Fulham Football Club

The Fulham Football Club is an English football club, from the Hammersmith and Fulham district in London, it was founded in 1879, being the oldest professional team in London. Since the 2022-23 season he has been playing in the Premier League.

History

Fulham Football Club was founded in 1879 under the name Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School FC. (Fulham St. Andrew's Church Sunday School Football Club). All the first players were Christians. In 1888 the name was changed to the current one.

The team spent a long time in the First Division of English football at that time around the sixties. They came close when they reached the FA Cup final in 1975, but were defeated by West Ham United. The only important trophy in the team's history is having won qualification for the UEFA Cup by winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup, beating Bologna 3-0 in the final.

"The great escape "

Fulham finished in 17th place in the 2007/08 season, miraculously avoiding relegation. Among cottager fans, this event is known as 'The great escape', since with 3 days remaining, saving oneself seemed like a dream. The team was 5 points away from safety. On matchday 36 Fulham faced Manchester City F.C. in Manchester, and at half-time they lost 2-0. At that time, and thanks to the momentary results of its rivals in the fight for permanence, the club was in the second division. But coach Roy Hogdson brought Diomansy Kamara onto the field, who scored the first goal. Later Danny Murphy tied the score after a missed penalty, and in the 91st minute Kamara again finished the miracle. As Fulham's rivals finally tied, after beating City 3-2, they were 3 points away from safety. On matchday 37 they received Birmingham City at Craven Cottage, a team that at that time was in 18th place in the standings. Fulham were once again forced to win to get out of 19th place. Their great captain and scorer Brian McBride scored with a header to make it 1-0. Erik Nevland scored the final 2-0. Furthermore, Reading lost 1-0 at home against a Tottenham team that had nothing to play for. Because of this, Fulham overtook Birmingham and Reading, leaving them in 17th place, tied on 33 points with Reading, but with a better goal difference. And on the last day it was time to visit Portsmouth. Birmingham won their match 4-1, Reading did the same with relegated Derby County, 0-4. Thus Fulham would be relegated, but a header by Danny Murphy from the center from Jimmy Bullard's wing in the 76th minute gave Fulham the victory and with it their permanence in the Premier League for the 2007/08 season.

Europa League 2009-10

On April 29, 2010, Fulham defeated Hamburg 2-1 and qualified for the UEFA Europa League final. In it they would face Atlético de Madrid on May 12, 2010. The match was elusive, losing by a score of 2-1; The winning goal for Atlético came in extra time. The goals were scored by Diego Forlán for the Spanish team and Simon Davies for the English team.

Relegation to second 2013-14

On May 3, Fulham was relegated to the second division after losing 4-1 to Stoke City.

2017-18 season

After 4 years fighting for the long-awaited promotion to the Premier League, the dream for Fulham fans came after having finished 3rd with 88 points, just two behind Cardiff City in the EFL Championship, they were able to qualify for the Playoff where they faced Derby County in the first round where they lost the first game 1-0 but in the second they came back and won 2-0 with goals from Ryan Sessegnon in the 47th minute and Denis Odoi in the 66th minute to advance to the next round where They faced Aston Villa, which they won 1-0 with a goal from Tom Cairney in the 23rd minute, taking the final step towards promotion to the Premier League.

2018-19 season

After the victory in the playoff final, Fulham spent more than 100 million pounds on signings to survive in the Premier League, such as Stefan Johansen from West Brom, Andre Zambo-Anguissa from Olympique de Marseille, Jean Michael Seri from OGC Nice, Sergio Rico from Sevilla Fútbol Club, Luciano Vietto from Atlético Madrid, Calum Chambers from Arsenal, among others. But what was notable was the constant change of coaches during the season due to poor results, from 2016 to November 2018 there was Slaviša Jokanović, then Claudio Ranieri who was fired after 16 games and until the end of the season he is currently in charge. Scott Parker. Ultimately, Fulham finished nineteenth in the table, being relegated along with Huddersfield Town and newly promoted Cardiff City.

