Hull United A.F.C.

Hull United
Full name Hull United Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Citizens
Founded 2005; 11 years ago, as St. Andrews
Ground Steve Prescott Centre
Ground Capacity N/A
Chairman Ashley Moon
Manager John Duffill
League Humber Premier League Division One
2015–16 Division One, 9th (demoted)

Hull United A.F.C. is a football club based in Hull, England. They play at the Steve Prescott Centre having formerly played at Dene Park and KC Lightstream Stadium.[1] They were members of Division One of the Northern Counties East League after they were granted promotion from the Humber Premier League in the 2014–15 season, only to be demoted after next season.[2] They are currently members of the Humber Premier League Division One.

History

Early years and successes

The club was formed in 2005 as St Andrews Police Club, and were founder members of Division One of the Humber Premier League.[3][4] In 2007–08 the club won Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2009 they changed their name to St Andrews,[5] and then to Hull United in 2014,[6] when the club was rebranded, adopting a new nickname ("the Citizens") and changing their kit colours to black and white, echoing Hull City's original kit.[7]

Originally based at East Mount Recreation Centre, following their re-branding as Hull United the club moved to Dene Park, located in the village of Dunswell on the northern outskirts of Hull. The ground was originally the home of fellow Northern Counties East League side Hall Road Rangers F.C., who continued to share the ground with United before relocating to Haworth Park ahead of the 2015/16 season. On 15 August 2015 the club renamed the ground the "Breathe for Cameron Stadium" after local child, Cameron Good, who had died due to asthmatic complications during a football match he was involved in. In January 2015 the club appointed Curtis Woodhouse as manager, replacing chairman Jamie Waltham, with fellow ex-Hull City team-mate Ian Ashbee also joining as his assistant.[8] One of the club's biggest matches came in March 2015 when I they played Hull City Under-21s in the East Riding Senior Cup, beating them 3–2.[9] Following this win, they progressed to the final where they met Bridlington Town at the KC Stadium with Bridlington eventually winning 4–2. After the club finished as Humber Premier Division runners-up at the end of the 2014–15 season, they were admitted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League.[10] It was announced in June 2015 that assistant manager Ian Ashbee was taking over as club chairman, combining the two roles.[11]

2015–16

Hull United opened their new campaign with a 1–0 win over Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. on 8 August 2015. The next game resulted in a 1–0 defeat at Teversal F.C. in the League Cup. However, they returned to league action with a 3–0 win over Dronfield Town F.C. a few days later, their first home game of the season, which attracted a crowd of 617. They kept up their good league form for the rest of the month, recording wins against Penistone, Westella VIP and a 7–0 thrashing of Grimsby Borough, as well as a draw at Hemsworth. This good run of form continued into September as they beat A.F.C. Emley and lead Glasshoughton Welfare before the game got abandoned early in the second half due to floodlight failure. A few days later they travelled to Selby Town and won 3–1, which meant after 8 games United sat 3 points clear at the top of the league and remained unbeaten.

On 30 September 2015 it was revealed founder of the club and former chairman, Jamie Waltham would no longer be working with the club.[12] Following this, their game against A.F.C. Mansfield was postponed due to being locked out of Dene Park by Jamie Waltham after he and the club were unable to agree on a lease to play there. This prompted the club to find another home. On 21 October the new ground was revealed to be the KC Lightstream Stadium, home of Hull Kingston Rovers.[13] United started life at their new home with a 2–1 victory over Bottesford Town F.C. in the re-arranged fixture from earlier in the season. The game attracted a crowd of 431.

The 1st of December saw the first competitive local derby against city rivals Hall Road Rangers, nicknamed the 'Hull Clasico'. The match ended 1–0 to United after a winning goal scored in the last seconds of the game. On 21 December it was announced that Gary Bradshaw had signed for the club from nearby Scarborough Athletic. His debut came in the second Hull derby against Hall Road on boxing day at Haworth Park, however the game ended in defeat for United after another winner in the dying seconds of the game, this time for Hall Road as it ended 2–1. They started 2016 with a 2–1 win against Winterton at the KC Lightstream Stadium, with Gary Bradshaw also getting his first goal for the club. This was to be their last game here as on 13 January the club announced it would no longer be playing at the stadium due to being unable to afford the match day running costs.

On 15 January former North Ferriby captain and Scarborough Athletic Player/Manager Paul Foot signed for the club, joining up with fellow ex Ferriby legend Gary Bradshaw once more. It was revealed on 22 January that the club had made a request to groundshare with Brigg Town, however this was rejected by the league, meaning United would have to play their remaining games away until the end of the season or until a suitable ground can be found. Following this they were deducted 3 points after fielding a suspended player against Hallam F.C. earlier in the season, a game they won 2-0. They played their first game in a month on 2 February, after 4 games in January got postponed, beating Grimsby Borough 2-1 away, with Paul Foot getting a goal on his debut.

