2017–18 Hull City A.F.C. season

Hull City

2017–18 season
Owner	Assem Allam
Chairman	Assem Allam
Manager	Leonid Slutsky (until 3 December) Nigel Adkins (from 7 December)
Stadium	KCOM Stadium
Championship	18th
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. Doncaster Rovers)
Top goalscorer	League: Jarrod Bowen (14) All: Jarrod Bowen (15)
Highest home attendance	18,026 (26 December v Derby County)
Lowest home attendance	13,524 (6 March v Millwall)
Average home league attendance	15,622
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2017–18 season was Hull City's first season back in the Championship following their relegation the last season in their 114th year in existence. Along with the Championship, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Events

• On 9 June 2017, the club announced the appointment of Leonid Slutsky as head coach.
• On 30 June 2017, Liam Edwards signed a one-year deal, on a free transfer from Swansea City.
• On 3 July 2017, Jonathan Edwards signed a new one-year deal with the club and was loaned to Accrington Stanley for the season.
• On 5 July 2017, Josh Tymon was released after failing to agree a new contract with the club.
• On 11 July 2017 Ola Aina of Chelsea signed a season-long loan with the club.
• On 15 July 2017, Tom Huddlestone joined Derby County for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year contract.
• On 18 July 2017, free agent Fraizer Campbell signed a two-year deal with the club.
• On 19 July 2017, Eldin Jakupović signed a three-year deal with Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.
• On 19 July 2017, Ahmed Elmohamady joined Aston Villa on a three-year contract for a fee of £1 million.
• On 21 July 2017, Andrew Robertson moved to Liverpool for an initial fee of £8 million, in a reverse move Kevin Stewart signed a three-year deal with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.
• On 26 July 2017, Ondřej Mazuch of Sparta Prague signed a two-year contract with the club after impressing in pre-season trials with the club. Also Callum Burton arrived from Shrewsbury Town signing a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
• On 27 July 2017, Michael Hector joined on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
• On 9 August 2017, signed Sebastian Larsson on a one-year contract following his release from Sunderland at the end of the 2016–17 season.
• On 23 August 2017, Sam Clucas signed a 4-year deal with Swansea City for an undisclosed fee, in a reverse move Stephen Kingsley signed a 3-year deal, with an optional extra year for an undisclosed fee.
• On 24 August 2017, Jon Toral signed a three-year deal with the club.
• On 29 August 2017, Nouha Dicko, of Wolverhampton Wanderers, signed a 3-year deal, with an optional extra year for an undisclosed fee.
• On 30 August 2017, Jackson Irvine, of Burton Albion, signed a 3-year deal, with an optional extra year for an undisclosed fee.
• On transfer dead-line day, 31 August 2017, Fikayo Tomori signed a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.
• In September 2017, Jarrod Bowen signed a new contract with the club that sees him stay at the club until 2020.
• On 12 October 2017, Oleg Yarovinsky was appointed Head of Club Strategy.
• On 27 October 2017, Daniel Batty went on a month-long loan to FC Halifax Town.
• On 3 November 2017, Callum Burton went on a month-long loan to Salford City.
• On 8 November 2017, Josh Clackstone went on a month-long loan to FC Halifax Town.
• On 24 November 2017, Adam Curry went on a month-long loan to Boston United.
• On 28 November 2017, Will Mannion went on an emergency week-long loan to Plymouth Argyle.
• On 3 December 2017, Leonid Slutsky and Oleg Yarovinsky left the club by mutual consent after a run of bad results.
• On 7 December 2017, Nigel Adkins was appointed as head coach on an 18-month contract, Andy Crosby was appointed as his assistant.
• On 5 January 2018, Jonathan Edwards was recalled from his season-long loan to Accrington Stanley and was immediately loaned out for the remainder of the season to Woking.
• On 22 January 2018, goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain left the club for family reasons, taking up a similar position at Forest Green Rovers.
• On 26 January 2018, Barry Richardson was appointed goalkeeping coach.
• On 31 January 2018, Angus MacDonald signed from Barnsley on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
• On 31 January 2018, Harry Wilson joined on loan from Liverpool for the remainder of the season.
• On 13 February 2018, it was announced that Ryan Mason would retire from playing, on medical grounds, with immediate effect. Mason had suffered a fractured skull that required surgery after a clash of heads with defender Gary Cahill on 22 January 2017, in a Premier League match against Chelsea.
• On 28 February 2018, Brandon Fleming moved to Gainsborough Trinity on a month-long loan.
• On 28 February 2018, Tyler Hamilton and Robbie McKenzie signed two-year contracts with the club.
• On 2 March 2018, Academy player Billy Chadwick signed a professional contract with the club for one-year.
• On 16 March 2018, Ben Hinchliffe went on loan to Gainsborough Trinity until the end of April 2018.
• On 19 March 2018, Greg Luer joined Maidstone United on loan until the end of the season.
• On 18 April 2018, Brian Lenihan announced his retirement from football, and was released from his contract with the club.
• On 2 May 2018, Adama Diomande's contract was cancelled so he could join Los Angeles.
• On 16 May 2018, Allan McGregor chose not to sign a contract extension with the club, instead signing a two-year deal with Rangers.
• On 18 May 2018, Adam Curry and Lewis Ritson signed one-year deals with the club.
• On 18 May 2018, Josh Clackstone, Greg Luer, David Meyler and Greg Olley were released by the club, while Max Clark, Abel Hernández, Sebastian Larsson and Moses Odubajo were offered new deals.
• On 30 May 2018, Michael Dawson left for Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.
• On 4 June 2018, Abel Hernández left the club by mutual consent.
• On 11 June 2018, Sebastian Larsson rejected a new contract offer deciding to return to Sweden to play for AIK.
• On 22 June 2018, defender Eric Lichaj signed a two-year deal with Hull City for an undisclosed fee.
• On 22 June 2018, Max Clark was reported as joining Vitesse Arnhem at the end of his contract.

