2012–13 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2012–13 season is Hull City's third 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

2012–13 season
Chairman	Assem Allam
Manager	Steve Bruce
Stadium	KC Stadium
Championship	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Robert Koren (9) All: Robert Koren (9)
Highest home attendance	23,812 (4 May vs Cardiff City)[1]
Lowest home attendance	14,756 (15 September vs Millwall)[2]
Average home league attendance	17,368[3]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

After a dramatic last day of the season the club took second place and gained automatic promotion back to the Premier League for the 2013–14 season.

Events

The closed season saw the arrival of new manager Steve Bruce, on 8 June 2012, on a three-year deal, replacing Nick Barmby, 6 weeks after he was officially sacked.^[4] On 29 June 2012 the club announced the new backroom staff for the up-and-coming season; Steve Agnew became the assistant manager, Keith Bertschin as first team coach and Stephen Clemence as reserve team manager.^[5][6] The announcement preceded the start of the new season which started on 2 July 2012 when the players reported back for pre-season training.^[5][7]

On 6 July 2012 Andy Dawson signed a new 1-year deal with the club.^[8] On 9 July 2012, goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović signed a two-year contract, becoming Steve Bruce's first full signing as manager.^[9]

On 19 July 2012 Nick Proschwitz signed a 3-year £2.6 million (€3.3 million) deal with the club.^[10][11] The following day Senegalese defender Abdoulaye Faye signed a one-year contract.^[12]

On 25 July 2012 Sone Aluko signed a 2-year deal with the club.^[13][14]

On 30 July 2012 Steve Bruce brought in his son Alex Bruce on a 2-year deal as he was a free agent after leaving Leeds United.^[15][16]

On 31 July 2012 Hull confirmed that they had signed goalkeeper Ben Amos on a season-long loan from Manchester United.^[17] The loan was cut short on 4 January 2013 when he was recalled by Manchester United.^[18]

On 8 August 2012 Mark Cullen went on a season long loan to Bury.^[19][20]

Robert Koren signed a new 2-year deal with the club on 11 August 2012.^[21][22]

On 29 August 2012 Danny East went out on a month-long loan to Northampton Town.^[23] The loan was later extended to 5 January 2013.^[24]

On 30 August 2012 Ahmed Elmohamady arrived on a season-long loan from Sunderland.^[25] The loan was cut short on 16 January 2013 when he was recalled by parent club Sunderland.^[26] But he returned to Hull on loan for the rest on the season on 31 January 2013.^[27]

On 31 August 2012 Cameron Stewart moved to Burnley on loan until January 2013.^[28]

On transfer deadline day, 31 August 2012, Stephen Quinn of Sheffield United signed a three-year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee.^[29]

In September 2012, former club manager Stan Ternent was appointed as Chief Recruitment Officer for Hull.^[30]

On 18 October 2012 Mark Cullen was recalled from a season long loan to Bury.^[31]

On 1 November 2012 Liam Cooper went on a month-long loan to Chesterfield^[32] and Jamie Devitt went on a month-long loan to Rotherham United.^[33] Though after just two matches Devitt returned to the club for treatment following an injury.^[34] Cooper's loan was later extended to 5 January 2013.^[35]

On 26 October 2012 Mark Oxley went out on loan to Burton Albion to cover for an injury to Stuart Tomlinson.^[36]

On 5 November 2012 Robbie Brady returned to the KC Stadium on loan from Manchester United as an emergency loan,^[37] this was extended to 2 January 2012 on 5 December 2012.^[38]

On 8 November 2012 David Meyler was brought in on loan from Sunderland until 1 January 2013.^[39]

On 20 November 2012 Conor Townsend went for a month-long loan spell at Chesterfield,^[40] his loan spell was renewed on 25 January 2013 and extended to the end of the season.^[41]

On 22 November 2012 goalkeeper David Stockdale was brought in on loan from Fulham until 2 January 2013.^[42] This was cut short on 19 December 2012 when he was recalled by Fulham.^[43] Stockdale returned to Hull on 18 January 2013 for the remainder of the season.^[44]

Sone Aluko was named as the November Player of the Month by the Football League.^[45]

On 18 December 2012 it was announced that Nick Thompson had been appointed as managing director of the club.^[46]

Steve Bruce was named as the December Manager of the Month by the Football League.^[47]

