2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2011–12 season is Hull City's second consecutive season back in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League in the 2009–10 season. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Hull City

2011–12 season
Chairman	Assem Allam
Manager	Nigel Pearson (until 15 November 2011) Nick Barmby (caretaker; from 15 November 2011; initially permanent on 10 January 2012)
Stadium	KC Stadium
Championship	8th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Matty Fryatt (16) All: Matty Fryatt (16)
Highest home attendance	22,676 (6 March vs Leeds United)[1]
Lowest home attendance	16,604 (17 April vs Barnsley)[2]
Average home league attendance	18,790[3]
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Events

On 15 November 2011 manager Nigel Pearson left the club to take up an appointment at former club Leicester City, taking with him backroom staff Craig Shakespeare and Steve Walsh.^[4] Hull City appointed Nick Barmby as caretaker manager.^[5] On 18 November it was announced that Steve Wigley would be rejoining the club's backroom staff as first-team coach.^[6] On 6 January 2012 Barmby announced that he would be retiring as a player.^[7] On 10 January 2012 he was appointed as permanent manager of the club.^[8]

On 31 March 2012, during a match against Coventry City, captain Jack Hobbs suffered a rupture to his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury which at the time was set to keep him out of action for up to eight months.^[9][10] As a result of this Andy Dawson took over the role of captain for the remainder of the season.^[11]

On 1 May 2012, in a statement by club owners Assem and Ehab Allam, it was confirmed that a consultancy agreement with Adam Pearson had been terminated.^[12] A week later, Barmby was sacked as manager after publicly criticising the club's owners in an interview given to a local newspaper.^[13] The termination of his contract was ratified after an appeal on 24 May 2012.^[14]

At a press conference on 8 June 2012 it was announced that Steve Bruce had been appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract.^[15] Subsequently, first team coaches Steve Wigley and Stuart Watkiss left the club.^[16]

Players

As of 11 April 2012^[17]

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Adriano Basso 2 DF  ENG Liam Rosenior 3 DF  ENG Andy Dawson 4 MF  ENG Paul McKenna 5 DF  WAL James Chester 6 DF  ENG Jack Hobbs (captain[18]) 7 MF  ENG Cameron Stewart 8 MF  NIR Corry Evans 9 FW  ENG Aaron McLean 10 MF  SVN Robert Koren 11 FW  ENG Jay Simpson 12 FW  ENG Matty Fryatt 13 GK  ENG Mark Oxley 14 MF  SCO Tom Cairney

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ENG James Harper 19 DF  NIR Joe Dudgeon 20 MF  IRL Jamie Devitt 21 MF  IRL Kevin Kilbane 25 DF  NIR Danny East 26 DF  ENG Sonny Bradley 29 MF  AUS Richard Garcia 30 MF  NGA Seyi Olofinjana 31 MF  ENG Danny Emerton 33 GK  ENG Joe Cracknell 34 DF  SCO Liam Cooper 35 FW  ENG Mark Cullen – MF  IRL Gavan Holohan — MF  ENG Matty Mainwaring

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  IRL Paul McShane (at Crystal Palace until the end of the 2011–12 season)[19][20] 22 FW  NGA Dele Adebola (at Notts County until the end of the 2011–12 season)[21] 23 MF  ENG Will Atkinson (at Bradford City until the end of the 2011–12 season)[22] – MF  ALG Kamel Ghilas (at Stade de Reims until the end of the 2011–12 Ligue 2)[23] — DF  ENG Conor Townsend (at Grimsby Town until the end of the 2011–12 season)[24]

Results

Pre-season

North Ferriby United v Hull City

19 July 2011 Billy Bly Memorial Trophy	North Ferriby United	1–4	Hull City	North Ferriby
19:45 BST	Brooksby 14'	Report[25]	Adebola 4' Fryatt 13' Cairney 20' Cullen 88'	Stadium: Rapid Solicitors Stadium

Winterton Rangers v Hull City

20 July 2011	Winterton Rangers	1–2	Hull City	Winterton
19:45 BST	Wilkin 76'	Report[26]	Evans 8' Simpson 38'	Stadium: West Street

