# 2009 Hull FC season

In 2009, Hull F.C. competed in their twelfth Super League season, in their 145th year after the club's foundation in 1865. They also competed in the 2009 Challenge Cup.

## Transfers

Transfers for 2009 (in)
| Name | Signed from | Date |
| Dominic Maloney | Dewsbury Rams | May 2008 |
| Michael Crocker $^†$ | Melbourne Storm | |
| Mark Calderwood | Wigan Warriors | September 2008 |
| Chris Thorman | Huddersfield Giants | September 2008 |
| Sam Moa | Cronulla Sharks | January 2009 |
†: Subject to successful visa application. This process was initially delayed due to Crocker's past conviction of affray in 2005. On 29 January 2009, Hull FC confirmed Crocker's visa application had been rejected.
Transfers for 2009 (out)
| Name | Moved To | Fee | Date |
| Scott Wheeldon | Hull Kingston Rovers | | September 2008 |
| Garreth Carvell | Warrington Wolves | £50,000 | September 2008 |
| Matt Sing | Retired | | September 2008 |
| Matty Dale | Released | | September 2008 |
| James Webster | Widnes Vikings | | September 2008 |
| Adam Dykes | Released | | September 2008 |

## Full squad

| Number | Player | Position | Previous Club |
| 1 | Motu Tony | Full back | Castleford Tigers |
| 2 | Mark Calderwood | Winger | Wigan Warriors |
| 3 | Todd Byrne | Centre | New Zealand Warriors |
| 4 | Kirk Yeaman | Centre | Hull |
| 5 | Gareth Raynor | Winger | Leeds Rhinos |
| 6 | Richard Horne | Stand off | Hull |
| 7 | Chris Thorman | Scrum half | Huddersfield Giants |
| 8 | Ewan Dowes | Prop | Leeds Rhinos |
| 9 | Shaun Berrigan | Hooker | Brisbane Broncos |
| 10 | Peter Cusack | Prop | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 11 | Lee Radford | Second row | Bradford Bulls |
| 12 | Danny Tickle | Second row | Wigan Warriors |
| 14 | Richard Whiting | Stand off | Featherstone Rovers |
| 15 | Danny Washbrook | Loose forward | Hull |
| 16 | Willie Manu | Second row | Castleford Tigers |
| 17 | Graeme Horne | Second row | Hull |
| 18 | Jamie Thackray | Prop | Leeds Rhinos |
| 19 | Paul King | Prop | Hull |
| 20 | Danny Houghton | Hooker | Hull |
| 21 | Tom Briscoe | Centre | Hull |
| 22 | Mike Burnett | Second row | Hull |
| 23 | Tommy Lee | Scrum half | Hull |
| 24 | Craig Hall | Centre | Hull |
| 25 | Dominic Maloney | Prop | Dewsbury Rams |
| 26 | Josh Hodgson | Hooker | Hull |
| 27 | Sam Moa | Prop | Cronulla Sharks |

## Fixtures and results

| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Friendly | N/A | Leeds Rhinos | Win | 16–20 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 5,329 | 26/01/2009 |
| Friendly | N/A | Dewsbury Rams | Loss | 30–26 | Away | The Tetley's Stadium | 1,446 | 01/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 1 | Wigan Warriors | Win | 18–10 | Home | KC Stadium | 14,523 | 13/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 2 | Crusaders | Win | 20–28 | Away | Brewery Field | 5,272 | 21/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 3 | Catalans Dragons | Win | 28–12 | Home | KC Stadium | 12,482 | 27/02/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 4 | Huddersfield Giants | Win | 20–24 | Away | Galpharm Stadium | 10,459 | 06/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 5 | Bradford Bulls | Win | 24–36 | Away | Grattan Stadium | 11,327 | 15/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 6 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 18–19 | Home | KC Stadium | 14,028 | 20/03/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 7 | Harlequins RL | Loss | 22–12 | Away | The Twickenham Stoop | 3,593 | 28/03/2009 |
| Challenge Cup 2009 | 4 | Salford City Reds | Loss | 18–22 | Home | KC Stadium | 8,945 | 05/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 14–18 | Home | KC Stadium | 22,337 | 10/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 9 | St Helens R.F.C. | Loss | 44–22 | Away | GPW Recruitment Stadium | 13,684 | 13/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 14–21 | Home | KC Stadium | 11,975 | 17/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 11 | Salford City Reds | Win | 14–18 | Away | The Willows | 4,165 | 25/04/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 12 | Castleford Tigers | Win | 24–16 | Neutral | Murrayfield Stadium | 30,122 | 03/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 13 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 16–18 | Home | KC Stadium | 10,997 | 16/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 14 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 46–16 | Away | Headingley Stadium | 15,929 | 22/05/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 15 | St Helens RLFC | Loss | 30–6 | Home | KC Stadium | 12,009 | 05/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 16 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Loss | 37–22 | Away | Belle Vue | 4,721 | 13/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 17 | Salford City Reds | Win | 14–12 | Home | KC Stadium | 11,218 | 19/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 18 | Warrington Wolves | Loss | 24–12 | Away | Halliwell Jones Stadium | 9,170 | 28/06/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | Loss | 30–43 | Home | KC Stadium | 11,780 | 03/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 20 | Castleford Tigers | Loss | 40–18 | Away | The Jungle | 8,297 | 12/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 21 | Celtic Crusaders | Win | 22–6 Archived 20 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine | Home | KC Stadium | 10,397 | 17/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 22 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Loss | 24–18 | Away | New Craven Park | 9,450 | 25/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 23 | Huddersfield Giants | Loss | 0–24 | Home | KC Stadium | 11,191 | 31/07/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 24 | Catalans Dragons | Loss | 18–6 | Away | Stade de la Méditerranée | 9,800 | 15/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 25 | Harlequins RL | Win | 26–6 | Home | KC Stadium | 15,592 | 21/08/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 26 | Wigan Warriors | Loss | 34–22 | Away | DW Stadium | 12,491 | 04/09/2009 |
| Super League XIV | 27 | Bradford Bulls | Loss | 18–21 | Home | KC Stadium | 10,412 | 11/09/2009 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | −57 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | −15 | 25 | |
| 10 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | −56 | 24 | |
| 11 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | −121 | 20 | |
| 13 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | −298 | 14 | |
| 14 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | −517 | 6 | |