On 4 January 2013 Jamie Devitt went out on loan to Grimsby Town until the end of the 2012–13 season^[48] and Aaron McLean moved on loan to Ipswich Town until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[49]

On 5 January 2013 Liam Cooper signed a permanent deal with Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.^[50]

On 8 January 2013 the club signed Robbie Brady from Manchester United and David Meyler from Sunderland on three-and-a-half-year deals for undisclosed fees.^[51][52]

On 25 January 2013 Paul McKenna was loaned to Fleetwood Town for the remainder of the season.^[53]

On 31 January 2013 Mark Cullen went out on a month-long loan spell to Stockport County.^[54] This was later extended to the end of the season.^[55]

On 31 January 2013 Ahmed Fathy and Gedo joined on loan for the remainder of the season from Egyptian club Al-Ahly at a cost of £500,000 each.^[27][56]

On 21 February 2013 George Boyd joined on loan from Peterborough United for the remainder of the season.^[57]

On 1 March 2013 Cameron Stewart joined Blackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[58]

On 7 March 2013 Danny East joined Gillingham on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[59]

On 8 March 2013 Dougie Wilson joined Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[60]

On 27 March 2013 Seyi Olofinjana joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[61]

On 28 March 2013 striker Calaum Jahraldo-Martin was signed on an 18-month contract.^[62]

George Boyd was named as the March Player of the Month by the Football League.^[63]

On 16 May 2013 Abdoulaye Faye signed a new one-year deal to stay with the club for the 2013–14 season, while 12 other players would be released at the end of their contracts.^[64]

George Boyd signed a 2-year deal on 28 May 2013 to become a permanent member of the club from the start of the 2013–14 season when his contract with Peterborough United expired.^[65]

Following release by the club Andy Dawson signed a one-year player/coach deal with Scunthorpe United on 30 May 2013.^[66]

Mark Oxley signed a new two-year contract with the Tigers on 11 June 2013 following the club's promotion to the Premier League.^[67]

On 17 June 2013 the signing of defender Maynor Figueroa on a 2-year contract on a free transfer was announced.^[68][69]

On 25 June 2013 Birmingham City defender Curtis Davies signed a 3-year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee.^[70]

On 26 June 2013 James Chester signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.^[71]

On 27 June 2013 Liam Rosenior signed a new two-year contract with the club.^[72]

After being on loan from Sunderland for the season on 28 June 2013 Ahmed Elmohamady signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee to become a permanent member of the City squad.^[73]

Players

As of 28 June 2013.^[74][75]

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  SUI Eldin Jakupović 2 DF  ENG Liam Rosenior 3 DF  ENG Andy Dawson (vice-captain) 5 DF  ENG James Chester 6 DF  ENG Jack Hobbs (captain) 8 MF  NIR Corry Evans 10 MF  SVN Robert Koren (vice-captain) 11 FW  ENG Jay Simpson 12 FW  ENG Matty Fryatt 13 GK  ENG Mark Oxley 14 MF  SCO Tom Cairney 15 DF  IRL Paul McShane 17 MF  EGY Ahmed Fathy (on loan from Al-Ahly) 19 DF  NIR Joe Dudgeon 22 FW  EGY Gedo (on loan from Al-Ahly)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Faye 24 MF  NGA Sone Aluko 27 MF  EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 28 DF  NIR Alex Bruce 29 MF  IRL Stephen Quinn 30 FW  IRL Robbie Brady 31 MF  IRL David Meyler 33 FW  GER Nick Proschwitz 34 GK  ENG David Stockdale (on loan from Fulham) 35 GK  ENG Joe Cracknell 37 FW  SCO George Boyd (on loan from Peterborough United) — DF  ENG Curtis Davies — MF  ENG Danny Emerton — DF  HON Maynor Figueroa