2019-20 season

After a resounding failure in the Premier League, with a constant change of coaches and a waste of 100 million pounds on signings. Most of their most expensive signings left for other teams and some stayed. Fulham's season in the second division was good, the objective was to fight for promotion and they finally achieved it, finishing fourth in the table. In the first leg they won 2-0 against Cardiff City with goals from Joshua Onomah in the 49th minute and Neenkens Kebano in the 93rd minute. Then in the second leg they lost 1-2 at home, Fulham's only goal was from Onomah, but the result was enough to qualify for the final of the playoffs. The final was a West London derby, Fulham against Brentford, Scott Parker's team won 2-1 in extra time with two goals from Joe Bryan in the 105th and 117th minutes, securing the third promotion to the Premier League, accompanying Leeds United and West Brom.

Relegation to second 2020-21

After losing to Burnley 2-0, Fulham was relegated to the 2021-22 Championship.

Stadium

The club has played its home stadium at Craven Cottage since 1896. The stadium is located on the banks of the River Thames in Fulham. During the 2002/03 and 3/04 seasons the team played home at Loftus Road, the home ground of Queens Park Rangers, while Craven Cottage was being refurbished to meet the demands of the Premier League.

Players

Roster 2023-24

Players	Technical body		More used tactical scheme
N.o Nac. Pass. Pos. Name Age Eq. provenance Cont. INT. Porteros 1 Slovakia! 0BY Marek Rodák 26 years quarry 2024 Absolute 17 Germany! 0BY Bernd Leno 31 years Arsenal F. C. 2025 Absolute 23 GER! 0BY Steven Benda 24 years Swansea City 2024 Absolute Defense 2 Netherlands! 1DEF Kenny Tete 27 years Olympique de Lyon 2024 Absolute 3 Nigeria! 1DEF Calvin Bassey 23 years Ajax de Amsterdam 2027 Absolute 4 England! 1DEF Tosin Adarabioyo 26 years Manchester City F. C. 2023 Sub-19 13 United States! 1DEF Tim Ream 35 years Bolton Wanderers F.C. 2023 Absolute 21 Belgium! 1DEF Timothy Castagne 27 years Leicester City F. C. 2027 Absolute 27 Switzerland! 1DEF Kevin Mbabu 28 years V. f. L. Wolfsburg 2025 Absolute 31 France! 1DEF Issa Diop 26 years West Ham United F. C. 2027 Sub-21 33 United States! 1DEF Antonee Robinson 26 years Wigan Athletic F. C. 2024 Absolute -- Netherlands! 1DEF Terence Kongolo 29 years Le Havre A. C. 2024 Absolute Campers 6 England! 2MED Harrison Reed 28 years Southampton F. C. 2024 Sub-20 8 Wales! 2MED Harry Wilson 26 years Liverpool F. C. 2026 Absolute 10 Scotland! 2MED Tom Cairney 32 years Blackburn Rovers F. C. 2024 Absolute 17 Nigeria! 1DEF Alex Iwobi 27 years Everton F.C. 2027 Absolute 18 BRA! 2MED Andreas Pereira 27 years Manchester United F. C. 2024 Absolute 26 Portugal! 2MED João Palhinha 28 years Sporting C. P. 2027 Absolute 28 Serbia! 2MED Saša Lukić 27 years Torino 2027 Absolute 35 AUS! 2MED Tyrese Francois 23 years quarry 2027 38 GAL! 2MED Luke Harris 18 years quarry 2026 Absolute - FRA! 2MED Anthony Knockaert 31 years Brighton & Hove Albion 2024 Delanteros 7 Mexico! 3OF THE Raúl Jiménez 32 years Wolverhampton Wanderers F. C. 2024 Absolute 11 ESP! 3OF THE Adama Traoré 27 years Wolverhampton Wanderers 2025 Absolute 14 JAM! 3OF THE Bobby Decordova-Reid 30 years Cardiff City 2025 Absolute 19 Brazil! 3OF THE Rodrigo Muniz 22 years Flamengo 2023 Absolute 20 Brazil! 3OF THE Willian 35 years S. C. Corinthians 2023 Absolute 30 Brazil! 3OF THE Carlos Vinícius 28 years S. L. Benfica 2025 Cessions N.o Nac. Pos. Name Age Eq. provenance Lost to Cont. INT. 65 England! 3OF THE Jay Stansfield 20 years quarry Birmingham City F. C. 2024 Sub-20	Coach(s) Marco Silva Deputy(s) Stuart Gray Physical Preparer(s) Luís Boa Morte Coach(s) of porters Hugo Oliveira Legend Captain Mission quarry (club-trained) Training (association-trained) European passport Aliens Extracommunity without restriction Lost to the club Granted to another club Discarded / No chip Updated on August 29, 2023 Official web template		4-2-3-1 ALE! BY 17 DEF 2 DEF 31 DEF 13 DEF 33 MED 10 OF THE 7 MED 6 MED 8 MED 20 MED 18 Incorporation 2023-24 Raúl Jiménez ( Wolverhampton Wanderers F. C.) Adama Traoré ( Wolverhampton Wanderers F. C.) Calvin Bassey ( Ajax de Amsterdam) Timothy Castagne ( Leicester City F. C.)

