These include the professional football ( soccer ) clubs Bristol City, Swindon Town, Cheltenham Town ( whose home colours are red ) and, traditionally, Wrexham FC, as well as the English Rugby League team Hull Kingston Rovers ( whose home colours are white with a red band ).

* Hull FC vs Hull Kingston Rovers

For some years previously, attempts had been made to found a football club, but this proved difficult because the city was then dominated by rugby league teams such as Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers.

These early matches were played at The Boulevard, the home of Hull FC.

He fulfilled a lifetime ambition by appearing for St Helens RLFC in Keiron Cunningham's testimonial game, a friendly against Hull FC, in 2005.

The first match televised live was the rugby league Challenge Cup final replay between Hull FC & Widnes played on 19 May 1982.

The 1982 Challenge Cup Final Replay between Widnes and Hull FC was played there.

The twenty-two clubs and their years of foundation were: Batley FC 1880, Bradford FC 1863, Brighouse Rangers FC 1878, Broughton Rangers FC 1877, Halifax FC 1873, Huddersfield FC 1864, Hull F. C.

The 22 clubs and their years of foundation were: Batley FC 1880, Bradford FC 1863, Brighouse Rovers FC 1878, Broughton Rangers FC 1877, Halifax FC 1873, Huddersfield FC 1864, Hull 1865, Hunslet FC 1883, Leeds FC 1864, Leigh FC 1878, Liversedge FC 1877, Manningham F. C.

Following this season, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, and Andre Lacroix announced their retirements.

In 1982, Pierre Trudeau's government announced that the Museum of Man would be moved to its own separate facility in Hull.

The Blackhawks announced that hockey legends Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita would receive bronze statues in their honor outside of the United Center during the 2011 – 12 NHL season.

The Parliament of Canada took interest in his case again after some French-speaking MPs received invitations to attend a public meeting of the RIN announced for May 30, 1961 at the École normale de Hull.

On 6 April 2010, Kay Hull announced that she wouldn't be contesting the next Federal election, after 12 years serving the Riverina electorate.

In 2006 it was announced that Hull Citybuild-Hull's Urban Regeneration Company-had been working with Hull City Council to bring forward " a major public realm design competition " for Queen's Gardens and Queen Victoria Square.

One day before the game against Linfield, Glentoran announced the signing of Stuart Elliott, who was returning to the club where he made his name before moving across the water to play for Hull City, Motherwell and Hamilton Academical.

On 30 June 2010, it was announced by the incoming Hull City manager, Nigel Pearson, that Barmby would take his first steps into coaching, by being taken onto Pearson's staff at Hull City for the 2010 – 11 Championship campaign, combining the role of coach with his playing duties.

On 18 November 2011 it was announced that Wigley would be rejoining Hull City's backroom staff as first-team coach.

Gateshead Thunder claimed to have lost £ 700, 000 during their one year in existence and on Monday 15 November 1999 the board announced they would merge the club with Hull Sharks, accepting a £ 1. 25 million fee from Super League Europe to do so.

* July 1-It is announced that Alexander Hull & Co., building contractors, are to re-build the General Post Office, Dublin at a cost of £ 50, 000.

On 24 July 2006, Wakefield announced former Hull coach John Kear as Head Coach until the end of the season.

It was announced on 10 June 2010 that Hart was on the shortlist to become the successor to Phil Brown at the recently relegated Hull City.

On 29 June 2012 it was announced that Clemence had taken up the post of reserve team manager at Hull City, again under Steve Bruce.

In April 2011 it was announced that Wood had been cast in a film about Rod Hull.

It was announced that at the cross over event IPW: UK vs New Generation Wrestling in Hull on Friday 13 February 2009, Simmonz would represent IPW to take on NGW's " Prima Donna " Nathan Cruz, a match which saw Simmonz win, thus earning the first point for team IPW, Simmonz later wrestled in an IPW vs NGW 6 man elimination tag team match which was won by NGW's Alex Cyanide when Cyanide pinned Simmonz.

Hull City announced on 10 July 2008 that Boateng had agreed to sign a contract with them.

