The first football match at which there were any gate receipts was when Fulham played against Minerva in the Middlesex Senior Cup, on 10 October 1886.

It wasn't until after Fulham first reached the top division, in 1949, that further improvements were made to the stadium.

On July 27th, 2012, Fulham FC were granted permission to redevelop the Riverside Stand, increasing the capacity of Craven Cottage to 30, 000 seats.

For several seasons, national flags of the players represented at Fulham were hung from the roof.

Flags of every nationality in the Fulham squad were hung from the roofing, although they were retracted after the 2006 – 07 season commenced.

However, when Fulham were relegated in 1969, Trinder decided not to change the flags as " Fulham won't be in this division next season ".

True to Tommy's prophecy, Fulham were relegated again.

* Fulham were the last team to have standing accommodation in the Premier League, as Craven Cottage included terraces in the 2001 – 02 season – eight years after the Taylor Report outlawed terraces at this level.

The singer, who died in 2009, was not a Fulham fan and had no interest in football whatsoever, but attended a Fulham match once, saying " Fulham fans were like people at my concerts.

Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub ( now The Butcher's Hook ), opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards.

Fulham were formed in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F. C., founded by worshipers ( mostly adept at cricket ) at the Church of England on Star Road, West Kensington ( St Andrew's, Fulham Fields ).

Haynes made 32 of his 56 appearances for England when Fulham were in the Second Division.

By 2002, Fulham were competing in European football, winning the Intertoto Cup and challenging in the UEFA Cup.

There were fears that Fulham would not return to the Cottage, after it was revealed that Al-Fayed had sold the first right to build on the ground to a property development firm.

Indeed, he and Fulham were relegated from the top-flight in the 1951 – 52 season, but he made his return to the First Division, four years later, when he signed for Vic Buckingham's West Bromwich Albion in March 1956.

Soon after Robson joined Fulham, the club sold Alan Mullery and Rodney Marsh, meaning Robson's chances of securing any significant honour there were substantially reduced.

The opponents that day were Fulham, and Stoke won the game 3 – 1.

As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea was chosen for the new club, having also considered names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC.

New Malden includes Motspur Park, home to the training ground of Fulham Football Club and also the King's College, London sports ground, home to the training ground of AFC Wimbledon.

* Aaron Hughes, current captain of the Northern Ireland football team and also plays for Fulham.

Robson had also interested his beloved Newcastle, but he opted to join Fulham as, in his opinion, " Newcastle made no appreciable effort to secure signature ".

There was also a proposal, though not included in the Bill, for a subsequent extension from Victoria to Fulham Broadway station on the District line.

* East Acton ( also partly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham )

* West Kensington ( also partly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham )

The borough now shares a Chief Executive with neighbouring Hammersmith & Fulham, and the two boroughs have also combined a number of services and departments with one another and also with Westminster City Council.

The far west of Putney is also served by Barnes Station, a few hundred yards across the boundary in Barnes, while Putney Bridge tube station is across the river in Fulham.

: see also parks and open spaces in Hammersmith and Fulham

The borough comprises a patchwork of extremely affluent as well as some less affluent neighbourhoods ; The areas of Fulham, Parsons Green, Brackenbury Village, Brook Green, Ravenscourt Park and the Riverside compose of highly expensive Victorian and Edwardian houses, contrasting to the areas of White City and Shepherd's Bush, which, though also containing gentrified areas, have a more diverse and edgy backdrop.

The former Lillie Bridge Grounds ( which hosted the second FA Cup Final and the first ever amateur boxing matches ) was also in Fulham.

Famously exclusive sports club, the Hurlingham Club, is also located within Fulham.

There is a public swimming pool in Fulham which is attached to the Virgin Active gym complex on Lillie Road, which also hosts a number of tennis courts.

The cemetery can also be entered through the West Gate ( near the junction with Greyhound Road ), which is also the entrance to the West London Crematorium ( owned and operated by the same company that owns and operates Kensal Green Cemetery ) and St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, which are in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

See also: List of districts in Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith also used to be able to boast of having not one but two public passenger transport depots: Hammersmith Trolleybus Depot ( coded " HB ") situated opposite Fulham Palace Road and a Motor Bus Garage, known as Riverside ( coded " R ") to stop confusion with " HB ".