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 4 MF  ENG Paul McKenna (at Fleetwood Town until the end of the 2012–13 season)[53] 7 MF  ENG Cameron Stewart (at Blackburn Rovers until the end of the 2012–13 season)[58] 9 FW  ENG Aaron McLean (at Ipswich Town until the end of the 2012–13 season)[49] 16 MF  NGA Seyi Olofinjana (at Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the 2012–13 season)[61] 20 MF  IRL Jamie Devitt (at Grimsby Town until the end of the 2012–13 season)[48] 21 FW  ENG Mark Cullen (at Stockport County until the end of the 2012–13 season)[54][55] 25 DF  ENG Danny East (at Gillingham until the end of the 2012–13 season)[59] 26 DF  ENG Sonny Bradley (on loan at Aldershot Town until end of 2012–13 season)[76] 32 DF  ENG Conor Townsend (at Chesterfield until the end of the 2012–13 season)[41] 36 MF  NIR Dougie Wilson (at Grimsby Town until the end of the 2012–13 season)[60]

Results

Pre-season

The pre-season matches were announced on 20 June 2012.^[77] An additional home fixture against Norwich City was announced on 6 June 2012.^[78] A pre-season training camp took place in Portugal from 8 July 2012.^[79][80]

North Ferriby United v Hull City

16 July 2012 Billy Bly Memorial Trophy	North Ferriby United	1–3	Hull City	North Ferriby
19:30 BST	Muldoon 48'	Report[81]	Mclean 58' Fryatt 71' (pen.) Simpson 81'	Stadium: Rapid Solicitors Stadium

Winterton Rangers v Hull City

17 July 2012	Winterton Rangers	0–5	Hull City	Winterton
19:30 BST		Report[82]	Simpson 17', 24', 38' Devitt 57' Fryatt 78'	Stadium: West Street Attendance: 600

Grimsby Town v Hull City

20 July 2012	Grimsby Town	0–0	Hull City	Grimsby
19:30 BST		Report[usurped][83]		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,280

Rochdale v Hull City

28 July 2012	Rochdale	0–1	Hull City	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report[84]	Koren 23'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

31 July 2012	Doncaster Rovers	3–1	Hull City	Doncaster
19:30 BST	M. Woods 55', 81' (pen.) Morgan-Smith 75'	Report[85]	Jones 8' (og)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Hartlepool United v Hull City

4 August 2012	Hartlepool United	1–1	Hull City	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Franks 60'	Report[86]	Stewart 72'	Stadium: Victoria Park

Hull City v Norwich City

7 August 2012	Hull City	0–0	Norwich City	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST		Report[87]		Stadium: KC Stadium Referee: M. Brown

Championship

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship

Hull City v Brighton and Hove Albion

18 August 2012 1	Hull City	1–0	Brighton and Hove Albion	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Faye  56' Simpson 85' McKenna  88'	Report[88]	Noone  25'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,794 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Blackburn Rovers v Hull City

22 August 2012 2	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Hull City	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Kazim-Richards 77' Kazim-Richards  78'	Report[89]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,562 Referee: T. Bates

Charlton Athletic v Hull City

25 August 2012 3	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Hull City	Charlton, London
15:00 BST		Report[90]		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,202 Referee: S. Hooper

Hull City v Bolton Wanderers

1 September 2012 4	Hull City	3–1	Bolton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Aluko 29' Faye 46' Quinn 49' Evans  73'	Report[91]	Eagles 17' Davies  87'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,304 Referee: C. Sarginson

Hull City v Millwall

15 September 2012 5	Hull City	4–1	Millwall	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Koren 14' A. Bruce  21' Simpson 32' Faye 36' Aluko 40'	Report[2]	Robinson  41' Dunne  46' Henderson 63'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,756 Referee: J. Adcock

Leeds United v Hull City

18 September 2012 6	Leeds United	2–3	Hull City	Leeds
19:45 BST	Becchio 8' (pen.) Pearce  38' Tonge  45' Austin  67' Gray 90+2'	Report[92]	Elmohamady 23' Faye 29' Koren 76' Evans  85' Amos  90+4'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,750 Referee: R. East

Leicester City v Hull City

23 September 2012 7	Leicester City	3–1	Hull City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Nugent 7', 42', 90+1'	Report[93]	Simpson 26'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 20,815 Referee: E. Ilderton

Hull City v Peterborough United

29 September 2012 8	Hull City	1–3	Peterborough United	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Simpson 61'	Report[94]	Sinclair 24', 29', 73' Boyd  40' Sinclair  69'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,279 Referee: M. Oliver

Hull City v Blackpool

2 October 2012 9	Hull City	2–3	Blackpool	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Aluko 39' Quinn 47'	Report[95]	M Phillips 11' K Phillips 71' Dicko 83'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,919 Referee: S. Mathieson

Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City

6 October 2012 10	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Hull City	Sheffield
15:00 BST		Report[96]	McKenna  30' Aluko  60' McLean 77' Olofinjana  79'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,441 Referee: J. Moss

Hull City v Ipswich Town

20 October 2012 11	Hull City	2–1	Ipswich Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Proschwitz 74', 90+3'	Report[97]	Emmanuel-Thomas 29' Murphy  31' Wellens  82' Henderson  90+1' Drury  90+5'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,983 Referee: D. Coote

Middlesbrough v Hull City

23 October 2012 12	Middlesbrough	2–0	Hull City	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Haroun 59' Miller 66' Ledesma  90+2'	Report[98]		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 14,129 Referee: P. Tierney

Bristol City v Hull City

27 October 2012 13	Bristol City	1–2	Hull City	Bristol
17:20 BST	Davies 25' Pearson  89'	Report[99]	Aluko 8' Skuse 65' (og) Elmohamady  90+1'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12,354 Referee: F. Graham

Hull City v Barnsley

3 November 2012 14	Hull City	1–0	Barnsley	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Aluko 16' Simpson  37'	Report[100]	Golbourne  59'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,598 Referee: M. Heywood

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 November 2012 15	Hull City	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Aluko 29' Simpson 51' Evans  73'	Report[101]	Ward  59' Chester 67' (og)	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,768 Referee: D. Webb

Cardiff City v Hull City

10 November 2012 16	Cardiff City	2–1	Hull City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Helguson 3' Bo-Kyung  60' Turner  71' Hudson 82'	Report[102]	Koren 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,058 Referee: I. Williamson

Birmingham City v Hull City

17 November 2012 17	Birmingham City	2–3	Hull City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Morrison 38' King 46' Žigić  58'	Report[103]	Aluko 14', 26' Chester 33' Meyler  90+3'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,363 Referee: M. Russell

Hull City v Burnley

24 November 2012 18	Hull City	0–1	Burnley	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT		Report[104]	Marney 40' Austin  41' McCann  72' Paterson  90+4' Marney  90+5'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,782 Referee: G. Sutton

Hull City v Crystal Palace

27 November 2012 19	Hull City	0–0	Crystal Palace	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Meyler  51' Brady  78' McLean  86' Rosenior  90+2'	Report[105]	Easter  37'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,656 Referee: D. Drysdale

Nottingham Forest v Hull City

1 December 2012 20	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Hull City	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Sharp 43' (pen.)	Report[106]	Koren 34' (pen.) McShane 69' Brady  86' Stockdale  87' Meyler  89' Rosenior  90+3'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,472 Referee: G. Ward

Watford v Hull City

8 December 2012 21	Watford	1–2	Hull City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Deeney 90+2'	Report[107]	Meyler 41' Brady  69' Brady 73' Simpson  88'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,156 Referee: M. Haywood

Hull City v Huddersfield Town

15 December 2012 22	Hull City	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Kingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT	Koren 8' Quinn  31' Meyler  52' Meyler 90+3' A. Bruce [Note 1]	Report[109]	Southern  33'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,488 Referee: Howard Webb

Derby County v Hull City

21 December 2012 23	Derby County	1–2	Hull City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Jacobs 45+1'	Report[110]	Koren 25' Faye 50' Chester  60' Meyler  70' Evans  90+1'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,442 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Hull City v Leicester City

26 December 2012 24	Hull City	0–0	Leicester City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT		Report[111]	De Laet  38' Whitbread  65'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,321 Referee: Craig Pawson

Hull City v Leeds United

29 December 2012 25	Hull City	2–0	Leeds United	Kingston upon Hull
12:30 GMT	Evans 52' Meyler 55' Brady  76'	Report[112]	White  35' McCormack  44' Brown  45+1' Byram  70'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 23,453 Referee: Geoff Eltrigham

Blackpool v Hull City

1 January 2013 26	Blackpool	0–0	Hull City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Taylor-Fletcher  73'	Report[113]		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,691 Referee: A. Taylor

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

12 January 2013 27	Hull City	1–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Kingston upon Hull
17:20 GMT	Brady  62' Koren 83'	Report[114]	Johnson 24' Jakupović 86' (og) Antonio 90+6'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,531 Referee: M. Haywood

