FA Council Rejects Hull City’s Name Change Request

English Premier League team Hull City have failed in their bid to rename the club Hull Tigers after the proposal was rejected by the Football Association (FA) Council.

Club owner Assem Allam had wanted to change the title of Hull to incorporate their nickname in order to make it more marketable and has threatened to pull out of the club if he is blocked.

However, the FA Council has opted to follow the recommendation of the governing body’s own membership committee, who voted unanimously that the plan should be rejected last month.

In a statement on their official website, the FA revealed that the Council’s decision was carried by a 63.5% vote of its members.

The Council did not take into account the results of a poll conducted by the club, and published on Monday, which offers evidence of support for the name-change among its supporters.

In a ballot of season-ticket holders over the age of 16, 2,565 voted for the rebrand with 2,517 against. A further 792 expressed indifference while another 9,159 did not take up their right to vote.

Fans were invited to vote “Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam family continuing to lead the club”, “No to Hull Tigers” or “I am not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way”.