Hull City v Liverpool

23 July 2011	Hull City	3–0	Liverpool	Hull
15:00 BST	Brady 20' Koren 33' Simpson 57'	Report[27]		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,924

Hull City v Bradford City

27 July 2011	Hull City	3–1	Bradford City	Hull
19:45 BST	Cairney 7', 39' Pusic 72'	Report[28]	Stewart 66'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 2,155

Chesterfield v Hull City

30 July 2011	Chesterfield	0–2	Hull City	Chesterfield
15:00 BST		Report[29]	Fryatt 27' Chester 72'	Stadium: B2net Stadium Attendance: 2,639 Referee: M. Haywood

Championship

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship

Hull City v Blackpool

5 August 2011 1	Hull City	0–1	Blackpool	Hull
19:45 BST	Dudgeon  38' McKenna  77'	Report[30]	Evatt  44' Taylor-Fletcher 81'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,907 Referee: S. Mathieson

Ipswich Town v Hull City

13 August 2011 2	Ipswich Town	0–1	Hull City	Ipswich
15:00 BST		Report[31]	Fryatt 76' Cairney  84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Danny McDermid

Leeds United v Hull City

16 August 2011 3	Leeds United	4–1	Hull City	Leeds
19:45 BST	McCormack 17' Lees 40' Snodgrass 47' Snodgrass  51' Núñez 68'	Report[32]	Lees 21' (og) Rosenior  55'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 22,363 Referee: E. Ilderton

Hull City v Crystal Palace

20 August 2011 4	Hull City	0–1	Crystal Palace	Hull
15:00 BST	Dudgeon  8'	Report[33]	Chester 15' (og) Easter  41'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,797 Referee: G. Salisbury

Hull City v Reading

27 August 2011 5	Hull City	1–0	Reading	Hull
15:00 BST	Fryatt  15' Koren  71' Brady 73' McKenna  87'	Report[34]	Griffin  32'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,295 Referee: O. Langford

Peterborough United v Hull City

10 September 2011 6	Peterborough United	0–1	Hull City	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Wootton  81' Little  88'	Report[35]	Rosenior  42' McLean 47' Hobbs  71'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,685 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Hull City v Portsmouth

17 September 2011 7	Hull City	1–0	Portsmouth	Hull
15:00 BST	Koren 11'	Report[36]	Varney  78' Ben-Haim  80'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,311 Referee: A. Haines

Bristol City v Hull City

24 September 2011 8	Bristol City	1–1	Hull City	Bristol
15:00 BST	Pitman 79'	Report[37]	Koren 56' Chester  71' McKenna  81'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12,254 Referee: D. Sheldrake

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

27 September 2011 9	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Waghorn 25' McLean  83'	Report[38]	Gillett 58'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,786 Referee: S. Rushton

Hull City v Cardiff City

1 October 2011 10	Hull City	2–1	Cardiff City	Hull
15:00 BST	Pusic  12' Fryatt 39' Barmby 71' Hobbs  80' Koren  89'	Report[39]	Ralls 62'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,305 Referee: C. Webster

Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City

15 October 2011 11	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Hull City	Brighton
17:30 BST	Bridcutt  57'	Report[40]	McLean  50' Evans  53'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 19,722 Referee: James Linnington

Hull City v Watford

22 October 2011 12	Hull City	3–2	Watford	Hull
15:00 BST	Brady  33' Fryatt 51' McLean 66',  69' Koren 90+4' Cairney  90+4'	Report[41]	Dickinson  33' Chester 36' (og) Deeney  45+1' Iwelumo 56' Eustace  90+2'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,324 Referee: Gary Sutton

Nottingham Forest v Hull City

29 October 2011 13	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Hull City	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Gunter  31'	Report[42]	McLean  33', 74' Chester  67' Adebola  87' Fryatt  90+4' Rosenior	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,841 Referee: K. Stroud

Barnsley v Hull City

1 November 2011 14	Barnsley	2–1	Hull City	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	O'Brien  29' Davies 48' Gray 59'	Report[43]	Fryatt 79'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,869 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Hull City v West Ham United

