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Hull City fans jubilant as team secure promotion

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Fans endured the hottest day of the year so far to cheer their side to victory over Middlesbrough.

Ecstatic Hull City fans celebrate as the full-time whistle blows at Wembley [PA] There were cheers and lots of tears as thousands of Hull City fans celebrated their club's Wembley play-off final win earlier. The Tigers beat Middlesbrough 1-0 to secure a place in the Premier League next season, courtesy of Oli McBurnie's late, close-range strike. The 1-0 result means the Tigers are promoted to the top flight after nine years away.

Fans will be able to celebrate the club's victory with an open-top bus parade through the city's streets on Monday, it has been confirmed. The parade will begin in Ferensway at 15:10 BST and tour the city before arriving at City Hall about an hour later. Dedicated fans had travelled to Wembley on the hottest day of the year to cheer their team to promotion [PA] Sylvia Fewster, from Hull, was attending her first game after she had cataract surgery six weeks ago.

She said: "I could see everything, and I've not been able to do for many years. It was worth having that done! " [BBC/ Matt Dean] Hull City open-top bus parade confirmed Henri Ashwell (left) travelled from Mauritius for the match and was celebrating with brother Morgan [BBC/ Linsey Smith] Jamie Petrigrew said: "There's the top of the world - and I'm even higher.

I'm on Mars! " [BBC / Linsey Smith] Dean Cartlidge said: "We are back to the promised land" [BBC / Linsey Smith] Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds , watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here . Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices More on this story Championship play-off final: Hull face Middlesbrough for Premier League place after Spygate saga 'Here we go!