He installed a two-tier management "dream team" of Ray Wilkins as First Team Manager and Kevin Keegan as chief operating officer,[29] pledging that the club would reach the Premier League within five years. Temporary managers at the club have included: 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. [79], Fulham's fan base has fluctuated over the years, with high crowds coinciding with the club's success in the Premier League so that the club now averages in the top 20 home attendances in the country. Fulham Football Club Foundation is the award-winning charity of Fulham Football Club, and home to Fulham FC Women. United were the first top division team Fulham played in that cup run. [11] Two years later, the club won the London Challenge Cup in the 1909–10 season. [39] Hughes' first match in charge was against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. They were the third club from London to turn professional, following Arsenal, then named Royal Arsenal 1891, and Millwall in 1893. After finishing fifth, seventh and ninth (out of 22 teams) in their first three seasons in the Third Division South, Fulham won the division in the 1931–32 season. On 7 June 2011, Martin Jol signed a two-year contract with Fulham, becoming successor to Hughes. Fulham reached the 1957-58 FA Cup semi-finals, the best cup run of Haynes' career and nearest he came to a major trophy win playing in England. In February 1996, Micky Adams became player-manager. In the third 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 Third Division South 17 years previously). Hodgson's tenure did not start well and it took a month to secure his first win, against Aston Villa, courtesy of a Jimmy Bullard free-kick. With the passionate pursuit of building better lives through sport, we bring Fulham FC to the community. This spell also saw Fulham invited to the Anglo-Italian Cup, which saw the club draw four out of four games in 1972–73 season. In 1980, Fulham founded the rugby league club that is now London Broncos designed to be an extra stream of income for the football club, but which made financial losses every year while linked to Fulham F.C. A mixed bag of league performances followed, although the club also reached another FA Cup semi-final during the 1935–36 season. Fulham were formed in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F.C.,[6] founded by worshipers (mostly adept at cricket) at the Church of England on Star Road, West Kensington (St Andrew's, Fulham Fields). [46][47] Meulensteen was replaced by Felix Magath after just 17 games in charge following no upturn in form,[48] but fortunes did not improve, and Fulham were eventually relegated to the Championship after a 4–1 defeat away to Stoke on 3 May. Fulham's mother church still stands today with a plaque commemorating the team's foundation. After an argument over team selection, Wilkins left the club in May 1998 to hand over the full managerial duties to Keegan, who helped steer the club to promotion the next season, winning 101 points out of a possible 138, after spending £1.1 million to sign Paul Peschisolido from West Bromwich Albion, who was top scorer and captained by Chris Coleman – then the most expensive footballer outside the top two divisions of the English league. They include The Whites, The Lily Whites, and The Cottagers. The whole Fulham Deaf Football Club community, with our talented squad, back room staff, committee and supporters wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and safe New Year On 20 May 1951, Fulham played one of their first ever games in North America in an exhibition match against Celtic at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal in front of 29,000 spectators.[17][18]. Chairman Al-Fayed told manager Jean Tigana that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season. [28] The club was purchased via Bill Muddyman's Muddyman Group. Fulham returned to the top division of English football, and competed in the Premier League for the first time. Coleman notched up another satisfactory performance in the 2004–05 season and guided Fulham to a secure 13th-place finish. Het duurde vier seizoenen totdat promotie naar de Premier League weer een feit was. Whether it's the very latest transfer news from Craven Cottage, quotes from a press conference, match previews and reports, or news about the Cottagers' progress in the Premier … Fulham Football Club is an English professional football team based in Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.The club was formed in West Kensington in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F.C., shortened to Fulham F.C. The achievement of taking Fulham so unexpectedly far, beating famous teams like Hamburger SV, Juventus, holders Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel in the competition, led to Roy Hodgson being voted the LMA Manager of the Year by the widest margin in the history of the