Peterborough United v Hull City

19 January 2013 28	Peterborough United	1–1	Hull City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	McCann 79' (pen.)	Report[115]	Newell 33' (og) McShane  67' Evans  86'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,214 Referee: T. Bates

Millwall v Hull City

2 February 2013 29	Millwall	0–1	Hull City	South Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Woolford  19' Marquis  32' Hulse  50'	Report[116]	Meyler 1' Quinn  66'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,589 Referee: P. Tierney

Brighton and Hove Albion v Hull City

9 February 2013 30	Brighton and Hove Albion	1–0	Hull City	Brighton
17:20 GMT	Vicente 83' El-Abd  84'	Report[117]	Chester  90+1'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,367 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Hull City v Derby County

12 February 2013 31	Hull City	2–1	Derby County	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Meyler  43' Evans  45+2' Nagy 47' Elmohamady 87' Elmohamady  87'	Report[118]	Bryson  29' Coutts  39' Jacobs  80' Ward 84' Roberts  89'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,677 Referee: R. Madley

Hull City v Charlton Athletic

16 February 2013 32	Hull City	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Nagy  15' Nagy 33'	Report[119]	Fuller  39' Jackson  51'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,849 Referee: S. Mathieson

Hull City v Blackburn Rovers

19 February 2013 33	Hull City	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Nagy 52' Elmohamady 67' Evans  78'	Report[120]	Kazim-Richards  27' Orr  37' Olsson  50' Rekik  59'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,981 Referee: T. Robinson

Bolton Wanderers v Hull City

23 February 2013 34	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Hull City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Pratley 2' Davies 5' Dawson 8', 79' Dawson  63' Alonso  78'	Report[121]	Meyler  52' Brady 68'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 17,655 Referee: A. Haines

Hull City v Birmingham City

2 March 2013 35	Hull City	5–2	Birmingham City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Boyd 1', 32' Nagy 11', 76' Koren 49' Meyler  62'	Report[122]	Lovenkrands 83' Burke 87'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,146 Referee: N. Miller

Crystal Palace v Hull City

5 March 2013 36	Crystal Palace	4–2	Hull City	Selhurst
20:00 GMT	Phillips 45+4' (pen.), 52', 53' Zaha 77' Delaney 90+2'	Report[123]	Meyler  38' Simpson 73' Meyler 90+2'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,230 Referee: M. Haywood

Burnley v Hull City

11 March 2013 37	Burnley	0–1	Hull City	Burnley
19:45 GMT		Report[124]	A. Bruce  62' Quinn 66'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,450 Referee: Ilderton

Hull City v Nottingham Forest

16 March 2013 38	Hull City	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Nagy  40' Boyd 45+2' Brady  90+4'	Report[125]	Jara  35' Henderson 55' Henderson  71' Lansbury  74' Cohen  75' McGugan 84' Darlow  90+1'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 19,848 Referee: G. Scott

Huddersfield Town v Hull City

30 March 2013 39	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Hull City	Huddersfield
17:20 GMT	Danns  48' Clayton  64' Gobern  80' Vaughan  86'	Report[126]	Elmohamady  39' Meyler  41' Boyd 46' Evans  86' Hobbs  89'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,997 Referee: Darren Deadman

Hull City v Watford

2 April 2013 40	Hull City	0–1	Watford	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST		Report[127]	Deeney 41' Ekstrand  90+3'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Robert Madley

Hull City v Middlesbrough

6 April 2013 41	Hull City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Evans  59' Brady 62' Faye  77' Rosenior  79' Stockdale  90+5'	Report[128]		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 17,901 Referee: S. Hooper

Ipswich Town v Hull City

13 April 2013 42	Ipswich Town	1–2	Hull City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chopra  30' Wordsworth 55'	Report[129]	Brady 28' (pen.) Evans  37' Koren 83'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,988 Referee: O. Langford

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City

16 April 2013 43	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Hull City	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Doyle 55' Henry  73'	Report[130]	Fathy  75' Brady  79' Boyd  90+1'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 19,641 Referee: Woolmer

Hull City v Bristol City

19 April 2013 44	Hull City	0–0	Bristol City	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST		Report[131]		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,595 Referee: M. Oliver

