Sat 24 May, Coca-Cola Championship Play-Off Final

Bristol City - (N) Won 1-0

The scarcely credible becomes a reality as the Tiger Nation sweeps into Wembley and leaves with a seat in the Premier League high table.  And who scored the goal?  Well of course, the returning hero Dean Windass, a sumptuous volley that was enough to hold off a lively Bristol City side.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Wed 14 May, Coca-Cola Championship Play-Off Semi Final Second Leg

Watford - (H) Won 4-1

Agony turns to ecstasy as an early Darius Henderson goal sets nerves twitching before a Nicky Barmby equaliser and a thoroughly dominant second half performance see City smash their way past Watford and earn their first ever visit to Wembley for a shot at the £60M match.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sun 11 May, Coca-Cola Championship Play-Off Semi Final First Leg

Watford - (A) Won 2-0

The exhilaration of the play-offs commences as an early disallowed goal sparks life into the Tigers, for whom Hull-born old boys Barmby and Windass pot first half goals to establish a commanding first leg lead to bring back to the KC.  Click the link to read James Lockwood's match report.

Sun 4 May, Coca-Cola Championship

Ipswich Town - (A) Lost 0-1

The Tigers fail to leapfrog Stoke on the final day - even a win would not have been enough - and are outclassed for long periods by an Ipswich side that is devastating at home but whose awful away form has seen them miss out on a play-off berth.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Sat 26 April, Coca-Cola Championship

Crystal Palace - (H) Won 2-1

The Tigers bounce back in splendid style as they claim a hard-fought victory against play-of contenders Crystal Palace, a win that seals a top 3 finish and leaves an outside chance of automatic promotion on the final day.  Click the link to read Adrian Hoggarth's match report.

Sat 19 April, Coca-Cola Championship

Sheffield United - (A) Lost 0-2

The much-anticipated wobble finally arrives and inevitably it is Bramall Lane that witnesses the Tigers capitulating meekly against the ten men of Sheffield United and damaging their chance of automatic promotion.  Nevertheless results elsewhere guarantee a ticket to the play-off party.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Tue 15 April, Coca-Cola Championship

Barnsley - (A) Won 3-1

A nervy start against promotion battlers Barnsley blossoms into another utterly dominant display as City cruise to victory with their game-in-hand and ease into the automatic promotion slots.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 12 April, Coca-Cola Championship

Queens Park Rangers - (H) Drew 1-1

The Tigers are initially lethargic after a two week break but are subsequently rampant as they claim a point at home to a well organised QPR side.  Click the link to read Ian Thomson's match report.

Sat 29 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Watford - (H) Won 3-0

The Hull City juggernaut continues to cut a swathe through the Championship, after three bottom of the table clubs it is now top five side Watford's turn to take a Tigery pasting as City consolidate third spot.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 22 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Leicester City - (A) Won 2-0

Oh.  My.  God.  A third relegation scrapper in a week is swept aside by the Tiger storm as Leicester are downed by an efficient performance and a goal in each half.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Tue 18 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Colchester United - (A) Won 3-1

The Tigers are dominant again, winning their game in hand against ten man bottom side Colchester.  Click the link to read Adrian Hoggarth's match report.

Sat 15 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Southampton - (H) Won 5-0

Rampant Tigers maul Southampton from start to finish, consigning the away side to the lower reaches and possible relegation while the Tigers consolidate a play-off berth.  Click the link to read James Lockwood's match report.

Wed 12 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Cardiff City - (A) Lost 0-1

The Tigers wobble in South Wales as Cardiff score early and defend a lead, City having a collective off-day.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 8 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Scunthorpe United - (H) Won 2-0

Another fine first half effort and another three points claimed as City ease into the play-off zone at the expense of hapless table-proppers Scunthorpe United.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Tue 4 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Burnley - (H) Won 2-0

A rampant Tigers disect Burnley with aplomb and score two first half goals to seal the points, before some mad bad reffing reduces the game to nine a side.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Sat 1 March, Coca-Cola Championship

Bristol City - (A) Lost 1-2

City dominate large tracts of the game but Bristol City exploit City's defensive errors ruthlessly and take all three points in this promotion clash.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 23 February, Coca-Cola Championship

West Bromwich Albion - (A) Won 2-1

A result of potentially immense significance, the Tigers travel to high flying big money spending West Bromwich and return with three points thanks to superb strikes by Fraizer Campbell and Caleb Folan.  Click the link to read Ian Thomson's match report.