award. Fulham narrowly missed out on back-to-back promotions to the First Division, losing 1–0 to Derby County away on the last day of the 1982–83 season – although the match was abandoned after 88 minutes due to a pitch invasion and inexplicably never replayed or finished. In het seizoen 2014/15 echter niet meer, omdat Fulham op zaterdag 3 mei 2014 degradeerde uit de hoogste afdeling na een 4-1 nederlaag bij Stoke City. In their first European cup final, the Cottagers were beaten 2–1 after extra time, having drawn 1–1 after full-time. During the season, Chris Coleman was involved in a car crash that put him out of action for well over a year and eventually ended his playing career after he failed to make a sufficient recovery. [58] Results ultimately did not improve under Ranieri and he left the club in February 2019. Promotion to the top tier of English football saw the club perform poorly, finishing 17th in their first year and 18th in their second. Fulham have reached two major finals: in 1975 they lost 2–0 against West Ham United in the FA Cup Final as a Second Division team, and in 2010 they played Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Europa League Final, losing 2–1 after extra time. [66] In March 2011, Fulham posted annual losses of £16.9 million, with Al-Fayed stating that he would "continue to make funds available to achieve our goals both on and off the pitch" and that "the continued success of Fulham and its eventual financial self-sustainability is my priority. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Frenchman Jean Tigana was put in charge and, having signed a number of young stars (including French striker Louis Saha), he guided Fulham to their third promotion in five seasons in the 2000–01 season, giving Fulham top-flight status for the first time since 1968. 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. NewsNow aims to be the world's most accurate and comprehensive Fulham FC news aggregator, bringing you the latest Cottagers headlines from the best Fulham sites and other key regional and national news sources. England - Fulham FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway In 1910, Norris started to combine his role at Fulham with the chairmanship of Arsenal. Fulham finished the season in 12th place.[44]. The club's chairman Jimmy Hill had argued that goals scored should decide places of teams tied on points, and the Football League clubs had voted the system in. [65], During his ownership of Fulham, Al-Fayed had provided the club with £187 million in interest-free loans. Jol's first match was a 3–0 Europa League win against NSÍ Runavík of the Faroe Islands on 30 June. [7] One of the club's first ever kits was half red, half white shirts with white shorts worn in the 1886–87 season. Fulham reached their only FA Cup final to date in 1975, having won their first semi-final in five attempts. The club earnt a reputation for constantly battling against relegation most seasons, with numerous narrow escapes; none more so than in 1965–66. This gained the club qualification to another European tournament, the Anglo-Scottish Cup, where they reached the final, losing to Middlesbrough. Evaluating the difference we make to people’s lives is an essential part of our work. [57], Following a poor start to life back in the Premier League, Jokanović was sacked on 14 November 2018 and replaced with former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri. Prior to the appointment of the first manager at the club (Bradshaw in 1904), the duties normally assigned to a modern-day manager would have been shared between club secretary, captain, and other officials. [37] The home match in the round of 16 was arguably Fulham's greatest result in the history of the club. The club finished the 2001–02 season in 13th place. They adopted a red and white kit during the 1896-97 season. Only rivals and former landlords Queens Park Rangers have played at more home stadiums. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. They were eliminated in a replay by the remnants of Manchester United's Busby Babes team that had been decimated in the Munich air disaster the month before. [9] In 1902–03, the club won promotion from this division, entering the Southern League First Division. 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). Fulham joined The Football League after the second of their Southern League triumphs. Fulham were the only team to host top-flight football with some standing areas in the 21st century, but due to restrictions on standing, this was not allowed to continue; clubs promoted from the second division had only three years to make their ground all-seater. Fulham are unbeaten at home in European competition, in 23 games, with a record of 17 wins and six draws. In the semi-final, however, they were heavily beaten, 6–0, by Newcastle United. 25 relations. [13] Fulham had several high-profile international players during the 1920s, including Len Oliver and Albert Barrett.