Fulham

Full name	Fulham Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Cottagers, The Whites
Founded	1879
Ground	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London
Capacity	22,230
Chairman	Mohamed Al-Fayed
Manager	Chris Coleman
League	FA Premier League
2004-05	Premier League, 13th
Home colours Away colours

Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are playing in the top tier of English football, the FA Premiership. Fulham FC are in fact the oldest professional football club from the London area, a record that might surprise a few fans of some of the bigger clubs in the City. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that has been the home ground of the football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. ... Fulham is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham located 3. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Image File history File links Egypt_flag_large. ... Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد ) (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Christopher Coleman (b. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The... The 2004/05 season of the FA Premier League began in August 2004 and ended in May 2005. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey left arm with red shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... white soccer jersey right arm with shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Assyriska IFK Norrköping User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Fulham is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham located 3. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The...

They spent much time in the Old First Division (Premiership) through the 60s, but are yet to gain any major honors, their only FA Cup final appearance being in 1975. They are currently playing at Craven Cottage, a beautiful riverside ground in Fulham, having spent two years at Loftus Road, with a still uncertain future. See more on this topic in the Grounds subsection of this article. They are currently looking for no more than a respectable finish in their 20-team league, although relegation is at the back of their mind. The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that has been the home ground of the football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. ... Loftus Road is a side-street in Shepherds Bush London W12. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... In the sports leagues — especially soccer leagues — of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (often the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ...

Fulham also has a ladies team, Fulham L.F.C.. Both the men's and women's team train at the club's ground near Motspur Park - where the Academy is situated. Fulham LFC is the Ladies Football Club (LFC) associated with Fulham Football Club. ... Motspur Park, also known locally as West Barnes is a suburb in South West London situated across the boundary between the London boroughs of Merton and Kingston upon Thames. ... The Fulham Academy runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA. Until recently it was run by Steve Kean who upon Chris Colemans appointment as first team Manager in summer 2003 was named as his assistant. ...

History

The Creation of Fulham FC

Fulham Football Club started its existence as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School FC in 1879. They won the West London Amateur Cup in 1887 and, having changed the name to 'Fulham' in 1888, the West London League in 1893 at the first attempt. They gained professional status on December 12, 1898. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Professional sports are sports in which the participants receive payment for playing, as opposed to amateur sports where they are not. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

They played in colors more akin to Arsenal in this era. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ...

Election to the league

After turning professional, it was a number of years before Fulham gained admission to the professional league, which they did by winning the Southern League Championship in the 1906/07 season. Fulham's first ever match as a league side saw them losing 1-0 at home to Hull City in September 1907. The first win came four days later against Derby County, and when they eventually found their feet in the division they impressed, ending up only three points short of promotion. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium) in Kingston upon Hull. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ...

Early years in the league

They didn't come any closer to the First Division for a while, finishing consistently in the mediocracy up until the outbreak of World War II. They won one minor cup, in 1910, the London Challenge Cup. From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II...

Life in the First Division

Post-war, Fulham were promoted to the First Division in 1959, and had crowds regularly exceeding 30,000. They never pushed higher than mid-table though, and were eventually relegated in 1968. In 1961, Fulham employed the first £100 footballer - Johnny Haynes.

Wembley appearance

They later saw stars like Bobby Moore and George Best play for the club, and reached the FA Cup Final in 1975, losing to West Ham United. In the build up to this, Tony Rees and The Cottagers released a single, "Viva el Fulham" which is still played and sometimes chanted at Fulham games. Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (April 12, 1941 - February 24, 1993) was an English footballer whose place in footballing history is secure as the captain of West Ham and the English 1966 World Cup-winning team. ... George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) is widely acknowledged to have been one of the greatest football players of all time, remembered for his halcyon days with Manchester United F.C. He played for the Northern Ireland team, but their failure to reach the final rounds of the... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in East London. ...

False dawn

Despite a Malcolm Macdonald team in the early 1980s which looked to be the start of a new revolution, Fulham's fortunes began to decline after Macdonald quit in 1984. His assistant Ray Harford was unable to put together a strong team and he quit after they slipped into the Third Division in 1986. Malcolm Ian Macdonald (born January 7, 1950, Fulham, England) was an English footballer always known as Supermac. Born in Fulham, London, Macdonald started out as a full back before switching to centre forward. ...