Barnsley v Hull City

27 April 2013 45	Barnsley	2–0	Hull City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Mellis 4' Etuhu  15' O'Grady 50'	Report[132]		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 15,744 Referee: C. Foy

Hull City v Cardiff City

4 May 2013 46	Hull City	2–2	Cardiff City	Kingston upon Hull
12:45 BST	Elmohamady  41' Proschwitz 58' McShane 63' Proschwitz  90+1'	Report[1]	Taylor  30' Campbell 49' Nugent  79' Taylor  90'  Gunnarsson  90+3' Maynard 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 23,812 Referee: Stroud

Championship League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Cardiff City (C, P)	46	25	12	9	72	45	+27	87	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Hull City (P)	46	24	7	15	61	52	+9	79
3	Watford	46	23	8	15	85	58	+27	77	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	18	9	69	43	+26	75
5	Crystal Palace (O, P)	46	19	15	12	73	62	+11	72

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	D
Position	7	16	14	5	4	4	4	8	10	10	6	8	6	5	4	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: Championship
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup

Hull City received a home match against local League Two side Rotherham United in the first round of the League Cup drawn on 14 June 2012.^[133] Following agreement between the clubs the date of the fixture was brought forward to Saturday 11 August 2012 and was the first competitive match of the 2012–13 season.^[134] Hull progressed to the next round winning 7–6 after a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw at full-time and no further scoring during extra time.^[135] In the draw for the second round on 15 August 2012 Hull were given another local match away to League One side Doncaster Rovers.^[136] The match took place on 28 August 2012 at the Keepmoat Stadium and Doncaster won 3–2 after Hull had taken a two-goal lead.^[137] The game was marred by a tackle on Tom Cairney that would result in him missing three-months of the season and the sending off of Paul McKenna who had come on as a substitute for Cairney. ^[137]

Hull City v Rotherham United

11 August 2012 Round 1	Hull City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Rotherham United	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	McLean 70'	Report[135]	Nardiello  31' Ainsworth 52'	Stadium: KC Stadium Referee: D. Sheldrake
	Penalties
	Fryatt Koren McLean Proschwitz Chester Stewart Cairney		Noble Mullins Agard Árnason Pringle Taylor Mullins

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

28 August 2012 Round 2	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Syers 30', 90' Keegan  50' Jones 57' Jones 79'	Report[137]	McLean 1' Simpson 10' McKenna  79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Steve Rushton

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup

Hull City enter the competition at the Third Round Proper stage with matches taking place in early January 2013. The draw for this took place at Wembley Stadium on 2 December 2012.^[138] Hull were drawn at home to either Alfreton Town or Leyton Orient.^[139] Later the same day Leyton Orient beat Alfreton Town 4–2 to set the League One team up with an away tie at the KC Stadium.^[140] The game took place on 5 January 2013 and resulted in a 1–1 draw with a replay to take place at Brisbane Road on 15 January 2013.^[141][142] The draw for the fourth round took place the following day and the winner of the replay was drawn at home to Barnsley.^[143] The replay finished in a 1–1 draw after full-time, with Hull getting a late goal in extra time to put them through to the fourth round.^[144] The fourth round match took place on 26 January 2013 at the KC Stadium and Barnsley ran out winners by a single Chris Dagnall goal.^[145]

Hull City v Leyton Orient

5 January 2013 Third	Hull City	1–1	Leyton Orient	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Proschwitz 90+4'	Report[141]	Mooney 78'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 8,585 Referee: I. Williamson

Leyton Orient v Hull City

15 January 2013 Replay	Leyton Orient	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Hull City	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Cox 87'	Report[144]	Proschwitz 41' Dawson  80' Bruce  107' Cairney 117'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,601 Referee: Scott

Hull City v Barnsley

26 January 2013 Fourth	Hull City	0–1	Barnsley	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Brady  29'	Report[145]	Wiseman  25' Etuhu  36' Dagnall 70'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 9,932 Referee: K. Stroud

Statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
10	MF	Robert Koren		38	[146]
3	DF	Andy Dawson		5	Vice captain
6	DF	Jack Hobbs		4	Captain
23	DF	Abdoulaye Faye		2

