50 Fun Facts About Fulham

Fulham were founded in 1879 by worshippers at which West Kensington church?

Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School FC shortened its name in December 1888; a plaque still marks the church.

Fulham hold what distinction among London's football clubs?

They were only the third London club to turn professional though, in 1898, after Arsenal and Millwall.

Fulham's first match at Craven Cottage in 1896 was against which now-defunct rivals?

The club had bought the site in 1894 but waited two years before it could host a game.

The original Craven Cottage of 1780 stood in woods that had once been part of whose hunting grounds?

The cottage was later home to novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton and burned down in 1888.

Fulham's all-white shirt and black shorts, worn ever since, were first recorded in which year?

Before that the club had worn red and white halves and then a red and white kit.

Fulham's first ever Football League match, in September 1907, was a 1-0 home defeat to which club?

The first win came days later at Derby's Baseball Ground.

Fulham's 6-0 defeat to Newcastle in 1908 remains a record margin for what?

The run had included an 8-3 win at Luton.

Fulham chairman Henry Norris indirectly caused the founding of Chelsea by doing what?

Mears created his own club for the ground; Norris later ran Arsenal too and planned a Fulham-Arsenal 'superclub' at the Cottage.

In 1926 Fulham became the first British club to sell what at their ground?

Egyptian forward Hussein Hegazi had played one game for the club in 1911, scoring, as one of the League's first non-British players.

In their 1931-32 Third Division South title season Fulham beat which club 10-2?

They scored 111 goals and won 24 of 42 games.

Craven Cottage's record crowd of 49,335 in October 1938 watched a match against which club?

The all-seater capacity of under 30,000 means it will never be beaten.

Which Fulham player made a pioneering move to Real Madrid in 1948?

Fulham won the Second Division title that season with the same 24-9-9 record as their 1932 promotion.

How many appearances did Johnny Haynes make for Fulham between 1952 and 1970?

'The Maestro' won 56 England caps, 22 as captain, and never played for another British club.

A 1962 car accident in which town ended Johnny Haynes's England career?

He died in another car crash in 2005, and the Stevenage Road Stand was renamed in his honour.

Fulham's 1958 FA Cup run ended in a semi-final replay against the remnants of which team?

It was the closest Haynes came to a major trophy in England.

Which club did Fulham beat 10-1 on Boxing Day 1963, with Graham Leggat scoring a sub-three-minute hat-trick?

It remains a club record win; Leggat scored 134 goals for Fulham.

In 1962 Fulham became the last First Division club to do what?

The Hammersmith End got its roof two years later, paid for by Alan Mullery's sale to Spurs.

On 26 February 1966 Fulham were bottom with 15 points from 29 games. How did they survive?

They finally went down in 1968 and again in 1969, into the Third Division.

Fulham's only FA Cup final, in 1975, was lost 2-0 to which club?

Alec Stock's side featured Bobby Moore and Alan Mullery; it earned entry to the Anglo-Scottish Cup, where they also lost the final.

How many games did George Best play for Fulham in 1976-77?

Rodney Marsh returned the same season for just 16 games.

The Riverside terrace at Craven Cottage was famous for fans doing what once a year?

It was replaced in 1972 by the Eric Miller Stand, opened with a friendly against Benfica and Eusébio.

The rugby league club Fulham founded in 1980 readopted which name in 2012?

Fulham Rugby League played at the Cottage until 1984 and lost money every year it was linked to the club; the club later played as Harlequins RL before reverting in 2012.

Fulham's all-time record scorer, with 178 goals over two spells, is who?

'Ivor' Davies signed in 1978; the record still stands.

Why was Fulham's 1983 promotion decider at Derby abandoned after 88 minutes?

Fulham lost 1-0 and missed back-to-back promotions; the squad was then sold off to clear debts.

Which former player and broadcaster saved Fulham from a 1987 merger with QPR by forming a new company?

As chairman he later argued in 1992 for goals scored to separate level teams, a rule that then cost Fulham a title in 1997.

How many spot kicks did it take to separate Fulham and Preston in their 2024 EFL Cup shoot-out, a record?