5 November 2011 15	Hull City	0–2	West Ham United	Hull
15:00 GMT		Report[44]	Nolan  8' Baldock 49' Collison 57' Tomkins  85'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,756 Referee: N. Miller

Derby County v Hull City

19 November 2011 16	Derby County	0–2	Hull City	Derby
15:00 GMT	B Davies  68'	Report[45]	Fryatt 17' Stewart 23' Rosenior  40' Evans  50' Chester  52' McLean  78'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,391 Referee: D. Deadman

Hull City v Burnley

26 November 2011 17	Hull City	2–3	Burnley	Hull
15:00 GMT	Fryatt 11', 55' McKenna  68' Evans  78'	Report[46]	Wallace  51' Edgar 78', 82' Rodriguez 90+3'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,238 Referee: A. Taylor

Southampton v Hull City

29 November 2011 18	Southampton	2–1	Hull City	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Davis  27' Guly 48' Lallana 55'	Report[47]	Koren 43' Chester  44' Brady  79'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 22,983 Referee: O. Langford

Hull City v Leicester City

3 December 2011 19	Hull City	2–1	Leicester City	Hull
15:00 GMT	Dawson  24' Fryatt 30' (pen) Koren 88'	Report[48]	Mills  28' Konchesky 41'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,148 Referee: S. Hooper

Hull City v Birmingham City

7 December 2011 20	Hull City	2–1	Birmingham City	Hull
19:45 GMT	Koren 47' McLean  50', 67' McKenna  52' Dawson  71'	Report[49]	Chris Wood 34' N'Daw  86'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,438 Referee: M. Naylor

Coventry City v Hull City

10 December 2011 21	Coventry City	0–1	Hull City	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Gardner  33'	Report[50]	Evans 60'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,652 Referee: Paul Tierney

Hull City v Millwall

17 December 2011 22	Hull City	2–0	Millwall	Hull
15:00 GMT	Smith 54' (o.g.) Koren 80'	Report[51]	Stewart  56'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,841 Referee: D Coote

Middlesbrough v Hull City

26 December 2011 23	Middlesbrough	1–0	Hull City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	McDonald  75' Robson 87'	Report[52]	Dawson  45+1' Evans  47' Rosenior  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,794 Referee: N. Swarbrick

Burnley v Hull City

31 December 2011 24	Burnley	1–0	Hull City	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Paterson 34',  86'	Report[53]	McShane  53'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,071 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Hull City v Derby County

2 January 2012 25	Hull City	0–1	Derby County	Hull
15:00 GMT	Rosenior  8' Chester  78'	Report[54]	Robinson 46' Bailey  60' Shackell  90+4'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,704 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Hull City v Peterborough United

14 January 2012 26	Hull City	1–0	Peterborough United	Hull
15:00 GMT	Koren 27' Evans  68' Cairney  90'	Report[55]		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,074 Referee: A. Madley

Reading v Hull City

21 January 2012 27	Reading	0–1	Hull City	Reading
15:00 GMT	Hunt  69'	Report[56]	Dawson  20' Brady 66'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,556 Referee: G. Scott

Hull City v Doncaster Rovers

31 January 2012 28	Hull City	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Hull
19:45 GMT	McKenna  73'	Report[57]		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 19,187 Referee: J. Waugh

Portsmouth v Hull City

4 February 2012 –	Portsmouth	P – P	Hull City	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT		Frozen pitch		Stadium: Fratton Park

Hull City v Bristol City

11 February 2012 29	Hull City	3–0	Bristol City	Hull
15:00 GMT	Chester  10' Hobbs 13' Koren 15' Fryatt 60'	Report[58]	Fontaine  23'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,435 Referee: T. Bates

Birmingham City v Hull City

14 February 2012 30	Birmingham City	0–0	Hull City	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Caldwell  69'	Report[59]		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,900 Referee: F. Graham

Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion

22 February 2012 31	Hull City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Hull
19:45 GMT	Dawson  62' McKenna  89'	Report[60]		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,769 Referee: Carl Berry

Blackpool v Hull City

2 March 2012 32	Blackpool	1–1	Hull City	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Ince 26'	Report[61]	Rosenior  30' Evans  73' Fryatt 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,491 Referee: Ilderton

Hull City v Leeds United

6 March 2012 33	Hull City	0–0	Leeds United	Hull
19:45 GMT	Evans  84'	Report[1]	Clayton  77'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 22,676 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Hull City v Ipswich Town

10 March 2012 34	Hull City	2–2	Ipswich Town	Hull
15:00 GMT	Brady 17' McKenna  52' Koren 54' Dawson  75'	Report[62]	Delaney  31' Leadbitter 67' (pen), 70'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,625 Referee: R. East

Cardiff City v Hull City

13 March 2012 35	Cardiff City	0–3	Hull City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Lawrence  42' Gunnarsson  83'	Report[63]	McNaughton 6' (og) Chester 47' McLean 55' Rosenior  80'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,366 Referee: G. Scott

Crystal Palace v Hull City

17 March 2012 36	Crystal Palace	0–0	Hull City	Selhurst
15:00 GMT		Report[64]		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,324 Referee: D. Drysdale

Hull City v Southampton

20 March 2012 37	Hull City	0–2	Southampton	Hull
19:45 GMT		Report[65]	Hobbs 14', og' De Ridder  52' Hooiveld 59'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,066 Referee: D. Webb

Leicester City v Hull City

24 March 2012 38	Leicester City	2–1	Hull City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Dyer 18' Marshall 19' Danns  56'	Report[66]	Fryatt 8'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 23,759 Referee: N. Miller

Portsmouth v Hull City

27 March 2012 39	Portsmouth	2–0	Hull City	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Maguire 21' Ward 25' Rekik  75'	Report[67]	Dawson  34' Hobbs  64' Rosenior  77'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,751 Referee: D. Sheldrake

Hull City v Coventry City

31 March 2012 40	Hull City	0–2	Coventry City	Hull
15:00 BST	Stewart  41' McLean  59'	Report[68]	Cooper 13' (og) Platt  63' McDonald 86'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,279 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Millwall v Hull City

7 April 2012 41	Millwall	2–0	Hull City	South Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Kane 25' Lowry  71' Keogh 81'	Report[69]	Garcia  73' Cooper  80' McKenna  85'	Stadium: New Den Attendance: 12,372 Referee: D. Deadman

Hull City v Middlesbrough

9 April 2012 42	Hull City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Hull
15:00 BST	King 58' Cooper  68' Evans  86' Fryatt 88'	Report[70]	Emnes 13'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 19,613 Referee: A. Woolmer

Watford v Hull City

14 April 2012 43	Watford	1–1	Hull City	Watford
15:00 BST	Deeney 12' Mariappa  62'  65'	Report[71]	Chester 4',  56'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,596 Referee: Phil Dowd

Hull City v Barnsley

17 April 2012 44	Hull City	3–1	Barnsley	Hull
19:45 BST	Fryatt 37', 44', 83'	Report[2]	Foster  32' Gray 74'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,604 Referee: Paul Tierney

Hull City v Nottingham Forest

21 April 2012 45	Hull City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Hull
15:00 BST	Garcia  40' Gunter 58' (og) Rosenior  70' Evans  74' Fryatt 81' (pen)	Report[72]	Reid  61' Majewski 90+3'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,786 Referee: Geoff Eltrigham

West Ham United v Hull City

28 April 2012 46	West Ham United	2–1	Hull City	Upton Park, London
12:30 BST	Cole 36', 49' Nolan  51'	Report[73]	Evans 81'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,000 Referee: N. Miller

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
6	Cardiff City	46	19	18	9	66	53	+13	75	Qualification for Championship play-offs
7	Middlesbrough	46	18	16	12	52	51	+1	70
8	Hull City	46	19	11	16	47	44	+3	68
9	Leicester City	46	18	12	16	66	55	+11	66
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	17	15	14	52	52	0	66

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Result round by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	L
Position	21	13	18	19	13	9	8	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	8	6	7	10	8	6	5	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: Competitive match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Hull City received a home match against League Two side Macclesfield Town in the first round of the League Cup drawn on 16 June 2011.^[74] The match took place on 9 August 2011 at the KC Stadium.

