Burnsy was looking for a ticket for the ex. drummer of The Housemartins. You could try Radio Humberside ??
The one on P107 is the official team pic before the first game (albeit very poorly reproduced). Most of the players on there are recognisable from the pic on the over of Mike Peterson's book which shows the 1904 team in training kit. Not one player from these pictures is identifiable on Page 12. As for the the 1905 team pic on white shirts....... must be their training kit. I have seen photos of City playing at the Boulevard in black and amber stripes. I would suggest that being nicknamed the Tigers by March 1905 confirms this.
That thought in your last sentence did occur to me. But many accounts say the first kit we ever played in was black and white. Not that is it is of earth shattering importance but it is of interest.
Bring in black and white is hardly confusing if one of the teams in the photos has white shirts and black shorts and the other is well known for having a black and white kit.��
That sounds a good name for a merged rugby team. Playing at New Craven Park. Hope you enjoy your trip to Belgium.
There is no evidence we ever played any matches in white shirts (unless we were playing Wolves or similar), despite, confusingly, the existence of team pics showing us in white training shirts. The picture of our first game shows us in black and amber shirts.
I came across this recently on the British Film Institute's website: 'Hull City Football (c. 1905)', a 3-minute clip described as a friendly match against unidentified opponents played at the Boulevard in their first season, 1904-05. The caption says that City are in the 'dark stripes' and that the following year, their first in the football league, they played at the Anlaby Road Cricket Ground. Note also the striped corner flag in the first few seconds. With a little imagination, the 'dark stripes' may well be black and amber. Definitely, neither side is wearing white shirts. Go to the BFI Player at bfi.org.uk and do a search for 'Hull'. As well as the above clip you will find other film from the early twentieth century including Hull v Hull KR, Hull Fair, West Park and East Park. The BBC did a programme on the photographers, Mitchell and Kenyon, a few years ago. the shots of the two parks were used but, sadly, not the clip of Hull City.
The story has gone national... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/non-league-side-hull-united-afc-4078365
"I have long believed our city deserves a top non-league side inside the Hull boundary, which can provide an alternative and more affordable level of football to Hull City," he said. Dene Park is outside the Hull boundary.........
hull city council's online map shows it outside the city boundaries. on here, click accept and zoom in: http://web4.hullcc.gov.uk/HCCinternet/i4lg/pages/login/disclaimer.jsp
