Fulham
Full name	Fulham Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Cottagers, The Whites[1]
Founded	1879 (as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School)
Ground	Craven Cottage Fulham, London (Capacity 30,500[2])
Chairman	Mohamed Al-Fayed
Manager	Roy Hodgson
League	Premier League
2007–08	Premier League, 17th
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

For details on the current season, see Fulham F.C. season 2007-08

Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Fulham The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Season Review August Fulham almost started the season off perfectly when they were ahead against Arsenal through a David Healy goal after 1 minute during Season Review August Fulham almost started the season off perfectly when they were ahead against Arsenal through a David Healy goal after 1 minute during England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ( is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the FA Premier League. The following are the Association football events of the year 1879 throughout the world The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2004 throughout the world The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Fulham are the oldest professional football team in London, usually considered to have been founded in 1879 (though Cray Wanderers F.C. are the oldest team in London still in existence). Cray Wanderers FC are an English Semi-professional Football (soccer club ^[3]

They spent much time in the old First Division (Premiership) through the 1960s, but are yet to gain any major honours. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs In 1975, as a Second Division team, they contested the FA Cup final for the only time in their history, losing 2-0 to West Ham United. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Fulham qualified for the UEFA Cup in 2002 by winning the Intertoto Cup, beating Bologna 5-3 in the final over two legs. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2002 throughout the world The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for Bologna Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. In the UEFA Cup, they won through two rounds before being defeated by Hertha Berlin. Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC Berlin was a founding club of the DFB In the mid-1990s they had a brief spell in the former Fourth Division, but they recovered spectacularly by the early 2000s. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division.

They currently play at Craven Cottage, their famous home since 1896, a riverside ground on the banks of the River Thames in Fulham, having spent two years at Loftus Road while Craven Cottage was undergoing renovations to bring it up to Premier League standards. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team The following are the Association football events of the year 1896 throughout the world The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The club's training ground is located near Motspur Park (and was where Chariots of Fire among others was filmed), where Fulham's Academy is also situated, including a mini-stadium where the reserves play. Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London Borough of Merton For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. The Fulham Academy, headed by John Murtough runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body the The Fulham Ladies' team also played the majority of their games here prior to being dissolved in the summer of 2006. Fulham WFC, also known as Fulham LFC, is a Ladies Football Club (LFC formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2006 throughout the world (Note: the ladies' team has since been re-established but is now independent from Fulham FC. )

History

See also: Fulham F.C. seasons

1879-1898: Amateur Days

Fulham started its existence in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School, founded by worshippers at the Church of England on Star Road, West Kensington, which still stands today with a plaque commemorating the team's foundation. This is a record of every season of Fulham Football Club, from their first professional season in the Southern League Division 2 to the present day in the Premier League The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located west of Charing Cross. They won the West London Amateur Cup in 1887 and, having shortened the name to its present form in 1888, they then won the West London League in 1893 at the first attempt. One of the club's first ever kits was half red, half white shirts with white shorts worn in the 1886-7 season. ^[4] Fulham started playing at their current ground Craven Cottage in 1896, their first game against now defunct rivals Minerva F.C.

1898-1907: Southern League

The club gained professional status on December 12, 1898, in the same year that they were admitted into the Southern League's 2nd division. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team The MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities in digitisation, or MINERVA, is a European Union organization concerned with the digitisation of cultural and History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. Clubs for 2008-09 season Champions 1894-95 Millwall Athletic 1895-96 Millwall Athletic 1896-97 Southampton Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. They adopted a kit very similar to modern Arsenal colours in this period, which was worn during the 1900-01 season. ^[5] In 1902-03 they won promotion from this division, entering the Southern League 1st Division. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. The club's first recorded all-white club kit came in 1903, and ever since then the club has been playing in all-white shirts and black shorts, with socks going through various evolutions of black and/or white, but are now normally white-only. ^[6] The club won the Southern League twice, in 1905-06 and 1906-07. Link

1907-1949: Into the Football League

Fulham gained admission to the national Football League after the second of their Southern League triumphs. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The club's first ever league game, playing in the 2nd Division's 1907-8 season, saw them losing 1-0 at home to Hull City on September 3, 1907. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The first win came a few days later on September 7, 1907 at Derby County's Baseball Ground, by a score line of 1-0. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for Baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until When they eventually found their feet in the division they impressed, ending up only three points short of promotion in 4th place. However, this was the best season they had in their twenty one year stay in that division, and after only winning 13 out of 42 games in the 1927-28 season Fulham were relegated to the 3rd Division South, which was created in 1920. The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958

A highlight of that first season was an 8-3 away win at Luton Town in an FA Cup game. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The club actually managed to reach the semi-finals of that tournament, where they were humbled 6-0 by Newcastle United. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon This is still a record loss for an FA Cup semi-final game. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after ^[7] A couple of years later the club won the London Challenge Cup in the 1909-10 season.

During this period, businessman and politician Henry Norris was the club chairman and curiously he had an indirect role in the foundation of Fulham's local rivals Chelsea F.C.. Henry Norris may refer to Sir Henry Norris (courtier, Groom of the Stool to Henry VIII alleged lover of Anne Boleyn (d When he rejected an offer from businessman Gus Mears to move Fulham to land where the present-day Chelsea stadium Stamford Bridge is situated, Mears decided to create his own team to occupy the ground. Henry Augustus "Gus" Mears (1873-1912 was an English businessman most notable for founding Chelsea Football Club. Stamford Bridge is a football Stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that In 1910, Norris started to combine his role at Fulham with the chairmanship of Arsenal.

After finishing 5th, 7th and 9th (out of 22 teams) in their first three seasons in the 3rd Division South, Fulham won the division in the 1931-32 season. In doing so they beat Torquay United 10-2, won 24 out of 42 games and scored 111 goals, thus being promoted back to the Second Division. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon The next season they missed out on a second consecutive promotion, finishing 3rd behind Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. A mixed bag of league performances followed, although the club also reached another FA Cup semi-final during the 1935-36 season. On 8 October 1938 Craven Cottage saw its all-time highest attendance at a match against Millwall FC, with a crowd of 49,335 watching the game. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey,

League and cup football were severely disrupted by the outbreak of World War II in 1939, with the Football League split into regional divisions temporarily, with a national Football League War Cup and a London War Cup up for grabs. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Football League War Cup was an English football tournament held during World War II, between 1939 and 1945 in the absence of the FA Cup. The London War Cup was an English football competition held during the Second World War. Post-war, a full league programme was only restored for 1946-47. In the 3rd season of what is now considered the modern era of football, Fulham finished top of the Second Division, with a win-loss-draw record of 24-9-9 (identical to that which won them the 3rd Division South 17 years previously).

