Hull City reaches the Premier League after 104 years

Hull City is an English football club whose rise from the fourth to the first division took place in five seasons. The club was taken over in 2001 by investors led by Adam Pearson, thus stabilizing the financial situation before stringing together several successive promotions. This rapid progression concluded in 2008 with a victory in the playoff final against Bristol City, thus joining Swansea and Wimbledon among the fastest in the history of British football.