The following game took place almost 2 weeks later on 13 February and saw them face North Ferriby in the East Riding Senior Cup for the first ever time. The game was played at South Hunsley School in Melton, just outside of Hull, and ended 2-1 to Ferriby, who fielded a reserve side, knocking United out of the cup. On 31 March manager Curtis Woodhouse left the club but was persuaded to re-join until the end of the season just a couple of days later, with Paul Foot taking charge of the game he missed.[14] It was also confirmed on the club website that they had acquired a 10-year lease of the old Endeavour School sports centre, as part of their recently formed partnership with Hull College, starting from the 2016/17 season.

As United were hit hard by an 18-point deduction for three instances of player irregularities and an inability to obtain a ground/ground-share agreement for next season by the 31 March deadline,[15] on 21 April the Northern Counties East League decided to relegate them to a lower league designated by the FA as they have not "received a grading certificate by 31st March and not having a alternative proposal approved at the relevant Board Meeting"[2] and as a consequence for this failure. Eight days later Craig Tock was introduced as the club's new chief executive officer,[16] replacing John Duffill.

After a statement was released from the club, it was revealed they will be participating in the Humber Premier League Division one from the 2016/17 season, with Ian Ashbee leaving his role as chairman and Curtis Woodhouse resigning as first team manager.[17] On the 5th July 2016 Hull United appointed Ashley Moon as the new Chairman and John Duffill as the Vice Chairman.[18]

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Lee Winter
England GK Dave Hunter
England DF George Galloway
England DF Callum Thompson
England DF Tom Giblin
England DF Eddy Atkinson
England DF Jack Walters
No. Position Player
England MF Nicky McNamara
England MF Jordan Marshall
Albania MF Aldo Hysenaj
England MF Jamie Richardson
England MF Matty Start
Albania FW Alban Bicaku

Notable players

Former professionals to have played for the club include:[19]

Non-playing staff

Chairman: Ashley Moon
Vice Chairman: John Duffill
Chief Executive Officer: Craig Tock
Secretary: Tony Craft
Press Officer: John Duffill

Manager: John Duffill
Assistant Manager: Kenny Sayers
Coach: Karl Boddy
Youth Football Officer (U'13's - U'18's: Kenny Sayers)

Physio: Alex Hastie
Club Captain:

Honours

League

Cup

References

  1. ↑ Non-league chairman will pay £2 to fans who attend Hull United's opening match The Independent, 20 August 2014
  2. 1 2 "NCEL statement re. Hull United". ncefl.org.uk. 21 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Two divisions for Humber League Driffield Times & Post, 12 July 2005
  4. ↑ St Andrews Police Club at the Football Club History Database
  5. ↑ St Andrews at the Football Club History Database
  6. ↑ Hull United at the Football Club History Database
  7. ↑ 'I'll pay you to come and watch my new football team' – Hull United AFC chairman Jamie Waltham Hull Daily Mail, 20 August 2014
  8. ↑ Former Hull City man Curtis Woodhouse named as new Hull United manager Hull Daily Mail, 13 January 2015
  9. ↑ Hull United 3 Hull City 2: Tigers dumped out ERCFA Cup by Citizens Hull Daily Mail, 24 March 2015
  10. ↑ 2015/16 proposed constitution unveiled Northern Counties East League, 22 May 2015
  11. ↑ ‘We want promotion and Hull-born XI playing for Hull United’ – new chairman Ian Ashbee Hull Daily Mail, 24 June 2015
  12. ↑ 'No longer wanted': Jamie Waltham shocked by Hull United exit Hull Daily Mail, 30 September 2015
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ http://www.hullunitedafc.com/news/hull-united-afc-manager-curtis-woodhouse-has-stepped-down-with-immediate-effect Hull United AFC manager Curtis Woodhouse has stepped down with immediate effect
  15. ↑ "NCEL statement re: Hull United". ncefl.org.uk. 1 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Hull United AFC are very pleased to introduce you to our latest arrival". hullunitedafc.com. 29 April 2016.
  17. ↑ http://www.hullunitedafc.com/news/hull-united-afc-club-statement
  18. ↑ http://www.hullunitedafc.com/news/hull-united-afc-have-appointed-ashley-moon-as-our-new-chairman
  19. ↑ Hull United likely to step up to NCEL Division One Hull Daily Mail, 11 March 2015

Coordinates: 53°47′52″N 0°22′01″W / 53.797892°N 0.366858°W / 53.797892; -0.366858

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