After a very mixed past 15 years, reaching an FA Cup final, enjoying the highs of Premier League survival and suffering the lows of League One football, current manager Grant McCann's job will be to establish his side as a solid Championship outfit.

With fellow recently-promoted side Blackpool making eight signings though and the rest of the second tier shaping up nicely, this will be a difficult task for the side who won the League One title last season.

One thing that will make this task even harder is the current transfer embargo that hangs over their head - but we're focusing on the positives in this gallery.

We're picking the best Hull City starting 11 from the previous 15 years - but there's a twist. You can only select English players.

Have a go at picking your own lineup if you like and see how many we get in common after by clicking through this gallery!

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Although Boaz Myhill was probably Hull City's best goalkeeper over the last 15 years or so, he's a Welshman and therefore ineligible for this starting lineup.

This leaves David Stockdale as a great choice for the number one jersey, with the 35-year-old spending the majority of the 2012/13 season on loan from Fulham.

He initially joined the Tigers on a short-term loan deal in November and then returned in mid-January as they achieved promotion to the Premier League.

Stockdale started in what was a crazy final day of the Championship campaign, with Nicky Maynard grabbing Cardiff City a point against Steve Bruce's side in the last minute.

However, fellow promotion rivals Watford lost against Leeds United on the same afternoon, promoting Hull who managed to secure second place.

The goalkeeper went on to secure another promotion at Brighton and Hove Albion in 2017.

Scotsman and currently Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson wasn't eligible for this lineup, but a very capable replacement in Andy Dawson comes in for him.

Dawson spent a decade at the MKM Stadium, making 280 appearances in all competitions for Hull and becoming a great servant for the club.

He also became a long-serving player for Scunthorpe United in three different spells but with the Tigers' promotion to the Premier League in 2008, he is best known for his time at the West Yorkshire side between 2003 and 2013.

He's the older brother of former Tottenham and Hull defender Michael Dawson, who is also within a shout of making it in this starting lineup.

Although we didn't see the very best of Harry Maguire at the MKM Stadium, he did earn his move to Leicester City from some of his performances for Hull and has gone on to achieve great things since.

He's currently trophyless at Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and missed last season's Europa League final against Villareal - but he's also managed to establish himself as a vital part of the England squad.

Maguire missed out on the Three Lions' first two group games against Croatia and Scotland due to the same injury that kept him out of the European final - but returned to their starting lineup against the Czech Republic and oversaw an upturn in England's performances.

Remarkably, the centre-back has scored in consecutive international tournament quarter-finals, getting on the scoresheet against Sweden in 2018 before scoring the second of four goals against Ukraine in this year's European Championships - and will go down as one of Hull City's best-ever players.

Picking between Michael Dawson and Curtis Davies was a difficult decision and based on the duo's time in West Yorkshire alongside Harry Maguire, they may have both got into this side ahead of the current Manchester United skipper.

However, you can't have a best Hull City starting lineup without Maguire and due to his part in their run to the 2014 FA Cup final, Davies gets the nod.

The 36-year-old scored the Tigers' second goal in that final to put them 2-0 up early on. However, Santi Cazorla pulled one back before Laurent Koscielny equalised and Aaron Ramsay grabbed the winner in extra time.

This was still a remarkable run though and led the side out as captain that day, also playing a huge part in the club's 2015/16 promotion campaign.

The former England youth international joined Hull in 2010 from Reading and spent five years with the Championship side, making 161 appearances, winning promotion in 2012/13 and also starting alongside Curtis Davies in the FA Cup final against Arsenal.

The right-back was released by Hull in 2015 - but there's no animosity between the two parties and he will go down as one of the more respected Hull City players since the turn of the millennium.

He scored one goal and provided a respectable 15 assists during those 161 showings for Grant McCann's side - but was mainly renowned for his defensive solidity and they could do with an option like him after their promotion back to the Championship in the last few months.

Where is he now? Currently working alongside Wayne Rooney at Derby County as part of his coaching staff.

Huddlestone signed for Hull back in the summer of 2013 for a fee in the region of £5m, as Steve Bruce attempted to bolster his side for their first campaign back in the Premier League.

This was a high-quality signing for Bruce's side with the central midfielder previously becoming an established starter at White Hart Lane with Tottenham Hotspur and helping Hull to escape demotion in his first season at the club.

He remained in South Yorkshire for four reasonably successful years despite suffering two relegations with the Tigers in 2015 and 2017.

In between those years, he also played a huge part in Hull's 2015/16 campaign as they won promotion back to the top flight via the play-offs and alongside Davies and Rosenior, started in the FA Cup final.

Livermore joined Huddlestone at Hull on the same day from the same club, although he initially signed a loan deal before impressing and earning himself a permanent deal.

He signed for the Tigers permanently in 2014 for a club-record fee, leaving three years later and linking up with West Brom in 2017 for £10m according to the BBC.

The 31-year-old is currently captain of the West Midlands side and is set to line up with Alex Mowatt in midfielder next season, as the Baggies aim for Championship promotion once again.

Currently, the midfielder is being kept out of the England national side by the likes of Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips and Jordan Henderson - but does have seven senior caps to his name and has to go down as one of the best central midfielders the club has had in their recent history.

For his eight-year service to the club, Nicky Barmby also makes the cut.

He made 23 caps for England between 1995 and 2001, getting on the scoresheet for his country four times and starting in one of the country's most memorable games of all time in one of his final appearances: Germany 0-5 England.

The wide man joined Hull City from Leeds United in 2004 and remained with the club until his retirement in 2012, making nearly 200 appearances in that time as he played a big part in their 2004/05 promotion from League One and eventually guided the club to the top flight of English football.

This rise is no coincidence - his experience and ability were hugely important for those eight years.

Jarrod Bowen scored a remarkable 52 times in 117 Championship appearances for Hull City between 2017 and 2020 before his move to West Ham United and things are going well for the winger in the Premier League.

He appeared in all 38 top-flight games for the Hammers last season and looks set to be a key player once again next year. At 24, Bowen has the potential to go even further in his career and Hull City fans will be keeping an eye out for one of their most talented ever players.

England's sheer quality out wide and up front is the only thing keeping him out of the national side - but could potentially get a call-up at some point if he continues to develop well.

How could you possibly have a Hull City lineup without the inclusion of Dean Windass?

He played for the Tigers in three different spells between 1991 and 2009, being fondly remembered for his play-off final goal against Bristol City in the 2008 Championship play-off final to guide his side to the Premier League.

So although he may have spent the bulk of his time at the West Yorkshire outfit between 1991 and 1995, this Wembley moment 13 years ago will live long in the memory of the fans and with this, will go down as a Hull City legend without a doubt.

He now works as a football pundit and has been keeping an eye on son Josh, who currently plays for Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday.

Fryatt had an exceptional goalscoring record at the club, scoring 31 goals in 94 appearances and deserving his place alongside Windass in this starting lineup.

He was also a goalscoring machine at Leicester City before arriving at the MKM Stadium in 2011 and spent three years at the club, making a good impact before moving on to Nottingham Forest.

Scoring 25 goals in his first two seasons, the English forward made his best impact at the club in the first half of his time at Hull but will be remembered fondly for that alone.

They could do with a goalscorer like Fryatt going into next season as they look to stay afloat in the second tier.