• According to UEFA regulations, each club can only have a maximum of three extra-community players, who occupy a foreign position, while a canteran must remain at least three years of training age at the club (15-21 years) to be considered as such.

Coaches

Name From Till Harry Bradshaw 1904 1909 Phil Kelso 1909 1924 Andy Ducat 1924 1926 Joe Bradshaw 1926 1929 Ned Liddell 1929 1931 Jimmy McIntyre 1931 1934 Jimmy Hogan 1934 1935 Jack Peart 1935 1948 Frank Osborne* 1948 1949 Bill Dodgin, sir. 1949 1953 Frank Osborne* 1953 1956 Doug Livingstone 1956 1958 Bedford Jezzard 1958 1964 Vic Buckingham 1965 1968 Bobby Robson 1968 1968 Bill Dodgin, Jr. 1969 1972 Alec Stock 1972 1976 Bobby Campbell 1976 1980 Malcolm MacDonald 1980 1984 Ray Harford 1984 1986 Ray Lewington 1986 1990 Alan Dicks 1990 1991 Don Mackay 1991 1994 Ian Branfoot** 1994 1996 Micky Adams 1996 1997 Ray Wilkins 1997 1998 Kevin Keegan† 1998 1999 Paul Bracewell 1999 2000 Jean Tigana 2000 2003 Chris Coleman 2003 2007 Lawrie Sánchez‡ 2007 2007§ Roy Hodgson 2007 2010 Mark Hughes 2010 2011 Martin Jol 2011 2013 Rene Meulensteen 2013 2014 Felix Magath 2014 2014 Symons Kit 2014 2015 Slaviša Jokanović 2016 2018 Claudio Ranieri 2018 2019 Scott Parker 2019 2021 Marco Silva 2021 act.

Uniform

Evolution

Local

2021–2022	2020–2021	2019–2020	2018–2019	2017–2018	2016–2017	2015–2016	2014–2015
2013–2014	2012–2013	2011–2012	2010-2011	2009–2010	2008-2009	2007–2008

Visit

2021–2022	2020–2021	2019–2020	2018–2019	2017–2018	2016–2017	2015–2016	2014–2015
2013–2014	2012–2013	2011–2012	2010-2011	2009–2010	2008-2009	2007–2008

3rd Uniform

2021–2022	2019–2020	2018–2019 140 Years	2013–2014	2012–2013	2011–2012	2010-2011
2009–2010	2008-2009	2007–2008

Rivalries

Fulham's traditional rival is Chelsea, with which they share the same district and compete in the West London Derby. This rivalry is also known as "The SW6 Derby", because the clubs share the same SW6 postcode. It also maintains a strong rivalry with Queens Park Rangers and against Brentford FC.

Palmarés

Reference.

National tournaments

National competition	Titles	Subcamponatos
Second Division (3/1)	1948-49, 2000-01, 2021-22	1958-59
Third Division (2/1)	1931-32, 1998-99	1970-71
Fourth Division (0/1)		1996-97
Southern League First Division (2/0)	1905-06, 1906-07
FA Cup (0/1)		1974-75

International tournaments

Other trophies

Other trophies	Titles	Subcamponatos
London Challenge Cup (3/0)	1909-10, 1931-32, 1951-52
Anglo-Scocess Cup (0/1)		1975-76
Major League Soccer Stars Game (0/1)		2005