This article details the Hull F.C. rugby league football club's 2013 season. This was the 18th season of the Super League era.

2013 Hull FC season
Super League XVIII Rank6th
Play-off resultPreliminary Semi-Final
Challenge CupRunners Up
2013 recordWins: 18; draws: 2; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 810; against: 696
Team information
ChairmanAdam Pearson
Head CoachPeter Gentle
Captain
StadiumKC Stadium
Avg. attendance11,640
High attendance19,064
Top scorers
TriesBen Crooks - 20
GoalsDanny Tickle - 54
PointsDanny Tickle - 120
← 2012 List of seasons 2014 →

Pre season friendlies

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Hull FC score is first.

Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Report
13/1/2013 Pre Season  Tigers H KC Stadium W 26-6 Crooks, Bowden, Heremaia, Westerman, McDonnell Crooks 1/2, Holdsworth 2/3 5,577 [1]
20/1/2013 Pre Season  Hull Kingston Rovers H KC Stadium L 18-28 T.Briscoe, Galea, Crookes Holdsworth 3/3 9,887 [2]
27/1/2013 Pre Season  Knights A Huntington Stadium W 60-14 Shaul (2), Nicklas (2), Lineham (2), Crooks, Turgut, J.Briscoe, Stark, Latus Crooks 8/11 N/A [3]

Player appearances

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  • Friendly Games Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row LF=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3
1 Shannon McDonnell B FB x
2 Jason Crookes B W x
3 Joe Arundel B C x
4 Kirk Yeaman C C x
5 Tom Briscoe B W x
6 Daniel Holdsworth B SO x
7 Brett Seymour SH B x
8 Mark O'Meley B P x
9 Danny Houghton B H x
10 Andy Lynch B P x
11 Gareth Ellis B SR x
12 Danny Tickle x x x
13 Joe Westerman B L x
14 Richard Whiting SR x SR
15 Ben Galea B SR x
16 Richard Horne SO B SO
17 Liam Watts x x x
18 Old Faithful x x x
19 Jay Pitts L B x
20 Paul Johnson x B L
21 Chris Green P B P
22 Josh Bowden P B P
23 Ben Crooks C B C
24 Liam Kent x x x
25 Tom Lineham W B W
26 Danny Nicklas B x SH
27 Jack Briscoe W x C
28 James Cunningham H x H
29 Jamie Shaul FB x FB
30 Dean Hadley SR x SR
31 Alex Starling B x B
32 Ryan Wilson B x B
33 Aaron Heremaia B SH x

  = Injured

  = Suspended

Table

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Super League XVIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Huddersfield Giants (L) 27 21 0 6 851 507 +344 42 Play-offs
2   Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 836 461 +375 41
3   Leeds Rhinos 27 18 1 8 712 507 +205 37
4   Wigan Warriors (C) 27 17 1 9 816 460 +356 35
5   St. Helens 27 15 1 11 678 536 +142 31
6   Hull F.C. 27 13 2 12 652 563 +89 28
7   Catalans Dragons 27 13 2 12 619 604 +15 28
8   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13 0 14 642 760 −118 26
9   Bradford Bulls 27 10 2 15 640 658 −18 22
10   Widnes Vikings 27 10 2 15 695 841 −146 22
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 660 749 −89 21
12   Castleford Tigers 27 9 2 16 702 881 −179 20
13   London Broncos 27 5 2 20 487 946 −459 12
14   Salford City Reds 27 6 1 20 436 953 −517 11[a]
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford[4]

