Just browsing Youtube and came across this video [video=youtube;ZjjblXJw_HE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjjblXJw_HE[/video] Involves lots of old footage including 55k at Boothferry in the cup against United
great video that , especially nice to see the first 10 seconds , Im trying to rack my brains as to where i read the following information That the forerunners to Hull City played their football on 2 earlier grounds (before the friendly season at the Boulevard) One im certain was down in the area of Argyle St towards Springbank? and another on a field whos name escapes me , but it was called something like Red Cow field or something daft ( i think it was also a crickt ground).
Ironically the KC is now on the same area as the old Circle Cricket ground, and next to the Circle was a football pitch where City, under Cliff Britton use to train, I know I use to go and watch them. But that training pitch also happened to be one of Hull City's former grounds and when the South Stand was built, along with the indoor facilities, the training pitches were put there so the Circle wasn't used any more. Great video by the way, must admit I liked the song that went with it, (Andy Williams ? Perry Como?) yes we were almost there a few times, but it also brought back those memories of those hateful cages put around the ground for 'our' safety. Hull City supporters, on the whole, that I remember, have always been a decent bunch of people mainly, home and away.
This gives the history of City's grounds: http://footballgroundguide.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=22733 But it doesn't mention a place called Dairycoates (maybe your Red Cow field?)where apparently the first team played (no more than a handful of games) after leaving the Boulevard. I don't know anything else about that ground and I can't find anything about it on the web, so please let me know if you come across anything
Dairycoates Dairycoates today is a busy industrial area. Around 1900* it was, for the most part, open fields and a sportsman's paradise on a Saturday. Just beyond the Hessle Road, tram terminus lines crossed the road. A short way beyond the level crossing was Albert United's cricket field. Field it was, with negligible facilities for players or spectators. The nearby Locomotive Inn offered dressing-room accommodation for the participants. It was here that Hull City moved after losing their Bull Lane home, spending the 1902-3 season on the cricketers' enclosure. Although the soccer club's activities came to a halt in the summer of 1903, it seems they retained some say in the future use of the ground. When, in 1904, Hull City were unable to entertain Stockton on the Boulevard in the FA Cup, they suggested transferring the tie to Dairycoates. Stockton were agreeable but the FA declined to allow the switch. Later in the season, the Tigers did entertain Scarborough on the ground. And when negotiating with Hull Cricket Club for the use of The Circle in 1905, the cricket club's existing tenants, the Hull & East Riding RUFC, were induced to exchange The Circle venue for the Dairycoates ground. from chris elton book with * change
Lots of people looking for something a bit more original than "Cant help falling in love with you" - maybe "Almost There " the song on the video is just right? Its simple, easy to sing, no-one else uses it and it really sums up what its like to be a city supporter - (almost there - Ive done from the 60's and we were always almost bloody there!). We would have to edit the words a bit but its got a nice unique feel to it Just for starters and just playing with the verses - and Im no good at this so add your own lyrics! Almost there, we're almost there Our paradise, paradise so rare Close your eyes for we're almost there Almost there
