The Tigers' 2-1 win at Yeovil Town on Saturday ended an eight-year wait to get out of the bottom division, and confirmed that the club is now firmly back on the rails following a turbulent recent history.

Goals from Stuart Green and Ian Ashbee 15 minutes from time were enough to confirm Hull as runners-up behind Doncaster.

The victory sparked wild celebrations both on the pitch and among the hundreds of travelling fans who made the long journey to the west country.

Things looked a lot less certain back in 1997 when the club came close to dropping out of the football league.

And just three years ago Hull nearly went out of business after being placed in administration.

But the club's finances are now sorted and Peter Taylor has led a steady improvement since his appointment in 2002.

Hull fans can now look forward to a successful future.

They can boast a 25,400 capacity home - the new Kingston Communications Stadium - and have the potential to become a bigger club with a wide catchment area to draw on.

If the Tigers can hold on to Taylor and build on what they have next season then they should make a decent fist of it in Division Two.