Fulham
From Soccerpedia
- Coach: Roy Hodgson
- Staff: Fulham Staff
- Ground: Craven Cottage
- Established: 1879
- Nickname: The Cottagers
- Board Room: Fulham Board Room
- Official Website: Fulham FC.com (http://www.fulhamfc.com)
- Honours:
- UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002
Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the FA Premier League. 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).[2]
They spent much time in the old First Division (Premiership) through the 60s, but are yet to gain any major honours, their only FA Cup final appearance being in 1975. They did win qualification to the UEFA Cup in 2002 by winning the Intertoto Cup, beating Bologna F.C. 1909 5-3 in the final over two legs. In the UEFA Cup, they won through two rounds before being defeated by Hertha Berlin.
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. The club achieved their main aim of avoiding relegation for the 2005-06 season, eventually finishing 12th. The 2006-07 season has been Fulham's worst season to date in the premier league, however a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the second last game of the season has confirmed Fulham's premiership status for next season.
The club's training ground is found near to 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. The Fulham Ladies' team also played the majority of their games here prior to being deprecated in summer 2006.