[14]. Rodney Marsh, who having grown up with Fulham in the 1960s went on to play First Division football and play for England, rejoined the club in the same season, playing only 16 games. De club is opgericht in 1879 en was daarmee in 2013/14 de oudste club uit Londen in de Premier League. [citation needed] When the club moved temporarily to Loftus Road, a committee known as Back to the Cottage[80] was formed, committed to ensuring the club continued to play at their traditional home. For more exclusive content, make sure you subscribe to FFCtv. in 1888. The club lost 0–2 to West Ham United in the final at Wembley Stadium. They currently compete in the Premier League, the highest level of the English football league system. Fulham were also to draw with Austria in 1936 before Anschluss. However, the club were relegated to the new Third Division after a poor 1993–94 season, following which Ian Branfoot was appointed as team manager. Despite losing 3–1 in the first leg at Italian giants Juventus and falling behind minutes into the second leg at Craven Cottage, Fulham scored four goals with no reply from Juventus. [81], In July 2012, the club website asked supporters using Facebook and Twitter to pick their best FFC Premier League XI from 2001 to the present. Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Fulham continued to struggle and a 3–1 home defeat in April at the hands of fellow strugglers Sunderland left Hodgson on the verge of tears in the post-match press conference and many pundits writing off Fulham's survival chances. This is the Official YouTube channel for Fulham Football Club. Billy the Badger wears the number 79 Fulham shirt, in reference to the club's year of founding, 1879. [50] Fulham eventually finished the season in 17th place. Fulham became the first British team to sell hot dogs at their ground in 1926. [12], 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. This preceded a period of high-profile signings for the club under Alec Stock in the mid-1970s, including Alan Mullery and Bobby Moore. Founded in 1879, they are London's oldest football club playing professionally.[4]. [15] On 8 October 1938, Craven Cottage saw its all-time highest attendance at a match against Millwall, with a crowd of 49,335 watching the game. The club progressed all the way to the semi-final of that season's FA Cup, a run that included an 8–3 away win at Luton Town. 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 eight of 42 games. 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. Le Fulham Women Football Club est un club anglais de football féminin basé dans le quartier de Fulham, à Londres, fondé en 1993 et disparu en 2010. The 2016–17 season saw huge improvements in both results and performances. The next season, he engineered a second-place league finish, missing out on first place because several years previously the league had dropped the old "goal difference" system in favour of a "goals scored" tally, meaning Fulham finished behind Wigan Athletic. Fulham were forced to groundshare with QPR at Loftus Road during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons while Craven Cottage was rebuilt as an all-seated stadium. This is still a record loss for an FA Cup semi-final game. With a strong squad during his 1980–1984 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 the Second Division, although the promotion was overshadowed by the suicide of former defender Dave Clement a few weeks before promotion was sealed. Fulham only gained four points from five games with Sanchez as caretaker manager. He was replaced by Scott Parker as caretaker manager who could not save the club from relegation on 3 April 2019. Fulham's run through the divisions saw a large turnover of players, with the only player to play for the club in all four leagues being Sean Davis. [56] The team went on to win the EFL Championship play-off Final against Aston Villa to return to the Premier League on 26 May 2018. Fulham broke the Championship transfer record that summer in a restructuring of the squad by Magath, but after a disarstarious start to the new season, amassing just one point in seven games, Magath was sacked in September 2014, with Kit Symons appointed as caretaker manager. [35] Despite the negative press, Hodgson continued to believe survival was attainable. [citation needed] Fulham supporters have played a vital role in the club's long term stay at Craven Cottage. Fulham won 10 points from a possible 15 and managed to avoid relegation. Despite an inconsistent start, the team saw a significant improvement from October onwards which saw them secure a 6th-place finish. Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. 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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 FIFA World Cup 1966 for which he would have stood a chance of being selected. 