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. In the semi-final, however, they were heavily beaten, 6–0, by Newcastle United. [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. [49] Post-season, the media criticised chairman Shahid Khan's decision to sack Meulensteen and appoint the third manager of the season in Magath. [58] Results ultimately did not improve under Ranieri and he left the club in February 2019. [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. 1895–96: Captain James Field, near Halford Road, This page was last edited on 4 May 2021, at 12:22. Fulham's main rivalries are with fellow West London clubs Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. [68], Fulham's sponsorship by Betfair in 2002–03 was the first gambling sponsorship in English football, and came before the Gambling Act 2005 permitted the industry to advertise on television and radio; within fifteen years half of Premier League teams were sponsored by such companies.[69][70]. ** Ian Branfoot continued to be employed by the club after his dismissal as manager. [33] Roy Hodgson was named as the new manager of Fulham on 28 December 2007 and took up his contractual duties on 30 December,[34] just two days before the January transfer window opened. 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. [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 fans have traditionally come from the Fulham and Hammersmith areas, and also from other areas in South-West London, such as Putney, Richmond, Sutton and Worcester Park. The 2006–07 season proved to be Coleman's last, as on 10 April 2007, Fulham terminated his contract with immediate effect. [16] Post-war, a full league programme was only restored for 1946–47. 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. Some of the early grounds listed below are likely to have been parks and parkland, which have now been developed. 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. However, they failed to achieve this after losing their last game away at Tottenham. This is still a record loss for an FA Cup semi-final game. 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. Fulham reached their only FA Cup final to date in 1975, having won their first semi-final in five attempts. 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.Fondé en 1879, il est le plus ancien club de football professionnel de Londres.. Depuis 2013, il est la propriété de l'homme d'affaires pakistano-américain Shahid Khan qui a racheté le club à Mohamed Al-Fayed. In 1999, Keegan left Fulham to become manager of England, and Paul Bracewell was put in charge. Only rivals and former landlords Queens Park Rangers have played at more home stadiums. However, the introduction of Diomansy Kamara heralded the start of a fantastic comeback—Kamara struck twice as Fulham registered an amazing 3–2 victory. Le Fulham Football Club, 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. 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. A historical compilation done by http://www.fulhamusa.com 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. [28] Micky Adams was replaced by Al-Fayed in the aftermath of a mid-table start to the season. Read all the latest Fulham FC news and transfer stories, and share your views on the Fulham Messageboard. [11] Two years later, the club won the London Challenge Cup in the 1909–10 season. [36] In the inaugural Europa League season, however, Fulham reached the final, meeting Spanish club Atlético Madrid, who had dropped down from the Champions League, at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. FC Fulham en bref : cette page donne un rapide aperçu de la saison Statistiques générales pour la saison actuelle du club. 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). Fulham became the first British team to sell hot dogs at their ground in 1926. [43] The Cottagers broke their historic drought on Merseyside with a 1–0 win over Liverpool at Anfield on May Day and another win against Sunderland in the last home game meant Fulham were only one point short of equalling their largest points haul in the Premier League, with just one game remaining. Billy the Badger wears the number 79 Fulham shirt, in reference to the club's year of founding, 1879. Only one man has managed the club through two different spells, Frank Osborne, in 1948–49 and then 1953–56. Winning only seven in 42, the club were again relegated to the Third Division. Fulham Football Club Foundation is the award-winning charity of Fulham Football Club, and home to Fulham FC Women. With 15 minutes to play at Portsmouth, Fulham were drawing, and with Birmingham City and Reading leading comfortably against Blackburn Rovers and Derby County respectively, they looked likely to be relegated. He was replaced by Scott Parker as caretaker manager who could not save the club from relegation on 3 April 2019. In the 2012–13 season, Fulham ended a seven-match winless run by beating Swansea City 3–0 away at the Liberty Stadium on the final game of the season on 19 May 2013. Fulham consider their secondary rivals to be Queens Park Rangers. [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. Fulham finished the season in 12th place.[44]. [23] The Stevenage Road Stand was renamed in his honour after his death in a car crash in 2005. Wolverhampton, Ranglijst van alle clubs die in de diverse Europa Cups zijn uitgekomen, René Meulensteen ontslagen als manager bij Fulham, https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fulham_FC&oldid=58451421, Wikipedia:Geen afbeelding lokaal en geen op Wikidata, Wikipedia:Commonscat met lokaal zelfde link als op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. 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). The aforementioned Third Division hiatus lasted only two seasons before the club was promoted back to the Second Division as runners-up in 1970–71. Possibly the single most influential character in Fulham's history is Johnny Haynes. 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. 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. 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. [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. 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. The New Year saw two further hat-tricks scored by Clint Dempsey. 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.