# 2010–11 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2010–11 season is Hull City's first season back in the Championship after relegation from the Premier League in the 2009–10 season.

## Players

    As of 30 June 2011

### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Dawson |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Paul McShane |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Richard Garcia |
| 8 | MF | ENG | James Harper |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Matty Fryatt |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Mark Oxley |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Tom Cairney |
| 15 | MF | NGA | Seyi Olofinjana |
| 16 | DF | ENG | James Chester |
| 17 | DF | SCO | Liam Cooper |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Nick Barmby |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Will Atkinson |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Jamie Devitt |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Mark Cullen |
| 22 | MF | SVN | Robert Koren |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Jay Simpson |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jimmy Bullard |
| 28 | MF | NIR | Corry Evans |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Liam Rosenior |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Gavan Holohan |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Cameron Stewart |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Aaron McLean |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Sonny Bradley |
| –– | DF | NIR | Joe Dudgeon |
| –– | FW | NGA | Dele Adebola |
| –– | DF | ENG | Jack Hobbs |

### Transfers

This section only lists transfers and loans for the 2010–11 season, which began 1 July 2010. For transactions in May and June 2010, see transfers and loans for the 2009–10 season.

#### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Notes |
| 12 July 2010 | MF | James Harper | Sheffield United | Free | |
| 12 July 2010 | MF | Nolberto Solano | Leicester City | Free | |
| 13 August 2010 | MF | Robert Koren | West Bromwich Albion | Free | |
| 19 August 2010 | FW | Jay Simpson | Arsenal | Undisclosed | |
| 29 October 2010 | DF | Liam Rosenior | Free agent | Free | [9][10] [Notes 1] |
| 30 December 2010 | FW | Aaron McLean | Peterborough United | £1 million | |
| 1 January 2011 | FW | Matty Fryatt | Leicester City | £1.2 million | |
| 7 January 2011 | DF | James Chester | Manchester United | £300,000 | |
| 27 January 2011 | MF | Tijani Belaid | Free agent | Free | [14][15] [Notes 2] |
| 27 January 2011 | MF | Cameron Stewart | Manchester United | £300,000 | [16] [Notes 3] |
| 8 May 2011 | MF | Corry Evans | Manchester United | £500,000 | |
| 11 May 2011 | DF | Joe Dudgeon | Manchester United | Undisclosed | |
| 29 June 2011 | FW | Dele Adebola | Free agent | Free | |
| 30 June 2011 | DF | Jack Hobbs | Leicester City | Undisclosed | |
* ↑ Short term until 1 January 2011.
* ↑ Short term contract.
* ↑ Long term contract.

#### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 5 July 2010 | MF | Geovanni | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| 30 July 2010 | GK | Boaz Myhill | West Bromwich Albion | £1.5 million |
| 18 August 2010 | FW | Daniel Cousin | Larissa | Free |
| 4 January 2011 | MF | Péter Halmosi | | Mutual consent |
| 13 January 2011 | MF | Nicky Featherstone | | Released |
| 17 January 2011 | DF | Kamil Zayatte | | Mutual Consent |
| 31 January 2011 | MF | Ian Ashbee | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 8 March 2011 | DF | Steve Gardner | Harrogate Town | Undisclosed |
| 16 March 2011 | FW | Caleb Folan | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| 10 May 2011 | GK | Matt Duke | | Released |
| 10 May 2011 | DF | Anthony Gardner | | Released |
| 10 May 2011 | FW | Craig Fagan | | Released |
| 10 May 2011 | MF | Tijani Belaid | | Released |
| 13 May 2011 | MF | Nolberto Solano | Hartlepool United | |

### Loans
#### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | End date |
| 5 August 2010 | MF | John Bostock | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 December 2010 |
| 30 August 2010 | DF | Anthony Gerrard | Cardiff City | 30 June 2011 |
| 11 September 2010 | DF | Daniel Ayala | Liverpool | 1 January 2011 |
| 1 October 2010 | FW | Rowan Vine | Queens Park Rangers | 31 October 2010 |
| 18 October 2010 | GK | Vito Mannone | Arsenal | 30 June 2011 |
| 24 November 2010 | MF | Cameron Stewart | Manchester United | 31 January 2011 |
| 31 December 2010 | GK | Brad Guzan | Aston Villa | 28 February 2011 |
| 14 January 2011 | MF | Corry Evans | Manchester United | 30 June 2011 |
| 15 February 2011 | DF | Jack Hobbs | Leicester City | 30 June 2011 |
| 28 February 2011 | FW | David Amoo | Liverpool | 30 June 2011 |
| 7 March 2011 | GK | Brad Guzan | Aston Villa | |
| 17 March 2011 | MF | Hope Akpan | Everton | 30 June 2011 |

#### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | End date |
| 29 July 2010 | MF | Kamel Ghilas | AC Arles-Avignon | 29 May 2011 |
| 10 August 2010 | MF | Seyi Olofinjana | Cardiff City | 30 June 2011 |
| 30 August 2010 | DF | Anthony Gardner | Crystal Palace | 30 June 2011 |
| 22 October 2010 | DF | Steve Gardner | Harrogate Town | |
| 4 November 2010 | MF | Nicky Featherstone | Hereford United | January 2011 |
| 25 November 2010 | MF | Will Atkinson | Rotherham United | 4 January 2011 |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2011 |
| 6 January 2011 | MF | Will Atkinson | Rotherham United | 30 June 2011 |
| 6 January 2011 | FW | Mark Cullen | Bradford City | 6 February 2011 |
| 10 January 2011 | DF | Liam Cooper | Carlisle United | 10 February 2011 |
| 27 January 2011 | MF | Jimmy Bullard | Ipswich Town | 30 June 2011 |
| 16 February 2011 | DF | Paul McShane | Barnsley | 16 April 2011 |
| 4 March 2011 | DF | Liam Cooper | Carlisle United | 4 April 2011 |
| 4 March 2011 | GK | Matt Duke | Derby County | 31 March 2011 |
| 2 April 2011 | DF | Sonny Bradley | IK Frej | 30 June 2011 |

### 2010–11 Squad statistics

    Updated 7 May 2011.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Matt Duke | 20 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Kamil Zayatte | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Andy Dawson | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Ian Ashbee | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jack Hobbs | 9 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Paul McShane | 13 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Anthony Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Richard Garcia | 16 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (9) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | James Harper | 27 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Caleb Folan | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Craig Fagan | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | 11 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | John Bostock | 8 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (3) | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Matty Fryatt | 21 (1) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (1) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Mark Oxley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Tom Cairney | 16 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Seyi Olofinjana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Péter Halmosi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | James Chester | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Liam Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Nick Barmby | 8 (23) | 5 | 0 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (25) | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Will Atkinson | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Jamie Devitt | 7 (9) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (10) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Mark Cullen | 4 (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 (13) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Robert Koren | 39 (1) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 (2) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Jay Simpson | 19 (13) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (13) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 6 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Anthony Gerrard | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Daniel Ayala | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | David Amoo | 1 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Jimmy Bullard | 5 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Rowan Vine | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Corry Evans | 17 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Vito Mannone | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Liam Rosenior | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Cameron Stewart | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Aaron McLean | 18 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (5) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Brad Guzan | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Tijani Belaid | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Hope Akpan | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | FW | Nicky Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | DF | Steve Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Awards

Anthony Gerrard was named as player of the year. Liam Rosenior came second and Matty Fryatt came third.
John Bostock's goal against Swansea in the first match of the season being voted goal of the season.

## Championship

Hull City's return to the Championship after two seasons in the Premier League.

### August–December

Pearson brought several transfers and loans into the club in his bid to strengthen the squad for the season's campaign. One of those efforts yielded quick results on the season's opening day, as loanee John Bostock from Tottenham Hotspur supplied the first of two winning goals over Swansea City. Team captain Ian Ashbee, returning from injury that kept him sidelined much of the preceding season, supplied the second.
After weeks of speculation about a local business man looking to be interested in investing in Hull City, it was confirmed on 18 October 2010 that Assem Allam, along with his son Ehab had entered negotiations with Hull City owner and chairman, Russell Bartlett. Allam confirmed at the time that he felt the need to pay back to the area, and that Hull City were important to the area. On 10 November 2010, it was confirmed by the Allams that a deal had been agreed for a controlling interesting in the club, and that the Allams would assume control once the relevant requirements had been met.
Whilst it was originally reported that Allam intended to only purchase a majority shareholding in the club, and would continue to work with Russell Bartlett, a protracted period of due diligence indicated that the investment required would be substantially higher than originally planned; this resulted in a move to completely seize control of the club. The deal was formally completed at 10.45 pm on 16 December 2010, with the club exchanging hands for the nominal fee of £1, but with Allam, and his son, Ehab committing to invest £30 million, as well as providing assurances for a further £10 million.
Following the takeover, it was confirmed on the official club website that Assem Allam would take up the roll of chairman at the club.