Sinking to new depths

Fulham never set the Third Division alight in the six years leading up the reogranisation of the Football League in 1992, after which they became members of the new Division Two. They slipped into the league's lowest tier (Division Three) in 1994, and at the end of a traumatic season manager Don Mackay was dismissed to make way for Ian Branfoot - the former Southampton manager and Crystal Palace coach.

Branfoot's first season at the helm saw Fulham finish seventh in Division Three and only miss out on the playoffs because of a restructuring of the league layout (Premiership was decreasing to 20 clubs and Division Three was expanding to 24 clubs). But Fulham had a tough time in 1995-96 and spent virtually the entire season in the bottom half of the division. Branfoot was named general manager in March 1996 and replaced by 34-year-old defender Micky Adams, who took on the role of player-manager. The transition was too late to prevent Fulham from enduring their lowest ever position - 17th in Division Three, which placed them 85th out of the league's 92 clubs.

Out of the basement at last

Fulham made huge progress in 1996-97 and ended the season promoted in second place, only missing out on the Division Three title because they had a lesser goal difference than Wigan Athletic. Just after the promotion glory, Jimmy Hill resigned as chairman and sold the club to Harrods owner Mohammed al Fayed for £30million.

Building the foundations for more success

Adams was sacked in September 1997 as Fayed looked to appoint a more experienced man to take charge of the team. He appointed former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan as director of football, 84-cap former England midfielder Ray Wilkins as head coach and former Derby manager Arthur Cox as chief scout. Al Fayed's seemingly bottomless moneybin allowed Fulham to spend heavily and they soon paid £2.25million - a record for the third tier of English football which remains unbroken almost a decade later - for Blackburn defender Chris Coleman. Other high-profile and costly additions to the squad included West Bromwich Albion striker Paul Peschisolido, Sheffield Wednesday winger Wayne Collins and Southampton goalkeeper Maik Taylor. The policy nearly paid off in 1997-98 as Fulham finished sixth and qualified for the Division Two playoffs. But Wilkins was sacked just before the playoffs began, and Fulham were eliminated from the semi-finals by eventual playoff winners Grimsby Town. Keegan was put in sole charge of first-team duties soon afterwards.

Fulham finished 1998-99 as Division Two champions and after the end of the season Keegan handed in his resignation in order to concentrate on the England manager's job. His assistant Paul Bracewell was named as Fulham's new manager and started the 1999-2000 season well. There was even talk that Fulham could match the achievements of Swansea City and Wimbledon and claim a third promotion in four years. But Bracewell was suddenly sacked in March 2000 and replaced by Frenchman Jean Tigana, who guided Fulham to a respectable ninth place in the Division One table - just three places short of the playoffs.

The Premiership at last

Fulham led the Division One table for virtually all of the 2000-01 season and were crowned champions by a wide margin over runners-up Blackburn Rovers - ending their 33-year absence from the top flight. Fayed boasted that Fulham would win the Premiership title in 2001-02 and fans had high hopes after a £30million+ outlay on new players like Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Saar and French striker Steve Marlet. Most pundits were expecting Fulham to make a serious challenge for at least a UEFA Cup place.

2001-02: A disappointing return

Fulham finished 13th in their first Premiership campaign - which most newly promoted clubs would be satisfied with. But the Fulham faithful were disappointed that their team had failed to attain even a UEFA Cup place after Fayed had promised a title challenge, although they did reach the F.A Cup semi finals for the first time in 26 years.

2002-03: The end of the road for Tigana

Fulham's disappointing form continued in 2002-03 and in March 2003 Jean Tigana paid for his team's shortcomings with his job. 32-year-old coach Chris Coleman, who had recently given up playing after finally giving in to a leg injury sustained in a car crash two years earlier, was put in charge for the rest of the season and put together a good run of results which banished any lingering fears of relegation.