1949-1969: First Division Cottagers

Promotion to the top tier of English football saw the club perform poorly, finishing 17th in their first year and 18th in their second. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between In only their third season of First Division football, Fulham finished rock bottom of the 22-team league in the 1951-52 season, winning only 8 of 42 games. On May 20th 1951, Fulham played one of their first ever games in North America in an exhibition match against Celtic F.C. at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal in front of 29,000. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Delorimier Stadium (also known as Montreal Stadium and Delorimier Downs was a 20000-seat Sports stadium at De Lorimier Avenue and Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec ^[8]

A few seasons of mediocrity in the 2nd Division followed, but then the club reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1958 and used this momentum to win promotion back to the 1st Division in the following season, having finished 2nd to Sheffield Wednesday. Also joining Fulham in 1958 was Graham Leggat, who went on to score 134 goals in 277 appearances, (making him the club's fifth all-time top scorer). Graham Leggat (born June 23 1934) is a former Scottish international Football player In the 1959-60 season they achieved 10th position in the 1st Division, which until finishing 9th in the FA Premier League 2003-04 was their highest ever league position. This accompanied another appearance in the last four of the FA Cup in 1962.

By this time the club were regularly playing in front of 30,000 plus crowds at Craven Cottage,^[9] despite struggling in the League. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team The club experienced several close escapes from relegation none more spectacular than in 1965-66. On the morning of 26 February 1966 Fulham had just 15 points from 29 matches. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The last 13 games saw Fulham win 9 and draw 2 to reach safety. Eventually the club suffered relegation in the 1967-68 season having won just 10 out of their 42 games. However even that was not as catastrophic as the calamity of next season. Winning only 7 in 42, the club were again relegated to the 3rd Division. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest (Note that this is not the same as the 3rd Division South, as the regional 3rd Divisions had been removed with the 1959 creation of the 4th Division). "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division.

It is impossible to talk about Fulham's history without mentioning probably the single most influential character in Fulham's history: Johnny Haynes. John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005 better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored ^[10] 'Mr. Fulham' or 'The Maestro' as he later came to be known signed for The Cottagers as a schoolboy in 1950, making his first team debut on Boxing Day 1952 against Southampton at Craven Cottage. Haynes played for another 18 years, notching up 657 appearances (along with many other club records too), his last appearance for Fulham coming on the 17 January 1970. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is often considered as the greatest player in Fulham history,^[11] and never played for another team in Britain. ^[12] He gained 52 caps for England (22 as captain),^[13] with many being earned while playing for Fulham in the Second Division. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Haynes was injured in a car accident in Blackpool in 1962, but by his own admissions never regained the fitness or form to play for England again, missing out on England's victory in the 1966 World Cup which he would have stood a chance of being selected for. The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July ^[14] The Stevenage Road Stand was re-named in his honour after his death in a car crash in 2005.

1970-1994: Mixed fortunes outside the top flight

The aforementioned 3rd Division hiatus lasted only two seasons though, they were then promoted back to the Second Division as runners-up in 1970-71. This spell also saw Fulham invited to the not particularly prestigious Anglo-Italian Cup, which saw the club draw four out of four games in two appearances in tournament between 1972 and 1974. The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy Thus started of a period of high-profile signings for the club under Alec Stock in the mid-70s, including Alan Mullery and Bobby Moore. Alec Stock ( 30 March 1917 - 16 April 2001) was an English footballer and manager. Alan Patrick Mullery MBE (born 23 November 1941, Notting Hill, London) is a former English football player and Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. The reward of this was their only ever FA Cup final in 1975, having won their first semi-final in five attempts. The club then lost to West Ham in the final. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played This gained the club qualification to another low-key European tournament, the Anglo-Scottish Cup, where they made the final, losing to Middlesbrough. The Anglo-Scottish Cup was a tournament arranged for teams in English and Scottish football leagues during the summer for several years during the Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.

That run in the FA Cup saw the setting of an improbable record, that of the most games needed to reach the final, Fulham playing 11 games including replays. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after In the build up to the 12th game, the Wembley final, Tony Rees and The Cottagers released a single, "Viva el Fulham" (based on Manolo Escobar's "Y viva España") which is still played (and occasionally chanted) at Fulham games. Manolo Escobar is a famous Spanish singer famous for Que viva España (which sold 6 million of copies It reached No. 46 in the Pop Charts in 1975. The club set another record in the 70s, when they took part in the first ever British league game to be played on a Sunday against Millwall F.C. in 1974, which was staged at Craven Cottage. Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey, ^[15]

George Best played 47 times for the club in the 1976-77 season. George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Rodney Marsh, who having grown up with Fulham in the 60s went on to play 1st Division football and play for England, rejoined the club in the same season, playing only 16 games. Rodney William Marsh (born 11 October 1944 in Hatfield Hertfordshire) is a retired English footballer He was named after HMS Note Sometimes the ' 60s is used as shorthand for the 1960s, the 1860s, or other such decades in various centuries Events and The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football This capped one of the most successful eras in Fulham history.

The hangover from this meant the club were relegated again after winning only 11 in 42 in the 1979-80 season, which saw Bobby Campbell's sacking to be replaced by Malcolm Macdonald. Robert Campbell, Bobby Campbell or Bob Campbell may refer to Politicians Robert Campbell (politician (1808-1870 New York Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for With a strong squad during his 1980-84 period in charge (with players such as Ray Houghton, Tony Gale, Paul Parker, Gerry Peyton and Ray Lewington), they won promotion again in 1981-82 back to Division 2. Raymond James Houghton (born January 9 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic Anthony Peter "Tony" Gale (born 19 November 1959 in Westminster, England) is an English former footballer who Paul Andrew Parker (born West Ham, London, 4 April 1964) is a retired English footballer with QPR and Manchester United Gerald "Gerry" Peyton (born May 20, 1956 in Birmingham, England) is a former football Goalkeeper, and currently Raymond "Ray" Lewington (born September 7, 1956 in Lambeth, London) is a former footballer and a coach In 1980, Fulham founded the rugby league club that is now Harlequins Rugby League designed to be an extra stream of income for the football club. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Then called 'Fulham Rugby League', they played at Craven Cottage until moving away from the parent club in 1984.

Fulham narrowly missed out on back-to-back promotions, to the First Division losing 1-0 to Derby away on the last day of the 1982-83 season - although the match was abandoned after 88 mins due to a pitch invasion. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The side which had shown so much promise was gradually sold off and broken up as the club had debts to pay off, so it was little surprise when the club were relegated again to the Third Division in 1986. The club nearly went out of business in 1987 and the same year saw the break-down of an ill-advised merger attempt with QPR. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London It was only the intervention of ex-player Jimmy Hill that allowed the club to stay in business as a re-structured 'Fulham FC 1987 Ltd. James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE (born 22 July 1928 is an English football personality ' In 1987 the club took part in what was one of the longest penalty shoot-outs recorded - it needed 28 spot kicks to sort out a winner between them and Aldershot following a Freight Rover Trophy match. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club which went out of business in 1992. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out (

In 1992 the foundation of the Premier League saw Fulham's division of the time, the 3rd Division, re-named the 2nd Division. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs (There is a joke amongst football fans that at the end of the 1991-92 season they started to celebrate promotion, before realising all that had happened was that the FA had changed the numbers. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey ) However the club were relegated from that to the new 3rd Division after a poor 1993-94 season, seeing the club in the basement of the Football League, with Ian Branfoot appointed as new manager. Ian Grant Branfoot (born Gateshead, 26 January 1947 is a former football manager.