First team squad

As of 11 May 2018

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SCO	Allan McGregor
2	DF	ENG	Moses Odubajo
3	DF	CZE	Ondřej Mazuch
4	MF	AUS	Jackson Irvine
5	DF	JAM	Michael Hector (on loan from Chelsea)
7	FW	POL	Kamil Grosicki
8	MF	IRL	David Meyler
9	FW	MLI	Nouha Dicko
10	FW	URU	Abel Hernández
11	MF	ESP	Jon Toral
12	GK	SCO	David Marshall
13	GK	ENG	Will Mannion
15	MF	BRA	Evandro
16	MF	SWE	Sebastian Larsson
17	MF	ENG	James Weir
18	MF	ENG	Daniel Batty

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ENG	Will Keane
20	FW	ENG	Jarrod Bowen
21	DF	ENG	Michael Dawson (captain)
22	MF	NOR	Markus Henriksen
24	DF	ENG	Max Clark
25	FW	ENG	Fraizer Campbell
26	MF	ENG	Greg Olley
27	DF	ENG	Josh Clackstone
28	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley
29	DF	ENG	Fikayo Tomori (on loan from Chelsea)
34	DF	NGA	Ola Aina (on loan from Chelsea)
35	MF	ENG	Kevin Stewart
36	GK	ENG	Callum Burton
49	MF	WAL	Harry Wilson (on loan from Liverpool)
50	DF	ENG	Angus MacDonald

