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Fulham's first season in Division Two turned out to be the highest that the club would finish for twenty-one years, until in 1927 – 28 when the club were relegated to the 3rd Division South, created in 1920.
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The first half of the Boat Race course is along Hammersmith and Fulham's southern border, on the River Thames.
He had to wait until 22 September 2007 to score his first goal in Manchester City's sky blue colours, minutes before netting another one at Fulham's Craven Cottage.
In Fulham's first two seasons in the Premiership, he was not able to replicate his form of the Championship winning season, scoring only three goals, although his form returned to some extent in 2003 – 04, since when he has averaged eight goals per season.
Diop scored his first goal for Fulham against Chelsea, scoring Fulham's only goal in a 4-1 home defeat.
He started all nine games of that season as Fulham's first choice centre back.
Portsmouth were still near the relegation zone after a poor run of form that also saw Primus being sent off for the first time in his career for a foul on Fulham's Louis Saha.
He featured in the majority of Fulham's pre-season fixtures, scoring in a friendly at Australian club Melbourne Victory, was on the bench for Fulham's 3 – 0 victory over Vetra in the first leg of the third round of the Europa League, and came on as a late substitute in and recorded an assist in Fulham's 3 – 0 win in the second leg against Vetra.
Blackburn were relegated to the First Division in Jansen's first season, but he was the star of the team which won promotion back to the Premier League in the 2000 – 01 season, finishing as the league's second top scorer, after Fulham's Louis Saha, with 23 goals.
He remained Fulham's first choice keeper until 1 March 2008, when, following injury, he was replaced by Kasey Keller.
He became a cult favourite quickly, scoring four goals over the two legs of Fulham's Intertoto Cup final against Bologna, scoring once in the first leg and a hat trick in the second.
Having achieved his 32 day task of maintaining Fulham's Premier League position, with a record of one win, one draw and three defeats, he was given the manager's job on a longer contract having first to resign from his position with Northern Ireland.
However, Fulham's victorious 2000-01 Division One campaign in his first season at the club got them promoted to the Premier League, and Štolcers scored two goals in the process against West Bromwich Albion ( on his debut ) and Watford.
The match ended in a 1 – 1 draw with the first goal being scored by Fulham's Steed Malbranque.
Fulham's and season
Saha was transferred to Manchester United for a fee of £ 12. 4 million in 2004 having scored 15 goals so far that season and impressing Sir Alex Ferguson in Fulham's 3 – 1 win at Old Trafford.
He then went on to start Fulham's remaining games as they defied all odds and avoided relegation on the last day of the season with a 1 – 0 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
The draw resulted Derby County being relegated to the Football League. Later in the 2007 / 8 season, after having a relatively dry spell in front of goal, resurrected Fulham's Premier League survival hopes with two goals in the last twenty minutes ( plus a Danny Murphy penalty ) secured a rare away win against Manchester City.
On November 3, Dempsey scored during Fulham's 3 – 1 home win over Reading to secure just a second league win of the season.
He ended the season as Fulham's top Premier League goalscorer with six goals.
For the second successive season, Dempsey ended as Fulham's top Premier League goalscorer joint with Andrew Johnson with seven goals.
He became a firm favourite during his 5 years at the club playing a total of 211 games and scoring 44 goals including 6 appearances and 3 goals in Fulham's short-lived UEFA Cup campaign during the 2002 – 03 season.
He was arguably Fulham's most consistent player in the 2006 – 07 season, a reward for this being given temporary captaincy of the club while regular skipper Luís Boa Morte was out injured.
Unfortunately, Pembridge missed most of Fulham's 2005 – 06 season through injury, and only played 5 games.
With a further two goals in other competitions, he was Fulham's top goalscorer that season.
The club survived relegation in the 2007 – 08 season with Brede forming a formidable partnership with Aaron Hughes at the heart of Fulham's defence, a partnership that has continued to blossom during the 08 / 09 season with Fulham's average goals conceded per game at less than one.
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Two weeks later, he opened the scoring in Fulham's 1 – 1 away draw against Wigan Athletic.
Two new constituencies of Chelsea and Fulham & Hammersmith took Hammersmith and Fulham's electoral wards.
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His performance at Fulham's victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford was thought to be influential in persuading Alex Ferguson to sign him in 2004.
Fulham's and club
When the ground became redeveloped, with the standing terraces replaced in 2003-4 ( during Fulham's exile to Loftus Road ) the club applied for a licence to have a designated neutral area, in the rows closest to the Cottage, ( affectionately nicknamed ' Little Switzerland ').
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 F. C ..
The O's are the second-oldest league club in London behind Fulham, and the oldest London club playing in the Football League following Fulham's promotion to the Premier League.
He ended his career with 459 appearances for the club, a figure surpassed by only four other players in Fulham's history.
Fulham's and for
Yet Fulham's comfortable Premier League table positions in the previous years and the fact that, for the previous three seasons the ground has been filled to capacity, means stadium expansion is a viable option.
Due to Fulham's history of having no segregation in the Putney End and having very well-behaved fans, the FA gave Fulham special dispensation to allow for this.
Rugby union team London Wasps shared the ground with QPR between 1996 until Premier League side Fulham replaced them in 2002, when Fulham's Craven Cottage was closed for reconstruction.
He became a favourite amongst Fulham's supporters whilst he played for them, for his impassioned, never-say-die and sometimes aggressive style of play — although this has led to problems with referees.
Later become Northern Ireland assistant manager, but returned to Fulham to manage the side's 4-0 defeat at Everton, on 28 April 2012 due to Martin Jol's chest infection and was again in charge on Merseyside, for Fulham's historic win against Liverpool.
However he had to settle for being confined to mainly substitute appearances due to the impressive form of Fulham's midfield and also Dacourt picking up some injury niggles, Dacourt's move to Fulham was not made permanent come the summer, Dacourt briefly returned to Internazionale where his contract then expired and he became a free agent.
Fulham's and years
Many of Fulham's key players, such as Edwin van der Sar, Louis Saha, Steed Malbranque and Luis Boa Morte, were sold in the following years and Fulham did not repeat their earlier successes under Coleman though he kept them clear of relegation.
For the next twenty years, local boys were educated in a school erected in Fulham's churchyard, moving in 1648 to another school built in Hammersmith.
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From then on he was only second choice until Fulham's match against Blackburn where he started the game, with Niemi on the bench.
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Of particular note, was Ranelagh House, Fulham's palatial home from 1886 – 1888.
Draws followed in four of Fulham's next five Premiership games against Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Everton and West Ham United, with a solitary 2 – 1 home win over Wolves.
He followed this up by scoring in Fulham's next fixture in a 3 – 3 home draw against Tottenham on 1 September.
He scored in Fulham's 3 – 1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2003.
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