2003-04: Defying the odds

Coleman was appointed manager on a permanent basis in the summer of 2003 and most pundits predicted that his inexperienced would condemn Fulham to relegation in 2003-04. But they spent most of the season challenging for a place in Europe and their final position of ninth place was not enough to achieve this goal - but it was still the highest league position in the club's history. They could easily have finished even higher had it not been for the mid-season sale of star striker Louis Saha to Manchester United.

2004-05: Another solid season

Fulham's 13th place finish in 2004-05 was a setback on the previous year and hardly anything for the fans to get over excited about, but they stayed clear of the drop zone all season and proved that they could survive without Louis Saha's goals.

2005-06: Another survival (probably)

Fulham spent virtually all of the 2005-06 season in the bottom half of the Premiership but with just a handful of games remaining their Premiership status looks virtually secured for the sixth season running.

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Al Fayed's Era

Millionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed purchased the club that summer and fired Adams in the aftermath of a poor start. In Adams' place he installed a managerial 'dream team' of Ray Wilkins and Kevin Keegan, pledging that the club would reach the Premiership with five years. Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Arabic: محمد الفايد ) (b. ... Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE (born September 14, 1956 in Hillingdon, Middlesex) was an English football player, and now a highly respected coach and TV pundit. ... Kevin Keegan as a Liverpool player. ...

After an argument over team selection, Wilkins left the club, having nearly secured promotion to the First Division. Keegan steered Fulham to a spectacular promotion the next season, winning 101 points of a possible 138, captained by now manager Chris Coleman. He then left to become manager of the English national football team, and veteran player Paul Bracewell was put in charge. Christopher Coleman (b. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... Paul Bracewell (born 19th July 1962) is a former England international footballer, an excellent midfielder, although his talent was hampered by injuries as the years went by. ...

Fulham's first season in the 1st Division was deemed a failure, despite a respectable 9th place finish. Bracewell was fired in March after their early promotion charge faded into a mid-table position. Karlheinz Riedle was named caretaker manager, though the majority of the remaining matches were overseen by Roy Evans after Riedle was hospitalized due to a collapsed lung.

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, again in emphatic style, giving Fulham top flight status for the first time since 1968. During this season club captain and subsequent manager, Chris Coleman, was involved in a car crash which 18 months down the line finished his career. Fulham were widely tipped to take the Premiership by storm, with many pundits predicting a challenge for the UEFA cup or even Champions League places. The expected challenge never materialised and a mid-table campaign was the result. The following season saw Fulham dangerously close to the relegation zone, and Tigana announced that he would leave his job at the end of the season. He left slightly sooner than that, with Chris Coleman taking charge for five games at the end of the season. Jean Tigana (b. ... Louis Saha (born August 8, 1978 in Paris, France) is a French international footballer who plays for Manchester United. ...

Coleman was named as Fulham's head coach at the start of the 2003/2004 season. He had spent a number of months in temporary charge prior to that, Tigana had been fired after two and a half average Premiership seasons, with the only highlight being a short run in the UEFA Cup. This came courtesy of victory in the Intertoto Cup, a UEFA Cup qualifying system often shunned by bigger clubs. UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the main UEFA competitions (the Champions League and the UEFA Cup). ...

Coleman's guided Fulham to a club best ninth place finish in his first season as manager, and a 13th place in the 2004/05 season.

Chris Coleman's assistant manager is Steve Kean. The pair are helped in their roles by three coaches including ex-manager Ray Lewington, Scottish legend Billy McKinlay. The third is goalkeeping coach Dave Beasant. The first team physio is Australian Jason Palmer and the Fulham Academy is headed by John Murtough. Ray Lewington was a midfield player at Chelsea F.C. in the 1970s who also played for Fulham and Brighton. ... William (Billy) McKinlay is a footballer playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. ... David John Beasant, (born 1959 in Willesden, England) was an English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. ... Physical therapy can help restore lost functionality in many people. ... The Fulham Academy runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA. Until recently it was run by Steve Kean who upon Chris Colemans appointment as first team Manager in summer 2003 was named as his assistant. ...

Craig Brown was appointed by the club in summer 2005 as their "International Representative". Craig Brown CBE (born July 1, 1940 in Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish professional football player and is currently a football manager. ...

Rivalries

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Fulham also have rivalries with other London Clubs including West Ham United FC, Crystal Palace FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Arsenal FC and other London Clubs. The West Ham United Crest West Ham United F.C are a professional English football club based in East London. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ... Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. ...