Last updated: 11 May 2013
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 11 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SUI	Eldin Jakupović	8	0	5	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Liam Rosenior	36	0	15+17	0	3	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Andy Dawson	7	0	3+1	0	2	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Paul McKenna	13	0	6+4	0	1	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	James Chester	48	1	43+1	1	2	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs	22	0	20+2	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Cameron Stewart	7	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	2	0
8	MF	NIR	Corry Evans	34	1	23+9	1	1	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Aaron McLean	16	3	3+11	1	0	0	1+1	2
10	MF	SVN	Robert Koren	42	9	37+3	9	1	0	1	0
11	FW	ENG	Jay Simpson	47	7	27+16	6	2+1	0	1	1
12	FW	ENG	Matty Fryatt	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	ENG	Mark Oxley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	SCO	Tom Cairney	14	1	0+10	0	2	1	2	0
15	DF	IRL	Paul McShane	29	2	20+5	2	3	0	0+1	0
16	MF	NGA	Seyi Olofinjana	16	0	9+3	0	2+1	0	1	0
17	DF	SCO	Liam Cooper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	EGY	Ahmed Fathy	7	0	1+6	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	NIR	Joe Dudgeon	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
20	MF	IRL	Jamie Devitt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Mark Cullen	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	GK	ENG	Ben Amos	19	0	17	0	0	0	2	0
22	FW	EGY	Gedo	12	5	10+2	5	0	0	0	0
23	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Faye	33	4	28+3	4	0	0	2	0
24	FW	NGA	Sone Aluko	24	8	22+1	8	0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Danny East	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	EGY	Ahmed Elmohamady	41	3	41	3	0	0	0	0
28	MF	NIR	Alex Bruce	37	0	29+3	0	3	0	0+2	0
29	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn	44	3	41+1	3	2	0	0	0
30	MF	IRL	Robbie Brady	34	4	28+4	4	2	0	0	0
31	MF	IRL	David Meyler	29	5	25+3	5	1	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Conor Townsend	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	GER	Nick Proschwitz	32	5	5+22	3	4	2	1	0
34	GK	ENG	David Stockdale	24	0	24	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	NIR	Dougie Wilson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
37	FW	SCO	George Boyd	13	4	12+1	4	0	0	0	0

Note: Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of match.

Disciplinary record

Name	Number	Position	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Alex Bruce	28	MF	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
Paul McKenna	4	MF	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Corry Evans	8	MF	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
David Meyler	31	MF	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Robbie Brady	30	MF	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
Ahmed Elmohamady	27	MF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Liam Rosenior	2	DF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
James Chester	5	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gedo	22	FW	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Stephen Quinn	29	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Abdoulaye Faye	23	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jay Simpson	11	FW	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Sone Aluko	24	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ben Amos	22	GK	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Boyd	37	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Dawson	3	DF	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ahmed Fathy	17	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Hobbs	6	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aaron McLean	9	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paul McShane	15	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Seyi Olofinjana	16	MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Proschwitz	33	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
David Stockdale	34	GK	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			59	1	3	0	0	1	62	2

Top scorers

Name	Number	Position	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Robert Koren	10	MF	9	0	0	9
Sone Aluko	24	FW	8	0	0	8
Jay Simpson	11	FW	6	0	1	7
Gedo	22	FW	5	0	0	5
Nick Proschwitz	33	FW	3	2	0	5
David Meyler	31	MF	5	0	0	5
George Boyd	37	FW	4	0	0	4
Robbie Brady	30	MF	4	0	0	4
Abdoulaye Faye	23	DF	4	0	0	4
Ahmed Elmohamady	27	MF	3	0	0	3
Aaron McLean	9	FW	1	0	2	3
Stephen Quinn	29	MF	3	0	0	3
Paul McShane	15	DF	2	0	0	2
James Chester	5	DF	1	0	0	1
Tom Cairney	14	MF	0	1	0	1
Corry Evans	8	MF	1	0	0	1
Total			59	3	3	65

Transfers

This section only lists transfers and loans for the 2012–13 season, which began 1 July 2012. For transactions in May and June 2012, see transfers and loans for the 2011–12 season.

