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HULL CITY 1982-83

by
The LeaguePaper Team
27 August 2017

DIVISION FOUR RUNNERS-UP

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
By Neil Fissler

HULL CITY were lucky to still be in business when Colin Appleton led them to promotion from the old Fourth Division just 12 months after they had called in the receivers.
The future looked bleak for the club until they were taken over by Don Robinson, the chairman of Scarborough who brought in Appleton as manager.
Together they oversaw a remarkable transformation which saw the club promoted as runners-up to Wimbledon with a record points’ total.
The Dons raced away with the title with 98 points with the Tigers in second p...

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