1994-96: Fulham's lowest ebb

After a 8th place finish in Branfoot's first season in charge the club hit its historical rock bottom with its performance in the 1995-96 season, finishing 17th out of 24. ^[16][17] This season included a loss against Torquay United, who were at the time rock bottom of the Division, with Fulham just one place above them. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls is an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon Branfoot was soon sacked as Manager, but remained at the club in other capacities for a short while.

However, in February 1996 the club appointed then-player Micky Adams as manager, and it was in the summer of that year that his revolution really took off. Michael Richard "Micky" Adams (born 8 November 1961 in Sheffield) is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former football player That signalled the start of the new era of Fulham Football Club.

Micky Adams was appointed as manager and oversaw an upturn in form that lifted the side out of what little relegation danger was present. Michael Richard "Micky" Adams (born 8 November 1961 in Sheffield) is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former football player The next season he engineered a complete turnaround in form and his side, captained by Simon Morgan, finished second - only missing out on first place due to the league dropping the old "goal difference" system in favour of a "goals scored" tally. Simon Morgan (b September 5 1966, Birmingham) was a footballer most famously playing for Fulham and Leicester. (While Fulham's goal difference was one better than that of champions Wigan Athletic, they scored twelve fewer goals. ) This was somewhat ironic, as the club's then Chairman Jimmy Hill, had successfully argued that goals scored should decide places of teams tied on points while sitting on an FA panel. James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE (born 22 July 1928 is an English football personality The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey

1997-2001: Al Fayed's revolution

Millionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed purchased the club that summer and fired Adams in the aftermath of a poor start. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs In Adams' place he installed a managerial 'dream team' of Ray Wilkins (as First Team Manager) and Kevin Keegan (as Chief Operating Officer),^[18] pledging that the club would reach the Premiership within five years. Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former football Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various

After an argument over team selection, Wilkins left the club in May 1998 to hand over the full managerial duties to Keegan, who steered the club to a spectacular promotion the next season, winning 101 points of a possible 138, captained by Chris Coleman - then the most expensive footballer outside the top two divisions of the English league. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager ^[19] Keegan then left to become manager of the England team, and veteran player Paul Bracewell was put in charge. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Paul Bracewell (born 14th June 1962) in Heswall, Merseyside) is an English former international footballer

Bracewell was sacked in March 2000, as Fulham's promising early season form dwindled away. Frenchman Jean Tigana was put in charge and having signed a number of young stars, including Louis Saha, he guided Fulham to their third promotion in five seasons in the 2000-01 season in emphatic style, scoring 90 goals in 46 games. Jean Amadou Tigana (born 23 June 1955 in Bamako, Mali) is a football manager and former player having played in Midfield Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris, France) is a French international footballer He currently plays for the That gave Fulham top flight status for the first time since 1968, which had only taken four years - one shorter than Al Fayed's pledge. During this season club captain and subsequent manager, Chris Coleman, was involved in a car crash which eventually finished his playing career. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager Fulham's run through the divisions saw many players come and go, but the only player to play for the club in all four leagues was Sean Davis, indeed he is one of few players to ever have played at every level of professional football with one team. Sean Davis (born 20 September 1979 in Lambeth, London) is a professional English footballer who currently plays for

2001-03: Premiership debut

2001/02 Season

Despite some skepticism,^[20] Fulham were widely tipped to take the Premiership by storm, with many pundits^[21] predicting a challenge for the UEFA cup or even Champions League places, but their first Premiership season was largely underwhelming; despite a couple of good games and some flashes of brilliance, the end product was a respectable 13th place finish. The 2001-02 FA Premier League season was the tenth season of the competition Fulham remain the only team in this millienium to host top-flight football with some standing areas. Due to restrictions on standings, Fulham decamped to Loftus Road, during the 2002-3 and 2003-4 seasons while their own stadium was rebuilt, but then returned back to Craven Cottage. The Taylor Report is a document whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium.

2002/03 Season

Fulham (White) playing Portsmouth (Blue) in front of Fulham fans in the Hammersmith End. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth.

The following season saw Fulham dangerously close to the relegation zone, and chairman Mohammed Al Fayed told Tigana that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season. The FA Premier League 2002-03 season (often referred to as the 2002-03 Barclaycard Premiership, due to sponsorship rights was the eleventh season of the But an awful run of results, culminating in a 4-0 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers led him to be sacked before the season came to an end with relegation desperately near. Jean Tigana made the club's record signing, buying Steve Marlet from Olympique Lyonnais for £11. Steve Marlet (born 10 January 1974 in Pithiviers) is a French footballer who is currently unattached Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. 5 million. He failed to live up to expectations playing only 54 league games in 3 years, and scoring only 11 goals. He was loaned out to Olympique de Marseille for 18 months when Coleman took over, with his sizeable contract still being paid by the English team, before it eventually expired.

2003-2007: Coleman defies the odds

Chris Coleman took charge for five games at the end of that (2002-03) season, earning Fulham 10 points out of a possible 15 and preserving a place in the Premier League for the next season. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager

2003/04 Season

Coleman was given the manager's job on a permanent basis in the summer of 2003 and despite predictions that the inexperience of Coleman would result in Fulham's relegation,^[22] he kept the club well clear of relegation, guiding them to a club record ninth place finish in his debut season. This might have been greater had the club not come under significant financial pressure to sell Louis Saha to Manchester United, for which they received a club record £13 million. Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris, France) is a French international footballer He currently plays for the The final day of the season saw them win 2-0 away to Bolton - a third goal could have seen them jump the Trotters into eighth place. Coleman notched up another impressive performance in the 2004-05 season and guided Fulham to a secure 13th place finish.

2005/06 Season

The 2005-06 season proved a tougher affair, but safety was once again mathematically assured with three games left of the season and a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. There were three relative high points in an inconsistent season: a 6-1 rout of West Bromwich Albion, a 1-0 win over rivals and champions Chelsea in the West London derby, and a 2-0 win over 2005 European champions Liverpool F.C. Fulham's home form was the best outside the top six, with 12 wins from 18 games, while their away form was the worst in the entire league with one win and four draws from 18 games. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are The West London Derby is the name given to a football derby played between any two of Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford and Queens Park Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. A game they were winning away 1-0, versus Sunderland, was abandoned after 21 minutes because of persistent snowfall. Finally, on 29 April 2006, Fulham achieved a first away victory of the campaign with a 2-1 win over Manchester City F.C.. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Despite the difficulties experienced throughout this season, Fulham achieved a 12th place finish - an improvement on the previous campaign.

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2006/07 Season

Fulham did not get off to a good start in 2006-07, losing their first match 5-1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. This result consigned them to the foot of the table and left them as the season's favourites for early relegation contenders with the bookies; but then recovered well and were riding as high as 8th at one point in December 2006.