#### January–June

On Saturday 12 March 2011, Hull set a new record for the club, with 14 away matches unbeaten, breaking a record stretching back over 50 years.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 August | Swansea City | H | 2–0 | Bostock (23), Ashbee (50) | 21,478 |
| 14 August | Millwall | A | 4–0 | Morison (14) & (52), Lisbie (29), Trotter (60) | 13,292 |
| 21 August | Watford | H | 0–0 | | 20,426 |
| 28 August | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3–1 | Woods (2), Barmby (9), Sharp (44) pen., Coppinger (69) | 11,149 |
| 11 September | Cardiff City | A | 2–0 | Olofinjana (20), Rae (81) | 24,083 |
| 14 September | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Ayala (43), Koren (82) | 19,714 |
| 18 September | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | | 21,180 |
| 25 September | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | Koren (83), Cairney (88) | 24,947 |
| 28 September | Burnley | A | 4–0 | Iwelumo (14) & (53), Eagles (24) & (50) pen | 14,458 |
| 2 October | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | | 20,626 |
| 16 October | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | King (3), Koren (52) | 23,766 |
| 19 October | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | Yeates (53) | 20,276 |
| 23 October | Portsmouth | H | 1–2 | Nugent (45+2), Halford (47), Barmby (62) | 20,378 |
| 30 October | Barnsley | A | 1–1 | Hammill (24), Kilbane (72) | 10,566 |
| 6 November | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 | O'Connor (89) | 21,873 |
| 9 November | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Bostock (14), Johnson (33), O'Brien (71), Johnson (82) og | 24,906 |
| 13 November | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | Garcia (20), Barmby (72) | 9,088 |
| 20 November | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | Koren (77) | 20,535 |
| 27 November | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | Koren (20), Lita (29), Gerrard (41), McDonald (46) | 15,075 |
| 11 December | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | | 13,341 |
| 18 December | Bristol City | H | 2–0 | Simpson (13) & (62) | 20,299 |
| 26 December | Sheffield United | A | 2–3 | Simpson (3) & (45+2) pen, Evans (62) & (73), Bullard (90+3) | 22,688 |
| 28 December | Reading | H | 1–1 | Harper (39), Church (82) | 21,975 |
| 1 January | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | Vassell (11) | 22,410 |
| 3 January | Portsmouth | A | 2–3 | Bullard (21) pen, Lawrence (57) pen, Fryatt (69), Barmby (72), Halford (76) | 14,604 |
| 15 January | Barnsley | H | 2–0 | Fryatt (66) pen, Koren (90+3) | 21,222 |
| 22 January | Reading | A | 1–1 | Evans (51), Harte (80) pen | 16,494 |
| 29 January | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 20,601 |
| 1 February | Leeds United | H | 2–2 | Fryatt (33), Chester (40), Snodgrass (44), Somma (56) | 24,110 |
| 5 February | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–5 | Fryatt (5), (73) pen & (89), McLean (50) & (81), Garner (55) | 6,835 |
| 12 February | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | Gerrard (45) | 21,566 |
| 19 February | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | Scotland (58), Simpson (85) | 19,135 |
| 22 February | Derby County | A | 0–1 | Gerrard (71) | 24,533 |
| 26 February | Cardiff City | H | 0–2 | Chopra (65), Emmanuel-Thomas (90+3) | 21,441 |
| 5 March | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | Fryatt (64) | 25,119 |
| 8 March | Burnley | H | 0–1 | Delfouneso (5) | 20,218 |
| 12 March | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | McLean (33) | 14,370 |
| 19 March | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Whitbread (27), Barmby (73) | 22,967 |
| 2 April | Millwall | H | 0–1 | Morison | 19,852 |
| 9 April | Watford | A | 1–2 | Evans (3), Koren (90), Taylor (90+2) | 13,355 |
| 12 April | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | Gower (63), Evans (70) | 14,822 |
| 16 April | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–1 | Garcia (9), Moussa (16) Fryatt (21) pen & (50) | 21,395 |
| 23 April | Middlesbrough | H | 2–4 | Simpson (3), McDonald (11), (13) & (45+3), Arca (26), Gerrard (69) | 21,937 |
| 25 April | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Routledge (9), Amoo (81) | 17,399 |
| 30 April | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Gerrard (31), Sekajja (88) | 20,407 |
| 7 May | Bristol City | A | 3–0 | Stead (3), Pitman (14), Campbell-Ryce (56) | 15,112 |
* ↑ Scorers for Hull City in bold

### Results 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 67 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 76 | 71 | +5 | 67 |
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 65 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 62 |

## FA Cup

Hull City were drawn at home against Premier League club Wigan Athletic in the third round draw of the FA Cup that took place on 28 November 2010.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 8 January 2011 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–3 | Diamé (21) & (77), McManaman (56), Barmby (74) & (89) | 10,433 | |
* ↑ Scorers for Hull City in bold

## League Cup

Hull City received a bye in the first round of the League Cup drawn on 16 June 2010. For the second round, Hull City drew League One side Brentford for an away game played on 24 August, which they lost by a score of 2–1.

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 24 August | Brentford | A | 2–1 | Cullen (6), Simpson (20), Bean (88) | 3,335 | |
* ↑ Scorers for Hull City in bold

## Kits

Hull City's kits for the 2010–11 season are manufactured by German sports apparel company Adidas. The away kit was revealed on 3 July 2010 to be all white with amber trim. The home kit, revealed on 10 July 2010, comprises:
* jersey with black and amber stripes on the front, solid amber on the back, and black trim on the shoulder
* black shorts and socks with amber trim
The sponsor for the front of the jerseys remained The Tote, its trademarks totesport.com printed on the front of the home jersey and totesport on the front of the away jersey. On 3 August 2010, the club announced two additional sponsorship agreements:
* the name of a local law firm will appear on the back of both the home and away jerseys
* the name and logo of a laboratory supply company will appear on the back of both the home and away shorts
| Hull City's home kit for 2010–11. | Hull City's away kit for 2010–11. |