RUGBY • FAMILY • BELONGING
Down the
Boulevard.
You never forget your first walk to the ground.
The scarf pulled tight. A programme folded in a pocket. The same familiar faces on the way. This chapter brings the Boulevard’s history together with an invitation to preserve the matchdays that mattered to you.
OPEN A CHAPTER IN THE STORY
More than a ground.
A place in people’s lives.
1895A new home in West Hull
Hull FC moved to the Boulevard in 1895, the year of the Northern Union breakaway. Their opening visitors were Liversedge; Hull won 3–0.
Hull FC · club history ↗1914The first Challenge Cup
Hull’s first Challenge Cup win came in 1914: a 6–0 victory over Wakefield Trinity at Halifax.
Hull FC · club history ↗1936A song becomes a tradition
The club history records “Old Faithful” being sung at the Boulevard in September 1936, in tribute to Joe Oliver.
Hull FC · club history ↗1956 & 1958Championship years
Hull won the Championship in 1956 and 1958, with Tommy Harris and Hessle Road’s Johnny Whiteley among the great names of this period.
Hull FC · club history ↗2002Farewell to the old ground
On 22 October 2002, Hull FC marked their farewell to the Boulevard with a match against the touring New Zealand side.
Hull FC · history of grounds ↗What would you keep?
A ticket. A shirt. A programme with a team change scribbled inside. Objects that seem ordinary can carry a whole afternoon’s story.
When you share one, tell us the fixture and date if you know them, who went with you, and what made that day stay with you.
Historical milestones: Hull FC · club history ↗ and Hull FC · history of grounds ↗. The matchday scene is an imagined tribute, not a reconstruction of the old stadium. This is an independent community feature, not an official Hull FC page.
A GROWING COMMUNITY ARCHIVE
Your road.
Your stories. Our future.
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