During the January transfer window Coleman added Alexey Smertin, Clint Dempsey and fellow countryman Simon Davies to the squad, and captured exciting loan signing Vincenzo Montella. Alexey Gennadyevich Smertin (Алексей Смертин (born May 1 1975 in Barnaul, USSR) is a Russian football player Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey (born March 9 1983 in Nacogdoches Texas) is an American Football (soccer player who plays midfield for Fulham Simon Davies, (born October 23 1979) is a Wales international football player who currently plays for Fulham. Vincenzo Montella (born June 18, 1974 in Pomigliano d'Arco, Campania) is an Italian football player who currently Between mid-December and May however, Fulham only won a single game, a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon In the same time period Fulham drew 9 games and lost 4. Additionally Fulham were dumped meekly out of the FA Cup 4-0 by Tottenham Hotspur. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. On the 10 April 2007, following defeats at the hands of Manchester City (3-1) and Everton (4-1) Fulham Football Club terminated the contracts of Chris Coleman and Steve Kean with immediate effect, while Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez and Les Reed were put in temporary charge. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born October 22, 1959 in London, England) is a Northern Irish football manager and Leswyn Reed (born December 12 1952 in Wapping, London) is an English football coach and was the manager of

2007: Sanchez's Struggle

Sanchez didn't have the immediate impact that the Fulham board would have hoped for. With 5 games to save the season, Sanchez managed only a point from the first 3; a home-draw against Blackburn Rovers sandwiched between away defeats to Reading and Arsenal. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. In Sanchez's fourth game, Fulham took on a Liverpool side focused on their upcoming UEFA Champions League final against A.C. Milan. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Liverpool's manager Rafa Benitez made 9 changes to his starting 11 for the game, much to the annoyance of Neil Warnock, manager of fellow strugglers Sheffield United. Rafael " Rafa " Benítez (born April 16 1960) is a Spanish former footballer and has been the manager Neil Warnock (born December 1 1948 in Sheffield, England) is a football manager, currently in charge of Crystal Palace. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. However, Fulham still faced a strong team, eager to impress and stake their claims for a starting berth in the final. January signing Dempsey took the game by the scruff of the neck in the 68th minute, combining neatly with English right-back Liam Rosenior to earn Sanchez his first victory and ensure safety for the West Londoners. Dempsey is a Family name and may refer to Women Muriel Dempsey (1905&ndash1986 Canadian author Rosemary Dempsey Liam James Rosenior (born 9 July 1984 in Wandsworth, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Reading Fulham finished the season with a 3-1 defeat away to Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.

2007-08 Season

Despite a return of just 4 points from a possible 15, Sanchez had retained Fulham's top-flight status and was rewarded for his efforts with a permanent contract, subsequently resigning as Northern Ireland manager on on Friday 11 May 2007. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[23]

Sanchez received strong financial backing from the board and made a number of signings during the summer-break. The most expensive of these additions was striker Diomansy Kamara, a £6 million signing from Championship outfit West Brom. Diomansy Mehdi "Joe" Kamara (born November 8 1980 in Paris, France) is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are However, the majority of Sanchez's purchases were players from the Northern Ireland set-up, including Steven Davis, David Healy, Aaron Hughes and Chris Baird. Steven Davis (born January 1, 1985 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for David Jonathan Healy, MBE (born 5 August 1979 in Killyleagh) is a professional footballer who has scored a record 34 Aaron William Hughes (born November 8, 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird (born 25 February 1982 in Rasharkin, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer

Fulham showed signs of improvement from the previous season and were unfortunate not to start the 2007/08 season with a victory, after leading Premier League title contenders Arsenal for 84 minutes at the Emirates Stadium. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, North London, and the home of Arsenal Football Club since Healy opened his Fulham account taking advantage of a mistake by the gunners 'keeper Jens Lehmann in the opening minute. Jens Lehmann (German jɛns ˈleːman born November 10, 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently However Robin Van Persie replied from the penalty spot before Belarusian Alexander Hleb added the winner in the 90th minute. Robin van Persie (born August 6 1983 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League team Aliaksandr Paŭlavič Hleb, sometimes referred to in English as Alexander Hleb or Alexander Gleb ( Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Fulham brushed aside this disappointment to beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the following match. Despite defensive frailties, The whites had begun their first-full season under Sanchez by playing attractive, attacking football. However, this Fulham team team was cursed by bad-luck, and as Sanchez was quick to point out, dubious refereeing decisions. In their third fixture of the season, at home to Gareth Southgate's Middlesbrough, striker and club captain McBride was seriously injured in the process of opening the scoring, before Tony Warner's mistake allowed 'Boro back into the game. Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970, England) is a former English football player Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Anthony Randolph "Tony" Warner (born May 11, 1974 in Liverpool, England) is a Trinidad and Tobago international football Fulham's misery and Sanchez's fury was compounded when Healy's injury time strike was incorrectly ruled out by the linesman, despite clearly crossing the goal-line.

Following this result, Fulham registered several draws, including two six-goal thrillers against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Both games showcased the good and bad aspects of Fulham's play under Sanchez - incisive attacking football undone by continued poor defending. Sanchez attempted a more direct style of play to grab an elusive win but his squad were ill-suited to long ball football. Though the former Wimbledon defender oversaw a second win of the campaign at home to Reading, he was dismissed on 21 December 2007, with Fulham in the relegation zone. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. His case was not helped by the number of championship-quality players he signed and his reliance on a high-defensive live, despite employing relatively slow personnel. ^[24]

2007- Present: Roy Hodgson & The Great Escape

Main article: Fulham Season 2007-08

Fulham in white playing against Manchester United in March 2008

Roy Hodgson was named as the new manager of Fulham FC on 28 December, 2007, and took up his contractual duties on 30 December 2007^[25], just two days before the January transfer window opened. Season Review August Fulham almost started the season off perfectly when they were ahead against Arsenal through a David Healy goal after 1 minute during The squad's spine was strengthened with the signings of Brede Hangeland, Leon Andreasen, Toni Kallio, Eddie Johnson, Erik Nevland and veteran former Liverpool striker, Jari Litmanen. Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born June 20 1981 in Houston Texas, United States) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing Leon Hougaard Andreasen (born 23 April 1983) is a Danish professional football player who plays centre midfield for Fulham Toni Kallio (born August 9, 1978 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Fulham F Edward "Eddie" Johnson (born 31 March 1984 in Bunnell, FL) is an American soccer Striker. Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian football Striker who currently plays for Jari Olavi Litmanen ( (born February 20 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the country's greatest ever Canadian captain and right-back Paul Stalteri was also signed on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Paul Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premiership. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. This new look squad was complimented by the return of key players and fan favourites Brian McBride and Jimmy Bullard. Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American soccer Striker who has appeared in three World Cups for the United James Richard "Jimmy" Bullard (born 23 October 1978 is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a central Midfielder for Both would prove to be hugely influential in Fulham's end-of-season run-in.