Hull City v Macclesfield Town

9 August 2011 Round 1	Hull City	0–2	Macclesfield Town	Hull
19:45 BST		Report[75]	Sinclair 17', 59'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Robert Madley

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Hull City enter the competition at the third round proper stage with matches taking place in early January 2012. The draw for the round took place on 4 December 2011 and Hull were given a home tie against Ipswich Town.^[76] The match took place on 7 January 2012 at the KC Stadium and Hull won 3–1. ^[77] The draw for the fourth round took place the following day and Hull were drawn at home against League Two newcomers Crawley Town.^[78] The match took place on 28 January 2012 at the KC Stadium and Hull lost out to a 57-minute goal by Matt Tubbs.^[79]

Hull City v Ipswich Town

7 January 2012 Third	Hull City	3–1	Ipswich Town	Hull
15:00 GMT	McLean 27' Cairney 32' McShane  54' Stewart 90+4'	Report[77]	Smith  50' Scotland 57'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 10,246 Referee: C. Pawson

Hull City v Crawley Town

28 January 2012 Fourth	Hull City	0–1	Crawley Town	Hull
15:00 GMT	East  27' Hobbs  45+1' Evans  79'	Report[79]	Tubbs 57' McFadzean  90+1'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,473 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
6	DF	Jack Hobbs		43	[80]
3	DF	Andy Dawson		6	[11]

Last updated: 28 April 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances

As of 28 April 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BRA	Adriano Basso	14	0	12+1	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	ENG	Liam Rosenior	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Andy Dawson	33	0	31+1	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Paul McKenna	43	0	37+4	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF	WAL	James Chester	45	2	44	2	0	0	1	0
6	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs	43	1	40	1	2	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Cameron Stewart	32	2	26+5	1	1	1	0	0
8	MF	NIR	Corry Evans	45	2	38+5	2	1+1	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Aaron McLean	41	6	28+11	5	1+1	1	0	0
10	MF	SVN	Robert Koren	41	10	41	10	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Jay Simpson	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	1	0
12	FW	ENG	Matty Fryatt	48	16	39+7	16	1	0	1	0
13	GK	ENG	Mark Oxley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Tom Cairney	29	1	18+9	0	2	1	0	0
17	MF	IRL	Robbie Brady	41	3	24+15	3	2	0	0	0
19	DF	NIR	Joe Dudgeon	26	0	17+7	0	2	0	0	0
20	MF	IRL	Jamie Devitt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	NGA	Dele Adebola	10	0	2+8	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	HUN	Péter Gulácsi	15	0	13+2	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Danny East	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
26	DF	ENG	Sonny Bradley	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	AUT	Martin Pusic	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	NOR	Joshua King	19	1	8+10	1	1	0	0	0
28	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
28	GK	ITA	Vito Mannone	23	0	21	0	2	0	0	0
29	FW	AUS	Richard Garcia	12	0	6+4	0	2	0	0	0
30	MF	NGA	Seyi Olofinjana	5	0	1+2	0	0+2	0	0	0
31	MF	ENG	Danny Emerton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	ENG	Joe Cracknell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	SCO	Liam Cooper	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Mark Cullen	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players featured for Hull this season who are currently out on loan:
15	DF	IRL	Paul McShane	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	James Harper	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
Players featured for Hull this season who have retired:
18	MF	ENG	Nick Barmby	9	1	0+8	1	0	0	0+1	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Disciplinary record