Players in

Date	Player	From	Fee	Ref
9 July 2012	Eldin Jakupovic	Aris		[9][147]
19 July 2012	Nick Proschwitz	SC Paderborn	{£2.6 million (€3.3 million)	[10][11]
20 July 2012	Abdoulaye Faye	West Ham United	Free	[12]
25 July 2012	Sone Aluko	Rangers	Free	[13][14]
30 July 2012	Alex Bruce	Leeds United	Free	[15][16]
31 August 2012	Stephen Quinn	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[29]
8 January 2013	Robbie Brady	Manchester United	Undisclosed	[51][52]
8 January 2013	David Meyler	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[51][52]
17 June 2013	Maynor Figueroa	Free agent	Free	[68][69]
25 June 2013	Curtis Davies	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[70]
28 June 2013	Ahmed Elmohamady	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[73]

Players out

Date	Player	To	Fee	Ref
5 January 2013	Liam Cooper	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[50]
30 May 2013	Andy Dawson	Scunthorpe United	free	[66]

Loans in

Date From	Player	From	Date To	Ref
31 July 2012	Ben Amos	Manchester United	4 January 2013	[17][18][148][149]
30 August 2012	Ahmed Elmohamady	Sunderland	16 January 2013	[25][26]
5 November 2012	Robbie Brady	Manchester United	2 January 2013	[37][38]
8 November 2012	David Meyler	Sunderland	1 January 2013	[39]
22 November 2012	David Stockdale	Fulham	19 December 2012	[42][43]
18 January 2013	David Stockdale	Fulham	30 June 2013	[44]
31 January 2013	Ahmed Elmohamady	Sunderland	30 June 2013	[27]
31 January 2013	Ahmed Fathy	Al-Ahly	30 June 2013	[27]
31 January 2013	Gedo	Al-Ahly	30 June 2013	[27]
21 February 2013	George Boyd	Peterborough United	30 June 2013	[57]

Loans out

Date From	Player	To	Date To	Ref
6 August 2012	Sonny Bradley	Aldershot Town	30 June 2013	[76][150]
8 August 2012	Mark Cullen	Bury	18 October 2012	[19][20][31]
29 August 2012	Danny East	Northampton Town	5 January 2013	[23][24]
31 August 2012	Cameron Stewart	Burnley	January 2013	[28]
26 October 2012	Mark Oxley	Burton Albion	26 November 2012	[36]
1 November 2012	Liam Cooper	Chesterfield	5 January 2013	[32][35]
1 November 2012	Jamie Devitt	Rotherham United	1 December 2012	[33][34]
20 November 2012	Conor Townsend	Chesterfield	20 December 2012	[40]
4 January 2013	Jamie Devitt	Grimsby Town	30 June 2013	[48]
4 January 2013	Aaron McLean	Ipswich Town	30 June 2013	[49]
25 January 2013	Conor Townsend	Chesterfield	30 June 2013	[41]
25 January 2013	Paul McKenna	Fleetwood Town	30 June 2013	[53]
31 January 2013	Mark Cullen	Stockport County	30 June 2013	[54][55]
1 March 2013	Cameron Stewart	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2013	[58]
7 March 2013	Danny East	Gillingham	30 June 2013	[59]
8 March 2013	Dougie Wilson	Grimsby Town	30 June 2013	[60]
27 March 2013	Seyi Olofinjana	Sheffield Wednesday	30 June 2013	[61]

Kits

The new home kit was revealed on 14 June 2012 on the Hull City web site.^[151] The away kit was revealed on 15 August 2012 on the Hull City web site.^[152]

For the 2012–13 season, the main kit sponsor is Cash Converters and it is manufactured by Adidas.^[151]

Hull City's home kit for 2012–13.

Hull City's away kit for 2012–13.

Hull City's third kit for 2012–13, which was their 2011–12 away kit.

Awards

The end of season awards were made at the KC Stadium on 20 April 2013.^[153] Ahmed Elmohamady was voted as the Player of the Season and Stephen Quinn took the prize for Players Player of the Year.^[153] The prize for the Goal of the Season was taken by Nick Proschwitz for his goal against Leyton Orient on 15 January 2013 in the FA Cup third round replay.^[153] Dougie Wilson was awarded the Young Player of the Year Award while Andy Dawson was given a Special Contribution Award for his testimonial year with the club.^[153]

Notes

1. Alex Bruce was issued with a red card by referee Howard Webb following the final whistle after an incident with Huddersfield's Alan Lee. Lee was subsequently issued with a three-match ban by the FA for violet conduct.^[108]