Hodgson's tenure started with a 2-1 loss to Chelsea on New Year's Day, followed by a goalless draw with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium before he claimed his first win five days later against Aston Villa, courtesy of a trademark Bullard free-kick. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater The Reebok Stadium is the home Stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park Despite this positive start, Fulham struggled to build momentum and their form remained patchy throughout March. Hodgson did however add a second victory on March 16th, 2008, against an Everton side chasing the fourth and final UEFA Champions League qualification spot. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Former Toffee's Simon Davies and McBride combined, with the latter heading home to secure a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage. Simon Davies may refer to Simon Davies (privacy advocate Simon Davies (footballer born 1979, current Fulham F

Again however, Fulham failed to maintain a consistent run of form following a victory. A drab 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Roy Keane's Sunderland side left Hodgson on the verge of tears in the post-match press conference and many pundits consigning Fulham to Championship football. Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in "The Championship" redirects here For the English football competition see Football League Championship. Fans contended that although Hodgson's side were markedly improved defensively, and retained possession much better than under either Coleman or Sanchez, with aesthetically pleasing football, a lack of fire power up-front and the failure to settle on a first-choice 11 had hurt the team and caused vital points to be dropped.

Despite the negative press Hodgson continued to believe survival was attainable and rallied his team to win 4 of their remaining 5 games and secure their Premier League position for the 2008/09 season. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs This incredible run of form started with a first away win in 34 attempts against relegation rivals Reading. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. However, for many fans the turning point of the season came two games later, against Manchester City. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Fulham trailed 2-0 at half-time and due to results in other fixtures, were mathematically relegated. However the introduction of the much maligned Diomansy Kamara heralded the start of a fantastic comeback. Diomansy Mehdi "Joe" Kamara (born November 8 1980 in Paris, France) is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays Kamara struck twice as Fulham registered 2-3 victory and second consecutive away win.

This result set the scene for a "six-pointer" against fellow strugglers Birmingham City at Craven Cottage. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. McBride and Erik Nevland struck to lift Fulham out of the relegation zone for the first time in months and leave survival in the club's own hands. Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian football Striker who currently plays for

Barring a goal-rush from Reading, a win against a Portsmouth side looking ahead to their first FA Cup Final appearance in 69 years would guarantee survival. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after This however would be no easy feat. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, himself a survivor of a relegation scrape, promised to field a full-strength side. Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current More importantly Fulham had never recorded 3 consecutive victories in the Premier League, much less 3 consecutive away wins. Fulham's fans travelled to Fratton Park expecting a tense final-day and they weren't disappointed. In-fact, with 15 minutes to play Fulham were again mathematically relegated with Birmingham City and Reading leading comfortably. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. However Kamara earned Fulham a free-kick with 76 minutes played, and Bullard's delivery found Danny Murphy who headed home the decisive goal, sparking manic celebrations from the travelling fans. Daniel Dan or Danny Murphy may refer to Sports Dan Murphy (sportscaster (born 1970 Canadian hockey reporter Danny Hodgson had ensured survival against all odds, breaking several club records in the process and cementing his place in Fulham folklore.

In a bizarre twist of fate, Fulham very nearly qualified for the UEFA Cup through the Fairplay competition. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Fair Play ranking is used by UEFA to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Going into the final day, Fulham were 7th in the Fairplay table, however the top 5 clubs had already qualified for Europe by other means and the Manchester City side narrowly ahead of Hodgson's team had defender Richard Dunne red-carded against Middlesbrough. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Richard Patrick Dunne ( Irish name: Risteárd Ó Duinn) (born September 21 1979 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. When the final table was published several days after the season's conclusion, Fulham had missed out on qualification by a mere . 8 of a point. Fulham did top the Fans' Fairplay League though, which they have won in successive seasons. ^[26]

2008/09 Season

After Fulham's relegation escape, Hodgson spoke of the need to ensure Fulham never found themselves in such a precarious position again. He struck early during the summer transfer window to claim the signing of experienced, Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on a free from Middlesbrough on May 22, 2008. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972 in North Richmond New South Wales) is an Australian football player Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common On May 28 2008 the club announced that captain and club legend Brian McBride, who newly out of contract, would return to his native US.

Current management

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Roy Hodgson	English
Assistant Manager/Goalkeeping Coach:	Mike Kelly	English
Technical Director:	Les Reed	English
First Team Coach:	Ray Lewington	English
Development Squad Coach:	Billy McKinlay	Scottish
Strength/Conditioning	Steve Nance	Australian
First Team Physio:	Jason Palmer	Australian
Fulham Academy Director:	Simon Cox	English

Players

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Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Kasey Keller 2 DF Moritz Volz 4 DF Paul Konchesky 6 DF Dejan Stefanović 7 MF Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 MF Alexey Smertin 9 FW David Healy 11 FW Diomansy Kamara 13 GK Ricardo Batista 14 FW Eddie Johnson 15 FW Erik Nevland 18 DF Aaron Hughes 21 MF Jimmy Bullard 22 DF Elliot Omozusi 23 MF Clint Dempsey 24 FW Hameur Bouazza 25 MF Simon Davies

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Fulham in Europe

• 1R = First round
• 2R = Second round
• 3R = Third round
• SF = Semi final
• F = Final

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score
2002/03	Intertoto Cup	2R		FC Haka	0-0, 1-1 (away goal)
		3R		Egaleo FC	1-0, 1-1
		SF		FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	1-0, 2-0
		F		Bologna F.C. 1909	2-2, 3-1

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score
2002/03	UEFA Cup	1R		Hajduk Split	1-0, 2-2
		2R		Dinamo Zagreb	3-0, 2-1
		3R		Hertha BSC Berlin	1-2, 0-0

Rivalries

Arms granted to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham in 1927, used by Fulham in the 1980s and 90s before Al Fayed changed to the current badge. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Leon Hougaard Andreasen (born 23 April 1983) is a Danish professional football player who plays centre midfield for Fulham For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester) is an English football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Robert Steven Milsom (born January 2, 1987 in Redhill, England) is an English footballer, currently at Fulham In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Antti Mikko Niemi (born 31 May 1972 in Oulu) is a former Finnish football Goalkeeper who ended his career in September 2008 following For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Wayne Brown (born 8 August 1988) in Kingston upon Thames, London) is an English footballer who currently plays for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Adam Watts (born March 4, 1988) is an English footballer, currently playing for Fulham. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born June 20 1981 in Houston Texas, United States) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Toni Kallio (born August 9, 1978 in Tampere) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Fulham F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird (born 25 February 1982 in Rasharkin, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Adrian Leijer (born 25 March 1986 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as a In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nathan Wesley Ashton (born January 30, 1987 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Lee Cook (born 3 August 1982) is an English footballer, who plays in midfield for Queens Park Rangers on loan from For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Steven Davis (born January 1, 1985 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Collins John (born 17 October 1985) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for NEC Nijmegen on loan from Fulham. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Mark Schwarzer (born October 6, 1972 in North Richmond New South Wales) is an Australian football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports David Adam Stockdale (born 20 September 1985 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English footballer, currently just signed In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gabriel "Gabby" Zakuani (born May 31 1986 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) is a professional footballer, currently The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 finals were won by Málaga, Fulham, and Stuttgart. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. Egaleo FC ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Αιγάλεω is a Greek association football club based in Egaleo, a suburb of Athens, Greece FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. Bologna Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. HNK Hajduk Split is a Croatian football club one of two most popular football clubs in the country Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC Berlin was a founding club of the DFB The Metropolitan Borough of Fulham was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965 when it was merged with the Metropolitan Borough

