The formation of Hull City Association Football Club in June 1904 is recounted in this book by founding director Ernest Morison. His polished first-hand account sheds light on the characters and events of those years, as do profiles of other important figures in the club's history such as club captain E.G.D. Wright and club secretary Jack Haller. In their own words or those of sympathetic local journalists, these and many other club personalities are portrayed, including the teenage prodigy Tom 'Boy' Browell, versatile director Jack Bielby and doughty Scottish mid-fielder Davy Gordon. As well as its focus on early directors and players, the club's cramped Anlaby Road home is also featured in drawings and photographs. The people who thronged its stands and terraces - and their lively songs and wit- are revealed in a series of postcards and contemporary articles. The matches the Tigers played - the stirring FA cup games against First Division opposition, the foreign tours and the promotion battles - are all vividly recounted, with as much attention to the occasion as to the game itself. This detailed and comprehensive examination of the club's earliest years is illustrated with dozens of rare and previously unseen images, which are included here to provide an unrivalled visual record of the club's formative years.