Sat 16 February, Coca-Cola Championship

Colchester United - (H) Drew 1-1

A disappointing showing by an injury-struck city side against bottom team Colchester, who have had a mini-revival of late.  However a Fraizer Campbell equaliser extended the Tigers unbeaten run further and salvaged a point.  Click the link to read James Lockwood's match report.

Tue 12 February, Coca-Cola Championship

Norwich City - (A) Drew 1-1

Another barn-storming performance, inspired by the restored Jay Jay Okocha, sees City claim a point against another of the division's form teams.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 9 February, Coca-Cola Championship

Blackpool - (H) Drew 2-2

A rip-roaring game as a well organised Blackpool side exploit rare mistakes by Boaz Myhill to take a two goal lead, before the Tigers claw back to parity with tap-ins from Folan and Windass.  Ultimately, a point well earned by both sides.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Sat 2 February, Coca-Cola Championship

Plymouth Argyle - (A) Won 1-0

Four weeks after a Cup defeat, City return to Plymouth's Home Park and grind out a valuable one-nil victory courtesy of Dean Windass's shin.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Tue 29 January, Coca-Cola Championship

Coventry City - (H) Won 1-0

After a two and a half week break the Tigers return to action and take three points off a lacklustre Coventry with a last minute winner.  Nice.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Sat 12 January, Coca-Cola Championship

West Bromwich Albion - (H) Lost 1-3

Decent performance but better opposition - City lose 3-1 at home to a sparkling West Brom side but give them a few scares along the way.  Click the link to read Ian Thomson's match report.

Sat 5 January, FA Cup Third Round

Plymouth Argyle - (A) Lost 2-3

A woeful first half performance by City's second string is succeeded by a tremendously exciting Dean Windass inspired second half that nearly snatched a replay.  Alas Cup glory is denied for another year and it is Plymouth that progress to Round 4.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Tue 1 January, Coca-Cola Championship

Stoke City - (A) Drew 1-1

The aerial bombardment offered by clogging Stoke City is not enough to divert the Tigers who extend their unbeaten run to five league games with a 1-1 draw that could easily have ended in victory.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sun 30 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Sheffield Wednesday - (H) Won 1-0

An ugly victory against Sheffield Wednesday, who were every inch a typical Brian Laws side - organised, dirty but ultimately a bit useless.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Wed 26 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers - (H) Won 2-0

Hard work and endeavour break down a well organised Wolves side and allow City to finish easy winners as the Tiger play-off push recommences in earnest.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Sat 22 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Charlton Athletic - (A) Drew 1-1

Pantomime villain Danny Mills did his very very best to rile the City players and get sent off, a wish that eventually came true.  Meanwhile City dominated the ex-Prem stars and were unlucky to not return north with more than a solitary point.  Click the link to read Ian Thomson's match report.

Sat 15 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Leicester City - (H) Won 2-0

A lame Leicester side are given a good twatting by the fired up and resurgent Tigers.  Click the link to read James Lockwood's match report.

Sat 8 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Southampton - (A) Lost 0-4

Another poor performance as City line up in a bizarre fashion, defend poorly and allow Southampton - Stern John specifically - to splatter the Tigers all over Hampshire.  Click the link to read Paul Robinson's match report.

Tue 4 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Preston North End - (A) Lost 0-3

Strugglers Preston swot aside a lacklustre Tigers side that threatened early on but capitulated meekly once the home side opened the scoring.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 1 December, Coca-Cola Championship

Cardiff City - (H) Drew 2-2

Cardiff's flowing football troubled City throughout but more clinical finishing saw the Tigers carry a 2-1 lead deep into injury time before the Welshmen scrambled a late equaliser.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Tue 27 November, Coca-Cola Championship

Bristol City - (H) Drew 0-0

High flying Bristol City brought superior passing to the first half and stout defending in the second half when reduced to ten men, and claimed a point from a goalless draw.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Sat 24 November, Coca-Cola Championship

Scunthorpe United - (A) Won 2-1

Ah, a sorry tale of a small provincial town side playing in their Cup Final and losing.  Two early Dean Windass goals are sufficient to see off lowly Scunthorpe and propel the Tigers to three consecutive wins and the verge of the play-off zone.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Sat 10 November, Coca-Cola Championship

Preston North End - (H) Won 3-0

A second manager in a week is dispatched by the noose-swinging Tigers as early Windass and Campbell goals see off a Preston side that began dispirited and worsened considerably as the game went on.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Tue 6 November, Coca-Cola Championship

Burnley - (A) Won 1-0

With autumnal chill in the air that rarest of migratory sights, the Injury Time Winner, flutters into view as City ease past a poor Burnley side managed to the soon-to-depart Steve Cotterill.  Click the link to read Mark Gretton's match report.