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. The first win came a few days later at Derby County's Baseball Ground by a score line of 1–0. Several managers have failed to last more than a year at the club: Bobby Robson, Alan Dicks, Ray Wilkins, Paul Bracewell, Lawrie Sanchez, Mark Hughes, René Meulensteen, Felix Magath, and Claudio Ranieri. [78] Fulham also have rivalries with other London clubs, including Brentford and Crystal Palace. Fulham fans consider their main rivals to be Chelsea. 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They are the only team to have twice reached 100 points in a season. Haynes played for another 18 years, notching 657 appearances (along with many other club records too), his last appearance for Fulham coming on 17 January 1970. Fulham Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Fulham, London. Hodgson had ensured survival against all odds, breaking several club records in the process and cementing his place in Fulham folklore. Billy blamed his badger hearing and eyesight for the incident, and apologised to referee Chris Foy. Echter was dit van korte duur, want na een seizoen degradeerde Fulham weer naar de Cha… Le Fulham Football Club ou FFC, également connu sous le nom de The Cottagers ou The Whites, est un club de football du quartier de Fulham, situé dans le sud-ouest de Londres. Some of the early grounds listed below are likely to have been parks and parkland, which have now been developed. The New Year saw two further hat-tricks scored by Clint Dempsey. Khan completed his purchase of the club from Mohamed Al-Fayed on 12 July 2013 for a reported £150–200 million. In the 1959–60 season, they achieved tenth position in the First Division, which until finishing ninth in the 2003–04 season was their highest-ever league position. They were eliminated from the FA Cup in the quarter-finals for the second year running, and finished 12th in the Premier League, despite fielding weakened teams in the last few matches. FootAZ, votre spécialiste des programmes de foot TV en VF pour Fulham - Arsenal : Le guide des chaines fiable pour toutes les retransmissions en direct du match FC Fulham - Arsenal Football Club FC : quel que soit le support, qu'il s'agisse des chaînes de télévision, de la TV HD, de la radio, des flux légaux de streaming IPTV en direct sur Internet ou sur votre smartphone ! In 1992, the foundation of the Premier League, and the resignation of 22 clubs from The Football League, restored Fulham to that league's Second Division. Hussein Hegazi, an Egyptian forward, was one of the first non-British players to appear in The Football League, though he only played one game for Fulham in 1911, marked with a goal, afterwards playing for non-league Dulwich Hamlet. The 2006–07 season proved to be Coleman's last, as on 10 April 2007, Fulham terminated his contract with immediate effect. The club nearly went out of business in 1987 via an ill-advised merger attempt with Queens Park Rangers. They won the West London Amateur Cup in 1887 and, having shortened the name from Fulham St Andrews to its present form in December 1888, they then won the West London League in 1893 at the first attempt. One of our own, Mr Ben Lampert, has been nominated as coach of the year for Fulham in general. In 1978, Fulham had signed Gordon "Ivor" Davies who, during two spells at Fulham, became the club's leading goalscorer of all time with a total of 178 goals in all competitions; the record still stands. [23] The Stevenage Road Stand was renamed in his honour after his death in a car crash in 2005. The team suffered an inconsistent start to the following season and after a 5–2 loss at home to Birmingham City,[51] and lying in 12th place,[52] Kit Symons was sacked as manager in November 2015. Shahid Khan took over as chairman in July 2013,[45] but after a poor start to the 2013–14 season, having only amassed 10 points from 13 games,[46] Martin Jol was sacked as manager on 1 December 2013, with René Meulensteen taking charge as head coach. Fulham have had 37 managers in 114 years. Adams oversaw an upturn in form that lifted the side out of relegation danger. Winning only seven in 42, the club were again relegated to the Third Division. However, Fulham earned a free-kick with 76 minutes played; Jimmy Bullard's delivery found Danny Murphy, who headed home the decisive goal, sparking manic celebrations from the travelling fans. Fulham then won a crucial match against fellow strugglers Birmingham City at Craven Cottage, leaving survival in the club's own hands. Founded in 1879, they are London's oldest football club playing professionally. O Fulham Football Club é um clube de futebol inglês, baseado em Fulham, na Grande Londres, fundado em 1879. [49] Post-season, the media criticised chairman Shahid Khan's decision to sack Meulensteen and appoint the third manager of the season in Magath. Atualmente disputa a Premier League, equivalente a primeira divisão