Name	Number	Position	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Robbie Brady	17	MF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Corry Evans	8	MF	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Paul McKenna	4	MF	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Liam Rosenior	2	DF	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
James Chester	5	DF	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Andy Dawson	3	DF	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Aaron McLean	9	FW	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Jack Hobbs	6	DF	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Tom Cairney	14	MF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Liam Cooper	34	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Dudgeon	19	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Matty Fryatt	12	FW	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Richard Garcia	29	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Robert Koren	10	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Paul McShane	15	DF	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Dele Adebola	22	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Danny East	25	DF	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Martin Pusic	27	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cameron Stewart	7	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			71	1	4	0	0	0	75	1

Top scorers

Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Matty Fryatt	16	0	0	16
Robert Koren	10	0	0	10
Aaron McLean	5	1	0	6
Robbie Brady	3	0	0	3
James Chester	2	0	0	2
Corry Evans	2	0	0	2
Cameron Stewart	1	1	0	2
Nick Barmby	1	0	0	1
Tom Cairney	0	1	0	1
Jack Hobbs	1	0	0	1
Joshua King	1	0	0	1
Martyn Waghorn	1	0	0	1
Total	43	3	0	46

Transfers

This section only lists transfers and loans for the 2011–12 season, which began 1 July 2011. For transactions in May and June 2011, see transfers and loans for the 2010–11 season.

Players in

Date	Player	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2011	Paul McKenna	Nottingham Forest	Free	[81]
23 July 2011	Adriano Basso	Unattached	Free	[82]
9 August 2011	Martin Pusic	SC Rheindorf Altach		[83]

Players out

Date	Player	To	Fee	Ref
18 August 2011	Jimmy Bullard	Contract terminated		[84][85]
9 January 2012	Martin Pusic	Released		[86]

Loans in

Date From	Player	From	Date To	Ref
19 July 2011	Péter Gulácsi	Liverpool	11 April 2012	[87][88]
19 July 2011	Robbie Brady	Manchester United	30 June 2012	[89][90]
31 August 2011	Martyn Waghorn	Leicester City	6 December 2011	[91][92]
4 January 2012	Vito Mannone	Arsenal	30 June 2012	[93]
13 January 2012	Trevor Carson	Sunderland	13 February 2012	[94]
16 January 2012	Joshua King	Manchester United	30 June 2012	[95]

Loans out

Date From	Player	To	Date To	Ref
8 July 2011	Liam Cooper	Huddersfield Town	30 November 2011	[96][97]
20 July 2011	Mark Cullen	Bury	31 December 2011	[98]
2 August 2011	Kevin Kilbane	Derby County	29 November 2011[99]	[100]
10 August 2011	Kamel Ghilas	Stade de Reims	18 May 2012	[23]
12 August 2011	Will Atkinson	Plymouth Argyle	12 January 2012	[101][102]
31 August 2011	Jamie Devitt	Bradford City	January 2012	[103]
31 August 2011	Jay Simpson	Millwall	January 2012	[104]
20 December 2011	Conor Townsend	Grimsby Town	30 June 2012	[24]
6 January 2012	Sonny Bradley	Aldershot Town	29 March 2012	[105][106][107]
13 January 2012	Paul McShane	Crystal Palace	30 June 2012	[19][20]
18 January 2012	Matty Mainwaring	Stockport County	19 February 2012	[108]
24 January 2012	James Harper	Wycombe Wanderers	24 February 2012	[109]
26 January 2012	Will Atkinson	Bradford City	30 June 2012	[22]
17 February 2012	Jamie Devitt	Accrington Stanley	17 March 2012	[110]
20 March 2012	Dele Adebola	Notts County	30 June 2012	[21]

Kits

Main article: Hull City A.F.C. Kits

Hull City's home kit for 2011–12.

Hull City's away kit for 2011–12.

The new away kit was revealed on 16 July 2011 in Hull city centre.^[111]

For the 2011–12 season, the main kit sponsor is Cash Converters and it is manufactured by Adidas.^[111]

Awards

The end of season awards were made on the pitch following the end of the final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest on 21 April 2012.^[112] Robert Koren was voted as the Player of the Season, closely followed by James Chester, with Jack Hobbs taking third place.^[113] James Chester took the prize for Players Player of the Year and the Goal of the Season was taken by Robert Koren for his goal against Leicester City on 3 December 2011.^[113]