2008–09 Hull City A.F.C. season
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The 2008–09 season was Hull City's first ever season in the English top flight and, by extension, the Premier League. Home games were played at the KC Stadium,[4] which has a capacity of 25,404.[5] On Friday 6 June 2008 Hull City announced they had sold out all 20,500 season tickets.[6] Hull City's first ever top-flight fixture was a home game against Fulham,[7] which they won 2–1. City finished the season in 17th place in the table, successfully avoiding relegation by the narrow margin of one point over Newcastle United. In the FA Cup, Hull reached the quarterfinals stage for the first time in 38 years, where they were knocked out by Arsenal with a controversial offside goal.
2008–09 season | ||||
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Chairman | Paul Duffen | |||
Manager | Phil Brown | |||
Stadium | KC Stadium | |||
Premier League | 17th | |||
FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
League Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Geovanni (8) All: Geovanni (8) | |||
Highest home attendance | 24,945 (vs. Manchester United[1]) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 24,282 (vs. Wigan Athletic[2]) | |||
Average home league attendance | 24,816[3] | |||
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