Sat 3 November, Coca-Cola Championship

Queens Park Rangers - (A) Lost 0-2

The Tigers' inability to string a run of decent performances together rears its head again as a limited QPR side swot aside a poor City XI.  Click the link to read Ian Thomson's match report.

Sat 27 October, Coca-Cola Championship

Sheffield United - (H) Drew 1-1

A close fought game sees a rather limited and timid Sheffield United side fail to defend a lead and on the receiving end of some rather decent City attacking play.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Mon 22 October, Coca-Cola Championship

Barnsley - (H) Won 3-0

Rampant Tigers apply a thorough seeing-to to a limited Barnsley side that had curiously lifted itself to the top six.  The game saw the emergence of loan striker Fraizer Campbell, who netted two early goals.  Click the link to read Keith Dean's match report.

Sat 20 October, Coca-Cola Championship

Watford - (A) Lost 0-1

Workmanlike Watford claim three points as City huff and puff but fail to score against the League leaders.  Click the link to read Adrian Hoggarth's match report.

Sat 6 October, Coca-Cola Championship

Crystal Palace - (A) Drew 1-1

With the usual spice added by the presence of Tigers legend Peter Taylor on the opposition bench, a poor Palace side are allowed to take a late lead before a later penalty seals a City point.  Click the link to read James Lockwood's match report.

Tue 2 October, Coca-Cola Championship

Charlton Athletic - (H) Lost 1-2

Astounding cynicism from the away team and a thoroughly incompetent referee conspire to send the Tigers to their second home defeat of the League campaign.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Sat 29 September, Coca-Cola Championship

Ipswich Town - (H) Won 3-1

A dominant first half display by the visiting Ipswich side is made a mockery thanks to Jay-Jay Okocha's skills and passing, in the end the gave up and settled for a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the resurgent Tigers.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Wed 25 September, Carling Cup Third Round

Chelsea - (H) Lost 0-4

The gulf between the higher echelons of world football and Hull City is cruelly exposed as a half-paced Chelsea rattle four the Tigers without reply.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 22 September, Coca-Cola Championship

Sheffield Wednesday - (A) Lost 0-1

A fine first half performance against rock bottom Wednesday goes unrewarded, then a feeble second half cedes three points to our Sheffield foes.  Click the link to read Paul Robinson's match report.

Tue 18 September, Coca-Cola Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers - (A) Won 1-0

City dominate big spending Wolves in a manner that suggests the Tigers are making genuine progress.  The win, inspired by JJ Okocha, lifts the Tigers into the top half of the Championship table.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 15 September, Coca-Cola Championship

Stoke City - (H) Drew 1-1

Punting it longer, higher and uglier than has been witnessed at the KC for many moons, Stoke City's aerial assault yields but a point after a late Livermore equaliser on the day Jay-Jay Okocha made his Tigers debut.  Click the link to read Ian Thomson's match report.

Mon 3 September, Coca-Cola Championship

Blackpool - (A) Lost 1-2

Former players on goal scoring form and the Sky cameras conspire to condemn City to late defeat in an entertaining romp marred by a nasty looking injury to new signing Caleb Folan.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Tue 28 Aug, Carling Cup Second Round

Wigan Athletic - (A) Won 1-0

A semi-interested Wigan side, third in the Premier League, prove only limited opposition for the Tigers as a Stuart Elliott strike sees City into the hat for the Carling Cup Third Round.  Caleb Folan, who signed for the Tigers three days later, looked the only Wigan player that was genuinely interested.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 25 Aug, Coca-Cola Championship

Norwich City - (H) Won 2-1

In scorching sunshine the Tigers sweep aside a limited Norwich side with some fine passing and two quality goals, with Dion Dublin only briefly threatening to spoil the show.  Click the link to read James Lockwood's match report.

Sat 18 Aug, Coca-Cola Championship

Coventry City - (A) Drew 1-1

A change in personnel, formation and outcome as the Tigers fight hard for a point against a dangerous Coventry City side.  Click the link to read Mike Scott's match report.

Wed 15 Aug, Carling Cup First Round

Crewe Alexandra - (A) Won 3-0

City ring the changes and ease past League 2 Crewe in the Carling Cup.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.

Sat 11 Aug, Coca-Cola Championship

Plymouth Argyle - (H) Lost 2-3

A repeat fixture of the last day of last season and a repeat performance - City capitulate to a workmanlike Plymouth side amid lame selections and dodgy tactics.  Not a great start to the season.  Click the link to read Steve Weatherill's match report.