It beat Fulham's own record of 28 kicks against Aldershot in a 1987 Football League Trophy tie.

In 1996-97 Fulham finished second to Wigan on the same points because the League ranked teams how?

The system Jimmy Hill had championed cost his own club the title.

Mohamed Al-Fayed bought Fulham in 1997 for how much?

He pledged Premier League football within five years and delivered it in four.

Al-Fayed's 1997 'dream team' paired chief operating officer Kevin Keegan with which manager?

Wilkins left in May 1998 after a row over team selection; Keegan won 101 points the next season before taking the England job.

Fulham are the only club to have done what twice?

Keegan's 1998-99 side and Tigana's 2000-01 side both took 101 of a possible 138.

Who was the only player to appear for Fulham in all four divisions during their rise?

Chris Coleman's playing career ended after a 2001 car crash; he later managed the club to ninth.

Why did Fulham share Loftus Road with QPR in 2002-03 and 2003-04?

Fulham had been the only club to host top-flight football with standing areas in the 21st century; the 'Back to the Cottage' campaign fought the exile.

Fulham's 2002 Intertoto Cup ended with a 5-3 aggregate final win over which club?

They shared the title with Málaga and Stuttgart and reached the third round of the UEFA Cup.

Fulham's 2002-03 shirt deal with Betfair was a landmark in English football because Betfair was what?

Within fifteen years half the Premier League had betting sponsors.

Whose 76th-minute header at Portsmouth on the final day of 2007-08 completed Roy Hodgson's great escape?

Bullard supplied the free-kick; Kamara's late double at Manchester City had started the revival.

Which club did Fulham beat 4-1 at the Cottage in the 2010 Europa League last 16 after trailing 3-1 from the first leg?

Hodgson was voted LMA Manager of the Year by the widest margin in the award's history.

Fulham lost the 2010 Europa League final 2-1 after extra time to Atlético Madrid in which city?

It was the club's first European final; Hodgson left for Liverpool that summer.

In 2011 Al-Fayed unveiled a statue at Craven Cottage of which entertainer, who was not a Fulham fan?

It went to the National Football Museum in 2014 and was removed from display in 2019.

Which American businessman, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, took over Fulham in July 2013?

His son Tony Khan became vice-chairman and director of football operations.

Fulham's 2018 play-off final win, capping a record 23-game unbeaten run, was against which club?

Slaviša Jokanović's side went straight back down; Scott Parker then beat Brentford in the 2020 final.

Fulham changed divisions in how many successive seasons between 2017-18 and 2021-22?

Two play-off wins, two relegations and then Marco Silva's 2022 title.

Aleksandar Mitrović became the eighth Fulham player to do what?

He first arrived on loan during the 2017-18 promotion season.

Fulham's 2-1 win over Chelsea in 2022-23 was their first over their neighbours in nearly how many years?

They also strung together four straight top-flight wins for the first time since April 1966.

Fulham's mascot Billy the Badger wears which shirt number?

It marks the club's founding year; Billy was once 'sent off' for break-dancing after a game had restarted.

The Cottage pavilion and Johnny Haynes Stand at Craven Cottage share what status?

Leitch's 1905 scheme cost a then-record £15,000 after the council tried to close the unsafe ground.

How many stadiums, including the temporary stay at Loftus Road, have Fulham called home in total?

Only QPR have played at more home grounds; early homes included 'The Mud Pond' and the Half Moon in Putney.

Which Danish club's last-second equaliser ended Fulham's 2011-12 Europa League group campaign?

Wisła Kraków progressed instead; Fulham are still unbeaten at home in 23 European matches.

Which manager signed Alan Mullery and Bobby Moore for Fulham in the mid-1970s?

That team reached the club's only FA Cup final in 1975, having won its first semi-final in five attempts.

In 1972-73 Fulham entered which competition and drew all four of their games?

It came during a two-season spell in the Third Division that ended with promotion as runners-up in 1970-71.

What was Fulham's lowest-ever final league position, reached in 1995-96?

Ian Branfoot was dismissed and Micky Adams became player-manager, lifting the club clear of relegation and then to a second-place finish.