Arsenal vs Hull City Timeline & H2H Stats

Arsenal, then still known as Woolwich Arsenal and based across the river from their current location, in Plumstead, first met Hull City in an FA Cup tie in the January of 1908. It ended in a draw, before Hull won the replay at their own ground, gaining a notable scalp for a club playing only its fourth season since formation. It would be decades before the sides became regular opponents, with Arsenal moved to Highbury in 1913 and winning their first major trophies in the years that followed. The two clubs’ paths barely crossed again outside sporadic cup ties.

that changed, albeit briefly, when Hull finally reached the Premier League for the first time in 2008. That promotion, under Phil Brown, gave Arsenal fans their first proper look at a Hull City side playing at the level that the Gunners had long taken for granted. It also began the fixture’s most eventful stretch, one that produced both a famous shock result and, six years later, one of the most dramatic finals in FA Cup history.

An Early FA Cup Shock, Followed by a Long Silence

That first meeting in 1908 was no formality. Hull, formed only in 1904, held Woolwich Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Manor Ground before winning the replay 4-1 on their own turf. It was an eye-catching result against a club that would go on to establish itself amongst the country’s elite within a generation. The sides met again in the FA Cup in 1930, as Arsenal fought their way through a replay against Hull on their way to lifting the trophy for the first time under Herbert Chapman.

Beyond a couple of League Cup ties in the 1970s and 1980s, that was as much as the fixture had to offer until Hull’s Premier League breakthrough decades later.

The 2014 FA Cup Final

Hull’s finest hour in the fixture, and in their history, came at Wembley in the 2014 FA Cup final, which was their first appearance in a major final. James Chester and Curtis Davies put Hull two goals ahead inside the opening ten minutes, stunning an Arsenal side chasing a first trophy in nine years. Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny dragged Arsenal level before Aaron Ramsey settled the match in extra-time, completing a comeback that ended Arsenal’s long wait for silverware and denied Steve Bruce’s Hull side a first major trophy of their own.

A Shock at the Emirates Stadium

The two clubs’ first Premier League meeting, in Hull’s debut top-flight season, produced a result few saw coming. Geovanni’s long-range strike and a header from Daniel Cousin gave Hull a 2-1 win at the Emirates, ending a run of 17 months without a home defeat for Arsenal and announcing Phil Brown’s newly promoted side as a team capable of springing a surprise on the division’s biggest clubs.

Arsenal’s Full Match History Against Hull City