HULL'S HUDDLESTONE, SECOND HALF

28th December 2013 It was newsworthy enough, on this day 2013, that Hull City turned a 0-0 half-time scoreline into a 6-0 full-time Premier League victory over Fulham at the KC Stadium but one of the goalscorers, midfielder, Tom Huddlestone, kept the story going. His previous goal, for Tottenham, was back in April 2011 against Arsenal (of all clubs! a 3-3 draw at Arsenal) when he decided he wouldn’t get his hair cut until he scored again to raise money for charity, thereby breaking his goal drought.  His colleagues, knowing Tom's attitude to "haircuts" made him "honour" the challenge.

It took him two-and-a-half years, and 55 matches and 67 minutes, before he finally scored his next goal, raising more than £57,000 for Cancer Research UK. His goal celebration after this event was on his 27th birthday.  

His long-delayed trim started within seconds of him scoring as he ran to the touchline so a member of Hull's backroom staff, physio Rob Price, could snip off a lock of the midfielder's hair. The "lock" was sold on ebay for £6300 and later followed the most publicised haircut of the year! 

As for the rest.....Mohamady (49), Koren (60, 84), Boyd (63) (then Hudd) and Fryatt (74) joined him as Hull went 7 points clear of the relegation zone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25474691

Hull had 21 shots at goal with 13 on target and 6 corners; Fulham had 5 shots with 2 on target and ONE (1) Corner!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25474691

He won 4 England full caps.

PREMIER LEAGUE DECEMBER 28th 2013....name the clubs no longer in Div.

	Team
1		Man City	P19	GD33	Pts41
2		Arsenal	18	18	39
3		Chelsea	18	15	37
4		Liverpool	18	22	36
5		Everton	18	12	34
6		Man Utd	19	10	34
7		Newcastle	18	6	33
8		Tottenham	18	-5	31
9		Southampton	18	7	27
10		Hull	19	-1	23
11		Swansea	19	-1	21
12		Stoke	18	-8	21
13		Aston Villa	19	-7	20
14		Norwich	19	-16	19
15		West Brom	19	-5	18
16		Cardiff	19	-15	18
17		Crystal Palace	19	-16	16
18		Fulham	19	-22	16
19		West Ham	19	-10	15
20		Sunderland	19	-17	14

On 2 August 2022, Huddlestone signed for Manchester United, to act as a player-coach for the U21 team. He replaced Paul McShane who retired from playing at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Below 2015....

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