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LW		Liam Edwards	Swansea City	Free
18 July 2017	CF		Fraizer Campbell	Crystal Palace	Free
21 July 2017	CM		Kevin Stewart	Liverpool	Undisclosed
26 July 2017	CB		Ondřej Mazuch	Sparta Prague	Undisclosed
26 July 2017	GK		Callum Burton	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed
9 August 2017	CM		Sebastian Larsson	Sunderland	Free
9 August 2017	LB		Stephen Kingsley	Swansea City	Undisclosed
24 August 2017	AM		Jon Toral	Arsenal	Undisclosed
29 August 2017	CF		Nouha Dicko	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
30 August 2017	MF		Jackson Irvine	Burton Albion	Undisclosed
31 January 2018	CB		Angus MacDonald	Barnsley	Undisclosed
22 June 2018	RB		Eric Lichaj	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Alex Bruce	Free agent	Released
1 July 2017	CB		Curtis Davies	Derby County	Undisclosed
1 July 2017	ST		Luke Lofts	Free agent	Released
1 July 2017	CB		Harry Maguire	Leicester City	Undisclosed
1 July 2017	CB		Bradley Maslen-Jones	Free agent	Released
1 July 2017	RB		Harvey Rodgers	Fleetwood Town	Free
1 July 2017	ST		Johan Ter Horst	Maidstone United	Released
5 July 2017	LB		Josh Tymon	Stoke City	Rejected contract
15 July 2017	DM		Tom Huddlestone	Derby County	Undisclosed
19 July 2017	GK		Eldin Jakupović	Leicester City	Undisclosed
19 July 2017	RW		Ahmed Elmohamady	Aston Villa	£1,000,000
21 July 2017	LB		Andrew Robertson	Liverpool	Undisclosed
23 August 2017	CM		Sam Clucas	Swansea City	Undisclosed
13 February 2018	CM		Ryan Mason	Retired	n/a
2 May 2018	FW		Adama Diomande	Los Angeles	Free
16 May 2018	GK		Allan McGregor	Rangers	Free
18 May 2018	DF		Josh Clackstone		Released
18 May 2018	FW		Greg Luer		Released
18 May 2018	MF		David Meyler		Released
18 May 2018	MF		Greg Olley		Released
30 May 2018	CB		Michael Dawson	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer
4 June 2018	CF		Abel Hernández	Free agent	Mutual consent
11 June 2018	MF		Sebastian Larsson	AIK	Free transfer
22 June 2018	LB		Max Clark	Vitesse Arnhem	Compensation

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
11 July 2017	RB		Ola Aina	Chelsea	30 June 2018
27 July 2017	CB		Michael Hector	Chelsea	30 June 2018
31 August 2017	DF		Fikayo Tomori	Chelsea	30 June 2018
31 January 2018	MF		Harry Wilson	Liverpool	30 June 2018

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017	CF		Jonathan Edwards	Accrington Stanley	5 January 2018
27 October 2017	CM		Daniel Batty	FC Halifax Town	26 November 2017
3 November 2017	GK		Callum Burton	Salford City	3 December 2017
8 November 2017	DF		Josh Clackstone	FC Halifax Town	8 December 2017
24 November 2017	DF		Adam Curry	Boston United	24 December 2017
28 November 2017	GK		Will Mannion	Plymouth Argyle	4 December 2017
5 January 2018	CF		Jonathan Edwards	Woking	30 June 2018
28 February 2018	MF		Brandon Fleming	Gainsborough Trinity	28 March 2018
16 March 2018	FW		Ben Hinchliffe	Gainsborough Trinity	30 April 2018
19 March 2018	FW		Greg Luer	Maidstone United	30 June 2018

Pre-season

On 6 July 2017 Hull City announced five pre-season friendlies against Oxford United, Bristol Rovers, both in Portugal, Nantes, Benfica and Ajax.

The players returned to pre-season training on 3 July 2017. On 11 July 2017 the team travelled to Portugal for a 12-day training camp.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Oxford United v Hull City

15 July 2017	Oxford United	2–1	Hull City	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WEST	Thomas 32', 52'	Report	Diomande 74'	Stadium: Estadio da Nora

Bristol Rovers v Hull City

18 July 2017	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Hull City	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WEST	Gaffney 51'	Report	Hernández 67' Bowen 87'	Stadium: Estadio da Nora

Benfica v Hull City

22 July 2017	Benfica	0–1	Hull City	Algarve, Portugal
20:30 WEST		Report	Bowen 59'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Hull City v Nantes

25 July 2017	Hull City	0–0	Nantes	Kingston upon Hull
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Craven Park

Ajax v Hull City

28 July 2017	Ajax	3–3	Hull City	Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Dawson 7' (o.g.) Huntelaar 17' Černý 54'	Report	Henriksen 5' Batty 77' Weir 85'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Championship	—	—	18th	5 August 2017	6 May 2018
League Cup	Second round	—	Second round	22 August 2017	22 August 2017
FA Cup	Third round	—	Fifth round	6 January 2018	16 February 2018

Updated to match played 6 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	11	20	58	70	−12	56
17	Nottingham Forest	46	15	8	23	51	65	−14	53
18	Hull City	46	11	16	19	70	70	0	49
19	Birmingham City	46	13	7	26	38	68	−30	46
20	Reading	46	10	14	22	48	70	−22	44