2013 fixtures and results

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2013 Engage Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Live on TV Report
1/2/13 Super League XVIII 1  Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 6-36 Arundel Holdsworth 1/1 15,297 Sky Sports [5]
10/2/13 Super League XVIII 2  Bulls H KC Stadium W 28-12 Crookes, McDonnell, T.Briscoe, Holdsworth, Pitts Holdsworth 4/5 10,952 - [6]
15/2/13 Super League XVIII 3  Saints A Langtree Park D 22-22 Crookes, McDonnell, T.Briscoe, Whiting Holdsworth 3/4 11,257 - [7]
23/2/13 Super League XVIII 4  Wolves H KC Stadium L 10-24 Westerman, Crooks Crooks 1/1, Westerman 0/1 10,712 Sky Sports [8]
2/3/13 Super League XVIII 5  Vikings A Halton Stadium L 16-36 Westerman, Galea, Lineham Westerman 2/3 5,541 Sky Sports [9]
8/3/13 Super League XVIII 6  Tigers H KC Stadium W 52-0 Horne, Arundel (3), Lineham (3), Houghton, Bowden Tickle 5/6, Holdsworth 1/1, Westerman 1/1, Arundel 1/1 11,825 - Report
16/3/13 Super League XVIII 7  Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 10-24 Galea, Crooks Holdsworth 1/2 5,536 Sky Sports Report
23/3/13 Super League XVIII 8  Broncos A Twickenham Stoop D 18-18 Galea, Westerman, Horne Tickle 3/3 1,865 - Report
29/3/13 Super League XVIII 9  Hull Kingston Rovers H KC Stadium L 10-23 Crooks, Tickle Tickle 1/2 19,064 Sky Sports Report
1/4/13 Super League XVIII 10  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 34-22 Shaul (2), Crooks (2), Heremaia, T.Briscoe Tickle 5/6 8,126 - Report
7/4/13 Super League XVIII 11  Dragons H KC Stadium W 28-8 Crooks (2), T.Briscoe, Lineham (2) Tickle 1/1, Westerman 3/4 10,065 - Report
14/4/13 Super League XVIII 12  Salford City Reds A City of Salford Stadium W 24-18 Crooks, Whiting (2), Lineham Westerman 4/4 2,000 - Report
26/4/13 Super League XVIII 13  Warriors H KC Stadium L 20-28 Lineham (3), Crooks Westerman 2/4 11,403 - Report
3/5/13 Super League XVIII 14  Broncos H KC Stadium W 48-12 Crooks (2), Whiting, T.Briscoe (2), Yeaman, Westerman, O'Meley Holdsworth 6/7, Crooks 2/2 11,490 - Report
19/5/13 Super League XVIII 15  Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 26-16 T.Briscoe (2), Lineham, Whiting (2) Holdsworth 3/5 9,387 Sky Sports Report
25/5/13 Magic Weekend 16  Hull Kingston Rovers N Etihad Stadium W 22-16 Whiting, Lineham, Yeaman, Green Holdsworth 3/4 30,793 Sky Sports Report
31/5/13 Super League XVIII 17  Rhinos H KC Stadium W 18-6 Westerman, Crooks, Houghton Holdsworth 3/5 11,901 Sky Sports Match Report
8/6/13 Super League XVIII 18  Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 4-30 Lineham Holdsworth 0/1 8,105 - Report
21/6/13 Super League XVIII 19  Tigers A The Jungle L 28-30 Crooks (4), Heremaia (2) Holdsworth 2/6 6,022 Sky Sports Match Report
1/7/13 Super League XVIII 20  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H KC Stadium L 26-27 Crooks (3), Lineham, Yeaman Holdsworth 1/2, Tickle 2/3 10,000 Sky Sports Report
7/7/13 Super League XVIII 21  Giants H KC Stadium L 16-22 Green, Yeaman, O'Meley Westerman 1/2, Tickle 1/1 10,986 - Report
19/7/13 Super League XVIII 22  Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 12-19 T.Briscoe, Tickle Tickle 2/2 7,914 Sky Sports Report
2/8/13 Super League XVIII 23  Vikings H KC Stadium W 72-10 Holdsworth, T.Briscoe (2), Yeaman, Shaul (2), Miller (2), Whiting, Heremaia, Arundel, O'Meley Tickle 9/9, Westerman 3/3 10,500 - Report
11/8/13 Super League XVIII 24  Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 38-20 Miller, Yeaman, Shaul, Arundel, Whiting, T.Briscoe Tickle 7/7 8,874 Sky Sports Report
16/8/13 Super League XVIII 25  Salford City Reds H KC Stadium W 18-13 Arundel, Heremaia, Westerman Tickle 2/2, Westerman 1/1 11,180 - Report
30/8/13 Super League XVIII 26  Warriors A DW Stadium W 34-33 Crookes (3), T.Briscoe (2), Westerman Tickle 4/6, Holdsworth 2 DG 12,417 - Report
6/8/13 Super League XVIII 27  Saints H KC Stadium L 12-38 Whiting, Tickle Tickle 2/2 11,250 - Report

