The achievement of taking Fulham so unexpectedly far, beating famous teams like Hamburger SV, Juventus, holders Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel in the competition, led to Roy Hodgson being voted the LMA Manager of the Year by the widest margin in the history of the award. The highlight of the season was a 4–0 win in the FA Cup over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, all goals coming in the first half. [28] The club was purchased via Bill Muddyman's Muddyman Group. Despite an inconsistent start, the team saw a significant improvement from October onwards which saw them secure a 6th-place finish. [19] "Mr. Fulham" or "The Maestro," as Haynes later came to be known, signed for The Cottagers as a schoolboy in 1950, making his first team debut on Boxing Day against Southampton at Craven Cottage in the 1951/52 relegation season. [49] Post-season, the media criticised chairman Shahid Khan's decision to sack Meulensteen and appoint the third manager of the season in Magath. Sanchez received strong financial backing from the board and made a number of signings during the summer break, but, after just two league wins in the first five months of the season and with Fulham in the relegation zone, he was dismissed on 21 December 2007 after a defeat to Newcastle United. Prior to the appointment of the first manager at the club (Bradshaw in 1904), the duties normally assigned to a modern-day manager would have been shared between club secretary, captain, and other officials. He was replaced by Scott Parker as caretaker manager who could not save the club from relegation on 3 April 2019. [10] The club won the Southern League twice, in 1905–06 and 1906–07. The following season Fulham improved by one place, finishing 12th – the high point of the season was a 1–0 win over local rivals and reigning champions Chelsea in the West London derby – Chelsea had only lost two games in two and a half years. By this time, the club were regularly playing in front of 30,000 plus crowds at Craven Cottage,[24] despite struggling in the league. [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. He is often considered as the greatest player in Fulham history,[20] and never played for another team in Britain. Hughes had previously managed Manchester City, the Welsh national team and Blackburn. [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. 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. The turning point of the season came in the third-to-last match, against Manchester City. They were the third club from London to turn professional, following Arsenal, then named Royal Arsenal 1891, and Millwall in 1893. Fulham won 10 points from a possible 15 and managed to avoid relegation. Billy blamed his badger hearing and eyesight for the incident, and apologised to referee Chris Foy. FC Fulham en bref : cette page donne un rapide aperçu de la saison Statistiques générales pour la saison actuelle du club. [21] He gained 56 caps for England (22 as captain),[22] with many being earned while playing for Fulham in the Second Division. Fulham are one of the oldest established clubs in southern England currently playing professional football, though there are many non-league sides like Kent side Cray Wanderers who are several decades older. In the semi-final, however, they were heavily beaten, 6–0, by Newcastle United. [13] Fulham had several high-profile international players during the 1920s, including Len Oliver and Albert Barrett.[14]. [81], In July 2012, the club website asked supporters using Facebook and Twitter to pick their best FFC Premier League XI from 2001 to the present. "[67] As of January 2013, Fulham were effectively debt-free as Al-Fayed converted the loans into equity in the club. Then called "Fulham Rugby League," they played at Craven Cottage until moving away from the parent club in 1984. In their first European cup final, the Cottagers were beaten 2–1 after extra time, having drawn 1–1 after full-time. Hodgson had ensured survival against all odds, breaking several club records in the process and cementing his place in Fulham folklore. [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. Fulham Football Club website. Craven Cottage was used like many grounds for fitness and training of the army youth reserves. The club has spent 27 seasons in English football's top division, the majority of which have come in two periods during the 1960s and 2000s. [62], Fulham Football Club is owned by Shahid Khan. Hussein Hegazi, an Egyptian forward, was one of the first non-British players to appear in The Football League, though he only played one game for Fulham in 1911, marked with a goal, afterwards playing for non-league Dulwich Hamlet. The club lost 0–2 to West Ham United in the final at Wembley Stadium. [16] Post-war, a full league programme was only restored for 1946–47. Fulham have had 37 managers in 114 years. In 1999, Keegan left Fulham to become manager of England, and Paul Bracewell was put in charge. Haynes played for another 18 years, notching 657 appearances (along with many other club records too), his last appearance for Fulham coming on 17 January 1970. The fans' best FFC Premier League XI from 2001 – 2012, 1879–1907: Formation and Southern League years, 1970–1994: Mixed fortunes outside the top flight, 2010–2013: Established in the Premier League, This is of course somewhat subjective, but he is the first player mentioned in the, BBC Match of the Day, Sunday 3 February 2008, "Celtic Programmes Online – Tours of the USA and Canada", "Fulham 1994–1995 English Division Three Table", "Fulham 1995–1996 English Division Three Table", "Crying shame for Hodgson as Fulham look doomed", "Fulham's Roy Hodgson voted Manager of the Year by fellow bosses – ESPN Soccernet", "Roy Hodgson leaves Fulham to become Liverpool manager", "Alexander Kacaniklic sets Fulham on victory road against Swansea City", "Fulham: Mohamed Al Fayed sells club to Shahid Khan", "How do Premier League clubs fare after sacking their Manager? [42] In March 2012, a 5–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers saw a hat-trick from Pogrebnyak. 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). [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. This accompanied another appearance in the last four of the FA Cup in 1962. Whether it's the very latest transfer news from Craven Cottage, quotes from a press conference, match previews and reports, or news about the Cottagers' progress in the Premier … In 1987, the club took part in what was then the longest penalty deciders ever recorded – it needed 28 spot kicks to sort out a winner between them and Aldershot following a Freight Rover Trophy match. 2009–10 was arguably the most successful season in the club's history. The next season, he engineered a second-place league finish, missing out on first place because several years previously the league had dropped the old "goal difference" system in favour of a "goals scored" tally, meaning Fulham finished behind Wigan Athletic. The Official Website of Fulham Football Club: get the latest news, highlights, fixtures and results, tickets, Club shop and more. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 7 mrt 2021 om 17:59. The life and times of Fulham Football Club from the 1920's to today. [citation needed] The former mascot for Fulham was Sir Craven of Cottage, the Knight. Fulham lost a legal case against former manager Tigana in 2004 after Al-Fayed wrongly alleged that Tigana had overpaid more than £7 million for new players and had negotiated transfers in secret.[32]. Coleman was appointed manager on a permanent basis in the summer of 2003; despite predictions that the inexperience of Coleman would result in Fulham's relegation,[31] he kept the club well clear of relegation, guiding them to a club record ninth-place finish in his debut season. [78] Fulham also have rivalries with other London clubs, including Brentford and Crystal Palace. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. The next season they missed out on a second consecutive promotion, finishing third behind Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City. Fulham Football Club is an English professional football team based in Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.The club was formed in West Kensington in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F.C., shortened to Fulham F.C. Only one man has managed the club through two different spells, Frank Osborne, in 1948–49 and then 1953–56. 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. However, they failed to achieve this after losing their last game away at Tottenham. Fulham reached their only FA Cup final to date in 1975, having won their first semi-final in five attempts. This capped one of the most successful eras in Fulham history. The club earnt a reputation for constantly battling against relegation most seasons, with numerous narrow escapes; none more so than in 1965–66.