Fulham F.C. facts for kids
| Full name | Fulham Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Cottagers, The Whites, The Lilywhites |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Ground | Craven Cottage, Fulham, London |
| Capacity | 27,726 |
| Chairman | Shahid Khan |
| Manager | Felix Magart |
| League | Premier League |
| 2018–19 | 19th of 20 (Relegated) |
Fulham Football Club is an English football club from London that currently plays in the Premier League. It plays in a white shirt and black shorts for home games. For away games, it played in red shirts and white shorts in 2013/14, but has played in colours such as green, yellow or black. The team's away kit in 2014 is navy with orange sleeves. Shahid Khan owns the club. He is from the United States, and also owns the Jacksonville Jaguars, a famous NFL team.
History
The club was made in 1879 as Fulham St. Andrews. Lots of famous players used to play for Fulham, like Johnny Haynes (1950s), Bobby Moore (1970s), George Best (1970s) and Edwin van der Sar (2000s). Fulham have won one international tournament; the Intertoto Cup in 2003. They also were runner-up of the 2009-10 UEFA Europe League. They lost to Atletico Madrid in the final.
When Mohamed Al-Fayed bought Fulham in 1997, it was in the 3rd division of English football (Football League One). He put lots of money into the club, and he made good choices about the club. The club won promotion two times, which means that in 2001 it was now in the top division of English Football, the Premier League.
Name
- 1879-1888 Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School
- 1888-present Fulham F.C.
Stadium
Fulham's stadium is called Craven Cottage. It was built 100 years ago. It has a pretty building in one corner of the pitch, this is the "Cottage". The fans of Fulham like to call it "The Cottage", and it can have 27,000 people sitting in it.
From 2002 to 2004, Fulham had to play at Loftus Road, which is the ground of Queens Park Rangers, near the BBC headquarters. This was because the club needed to renovate Craven Cottage because of new rules. The rules said that nobody can stand at football games, so the club had to install new seats.
Some people who live near to Craven Cottage do not like having a big club near to them. They made it hard for the club to be allowed to make the changes. This is why the changes took a long time, even though it was easy work for the builders.
Because of the "Cottage", the club and its supporters are called "The Cottagers".
Now
The club plays in the Premier League, the top football league in England. The club is managed by Scott Parker until the end of the 2018/2019 season.
League position by season
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | First Division | 1st (Promoted) |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 14th |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 9th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 12th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 17th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 12th |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2011-12 | Premier League | 9th |
| 2012-13 | Premier League | 12th |
| 2013-14 | Premier League | 19th (Relegated) |
| 2014-15 | Championship | 17th |
| 2015-16 | Championship | 20th |
| 2016-17 | Championship | 6th |
| 2017-18 | Championship | 3rd (Promoted) |
| 2018-19 | Premier League | 19th (Relegated) |
Former position
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Images for kids
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The Second XI team, in 1886
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Postcard of the 1903–04 line-up
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The "Rabbit Hutch" stand along Stevenage Road sometime before Archibald Leitch's redesign in 1904–05
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Fulham FC in 1958 with Johnny Haynes, player number four from left in the front line.
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Fulham (white) playing Portsmouth (blue) in front of Fulham fans in the Hammersmith End
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Roy Hodgson as manager at Fulham
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Clint Dempsey scored a club record 50 Premier League goals for Fulham between 2007 and 2012.
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Shahid Khan, owner and chairman
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