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	11	16	19	70	70	0	49	7	8	8	41	32	+9	4	8	11	29	38	−9

Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	D
Position	13	5	7	14	6	9	16	17	17	17	17	15	14	17	17	20	20	20	20	20	18	19	19	19	19	21	20	21	21	22	21	21	20	20	20	18	17	18	18	18	18	16	18	18	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the season were announced on 21 June 2017. Hull start the season with a trip to Aston Villa, run by former manager Steve Bruce, on 5 August 2017. The season will close on 6 May 2018 with an away match at Brentford.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Aston Villa v Hull City

5 August 2017 1	Aston Villa	1–1	Hull City	Aston, Birmingham
17:30 BST	Agbonlahor 7' Lansbury  17' Whelan  22'	Report	Bowen 62'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,241 Referee: Andrew Madley

Hull City v Burton Albion

12 August 2017 2	Hull City	4–1	Burton Albion	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hernández 7', 54', 68' Grosicki 51' Henriksen  59' Campbell  72'	Report	Irvine  29'  38', 33' Naylor  45+2'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,882 Referee: Darren England

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 August 2017 3	Hull City	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Dawson 27',  90+2' Campbell  70' Meyler 90+10' (pen.)	Report	Neves 6',  68' Jota 43',  54' Saïss  48' Dicko 90' Cavaleiro  90+4'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 17,145 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Queens Park Rangers v Hull City

19 August 2017 4	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Hull City	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST	Smith 74',  90+7' Perch  82' Sylla 90+1',  90+2'	Report	Bowen 35' Meyler  56' Larsson  60' McGregor  87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,609 Referee: James Linington

Hull City v Bolton Wanderers

25 August 2017 5	Hull City	4–0	Bolton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Meyler  11' Diomande 13' Bowen 19', 88' Grosicki 29'	Report	Cullen  50' Derik  74'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,207 Referee: Oliver Langford

Derby County v Hull City

8 September 2017 6	Derby County	5–0	Hull City	Derby
19:45 BST	Vydra 15', 34' Davies 38' Johnson 45', 58'	Report	Larsson 27'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,107 Referee: Darren Bond

Fulham v Hull City

13 September 2017 7	Fulham	2–1	Hull City	Fulham, London
19:45 BST	Ayité 42' Johansen 62'	Report	Bowen 54'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,792 Referee: Tim Robinson

Hull City v Sunderland

16 September 2017 8	Hull City	1–1	Sunderland	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Grosicki  43' Meyler 82' Tomori  90'	Report	Vaughan 17',  18' Williams  74' Oviedo  75' Rodwell  77' Gooch  90'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,597 Referee: Darren England

Reading v Hull City

23 September 2017 9	Reading	1–1	Hull City	Reading
15:00 BST	Böðvarsson 87'	Report	Campbell 28'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,749 Referee: Steve Martin

Hull City v Preston North End

26 September 2017 10	Hull City	1–2	Preston North End	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Larson  24' Dawson  36' McGregor  37' Campbell  37' Bowen 50'	Report	Barkhuizen 37' Fisher  61' Robinson 88' Johnson  90+2'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,443 Referee: James Linnington

Hull City v Birmingham City

30 September 2017 11	Hull City	6–1	Birmingham City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Campbell 7' Meyler 11' (pen.) Bowen 26' Grosicki 72' Henriksen 76' Larsson 87'	Report	Gallagher 90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,608 Referee: Scott Duncan

Norwich City v Hull City

14 October 2017 12	Norwich City	1–1	Hull City	Norwich
15:00 BST	Wildschut  45+1' Oliveira 90+6'	Report	Meyler  24'  57' Dicko 29' Larsson  57' Stewart  74' Hector  90+4'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,666 Referee: Keith Stroud

Barnsley v Hull City

21 October 2017 13	Barnsley	0–1	Hull City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	McGeehan  55'	Report	Stewart  29' Campbell 78',  83' McGregor  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,624 Referee: Peter Bankes

Hull City v Nottingham Forest

28 October 2017 14	Hull City	2–3	Nottingham Forest	Kingston upon Hull
17:30 BST	Larsson  61' Irvine  64' Dawson  68' Clark  71' Bowen 76' Hector 88'	Report	Vaughan  24' Dowell 29', 71', 83' (pen.) Jamie Ward  86' Walker  90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,780 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Hull City v Middlesbrough

