Honours
Rugby Football League Championships (6):
1919–20, 1920–21, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1982–83
Premiership (1):
1990–91
Division Two Championships (3):
1976–77, 1978–79, 1996–97
Challenge Cups (3):
1913–14, 1981–82, 2005
John Player Trophy (1):
1981–82
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy (1):
1979–80 (not subsequently contested)
Yorkshire Cups (5):
1923–24, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
Yorkshire Leagues (4):
1918–19, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1935–36
European Club Champions (1):
1956–1957
Eastern Division Championship (5):
1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1935–36
Key Facts
Most tries in a match: 7 by Clive Sullivan vs Doncaster 15 April 1968
Most points in a match: 36 by Jim Kennedy vs Keighley, 29 January 1921
Most tries in a season: 52 by John "Jack" Harrison VC, MC, 1914–15
Most goals in a season: 170 by Geoffrey "Geoff" 'Sammy' Lloyd, 1978–79
Most points in a season: 369 by Geoffrey "Geoff" 'Sammy' Lloyd, 1978–79
Consecutive Tries: 11 by John "Jack" Harrison VC, MC, 1914–15 & Richard Horne, 2006
Most points: 1,842 Joe Oliver
Most tries: Clive Sullivan with 250
Most appearances: Edward Rogers with 501
Highest attendance at the Boulevard: 28,798 vs Leeds 7th March 1936
Highest attendance at the KC Stadium: 23,004 vs Hull KR in 2007
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Club’s highest score was 88-0 against Sheffield in 2003
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Hull are the only team to win every single match in a season (1978-79, Division 2)
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The club’s record goal kicker is Joe Oliver with 68Lee Jackson holds the record for the fastest ever rugby try inside 9 seconds for Hull v Sheffield in 1992
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John ‘Jack’ Harrison was the first sportsman to win the Military Cross and Victoria Cross
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Club Anthem ‘Old Faithful’ originated in 1933 after the song was released by Gene Autry. Fans at the time had nicknamed Joe Oliver ‘Old Faithful’.
