaster 12 Sep 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/2 Hull FC v Batley 26 Sep 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/3 Hull FC v Huddersfield 10 Sep 1976 1 item Page 5 of 59 Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes L DSHFC/11/3a Hull FC v Warrington 23 Oct 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/4 Hull FC v Halifax 29 Oct 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/5 Hull FC v Oldham 2 Nov 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/6 Hull FC v Bradford 7 Nov 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/7 Hull FC v Bramley 28 Nov 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/7a Hull FC v Castleford 7 Dec 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/8 Hull FC v Blackpool 19 Dec 1976 1 item L DSHFC/11/9 Hull FC v Swinton 2 Jan 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/10 Hull FC v Keighley 16 Jan 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/10a Hull FC v Huyton 30 Jan 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/11 Hull FC v Doncaster 13 Feb 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/12 Hull FC v Huyton 13 Mar 1977 2 items L DSHFC/11/13 Hull FC v New Hunslet 3 Apr 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/14 Hull FC v York 11 Apr 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/14a Hull FC v Bramley 15 Apr 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/15 Hull FC v Whitehaven 17 Apr 1977 1 item L DSHFC/11/16 Hull FC v Dewsbury 24 Apr 1977 2 items Page 6 of 59 Hull History Centre: Hull Football Club Programmes L DSHFC/12 Hull Football Club Programmes 1977-1978 45 items L DSHFC/12/1 Hull FC v Bramley 21 Aug 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/2 Hull FC v Leeds 31 Aug 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/3 Hull FC v Workington 11 Aug 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/4 Hull FC v Featherstone 13 Sep 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/5 Hull FC v Castleford 25 Sep 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/6 Hull FC v Wakefield 9 Oct 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/6a Hull FC v Castleford 18 Oct 1977 1 item L DSHFC/12/7 Hull FC v Castleford 26 Oct 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/8 Hull FC v Bradford 23 Oct 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/9 Hull FC v Wigan 30 Nov 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/10 Hull FC v Bramley 4 Dec 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/11 Hull FC v New Hunslet 27 Dec 1977 2 items L DSHFC/12/12 Hull FC v Widnes 8 Jan 1978 2 items L DSHFC/12/13 Hull FC v Featherstone 15 Jan 1978 2 items L DSHFC/12/14 Hull FC v St.