Chelsea F.C. are another Premiership football team, also based in Fulham; this creates a clear rivalry between the two clubs (known as the 'West London Derby'). Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham The West London Derby is the name given to a football derby played between any two of Chelsea, Fulham, Brentford and Queens Park Fulham fans have incorporated this rivalry into several of their football chants, such a parody of the Chelsea's 'blue flag' song. A football chant, also referred to as terrace chants, is a term that refers to songs or chants sung at Football matches It is interesting to note that Chelsea owe their existence to Fulham: by turning down an invitation of the owners of Stamford Bridge because of the recent completion of the Johnny Haynes Stand in 1905, Chelsea were established to play in Fulham's place. John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005 better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored Fulham also have strong rivalries with the two other West London clubs QPR (with which they share a borough) and Brentford, although these rivalries have not been exercised for several years because of these two teams being in different divisions to Fulham. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham ( is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow.

Fulham have lesser rivalries with other London clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United F.C., Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, and Crystal Palace, all of which Fulham have played regularly during recent seasons. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London.

Outside of London, Gillingham are still considered rivals to Fulham despite the two clubs having played in different divisions for the past eight years. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. Fulham and Gillingham have been involved in several high-tempered matches in the lower leagues. The unfortunate death of a Fulham fan outside Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium in 1998 has only served to intensify the bad relationship between the clubs' fans. Priestfield Stadium (popularly known simply as Priestfield and officially known since 1 June 2007 as KRBS Priestfield Stadium for sponsorship purposes is a football ^[31]

On 19 March 2006, Fulham recorded their first victory over Chelsea in nearly 27 years, with a goal from Luís Boa Morte. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Luís Boa Morte Pereira, pron lu'iʃ 'boɐ 'mɔɾt(ɨ (born August 4 1977 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer, currently In a very heated and controversial game, Didier Drogba had a goal disallowed for a hand ball, and Chelsea's William Gallas was sent off for a late challenge on Heidar Helguson, which led to a melee between the two sets of players. Didier Drogba Tebily (born 11 March 1978 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian Footballer who plays for Chelsea in A foul in Football (soccer is an unfair act by a player which is deemed by the referee to contravene Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. William Gallas (born 17 August 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine) is a French international footballer of Guadeloupian descent Heiðar Helguson (born 22 August, 1977 in Akureyri; first name commonly anglicised to Heidar) is an Icelandic footballer A pitch invasion by both sets of fans following the final whistle led to some skirmishes and arrests and resulted in an FA probe. ^[32] A roller-coaster of a game in December 2006 (during which Moritz Volz scored the 15,000th goal in Premiership history) ended 2-2. Moritz Volz (born January 21 1983 in Siegen) is a German footballer currently playing for Ipswich Town F

Managers

Fulham have so far had 29 managers at the club in 102 years, meaning that the average length of service for a Fulham manager is 3 years and 189 days. Prior to the appointment of the first manager at the club (Bradshaw in 1904), duties normally assigned to a modern day manager would have been shared between club secretary, captain and other officials.