31 October 2017 15	Hull City	1–3	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Grosicki 72',  90+1' Hector  83' Irvine  90+1'	Report	Braithwaite 13' Assombalonga 36' Ayala  56' Howson  81' Leadbitter 85' (pen.)	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,454 Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield United v Hull City

4 November 2017 16	Sheffield United	4–1	Hull City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Clarke  23' 53', 76', 80', 88'	Report	Grosicki 29' Aina  39' Campbell  42'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,466 Referee: Darren Bond

Hull City v Ipswich Town

18 November 2017 17	Hull City	2–2	Ipswich Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 34',  54' Larsson  46' Dicko 51' Stewart  90+1'	Report	McGoldrick 6' Webster  40' Connolly  58' Garner  64' Knudsen  67' Spence 88' Ward  90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,516 Referee: David Coote

Millwall v Hull City

21 November 2017 18	Millwall	0–0	Hull City	Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT	McLaughlin  57'	Report	Irvine  56' Campbell  71'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,817 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Hull City v Bristol City

25 November 2017 19	Hull City	2–3	Bristol City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Tomori  8' Campbell 33' Bowen 61'	Report	Pack  6' Flint  58', 68' Reid 79' Brownhill 89'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,762 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City

2 December 2017 20	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Hull City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	van Aken  35' Hooper  45+1', 70', 85' Reach  48'	Report	Campbell 21' Stewart  52' Larsson  71' Dawson 90+5'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,412 Referee: Mike Jones

Hull City v Brentford

9 December 2017 21	Hull City	3–2	Brentford	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Grosicki 54' Larsson 70' Irvine 75' Aina  79' Luer  90+8' Toral  90+10'	Report	Meyler 47' (o.g.) Egan 87',  90+1' Maupay  90+10'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,620 Referee: Simon Hooper

Cardiff City v Hull City

16 December 2017 22	Cardiff City	1–0	Hull City	Cardiff
17:30 GMT	Bamba  51', 57'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,049 Referee: Scott Duncan

Leeds United v Hull City

23 December 2017 23	Leeds United	1–0	Hull City	Beeston, Leeds
15:00 GMT	Hernandez 29'	Report	Dawson  82' Hector  89'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,156 Referee: Steve Martin

Hull City v Derby County

26 December 2017 24	Hull City	0–0	Derby County	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Hector  28' Larsson  35'	Report	Johnson  11' Ledley  72' Baird  90'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 18,026 Referee: Tony Harrington

Hull City v Fulham

30 December 2017 25	Hull City	2–2	Fulham	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 32' Dicko 36'	Report	Kamara 48' (pen.), 85' McDonald  76'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,701 Referee: David Webb

Bolton Wanderers v Hull City

1 January 2018 26	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Hull City	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Madine 20' Vela  71' Alnwick  87' Le Fondre  90+4'	Report	Henriksen  71' Dawson  78' Campbell  80'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Hull City v Reading

13 January 2018 27	Hull City	0–0	Reading	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Larsson  89'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Darren England

Sunderland v Hull City

20 January 2018 28	Sunderland	1–0	Hull City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Asoro 20',  78' Browning  58' Gooch  90' Cattermole  90+2'	Report	Dawson  74' Larsson  81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,437 Referee: Keith Stroud

Hull City v Leeds United

30 January 2018 29	Hull City	0–0	Leeds United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Henriksen  42' Aina  44' Irvine  62' Mazuch  65' Campbell  90+6'	Report	Jansson  31'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 17,237 Referee: Tony Harrington

Preston North End v Hull City

3 February 2018 30	Preston North End	2–1	Hull City	Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT	Cunningham 36' Bodin  41' Browne 45+1' (pen.) Pearson  66'	Report	Bowen 29' Clark  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,605 Referee: Steve Martin

Nottingham Forest v Hull City

10 February 2018 31	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Hull City	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Fox  41'	Report	Toral 9' Wilson 38' Larsson  60'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,098 Referee: Oliver Langford