On 19 March 2006 Fulham FC recorded their first victory over Chelsea FC in nearly 27 years, after skipper Luis Boa Morte latched onto a deflected Steed Malbranque shot, and subsequently scored. In a very heated and controversial game, Didier Drogba had a goal disallowed for handball, despite the assistant referee's view bieng possibly obscured, and William Gallas was sent off for a leg breaking challenge on Heidar Helguson which led to a melee between the 2 sets of players. Gallas as he walked off the pitch made "thumbs down" gestures to the Johnny Haynes Stand as they chanted "Cheerio, Cheerio, Cheerio" at him. The gestures provoked a "Who are ya!" chant, and Gallas is now subject to punishment by the English FA due to his actions. The final whistle blew, however a pitch invasion by Fulham fans didn't help matters. This led to crowd trouble after the game as Chelsea fans entered the pitch. It is thought this may well re-ignite the West London Derby between the two clubs for the future. Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously also known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in west London. ... Luís Boa Morte (b. ... Steed Malbranque, (born January 6, 1980), is a footballer playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. ... Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan, Côte dIvoire) is footballer from Côte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) who currently plays for Chelsea F.C. // Early years Born in Abidjan on 11 March 1978, Didier Drogba spent his childhood in his native Ivory Coast... Team handball (also known as field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. ... William Gallas, (born August 17, 1977), is a French footballer who plays for Chelsea F.C. in the English Premier League. ... Heidar Helguson (born 22 August 1977) is a professional footballer currently playing for English Premiership team Fulham. ... Military signalmen use hand and body gestures to direct flight operations aboard aircraft carriers. ... John Norman Haynes (October 17, 1934 - October 18, 2005), better known as Johnny Haynes, was an English footballer who played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for Fulham Football Club between 1952 and 1970. ...

Managers

Fulham have had 30 full-time managers in their history. All but one have been British, the exception being Frenchman Jean Tigana. The dates given here are for their stretches as club manager, numerous people have played at the club (e.g. Bracewell) or been employed by the club before or after actually being first-team manager (e.g. Keegan). Paul Bracewell (born 19th July 1962) is a former England international footballer, an excellent midfielder, although his talent was hampered by injuries as the years went by. ... Kevin Keegan as a Liverpool player. ...

• *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 his predecessor's reign.
• ***When Paul Bracewell was fired half way through the 1999-2000 season, there was a temporary period of Fulham being managed by their striker Karlheinz Riedle and his old boss at Liverpool Roy Evans. Riedle actually injured a lung in the season's penultimate game - his last for the club.

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Grounds

• 1879-1883 - Star Road, Fulham
• 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, Barnes
• 1889-1891 - Parsons Green, Fulham
• 1891-1895 - Half Moon, Putney
• 1895-1896 - Cpt. James Field, West Brompton
• 1896-2002 - Craven Cottage, Fulham
• 2002-2004 - Loftus Road, White City (groundshare with Queens Park Rangers during Craven Cottage renovation)
• 2004 to present - Craven Cottage (read the Craven Cottage article for future prospects of the ground.)

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Honours

Fulham Football Club have never won a major trophy, however, they have a reasonably long list of achievements. In the list below, all trophies and leagues are referred to by the names they held at the time, which due to commercial and practical reasons have changed over time. For more information see articles in individual leagues from here. It has been suggested that English football league structure (simplified) be merged into this article or section. ...

• 1907 - Southern League Champions
• 1907 - Admission to The Football League as Southern League Champions
• 1908 - FA Cup Semi-Finalists
• 1932 - Division Three South Champions
• 1936 - FA Cup Semi-Finalists
• 1949 - Division Two Champions
• 1958 - FA Cup Semi-Finalists
• 1959 - Promotion from Division Two
• 1962 - FA Cup Semi-Finalists
• 1970 - Promotion from Division Three
• 1975 - FA Cup Finalists
• 1975 - Anglo-Scottish Cup Finalists
• 1982 - Promotion from Division Three
• 1997 - Promotion from Division Three
• 1999 - Division Two Champions
• 2001 - Division One Champions
• 2002 - FA Cup Semi-Finalists
• 2002 - Intertoto Cup Winners