do futebol inglês Introdução. "[67] As of January 2013, Fulham were effectively debt-free as Al-Fayed converted the loans into equity in the club. They initially played at Fulham Fields before a move to Craven Cottage in 1896; the club played their first professional match … However, with five games left to play and relegation still possible, Tigana was sacked, and Chris Coleman was temporarily put in charge. The following season Fulham improved by one place, finishing 12th – the high point of the season was a 1–0 win over local rivals and reigning champions Chelsea in the West London derby – Chelsea had only lost two games in two and a half years. The life and times of Fulham Football Club from the 1920's to today. The highlight of the season was a 4–0 win in the FA Cup over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, all goals coming in the first half. Fulham trailed 2–0 at half-time and had the Premier League scores at that time become results, they would have been relegated. Fulham Football Club is een Engelse voetbalclub uit Fulham, een wijk in West-Londen. The Whites had an encouraging finish in eighth position and qualified for the Europa League via Fairplay. Fulham's first season in Division Two turned out to be the highest that the club would finish for 21 years, until in 1927–28 when the club were relegated to the 3rd Division South, created in 1920. Fulham last played QPR in the 2000–01 season before meeting them again twice in the 2011–12 Premier League season in which Fulham were the victors with a 6–0 victory at Craven Cottage, and beating them 1–0 away from home at Loftus Road. ** Ian Branfoot continued to be employed by the club after his dismissal as manager. [54] Fulham's fortunes did not improve greatly following Jokanović's appointment, but the team finished the 2015–16 Championship season in 20th place, avoiding relegation by 11 points. Fulham Football Club goes by several nicknames. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. Bracewell was sacked in March 2000, as Fulham's promising early season form dwindled away to a mid-table finish. Despite this fixture not being played that often in the years preceding Fulham's ascent to the top division, this is a clear local derby as Chelsea's ground, Stamford Bridge, is within Fulham and only 1.8 miles from Craven Cottage. This capped one of the most successful eras in Fulham history. [citation needed] The former mascot for Fulham was Sir Craven of Cottage, the Knight. Read all the latest Fulham FC news and transfer stories, and share your views on the Fulham Messageboard. Fulham lost a legal case against former manager Tigana in 2004 after Al-Fayed wrongly alleged that Tigana had overpaid more than £7 million for new players and had negotiated transfers in secret.[32]. [90] On 11 March 2009, Billy walked across the goal during a match although it was not spotted by the referee. [26][27] Branfoot was sacked as manager, but remained at the club in other capacities for a short while. However, they failed to achieve this after losing their last game away at Tottenham. However, the introduction of Diomansy Kamara heralded the start of a fantastic comeback—Kamara struck twice as Fulham registered an amazing 3–2 victory. [41] The January 2012 transfer window saw Bobby Zamora move over the Hammersmith flyover to Loftus Road, with Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak coming in place from VfB Stuttgart. At the end of the season, Hodgson left Fulham to manage Liverpool.[38]. [25] On the morning of 26 February 1966, Fulham were bottom with just 15 points from 29 matches. Opportunities at Fulham Football Club. The club's first league game, playing in the Second Division's 1907–08 season, saw them lose 1–0 at home to Hull City in September 1907. Fulham are one of the oldest established clubs in southern England currently playing professional football, though there are many non-league sides like Kent side Cray Wanderers who are several decades older. The longest spell as Fulham manager was by Phil Kelso, 15 years (1909–1924). 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. The Fulham mascot is Billy the Badger,[88] who was the winning design sent in by Kyle Jackson after an online competition by the club. FC Fulham en bref : cette page donne un rapide aperçu de la saison Statistiques générales pour la saison actuelle du club. Outside of London, Gillingham are still considered rivals to Fulham supporters despite the two clubs having played in different divisions for the past 11 years. [19] "Mr. Fulham" or "The Maestro," as Haynes later came to be known, signed for The Cottagers as a schoolboy in 1950, making his first team debut on Boxing Day against Southampton at Craven Cottage in the 1951/52 relegation season. John Fox Watson made a pioneering transfer to Real Madrid in 1948, becoming one of the first players from the United Kingdom to sign for a high-profile side abroad.