Middlesbrough v Hull City

20 February 2018 32	Middlesbrough	3–1	Hull City	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Gestede 16', 58',  35' Bamford 45'	Report	Evandro 41' Dawson  88'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,111 Referee: Andrew Madley

Hull City v Sheffield United

23 February 2018 33	Hull City	1–0	Sheffield United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Irvine  16' Dicko 55'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper

Hull City v Barnsley

27 February 2018 34	Hull City	1–1	Barnsley	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	MacDonald  47' Clark  48' McGregor  67' Dawson 73' Campbell  90+2'	Report	McBurnie 22' Lindsay  51' Cavaré  71'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,005 Referee: Mike Jones

Ipswich Town v Hull City

3 March 2018 –	Ipswich Town	P–P	Hull City	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Portman Road

Hull City v Millwall

6 March 2018 35	Hull City	1–2	Millwall	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Dawson  36' Henriksen  42' Hernández 79'	Report	Saville 1' Cooper 33' Wallace  45' Cahill  76' Romeo  79' Morison  85'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 13,524 Referee: David Coote

Hull City v Norwich City

10 March 2018 36	Hull City	4–3	Norwich City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Irvine 6' Hernández 41' (pen.), 48' (pen.) Larsson  56' Wilson 71' Clark  87'	Report	Maddison 18' (pen.), 19', 39' (pen.) Watkins  20' Pinto  31' Tettey  49'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,120 Referee: Tim Robinson

Ipswich Town v Hull City

13 March 2018 37	Ipswich Town	0–3	Hull City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Celina  44'	Report	Henriksen 18' Wilson 40' Bowen 47'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Birmingham City v Hull City

17 March 2018 38	Birmingham City	3–0	Hull City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Harding  10' Jota 12', 59' Adams 48'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,970 Referee: Tony Harrington

Hull City v Aston Villa

31 March 2018 39	Hull City	0–0	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Hull
17:30 BST	Larsson  56'	Report	Snodgrass  32' Grabban  81'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,133 Referee: Andy Davies

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City

3 April 2018 40	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Hull City	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Jota 18' (pen.) Buur 83'	Report	Toral  9' Meyler 37' (pen.) Bennett 78' (o.g.) Campbell  79' Tomori  87'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,718 Referee: Darren England

Hull City v Queens Park Rangers

7 April 2018 41	Hull City	4–0	Queens Park Rangers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Bowen  30' Wilson 42' Smithies 45+4' (o.g.) Grosicki 62' Hernández 69' Irvine  81' Henriksen  90+1'	Report	Bidwell  30' Onuoha  90' Scowen  90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,181 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Burton Albion v Hull City

10 April 2018 42	Burton Albion	0–5	Hull City	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Wilson 5' Grosicki 33', 85',  90+2' Henriksen  48' Meyler 63' (pen.) Keane 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Peter Bankes

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

14 April 2018 43	Hull City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Hector  40'	Report	Rhodes 18' Palmer  70'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,417 Referee: Scott Duncan

Bristol City v Hull City

21 April 2018 44	Bristol City	5–5	Hull City	Bristol
15:00 BST	Pisano  19' Pack 37' Diédhiou 40', 53' Reid 64' Bryan 90+4'	Report	Wilson 16', 72' Fielding 56' (o.g.) Henriksen  64' Larsson  79' Hernández 80' Campbell 87' MacDonald  89' McGregor  90+9'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 21,136 Referee: Oliver Langford

Hull City v Cardiff City

28 April 2018 45	Hull City	0–2	Cardiff City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Kingsley  3' Henriksen  45' Meyler  70'	Report	Grujić  30' Morrison 32', 80' Ralls  60'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 17,441 Referee: Andy Davies

Brentford v Hull City

6 May 2018 46	Brentford	1–1	Hull City	Brentford
12:30 BST	Canós 12'	Report	Bowen 45+2'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,475 Referee: James Linington

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

Hull City enter the competition in the second-round. The draw for the second-round took place on 10 August 2017, and Hull were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers. The match was played on 22 August 2017 at the Keepmoat Stadium and Hull fielded a mainly Academy side for the match. The first half produced no goals and it was Alfie May who broke the deadlock just after the restart for Doncaster. Tommy Rowe doubled Doncaster's lead 6-minutes later with Hull failing to make any reply. Hull City were knocked out at the Second round stage losing 2–0 on the night.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

22 August 2017 Second	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Hull City	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May 48' Rowe 54'	Report	Clackstone Greg Olley Batty  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

Hull City entered the competition in the third-round, the draw for which took place on 4 December 2017. Hull were drawn away to either Blackburn Rovers or Crewe Alexandra, who drew their second-round match 3–3. The replay was scheduled for 12 December 2017 but was put back 24-hours because of adverse weather conditions. Blackburn Rovers beat Crewe Alexandra by a single goal, by former City player Danny Graham, to progress to play Hull City.