Owen's goal in the 2 – 0 defeat of Fulham on 22 March 2008, which marked Newcastle's first win under Kevin Keegan's second spell as manager, also marked the first time in his Newcastle career that Owen had scored more goals for Newcastle than against them.

Shepherd's Bush ( also Shepherds Bush ) is an area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, situated west of Charing Cross.

After a spell at Fulham, he took charge of the England team in 1999 but resigned in the autumn of 2000, following a loss against Germany in World Cup qualification ( this was also the last game at the old Wembley Stadium ).

Sinfield was born at Fulham, London, to mixed English-Irish ancestry and a bohemian, activist, bisexual mother Deidre ( also known as Joey or Daphne ).

In 2007 Sharp's tomb in the graveyard of All Saint's Church, Fulham was also restored to coincide with the anniversary.

* 2006 – 07 – League Cup semi-finalists, beating Premiership Charlton Athletic and Fulham away from home, and finally falling 5 – 1 to Champions Chelsea on aggregate, following a 1 – 1 draw at Adams Park.

Leigh achieved a 1 – 1 draw against Fulham in the club's first FA Cup first round appearance in 16 years, and received attention of the British media.

They played Fulham in a 0 – 0 draw which means Shay kept his first clean sheet for Aston Villa in his first start for them.

He scored the 150th Premier League goal of his career against Fulham in a 1 – 1 draw on 9 April 2012.

On 21 November 1964, Ball scored his first hat-trick as a professional, in a 3 – 3 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Despite this, Kamara scored his only league goal in the 2009 / 10 season for Fulham in a 2-0 victory over Hull City on 19 September 2009. On 17 September, Kamara helped Fulham secure an away draw against CSKA Sofia which ended 1 – 1 in the Europa League.

He made his Fulham debut in a 1 – 1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur on January 20, 2007.

On 21 April 2001, he made his debut in a 1 – 1 draw against Portsmouth, at Fratton Park, and became a vital player for Fulham in its debut season in the Premier League, eventually serving as captain under countryman Jean Tigana.

His admirable resolve was demonstrated when in a 1 – 1 draw against Portsmouth he played through a painful foot injury only to score an equaliser before time and secure a critical point for Fulham.

Péricard made his first Premier League appearance in 0-0 draw with Fulham on 13 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Danny Pugh.

Guðjohnsen made his first appearance for Fulham as a late substitute in the 2 – 2 draw at Aston Villa on 5 February 2011.

Harry Redknapp handed Duffy his Premier League debut at Fratton Park on 1 May 2004, putting him on for Linvoy Primus 22 minutes into a 1 – 1 draw with Fulham.

He also scored a goal against Blackburn Rovers in a 1 – 1 all draw which gave Fulham the boost to stay up in the Premiership.

Derby's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on 29 March 2008 after a 2 – 2 draw with Fulham.

After returning to Palace at the end of the season, Freedman was granted a testimonial match to reward him for ten years ' service at the club over two spells, with the match to be a first-team pre-season friendly fixture against Fulham at Selhurst Park which ended in a 0 – 0 draw.

He made his debut for West Bromwich Albion on 18 September 2004 in a Premier League match against Fulham at The Hawthorns, which ended in a 1 – 1 draw.

He scored his first Premier League goal on 31 March 2007 at Fulham, giving Portsmouth an early 1 – 0 lead in a match that eventually ended in a 1 – 1 draw.

His first appearance back in the side was a goalless draw against old club Fulham where he came off the substitutes bench for the last eight minutes of the game.

He also has a powerful shot that has enabled him score long range goals from midfield, notably when he scored twice from outside the penalty area against Fulham on 26 December 2007, a top-corner goal against Bolton Wanderers in May 2010 and a spectacular left-footed effort against Arsenal in a 3-3 draw in April 2011.

His first goal came against Fulham at Molineux, earning his side a 1 – 1 draw and his next came against Birmingham, scoring from the penalty spot to earn his side a 1 – 1 draw at St Andrews.

He made his first league start for Wolves in a 0 – 0 draw at Fulham in October.

He scored Newcastle's first goal of the season in the 1 – 1 draw at home to Fulham, with a skilful free kick.