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Fulham

Fulham Football Club (FFC) are a football team based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1879, they celebrated their 125th anniversary in 2004, and they are in the top tier of English football, the FA Premiership. more...

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Fulham FC are the oldest professional football team in London (usually considered to have been founded in 1879, although some say 1880).

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 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 club's training ground is found near to Motspur Park, where the Academy is also situated. The Ladies' team also played the majority of their games here prior to being dissolved in summer 2006.

History

Fulham Football Club started its existence in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School, founded by worshippers at the C of E church on Star Road, West Kensington, which still stands today. They won the West London Amateur Cup in 1887 and, having shortened the name to its present form in 1888, the West London League in 1893 at the first attempt. The club played in red and white colours more akin to Arsenal in this early era, and only found their current ground, Craven Cottage, in 1896.

They gained professional status on December 12, 1898, in the same year that they were admitted into the Southern League's 2nd division. In 1902-03 they won promotion from this division, entering the Southern League 1st Division. After turning professional, it was a number of years before Fulham gained admission to the national Football League. They eventually did having won the Southern League Championship twice, in 1905-06 and 1906-07.

Fulham'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 3rd 1907. The first win came a few days later on September 7th 1907 at Derby County's Baseball Ground, by a score line of 1-0. When they eventually found their feet in the division they impressed, ending up only three points short of promotion in 4th place. A highlight of that first season was an 8-2 away win at Luton Town in an FA Cup game, which remains to this day Fulham's biggest away win. The club actually managed to reach the semi-finals of that tournament, where they were humbled 6-0 by Newcastle United. This is still a record loss for an FA Cup semi-final game.