The match against Blackburn Rovers, took place on 6 January 2018 at Ewood Park, in what the BBC described as an "uneventful" match. The only goal coming in the 58th minute when Ola Aina headed in a Jon Toral corner to take Hull through to the next round.

The draw for the fourth-round took place on 8 January 2018, and Hull were drawn at home to fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest, with the match taking place on 27 January 2018. Jarrod Bowen hit the post for Hull after 17-minutes, but was on the scoreboard a minute later when his shot hit the top corner of the goal. Nouha Dicko double the score when he headed in from close range after 40-minutes. With a couple of minutes of normal-time remaining Apostolos Vellios pegged one back for Forest, but they could not find another goal. Hull progressed to the Fifth round with a 2–1 victory.

The draw for the fifth-round took place on 29 January 2018, and Hull were drawn away to Chelsea. The match was later set for 16 February 2018, and would be using the Video Assistant Referee system. Hull wore shirts sporting a logo remembering the 50th anniversary of the Hull triple trawler tragedy, these were presented to charities involved with creating a memorial to the tragedy before the Millwall match on 6 March 2018. Willian got the game off to a good start for Chelsea by scoring after 2-minutes. Pedro doubled the score after 27-minutes. Willian was in the action again 5-minutes later with his second goal and Olivier Giroud got Chelsea's fourth just before the break. In the second half Harry Wilson was fouled in the penalty area by Cesc Fàbregas. David Meyler took the spot-kick for Hull, but this was saved by Willy Caballero. Both teams had chances to score in the second-half but the score remained 4–0 to Chelsea.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Blackburn Rovers v Hull City

6 January 2018 Third	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Hull City	Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 GMT	Williams  30' Tomlinson  44'	Report	Aina 58',  71'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6,777 Referee: Oliver Langford

Hull City v Nottingham Forest

27 January 2018 Fourth	Hull City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 18' Dicko 40' Mazuch  90+4'	Report	Fox  25' Vellios 88' Worrall  90+5'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 13,450 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Chelsea v Hull City

16 February 2018 Fifth	Chelsea	4–0	Hull City	Fulham, London
20:00 GMT	Willian 2', 32' Pedro 27' Giroud 42' Scott  82'	Report	Stewart  33' Irvine  86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,591 Referee: Andre Marriner

Statistics

Appearances

As of 6 May 2018.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Allan McGregor	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Moses Odubajo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	CZE	Ondřej Mazuch	15	0	10+4	0	1	0	0	0
4	MF	AUS	Jackson Irvine	37	2	28+6	2	2+1	0	0	0
5	DF	JAM	Michael Hector	38	1	33+3	1	2	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Ryan Mason	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	POL	Kamil Grosicki	38	9	22+15	9	0+1	0	0	0
8	MF	IRL	David Meyler	27	5	17+8	5	1+1	0	0	0
9	FW	MLI	Nouha Dicko	31	5	19+10	4	2	1	0	0
10	FW	URU	Abel Hernández	10	8	8+2	8	0	0	0	0
11	MF	ESP	Jon Toral	29	1	16+11	1	1+1	0	0	0
12	GK	SCO	David Marshall	5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Will Mannion	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	NOR	Adama Diomande	19	1	3+13	1	3	0	0	0
15	MF	BRA	Evandro	10	1	3+5	1	2	0	0	0
16	MF	SWE	Sebastian Larsson	40	2	37+3	2	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	James Weir	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Daniel Batty	4	0	1	0	0+2	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Will Keane	10	1	3+6	1	0+1	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Jarrod Bowen	44	15	37+5	14	2	1	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Michael Dawson	41	3	40	3	1	0	0	0
22	MF	NOR	Markus Henriksen	33	2	25+6	2	2	0	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Greg Luer	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	ENG	Max Clark	30	0	25+2	0	3	0	0	0
25	FW	ENG	Fraizer Campbell	38	6	23+13	6	0+2	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Greg Olley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	ENG	Josh Clackstone	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	11	0	10+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Fikayo Tomori	27	0	23+2	0	1	0	1	0
30	DF	IRL	Brian Lenihan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	SCO	Will Annan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	ENG	Tyler Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	MF	ENG	Brandon Fleming	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	NGA	Ola Aina	46	1	42+2	0	2	1	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Kevin Stewart	20	0	10+7	0	3	0	0	0
36	GK	ENG	Callum Burton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Robbie McKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	FW	ENG	Ben Hinchliffe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
41	MF	ENG	Ellis Barkworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
49	MF	WAL	Harry Wilson	14	7	11+2	7	1	0	0	0
50	DF	ENG	Angus MacDonald	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0
Players who played for Hull City but subsequently left the club:
11	MF	ENG	Sam Clucas	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