Name From To Harry Bradshaw 1904 1909 Phil Kelso 1909 1924 Andy Ducat 1924 1926 Joe Bradshaw 1926 1929 Ned Liddell 1929 1931 Jimmy McIntyre 1931 1934 Jimmy Hogan 1934 1935 Jack Peart 1935 1948 Frank Osborne* 1948 1949 Bill Dodgin, Sr. 1949 1953 Frank Osborne* 1953 1956 Doug Livingstone 1956 1958 Bedford Jezzard 1958 1964 Vic Buckingham 1965 1968 Bobby Robson 1968 1968 Bill Dodgin, Jr. 1969 1972 Alec Stock 1972 1976 Bobby Campbell 1976 1980 Malcolm MacDonald 1980 1984 Ray Harford 1984 1986 Ray Lewington 1986 1990 Alan Dicks 1990 1991 Don Mackay 1991 1994 Ian Branfoot** 1994 1996 Micky Adams 1996 1997 Ray Wilkins 1997 1998 Kevin Keegan*** 1998 1999 Paul Bracewell 1999 2000 Jean Tigana 2000 2003 Chris Coleman 2003 2007 Lawrie Sanchez**** 2007 2007 Roy Hodgson 2007 *Frank Osborne was employed continuously by the club from 1948-1963, but only spent the above periods as designated manager. Henry "Harry" Bradshaw ( c 1854 &ndash 1924 was an English football manager Phil Kelso (1871 – February 1935 was a Scottish football player and manager Andrew Ducat (February 16 1886-July 23 1942 was an England and Surrey Cricketer and an England footballer being one of an elite Joe Siah Bradshaw (born August 17, 1897 in RoEllen Tennessee, died January 30, 1985 in Tavares Florida) was a Edward "Ned" Liddell ( May 27 1878 - November 1969 born in Sunderland in north-east England was an English football player James Alfred "Jimmy" McIntyre (born 1881 Darlaston, West Midlands - d James "Jimmy" Hogan ( 16 October 1882 in Nelson Lancashire; 30 January 1974 in Burnley, Lancashire John George 'Jack' Peart (born 3 October 1888 in South Shields, England, died in September 1948 was a professional footballer, who Frank Raymond Osborne (born Wynberg, South Africa 14 October 1896, died 7 March 1988) was a professional footballer William "Bill" Dodgin ( April 17, 1909 – 16 October 1999) was an English football player Frank Raymond Osborne (born Wynberg, South Africa 14 October 1896, died 7 March 1988) was a professional footballer Doug Livingstone ( 25 February 1898 — 15 January 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager Bedford Alfred George Jezzard, (born Clerkenwell, London October 19 1927 &ndash May 21 2005) was a football Victor Frederick Buckingham ( 23 October 1915 &ndash 26 January 1995) was an English footballer whose approach as a manager Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football William "Bill" Dodgin ( November 4 1931 – June 2000 was an English former football player and manager Alec Stock ( 30 March 1917 - 16 April 2001) was an English footballer and manager. Robert J Campbell (born 23 April 1937 in Liverpool) was a football player and later manager Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for Raymond Thomas Harford ( June 1, 1945 — August 9, 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes Raymond "Ray" Lewington (born September 7, 1956 in Lambeth, London) is a former footballer and a coach Alan Dicks (born 29 August 1934) is a retired English footballer and football manager Donald Mackay (born March 19 1940 in Glasgow Scotland) is a Scottish former football player and manager Ian Grant Branfoot (born Gateshead, 26 January 1947 is a former football manager. Michael Richard "Micky" Adams (born 8 November 1961 in Sheffield) is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former football player Raymond Colin 'Butch' Wilkins MBE (born 14 September 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) is an English former football Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 is a former footballer, and former England national team coach who has been manager of various Paul Bracewell (born 14th June 1962) in Heswall, Merseyside) is an English former international footballer Jean Amadou Tigana (born 23 June 1955 in Bamako, Mali) is a football manager and former player having played in Midfield Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born October 22, 1959 in London, England) is a Northern Irish football manager and Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Fulham Frank Raymond Osborne (born Wynberg, South Africa 14 October 1896, died 7 March 1988) was a professional footballer **Ian Branfoot continued to be employed by the club after his dismissal as manager. ***Kevin Keegan was employed by the club as Chief Operating Officer (during which time he essentially acted as an Assistant Manager) during the time of his predecessor (Ray Wilkins) being the actual manager. An Assistant Manager is an employee of an Organization with managerial Authority. ****Lawrie Sanchez took over as caretaker manager after the sacking of Chris Coleman and was named permanent manager after the club's safety from relegation was assured. *****Lawrie Sanchez was sacked after less than a year by the Fulham board on the 21 December 2007 Managerial records: Only one man has managed the club through two different spells, Frank Osborne in 1948-49 and then 1953-56. Frank Raymond Osborne (born Wynberg, South Africa 14 October 1896, died 7 March 1988) was a professional footballer The longest spell as Fulham manager was by Phil Kelso, 15 years (1909-1924) Several managers have failed to last more than a year at the club: Bobby Robson, Alan Dicks, Ray Wilkins, Paul Bracewell and Lawrie Sanchez. Further to this, Frank Osborne only had a year after his initial arrival at the club during which he was principally in charge of the team (before Dodgin, senior) arrived, although he later took sole charge of the club for an extended period. Frank Raymond Osborne (born Wynberg, South Africa 14 October 1896, died 7 March 1988) was a professional footballer Temporary managers at the club have included: Johnny Haynes: Took over after Sir Bobby Robson was fired in 1968 for only a handful of matches. John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005 better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football The Maestro was offered the role permanently but had no inclination to become a manager. Karl-Heinz Riedle: when Paul Bracewell was fired half way through the 1999-2000 season, there was a temporary period of Fulham being managed by their striker Karl-Heinz Riedle, assisted his old boss at Liverpool, Roy Evans. Karl-Heinz Riedle (born 16 September 1965 in Weiler im Allgäu) is a former German professional footballer, who won the FIFA Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Roy Quintin Echlin Evans CBE (born October 4 1948 in Bootle, England) was a Liverpool football player who eventually Riedle actually injured a lung in the season's penultimate game - his last for the club. Chris Coleman: after Tigana resigned four months before planned in 2003, Chris Coleman was soon appointed as caretaker manager, much to the delight of the fans. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager Having initially denied he wanted the post, Coleman accepted the role of full-time manager that summer. Lawrie Sanchez: when Coleman was sacked, Sanchez came in to take control of the club for the remaining five games of the season. Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born October 22, 1959 in London, England) is a Northern Irish football manager and (See above)[33] Ray Lewington: took temporary charge of Fulham for 3 games following Lawrie Sanchez's dismissal in December 2007. Raymond "Ray" Lewington (born September 7, 1956 in Lambeth, London) is a former footballer and a coach Notable players, past and present Emboldened players have represented their respective countries at full international level England Alan Mullery Bedford Jezzard Bobby Moore Bobby Robson Gary Brazil George Cohen Jimmy Hill Jim Stannard Johnny Haynes Zat Knight Malcolm Macdonald Paul Parker Ray Lewington Rodney Marsh Sean Davis Simon Morgan Tony Gale Finland Antti Niemi France Alain Goma Steed Malbranque Steve Marlet Louis Saha Holland Edwin van der Sar Ireland Gerry Peyton Jimmy Conway Ray Houghton Steve Finnan Jamaica Barry Hayles Northern Ireland David Healy George Best Portugal Luís Boa Morte Pakistan Zesh Rehman Scotland Graham Leggat USA Carlos Bocanegra Clint Dempsey Brian McBride Wales Andy Melville Chris Coleman Simon Davies Grounds Between the years 1879 and when Fulham had a ground to call their own in 1896, they played at a number of stadiums, only some of which were recorded and this should not be regarded as a full or complete list. Alan Patrick Mullery MBE (born 23 November 1941, Notting Hill, London) is a former English football player and Bedford Alfred George Jezzard, (born Clerkenwell, London October 19 1927 &ndash May 21 2005) was a football Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football Gary Brazil born 19 September 1962, Tunbridge Wells is a former professional footballer in the English football league. George Reginald Cohen MBE (born 22 October 1939, Kensington, London) was the right back for England in the side which won James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE (born 22 July 1928 is an English football personality James David "Jim" Stannard (born Harold Hill, 6 October 1962) is an English retired football goalkeeper. John Norman Haynes (17 October 1934 - 18 October 2005 better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored Zatyiah "Zat" Knight (born May 2, 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born 7 January 1950) is a former English footballer nicknamed "Supermac" famed for scoring goals for Paul Andrew Parker (born West Ham, London, 4 April 1964) is a retired English footballer with QPR and Manchester United Raymond "Ray" Lewington (born September 7, 1956 in Lambeth, London) is a former footballer and a coach Rodney William Marsh (born 11 October 1944 in Hatfield Hertfordshire) is a retired English footballer He was named after HMS Sean Davis (born 20 September 1979 in Lambeth, London) is a professional English footballer who currently plays for Simon Morgan (b September 5 1966, Birmingham) was a footballer most famously playing for Fulham and Leicester. Anthony Peter "Tony" Gale (born 19 November 1959 in Westminster, England) is an English former footballer who Antti Mikko Niemi (born 31 May 1972 in Oulu) is a former Finnish football Goalkeeper who ended his career in September 2008 following Alain Goma (born on October 5, 1972 in Sault, France) is a former football player Steed Malbranque (born January 6 1980 in Mouscron, Belgium) is a Belgian -born French footballer, currently playing Steve Marlet (born 10 January 1974 in Pithiviers) is a French footballer who is currently unattached Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris, France) is a French international footballer He currently plays for the Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper Gerald "Gerry" Peyton (born May 20, 1956 in Birmingham, England) is a former football Goalkeeper, and currently James Patrick "Jimmy" Conway (born 10 August 1946) is an Irish former professional football player Raymond James Houghton (born January 9 1962 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic Stephen John Finnan (born 24 April 1976 is an Irish international football player who currently plays for Espanyol at right back. Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles (born 17 April 1972 in London) is an English born Jamaican football player currently David Jonathan Healy, MBE (born 5 August 1979 in Killyleagh) is a professional footballer who has scored a record 34 George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Luís Boa Morte Pereira, pron lu'iʃ 'boɐ 'mɔɾt(ɨ (born August 4 1977 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer, currently Zeshan "Zesh" Rehman ( Urdu:) (born 14 October, 1983 in Birmingham, England) is a British Pakistani football Graham Leggat (born June 23 1934) is a former Scottish international Football player Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American soccer player from Mexican background who plays for Stade Rennais Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey (born March 9 1983 in Nacogdoches Texas) is an American Football (soccer player who plays midfield for Fulham Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American soccer Striker who has appeared in three World Cups for the United Andy Melville (born 29 November 1968 in Swansea, Wales) is a former Welsh professional football player Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager Simon Davies, (born October 23 1979) is a Wales international football player who currently plays for Fulham. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham Only QPR has played at more more home stadiums. Some of the early grounds listed below are likely to have been park/parkland which has now been developed on. Even when the club purchased Craven Cottage and the surrounding land in 1894, they had to wait two years before they could play a game there. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team A minute silence for Jim Langley 1879 (possible first ground though records are inaccurate) - Hurlingham Park, Fulham 1879-1883 - Star Road, Hammersmith 1883-1884 - Eel Brook Common, Fulham 1884-1885 - Lillie Rec, Fulham 1885-1886 - Putney Lower Common, Putney 1886-1888 - Ranelagh House, Fulham 1888-1889 - Barn Elms Playing Fields, Barnes 1889-1891 - Parsons Green, Fulham and Roskell's Fields (next to Parsons Green tube station) 1891-1895 - Half Moon, Putney 1895-1896 - Captain James Field, West Brompton 1896-2002 - Craven Cottage, Fulham 2002-2004 - Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (groundshare with Queens Park Rangers during Craven Cottage renovation) since 2004 - Craven Cottage (read the Craven Cottage article for future prospects of the ground. Jim Langley ( 7 February 1929 &ndash 9 December 2007) was a professional footballer (full back of the 1950s and 1960s playing for Fulham Hurlingham Park is a multi-use Stadium in Fulham, London. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics events. Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, approximately 5 miles (8km west of Charing Cross on Eel Brook Common is a Park in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, close to Fulham Broadway Tube, and its southern boundary on New Kings Lillie Rec, or to give its proper name Lillie Road Recreational Ground, is a Park located in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 0 Wimbledon and Putney Commons are a large open space in south-west London, totalling 1140 acres (4 Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Ranelagh Gardens (alternative spellings include Ranelegh and Ranleigh the latter of which reflects the English pronunciation were public Pleasure gardens located in Chelsea Barn Elms is an open space in Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Barnes is an affluent riverside London suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Parsons Green is a Park in the Parsons Green area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Parsons Green is a London Underground station on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line. Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium. Shepherd's Bush (also Shepherds Bush) is a district of West London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated 4 Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team ) Honours Football League First Division 1 2001 Football League Third Division 2 1949, 1999 Football League Fourth Division 1 1932 Southern League First Division 2 1905-06, 1906-07 Southern League Second Division 2 1902, 1903 Domestic Cups FA Cup Runners Up - 1975 Semi Finals - 1908, 1936, 1958, 1962, 2002 League Cup Best Performance (Quarter Finals) 1968, 1971, 2000, 2001, 2005 European Cups Anglo-Scottish Cup runners up Runners Up - 1975 Intertoto Cup 2002 Other West London Cup 1886 West London Observer Cup 1891 London Challenge Cup 1910 Statistics Main article: Fulham F.C. 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Avraam Grant (אברהם "אברם" גרנט born Avraham Granat on 4 May 1955 in Petah Tikva Israel) is an Israeli Association Secondly, Billy was seen on television being sent off during the home game against Aston Villa on Sunday 3 February 2008, for breakdancing in the corner of the pitch after the referee had commenced the game. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Billy blamed his badger hearing and eyesight for the incident, and apologised to referee Chris Foy[35]. Christopher J Foy (born 20 November 1962) is an English football referee. Notes ^ The club itself officially refer to the team as 'The Whites' rather than 'The Cottagers' due to the connatations of cottaging, however TOOFIF and the majority of fans still call them by their original nickname. Cottaging is a British Gay slang term referring to anonymous male-male sex in a public Lavatory (a cottage or tea-room) or to the There's Only One F in Fulham ( TOOFIF) is an independently owned Magazine dedicated to Fulham Football Club. ^ Stadium Announcement ^ 1879 according to the club history on the official website, but some argue it was 1880. ^ Historical Football Kits - Fulham Taken from Fulham FC - The Official 125 Year Illustrated History (Dennis Turner, 2004). This is the first kit known, and sock colours are not specified. ^ Historical Football Kits - Fulham Taken from Fulham FC - The Official 125 Year Illustrated History (Dennis Turner, 2004). ^ Historical Football Kits - Fulham Taken from Fulham FC - The Official 125 Year Illustrated History (Dennis Turner, 2004) amongst other sources. ^ See the FA Cup-specific page in the club history on the official website ^ Celtic Programmes Online - Tours of the USA and Canada ^ According to the club history at the official website ^ This is of course somewhat subjective, but he is the first player mentioned in the Great names section of the club's history on the official website. He is also the only ex-player to have a stand at Craven Cottage named after him ^ He is the first player listed in the great names section of the club's history on the official website, and was voted as Fulham's number one all-time 'Cult Hero' in a BBC poll ^ He played for Durban City after leaving Fulham according to The FA ^ According to his profile at the FA. Craven Cottage is the name of a sports Stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the 25500 m2 home ground of the football team The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey ^ According to an interview with him from The FA ^ ^ Final 1994/1995 Football League Two Table. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World ^ Final 1995/1996 Football League Two Table. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World ^ According to the 'Keegan & Wilkins' page the club's official website ^ According to a profile of Al Fayed on the club's official website. ^ Such as those at the BBC. ^ Such as those in The Mirror. ^ Two of three writers of The Independent newspaper predict relegation for Fulham in the 2003/04 season. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. ^ Lawrie Sanchez leaves Northern Ireland for Fulham BBC Sport Website ^ Lawrie Sanchez fired as Fulham manager, Fox Sports, 2007-12-21, <http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7591050>. Retrieved on 21 December 2007  ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Fulham | Fulham appoint Hodgson as manager ^ Fair Play ^ 1st Team Players. Fulham FC. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. ^ Other Squad Players. Fulham FC. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. ^ Players Out On Loan. Fulham FC. Retrieved on 2008-06-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1022746/Hodgson-set-Hangeland-captain-replace-exiting-McBride.html ^ From BBC News ^ From BBC news ^ BBC News 'Coleman out as Sanchez takes over' ^ BBC Match of the day, Sun 3 Feb 2008 ^ Billy's put the BAD in badger The Sun, 5 Feb 2008 External links Official website Supporters' Trust Unofficial website FulhamUSA - USA Supporters Club for Fulham FC Fulham F. C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats Polish site of Fulham FC vitalfootball.co.uk - Fulham FC Premierleague.com - Fulham FC