Player appearances

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  • Super League Only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 Shannon McDonnell FB FB FB FB FB FB FB       FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB         x
2 Jason Crookes W W W         W x B   W x x x x x W W x x x x x W W W
3 Joe Arundel C x x x C C C C C C C C             C x C x C C C x x
4 Kirk Yeaman C C C C C C             C C C C C C   C C C C C C C C
5 Tom Briscoe W W W W W W W FB W W W   W W W W W     W W W W W W W x
6 Daniel Holdsworth SO SO SO     SO SO             SO SO SO SO SO SO SO     SO SO SO SO SO
7 Brett Seymour SH x x x SO                                            
8 Mark O'Meley B P P P P P P P L B B B B P P P P   P P P P P P   x x
9 Danny Houghton H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
10 Andy Lynch P P P P P P P P   P P P P B B B B B B B B B B   B x x
11 Gareth Ellis                           SR SR SR SR SR   SR SR SR SR SR SR x x
12 Danny Tickle       B B SR   SR SR SR SR                 B B SR SR SR SR SR SR
13 Joe Westerman L SR SR L SR L SR L SO L SR SR SR SR     SR SR SR SR SR L L L L L SR
14 Richard Whiting SR B B B L B B B FB B B SR SR L L SR   B SR   B B B B B C B
15 Ben Galea SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR             B   B L L            
16 Richard Horne x SH SH SO SH SH SH SO SH SO SO SO SO SH SH SH                   B C
17 Liam Watts         B L   B P P P P P P P B B P B P B P P P P P P
18 Old Faithful x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
19 Jay Pitts P B B B B   B B B   L L B B SR L L L L     B B B B B B
20 Paul Johnson B B B B B     B B B     B B B B B B   B           B L
21 Chris Green B L L SR x x B x B x x B L x P P P P P x P B x B P B B
22 Josh Bowden x x x x x B B x P x B B L x B x x B x x x x x x x P P
23 Ben Crooks x C C C x x C C C C C C C C C C C C C C   C         x
24 Liam Kent x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SR x
25 Tom Lineham x x x W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W     x
26 Danny Nicklas x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
27 Jack Briscoe x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x W
28 James Cunningham x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
29 Jamie Shaul x x x x x x x x x FB x x x x x x x x x x x x FB FB FB FB FB
30 Dean Hadley x x x x x x x x x x B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
31 Alex Starling x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
32 Ryan Wilson x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
33 Aaron Heremaia B B B SH B B   SH B SH SH SH SH B B B SH SH B B SO SO B B B x B
34 Jacob Miller x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH

  = Injured

  = Suspended

Challenge Cup

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
21/4/13 Cup 4th  Crusaders H KC Stadium W 62-6 Horne (2), Westerman, Crooks, Yeaman (3), Lineham, Cunningham, Shaul (3) Westerman 2/3, Crooks 1/2, Heremaia 4/6 3,879 - Report
10/5/13 Cup 5th  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H KC Stadium W 24-6 Horne, Ellis, Yeaman, Pitts (2) Holdsworth 2/5 7,697 - Report
13/7/13 Cup QF  Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 24-13 McDonnell (2), Lineham, T.Briscoe Westerman 2/2, Tickle 2/3 6,500 BBC Sport Report
28/7/13 Cup SF  Wolves N Galpharm Stadium W 16-12 Lineham, Whiting, Heremaia Tickle 2/3 10,621 BBC Sport Report
24/8/13 Cup Final  Warriors N Wembley Stadium L 0-16 - - 78,137 BBC Sport Report