• Source: Compiled from competitive match reports

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

Disciplinary record

Name	Number	Position	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Michael Hector	5	DF	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
David Meyler	8	MF	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Sebastian Larsson	16	MF	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Fraizer Campbell	25	FW	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Michael Dawson	21	DF	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Markus Henriksen	22	MF	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Jackson Irvine	4	MF	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Allan McGregor	1	GK	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Kevin Stewart	35	MF	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Ola Aina	34	DF	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Max Clark	24	DF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Kamil Grosicki	7	FW	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Fikayo Tomori	29	DF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jarrod Bowen	20	FW	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Angus MacDonald	50	DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ondřej Mazuch	3	DF	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Jon Toral	11	MF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Daniel Batty	18	MF	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Josh Clackstone	27	DF	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Greg Luer	23	FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Stephen Kingsley	28	DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Greg Olley	26	MF	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			84	2	4	0	3	0	91	2

Top scorers

Name	Number	Position	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Jarrod Bowen	20	FW	14	1	0	15
Kamil Grosicki	7	FW	9	0	0	9
Abel Hernández	10	FW	8	0	0	8
Harry Wilson	49	MF	7	0	0	7
Fraizer Campbell	25	FW	6	0	0	6
Nouha Dicko	9	FW	4	1	0	5
David Meyler	8	MF	5	0	0	5
Michael Dawson	21	DF	3	0	0	3
Markus Henriksen	22	MF	2	0	0	2
Jackson Irvine	4	MF	2	0	0	2
Sebastian Larsson	16	FW	2	0	0	2
Ola Aina	34	DF	0	1	0	1
Adama Diomande	14	FW	1	0	0	1
Evandro	15	MF	1	0	0	1
Michael Hector	5	DF	1	0	0	1
Will Keane	19	FW	1	0	0	1
Jon Toral	11	MF	1	0	0	1
Total			67	3	0	70

Kits

The home kit for the 2017–18 season was unveiled on 6 July 2017 at the Streetlife Museum of Transport. Manufactured by Umbro, the shirt is a traditional black and amber vertical stripped design, complemented by black shorts and amber socks with a black band. Details of the away kit were announced on 31 July 2017, which is mainly white with an amber stripe down the shirt sleeve and an amber band round the socks. The third kit was revealed on 11 September 2017, which is described as navy peony with amber details. The third kit was used for the first time on 21 October 2017 for the match away to Barnsley.

Awards

The annual awards for the club took place on 8 May 2018 and saw Jarrod Bowen pick-up the Players' Player of the Year and Supporters' Player of the Year awards. Kamil Grosicki was presented with the Goal of the Season award for his goal against Sheffield United on 4 November 2017. Allan McGregor was chosen by Nigel Adkins as Player of the Year and Charlie Andrew took the award for Academy Player of the Year. At a later date Jarrod Bowen also picked up the Hull City Official Supporters Club's Player of the Season award.

Post-season

In April the club announced that the team would be travelling to Kenya to play a match on 13 May 2018 at the Kasarani Stadium. This would be part of a 5-day tour to promote football and Shining Hope for Communities projects in the country. The friendly match against Gor Mahia ended in a 0–0 draw, and was decided on penalties with Hull winning 4–3.