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Club Records and Statistics

Club Crest during the 1970s

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All Time Results Record

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• Won = 37.5% (Roughly equal to winning 3 in every 8 games)
• Drawn = 24.8% (2 in 8)
• Lost = 37.6% (3 in 8)
• Goals scored per Game = 1.48
• Goals conceded per Game = 1.45
• Points per Game = 1.44

Performance in the top division

Fulham have spent 15 seasons in the national top flight, finishing in these positions:

• 9th - Once (2004)
• 10th - Once
• 13th - Twice
• 14th - Once
• 15th - Once
• 16th - Once
• 17th - Twice
• 18th - Twice
• 20th - Three Times
• 22nd - Twice

Correct for Start of 2005-2006 season.

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Appearances

There are five Fulham players who have been in the club's starting line-up more than 450 times, all of whom have since retired from football.

Correct for start of 2005-2006 season.

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Current Players

The three most often-starting players still at the club as of January 2006 are:

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Goalscorers

There are seven men to have scored more than one hundred goals for the club, all of whom have since retired from football:

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Current players

The three most prolific scorers still at the club as of January 2006 are:

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Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Mark Crossley 2 DF Moritz Volz 3 DF Carlos Bocanegra 4 MF Steed Malbranque 5 MF Sylvain Legwinski 6 DF Zat Knight 7 MF Mark Pembridge 8 MF Claus Jensen 9 MF Michael Brown 10 FW Heiðar Helguson 11 FW Luís Boa Morte (captain) 13 FW Tomasz Radzinski 14 MF Papa Bouba Diop 15 FW Collins John 17 DF Liam Rosenior 19 DF Philippe Christanval

No. Position Player 20 FW Brian McBride 22 DF Dean Leacock 23 MF Michael Timlin 24 DF Alain Goma 26 DF Adam Green 27 MF Simon Elliott 28 DF Liam Fontaine 29 GK Antti Niemi 30 GK Tony Warner 31 DF Wayne Bridge (On loan from Chelsea) 32 MF Matthew Collins 33 DF Niclas Jensen 34 MF Neale McDermott 35 DF Ian Pearce # FW Ismael Ehui # FW Chris James

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Collins John (born October 7, 1985 in Zwandru, Liberia) is a Dutch footballer playing for Fulham F.C. in the Premiership. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Liam Rosenior is a footballer playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Philippe Christanval (born August 31, 1978 in Paris) is a French football player who currently plays for Fulham as a defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Brian McBride playing for Fulham of the English Premier League Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is an American soccer player, who currently plays forward for Fulham of the FA Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Dean Leacock (born June 10, 1984 in Croydon) is an English footballer who currently plays for Fulham primarily as a centreback he is of Barbadian descent. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Michael Timlin is a footballer playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Alain Goma was born on 5 October 1972 in Sault, France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Adam Green is a footballer playing for Fulham Football Club in London, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Simon Elliott (born June 10, 1974 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a Kiwi football player, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Fulham F.C. of the English Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Liam Fontaine (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... 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Players out on loan

16		GK	Ricardo Batista (on loan to MK Dons)
18		MF	Ahmad Elrich (on loan to Lyn until May 7th 2006)
21		DF	Zeshan Rehman (on loan to Norwich)
25		GK	Jaroslav Drobny (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
#		MF	Darren Pratley (on loan to Brentford until January 2006)
#		DF	Robert Watkins (on loan to Gravesend & Northfleet until February 23rd)

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External links

• Links for Fulham FC from the BBC: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats

• Official website
• Fulham Supporters' Trust
• Fulhamweb a fan website
• Fulham USA
• 4thegame.com's Fulham page
• The Website of a Popular Fanzine - There's Only One F in Fulham (TOOFIF)
• The Fulham Independent - a busy unofficial messageboard
• Fulham articles on Yanks Abroad
• Fulham Football Chants
• Fulham FC Diary - UK
• Timothy Taylor, "In The Fulham Road", The Walrus, September 2005.
• The Website of the Norweigan Supporter Club - (FSSC)
• Fulham FC - Premierleague.com