I'm sure I heard the match reporter on the FLS say that the 11 game unbeaten away run matches a City club record, going back to 1949? If he did, I think he could be wrong... Its been mentioned that City's unbeaten away run of 11 games matched a record for the club going back to the 1948-49 season, when City ran away with the 3rd Division North title to gain promotion. However, according to the stats, the BBC have it wrong. City's best unbeaten spell at home did indeed come in that season, 13 league games unbeaten (7 wins and 6 draws) and if you throw in FA Cup games, make it 17 games (11 wins and 6 draws) It was a vintage City season, in which they only lost once on the road, in a 4-2 reverse at Valley Parade against Bradford City, being unbeaten in. Div 3 (N); Tranmere Rovers; 2-1; W; MooreN, HarrisonK Div 3 (N); Barrow; 2-1; W; BurbanksWE, ConwayA, Div 3 (N); Halifax Town; 4-2; W; GreenhalghJ, HarrisonK, BurbanksWE Div 3 (N); Accrington Stanley; 2-1; W; HarrisonK, BurbanksWE, Div 3 (N); Doncaster Rovers; 0-0; D; Div 3 (N); Hartlepool United; 2-0; W; BurbanksWE, MooreN Div 3 (N); Rochdale; 1-1; D; HarrisonK, Div 3 (N); Chester City; 2-0; W; CarterHS, JensenV Div 3 (N); Crewe Alexandra; 0-0; D; Div 3 (N); Stockport County; 0-0; D; FAC 2R; Reading; 2-1; W; MooreN, MooreN Div 3 (N); Rotherham United; 0-0; D; Div 3 (N); Mansfield Town; 1-1; D; BuchanW, FAC 3; Blackburn Rovers; 2-1; W; MooreN, BuchanW Div 3 (N); Wrexham; 2-0; W; PriceAJW, GreenhalghJ FAC 4; Grimsby Town; 3-2; W; MooreN, CarterHS, MooreN FAC 5; Stoke City; 2-0; W; MooreN, GreenhalghJ Div 3 (N); Bradford City; 2-4; L; JensenV, HarrisonK Div 3 (N); Darlington; 1-0; W; ShepherdE. Div 3 (N); New Brighton; 0-0; D; Div 3 (N); Southport; 0-0; D; Div 3 (N); Gateshead; 2-0; W; HarrisonK, MooreN Div 3 (N); York City; 3-1; W; CarterHS, MooreN, JensenV Div 3 (N); Oldham Athletic; 1-1; D; HarrisonK, Div 3 (N); Carlisle United; 1-1; D; JensenV, Damn it, we were good then too!
Sure were Ealing .Amongst those goalscorers I'd forgotten all about Ernie Shepherd and also the quantity of goals that came from Ken Harrison who eventually became a neighbour and golfing partner .
Ernie Shepherd played 15 times for City, scoring 3 times and Ken Harrison played over 260 times for City and scored just 51 goals from the wing, but he should have scored more, if contemporary accounts are to be believed. He left to go to Derby in 1954 I understand.
WestOfEaling_Tiger Thanks for that! It brings back wonderful memories of those great players. I was 12 at the time, on Bunker's Hill with my Dad during that season.
All the results above are the entire away fixture list for that season! I don't make mistakes like that. 1948-49 (League Only) Home: W17, D1, L3, GF65, GA14, Pts 35 Away: W10, D10, L1, GF28, GA14, Pts 30 Total: W27, D11, L4, GF93, GA28, Pts 65
Being an older suporter and this being just before I was born, can't help thinking of times gone bye, and all the local talent thats has passed through HULL CITY. My mind is working over time, thinking of past players. Thanks for the many years of enjoyment, even when things where quiet in Bothferry Park. Looking forward to the future our new look Tigers and more enjoyment. U T T
Ah, you just make the silly mistakes like calling the away run a home run in the text with the list then.
Never noticed that... Ooops. Stats still stands though, 13 consecutive away games unbeaten in 1948-49, not 11 as Sky/BBC said.