Player appearances

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  • Challenge Cup Games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 4 5 QF SF F
1 Shannon McDonnell   FB FB FB  
2 Jason Crookes W x   x W
3 Joe Arundel x x   C  
4 Kirk Yeaman C C C C C
5 Tom Briscoe x W W W W
6 Daniel Holdsworth   SO   SO SO
7 Brett Seymour          
8 Mark O'Meley x P P P P
9 Danny Houghton H H H H H
10 Andy Lynch P B B B B
11 Gareth Ellis   SR SR SR SR
12 Danny Tickle   x B SR SR
13 Joe Westerman SR x SR L L
14 Richard Whiting   SR B B B
15 Ben Galea   x L    
16 Richard Horne SO SH      
17 Liam Watts P P B P P
18 Old Faithful x x x x x
19 Jay Pitts SR L   B B
20 Paul Johnson B B      
21 Chris Green B B P   x
22 Josh Bowden L x x x x
23 Ben Crooks C C C   C
24 Liam Kent x x x x x
25 Tom Lineham W W W W  
26 Danny Nicklas x x x x x
27 Jack Briscoe B x x x x
28 James Cunningham B x x x x
29 Jamie Shaul FB x x x FB
30 Dean Hadley x x x x x
31 Alex Starling x x x x x
32 Ryan Wilson x x x x x
33 Aaron Heremaia SH B SO B B
34 Jacob Miller x x SH SH SH

Playoffs

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Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
13/9/13 Play-offs EPO  Dragons H KC Stadium W 14-4 Shaul, Ellis Tickle 3/5 4,970 Sky Sports Report
19/9/13 Play-offs PSF  Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 18-76 Shaul, T.Briscoe (2) Tickle 3/3 5,547 Sky Sports Report

Player appearances

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  • Play Off Games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player EPO PSF
1 Shannon McDonnell x x
2 Jason Crookes W W
3 Joe Arundel x x
4 Kirk Yeaman C C
5 Tom Briscoe C C
6 Daniel Holdsworth SO SO
9 Danny Houghton H H
10 Andy Lynch x B
11 Gareth Ellis SR SR
12 Danny Tickle SR SR
13 Joe Westerman L L
14 Richard Whiting B x
16 Richard Horne C C
17 Liam Watts P P
18 Old Faithful x x
19 Jay Pitts x B
20 Paul Johnson P P
21 Chris Green B B
22 Josh Bowden B x
23 Ben Crooks x x
24 Liam Kent x x
25 Tom Lineham x x
26 Danny Nicklas x x
27 Jack Briscoe x x
28 James Cunningham x x
29 Jamie Shaul FB FB
30 Dean Hadley x x
31 Alex Starling x x
32 Ryan Wilson x x
33 Aaron Heremaia B B
34 Jacob Miller SH SH