Despite Hull City chairman Paul Duffen revealing that the Tigers had agreed a fee with Newcastle United to sign Beye on 6 August 2009, it was announced the following day that Beye had signed for Aston Villa.

Morris Motors Limited vice chairman, Sir Miles Thomas, announced to the I. S. M. A at Hull in 1946 " Nuffield to Make Tractors ".

On May 31, 2012, It was announced White will have his jersey number 24 retired by his junior team the Gatineau Olympiques, formerly the Hull Olympiques.

He then played in the FA Cup Fourth round match against Crawley which ended in a surprise 0 – 1 defeat for Hull, during which he was announced Man of the Match.

By 1956, the top three locks on the canal were no longer usable, but Hull Corporation announced a plan to use the channel for the supply of water in mid-1959.

The only craft in military service thereafter were four Zodiac Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats in São Tomé harbour and one in Príncipe. Improvements to naval capabilities are considered vital to increase security in the exclusive economic zone ( EEZ ) to protect oil concerns and to stem the rise of coastal trafficking operations in the Gulf of Guinea area.

His mother, Charlotte Law ( Hull ) Olmsted, died when he was scarcely four years old.

Hull, Mikita, Pilote, and Hall became preeminent stars in Chicago, and all four would eventually be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

They remained a force to be reckoned with throughout the decade, with Hull enjoying four 50-goal seasons, Mikita winning back-to-back scoring titles and MVP accolades, Pilote winning three consecutive Norris Trophies, and Hall being named the First or Second All-Star goaltender eight out of nine seasons.

After splitting the first four games, the Stars vaunted defense would hold the Sabres to only one goal in the next two, winning game five 2-0, and game six 2-1 on an overtime goal by Hall of Fame winger Brett Hull.

Despite Hull breaking his own record by four goals in 1968 – 69, the Hawks missed the playoffs for the first time since his rookie season.

Nationally, the town was ranked with Chester, York and Kingston upon Hull as the four major pipe producers.

She also received four honorary degrees from the universities of London ( 1950 ), Cambridge ( 1951 ), Oxford ( 1954 ) and Hull ( 1968 ).

* USS Hull, any of four U. S. Navy ships

The M62's route in relation to the four major cities it serves: Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Hull.

It was abolished on 1 April 1996, with four unitary authorities being formed: North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flutie also starred in the Canadian Football League ; Hull ( with Gambler quarterback Kelly ) played in four Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills, and Flutie ( as of 2011 ) is the last quarterback to have led the Bills to the NFL playoffs.

Hull appeared in five regular season games for the Flames and played in four playoff games where he scored two goals and added an assist.

Hull scored 39 goals in 2000 – 01, his best total in four years.

Making his Olympic debut at the 1998 Winter Games, Hull scored two goals in four games.

On 15 March 2010 manager Phil Brown was put on gardening leave after a run of four defeats left Hull in the relegation zone.

In other words, Hull had four great bands, compared to none from London.

The title ' London 0 Hull 4 ' was used by various newspapers as a headline in October 2008 after the city's newly promoted football team, Hull City, beat West Ham United to take a fourth win out of four against London-based clubs ( having previously beaten Fulham, Arsenal and Tottenham ).

This is one of only four statues of William in the United Kingdom outside Northern Ireland ( the others being Brixham, Hull and Bristol ) and, as such, attracts bands of marching Orangemen in mid-July to commemorate William's victory at the Battle of the Boyne.

He highly disapproved of the king's attempt to arrest John Pym and four other members of the Long Parliament, which was made without his knowledge, but advised the enterprise against Hull.

On 30 May 2009, Warrington reached the Semi Finals of the Rugby League Challenge Cup, beating Hull Kingston Rovers 24 – 25 via a drop goal from Lee Briers in Golden Point Extra time to earn a place in the last four with Wigan, St Helens and Huddersfield ( who at that point had still yet to play their matches ).

Blair Hull and his four adult children partnered to create the Hull Family Foundation in 1999.

This was the practical result of a friendship formed in 1805 with William Spence, of Hull, and appeared in four volumes between 1815 and 1826.