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@fesf09’s Hull City

17 £895m 43 signings

@fesf09 took Hull City back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Hull City won none in the same nine seasons. They spent £895m of the budget on 43 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £346m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014) and Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009).

They were champions eight times: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18. The best season was 2017/18, winning the league, the League Cup and the Champions League.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League
3rd

That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £346m. 3rd in the Premier League with 81 points, 17 points behind Chelsea. Won 24, drew 9, lost 5; 63 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Hull City 2-0 Man City.

Cristiano Ronaldo £80m
Wayne Rooney £72m
Samir Nasri £35m
Carlos Tevez £25m
Cesc Fàbregas £17m
Javier Mascherano £16.5m
Mikel John Obi £9m
Nani £9m
Leighton Baines £9m
Branislav Ivanović £8.5m
Luka Modrić £8m
Michael Essien £7.5m
James Milner £7m
Daniel Sturridge £6m
Micah Richards £5m
Kyle Walker £5m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Danny Welbeck £4m
Gary Cahill £4m
Kevin-Prince Boateng £4m
Joe Hart £3m
Łukasz Fabiański £2.5m
Gareth Bale £2m
Eddie Johnson £1m
Kasper Schmeichel £1m

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 95 points, 11 points clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 2, lost 5; 84 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-4 Hull City.

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 110 points, 30 points clear of Man City. Won 36, drew 2, lost 0; 88 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Hull City 3-1 Man City.

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and Eden Hazard for £72m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 10 points clear of Man United. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 73 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Hull City 1-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £40m
Eden Hazard £32m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Willian, David Luiz and 1 more for £53.5m and released 3. Champions with 82 points, a point clear of Arsenal. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 83 scored, 34 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Hull City 5-1 Man City.

Willian £30m
David Luiz £21.5m
Marcos Alonso £2m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez, César Azpilicueta and 1 more for £122.5m and released 3. Champions with 96 points, 10 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 74 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid on penalties. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Hull City.

Luis Suárez £75m
César Azpilicueta £25.5m
David de Gea £22m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · Champions League

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 2 more for £141m and released 4. Champions with 86 points, 12 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 5, lost 6; 76 scored, 31 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Juventus in the final. Match of the season: Hull City 2-1 Man City.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m
Harry Kane £40.5m
Sadio Mané £35m
Riyad Mahrez £10.5m

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk, Son Heung-min and 1 more for £56m and released 3. Champions with 87 points, 10 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 79 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Hull City 4-0 Man City.

Virgil van Dijk £23m
Son Heung-min £22m
Thibaut Courtois £11m

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup · Champions League

That summer they signed Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and 1 more for £104m and released 3. Champions with 92 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 88 scored, 19 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Won the Champions League, beating Bayern in the final. Match of the season: Hull City 1-0 Man City.

Roberto Firmino £44.5m
Mohamed Salah £34m
Nicolás Otamendi £25.5m
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