2013 squad statistics

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  • Appearances and points include Super League, Challenge Cup and Play Offs as of 21 September 2013.
No Nat Player Position Age Previous Club Until End Of Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1   Shannon McDonnell Fullback 0 Hull Kingston Rovers 2013 22 4 0 0 16
2   Jason Crookes Wing 0 Bradford Bulls 2013 15 5 0 0 20
3   Joe Arundel Centre 0 Castleford Tigers 2013 15 7 1 0 30
4   Kirk Yeaman Centre 0 Hull FC 2013 27 10 0 0 40
5   Tom Briscoe Wing 0 Hull FC 2013 29 17 0 0 68
6   Daniel Holdsworth Stand off 0 Salford City Reds 2013 22 2 30 2 70
7   Brett Seymour Scrum half 0 New Zealand Warriors 2013 2 0 0 0 0
8   Mark O'Meley Prop 0 Sydney Roosters 2013 27 3 0 0 12
9   Danny Houghton Hooker 0 Hull FC 2013 34 2 0 0 8
10   Andy Lynch Prop 0 Bradford Bulls 2013 29 0 0 0 0
11   Gareth Ellis Second row 0 Wests Tigers 2013 17 2 0 0 8
12   Danny Tickle Second row 0 Wigan Warriors 2013 20 3 54 0 120
13   Joe Westerman Loose forward 0 Castleford Tigers 2013 31 8 21 0 74
14   Richard Whiting Second row 0 Featherstone Rovers 2013 30 11 0 0 44
15   Ben Galea Prop 0 Hull Kingston Rovers 2013 15 3 0 0 12
16   Richard Horne Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 21 5 0 0 20
17   Liam Watts Second row 0 Hull Kingston Rovers 2013 29 0 0 0 0
18   Old Faithful 2013 0 0 0 0 0
19   Jay Pitts Second row 0 Leeds Rhinos 2013 28 3 0 0 12
20   Paul Johnson Loose forward 0 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2013 21 0 0 0 0
21   Chris Green Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 24 2 0 0 8
22   Josh Bowden Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 12 1 0 0 4
23   Ben Crooks Centre 0 Hull FC 2013 22 20 4 0 88
24   Liam Kent Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 1 0 0 0 0
25   Tom Lineham Wing 0 Hull FC 2013 25 17 0 0 68
26   Danny Nicklas Scrum half 0 Hull FC 2013 0 0 0 0 0
27   Jack Briscoe Stand off 0 Hull FC 2013 2 0 0 0 0
28   James Cunningham Hooker 0 Hull FC 2013 1 1 0 0 4
29   Jamie Shaul Fullback 0 Hull FC 2013 10 10 0 0 40
30   Dean Hadley Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 2 0 0 0 0
31   Alex Starling Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 0 0 0 0 0
32   Ryan Wilson Prop 0 Hull FC 2013 0 0 0 0 0
33   Aaron Heremaia Scrum half 0 New Zealand Warriors 2013 32 6 4 0 32
34   Jacob Miller Scrum half 20 Wests Tigers 2013 14 3 0 0 12

  = Injured   = Suspended

Out of contract 2013

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Players out of contract in 2013:

2013 transfers in/out

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In

Name Position Signed from Date
  Jay Pitts Loose forward  Leeds Rhinos March 2012
  Gareth Ellis Second row  Wests Tigers March 2012
  Joe Arundel Centre  Castleford Tigers May 2012
  Liam Watts Prop  Hull Kingston Rovers June 2012
  Daniel Holdsworth Stand off  Salford City Reds September 2012
  Ben Galea Second row  Hull Kingston Rovers September 2012
  Jason Crookes Wing  Bradford Bulls September 2012
  Paul Johnson Prop  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats September 2012
  Shannon McDonnell Fullback  Hull Kingston Rovers October 2012

Out

Name Position Club Signed Date
  Wade McKinnon Fullback Released May 2012
  Jordan Turner Centre  St Helens R.F.C. May 2012
  Eamon O'Carroll Prop  Widnes Vikings June 2012
  Willie Manu Second row  St Helens R.F.C. June 2012
  Jamie Ellis Scrum half  Castleford Tigers July 2012
  Laurence Pearce Second row Switched Codes to Rotherham Titans RU June 2012
  Tony Martin Centre Retirement August 2012
  Sam Moa Prop  Sydney Roosters August 2012
  Will Sharp Wing Released September 2012
  Liam Cunningham Centre Released September 2012
  Lewis Brown Centre Released September 2012
  Mike Burnett Second row Released September 2012
  Reece Lyne Fullback  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats October 2012

References

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  1. ^ "Hull FC 26-6 Castleford Tigers". The Official Hull FC Website. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Hull FC 18-28 Hull KR". The Official Hull FC website. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ Matt Holden (27 January 2013). "York 14-60 Hull". The Official Hull FC website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Salford City Reds deducted two points for fielding 14 players". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Leeds Rhinos 36-6 Hull FC". The Official Hull FC website. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Hull FC 28-12 Bradford Bulls". The Official Hull FC website. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ Matt Holden (15 February 2013). "St Helens 22-22 Hull FC". The Official Hull FC website. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ Matt Holdon (23 February 2013). "Hull FC 10-24 Warrington Wolves". The Official Hull FC website. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Widnes Vikings 36-16 Hull FC". The Official Hull FC website. 2 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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