The 2018–19 season is Hull City's second consecutive season in the Championship and their 115th year in existence.[4] Along with the Championship, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
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The players returned to pre-season training on 25 June 2018.[57] On 8 July 2018 the team travelled to Portugal for a 12-day training camp.[57] On 25 May 2018 two fixtures were confirmed as part of the Portugal trip, Maritimo on 10 July 2018 and Braga on 13 July 2018.[58] On 31 May 2018 an away fixture against Rochdale on 21 July 2018 was announced[59] and a home fixture against Newcastle United was announced to take place on 24 July 2018.[60] A further away fixture against Barnsley was scheduled for 28 July 2018.[61] The final work-out for the team was the Billy Bly Memorial Trophy against North Ferriby United that was contested at the Chadwick Stadium, North Ferriby on 30 July 2018.[62]
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Updated to match played 12 May 2019.Source: Competitions
Last updated: 12 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport
The fixtures for the season were announced on 21 June 2018.[57] Hull start the season with a home match against Aston Villa, run by former manager Steve Bruce, on 6 August 2018. This being the reverse of the opening match of the previous season. The season will close on 5 May 2019 with a home match against Bristol City.[71]
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The draw for the first-round of the cup took place on 15 June 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with the ties taking place in the week commencing 13 August 2018.[117] Hull were in the Northern Section of the draw and were drawn away to Sheffield United.[118] The match was played on 14 August 2018.[119] Hull got off to a good start with Jon Toral opening the scoring on the 18-minute mark, both teams had chances to score but it was not until the 75th minute that Billy Sharp brought Sheffield level. The match finished 1–1 and a penalty shootout was required to find a winner. Sheffield got off to a bad start with Oliver Norwood missing his kick but all the other kicks were converted so Hull won 5–4 on penalties, to put them in to the second-round.[120] The draw for the second-round took place the following day and Hull was drawn at home to Derby County, matches to take place week beginning 27 August 2018.[121] The match took place on 28 August 2018, and Derby County got off the ground after 24-minutes when Martyn Waghorn lobbed the ball over George Long on his debut for Hull. Florian Jozefzoon scored his first goal for Derby after 38-minutes and after 73-minutes he again shot at goal which was deflected in by Brandon Fleming. Mason Mount added a fourth just before full-time, leaving Hull to exit the competition 0–4 on the night.[122]
The draw for the third round of the FA Cup took place at Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[123] Hull were drawn away to their next league opponents Millwall with the match taking place over the week-end of 4–7 January 2019.[124] The match was chosen for live broadcast and scheduled for 14:00 on 6 January 2019.[125] The first-half saw Millwall have the better of the chances but failed to capitalise. Early in the second-half Jon Toral broke the deadlock for Hull. Following a triple substitution by Millwall after 64-minutes things turned Millwall's way with substitute Shane Ferguson opening their account in the 82nd minute. Three minutes later he scored a second to give Millwall a 2–1 victory.[126]
Note: Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of match.
The home kit for the 2018–19 season was unveiled on 8 June 2018, manufactured by Umbro, the shirt is a traditional black and amber vertical striped design, complemented by black with amber trim shorts and amber socks with black bands.[127] The away kit was unveiled on 20 July 2018 as all black with amber trim.[128] The third kit was revealed on 13 August 2018, as all white shirts and socks with Sulphur Spring detailing. With the shorts being Sulphur Spring.[129] SportPesa is the shirt sponsor and in March 2019 it was announced that this sponsorship would be extended to the 2019–20 season.[130]
The annual awards for the club took place on 7 May 2019 and saw Jarrod Bowen pick-up the Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year and Supporters' Player of the Year awards.[131] Evandro Goebel was presented with the Goal of the Season award for his goal against Aston Villa on 19 January 2019.[131][99] Keane Lewis-Potter took the award for Academy Player of the Year.[131]