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  Fulham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fulham was formerly the seat of the diocese of "Fulham and Gibraltar", and Fulham Palace the official home of the Bishop of London, the grounds of which are now divided between public allotments and an elegant botanical garden.
Fulham nestles in a loop of the Thames across the river from Barnes and Putney.
Fulham is popular with young, white middle class professionals because of its homogenised, suburban character and the ease with which residents can escape from London to the country along the A4 trunk road which lies just to the north, via the A219.
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 Fulham F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fulham FC are in fact the oldest professional football team in London, a record that might surprise a few fans of some of the bigger clubs in the City.
Fulham hit the football league basement in 1994, in being relegated to the Third Division, the 4th tier of English professional football.
Fulham followed the match with three draws which hardly improved the situation, and Branfoot was fired two weeks after the Torquay match (though retained in other capacities for a while afterwards).
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 FULHAM - LoveToKnow Article on FULHAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham, or in its earliest form Fullanham, is uncertainly stated to signify the place either of fowls or of dirt.
The manor is said to have been given to Bishop Erkenwald about the year 691 for himself and his successors in the see of London, and Holinshed relates that the Bishop of London was lodging in his manor place in 1141 when Geoffrey de Mandeville, riding out from the Tower of London, took him prisoner.
Near the former wooden Putney Bridge, built in 1729 and replaced in 1886, the earl of Essex threw a bridge of boats across the river in 1642 in order to march his army in pursuit of Charles I., who thereupon fell back on Oxford.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Fulham
Fulham is popular because of its proximity to central London and the ease with which residents can escape to the country along the A4 trunk road which lies just to the north.
Fulham is a politically significant part of the country, having been the scene of two major parliamentary by-elections in the 20th Century.
Fulham's main claim to fame is the two premier league football clubs that are based here: in the west Fulham FC (http://www.fulhamfc.com) and in the east Chelsea FC (http://www.chelseafc.com).
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Fulham   (557 words)

  
 Fulham Football Club
Fulham is the oldest of London’s first class clubs and its long history began back in 1879 with some Sunday-school boys knocking a ball around on a long-forgotten park pitch.
Fulham’s history has, at times, been a genuine “Who’s Who” of football folklore and the roll call underpins the underachievement of the Club through the years.
But Fulham Football Club was too much a part of the football establishment to slip away into the abyss, and this was at the forefront of former player Micky Adams’ mind when he assumed control of team affairs in 1996.
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 Fulham Football Club - Official Site of the F.A. Premier League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham are back at Craven Cottage after two years in rented accommodation at Loftus Road as their bid to establish themselves as a major force in the Barclays Premiership continues.
Fulham kicked-off the new season at Manchester United and showed they belonged in the top division with some sparkling football, despite a 3-2 defeat.
Formed by a group of church-goers in 1879, the name Fulham was adopted in 1888 and the club had various home addresses before settling in at their current Craven Cottage base in 1896.
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Fulham, playing in our home kit, started the game slowly and came under a small amount of pressure during the first 10 minutes or so when we seemed to be suffering from a Tuesday night hangover.
Fulham added to their lead on 63 when Wayne Collins rounded the City keeper who brought down Wayne but the referee played the advantage as Rob Scott floated the ball goalbound only for a defender to make a goal line clearance.
Fulham totally dominated against a Stoke side that had managed to win their previous 6 games and right from the off our superior passing was in evidence.
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 Newcastle United Football Club - Match reports - Fulham (h)
Equally expected was that referee Barry managed to annoy both teams by indulging in his usual game of missing the blatantly obvious tug, lunge or foul while being capable of picking up and penalising the merest triviality from the opposite end of the field.
Enough to beat Fulham then with something to spare, but with the visitors on the ropes at 0-3 and over a third of the game left, it looked as if this could end up in an eye-catching scoreline - albeit one that didn't require the use of words in the scoreline on the teleprinter....
However before he could do so, Fulham managed to get one back and it took another ten minutes of deliberation before the changes were made and the younger generation got a brief outing.
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 Independent Online Edition > Fulham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As strange as that seems after a victory that made it mathematically impossible for Fulham to be relegated, and lifted them to 14th, the sound of the home fans jeering at the interval - seconds after the goal had been scored - will not have gone unnoticed by the club's hierarchy.
The mounting pressure on the Fulham manager, Chris Coleman, was alleviated somewhat last night after a spokesman for Mohamed Al Fayed dismissed as "scurrilous" reports that the Premiership club's owner was close to sacking the 35-year-old.
Fulham's impressive home record and Albion's fearfully bad one away combined to produce an even greater difference of quality than anyone could have expected.
sport.independent.co.uk /football/fulham   (1155 words)

  
 Fulham 0-1 Chelsea
Memories of Fulham's brief taste of affluence are fading fast but the poorer neighbours frustrated Chelsea for an hour, due in part to their most expensive player on show, Edwin van der Sar.
Fulham may contend, however, that it was a clash with Terry which prevented the Frenchman from adding to his 10 goals this season.
Fulham, as is their wont under Chris Coleman, responded.
www.mychelseafc.com /reports/2003-04/fulham_0_1_chelsea.htm   (525 words)

  
 Fulham Football Club News and Results from Football.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham manager Chris Coleman had admitted that the Cottagers may be forced to sell midfield ace Steed Malbranque if the Frenchman fails to agree a new contract.
Fulham manager Chris Coleman has reiterated his desire to keep his best players at the club next season, having seen the Cottagers finally record their first away win this season.
Fulham have agreed a £2.5million deal to sign midfielder Jimmy Bullard from Wigan Athletic at the end of the season.
www.football.co.uk /fulham/index.shtml   (225 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Fulham | Fulham return ends in farce
Fulham's return to Craven Cottage was marred by a substitution row that led to their game with Watford being abandoned at half-time.
Fulham secretary Lee Hoos slammed the Fifa regulations, which were introduced following complaints about the large number of substitutions used in internationals.
Fulham youngster Ismael Ehui could have sealed victory in the closing stages but he blasted over the bar after being put through.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/3883351.stm   (369 words)

  
 FulhamMAD - Fulham 2 Blackburn Rovers 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham picked up their fourth successive win at Craven Cottage, while Blackburn have not won away in the league since September.
Despite the form book it was Rovers who started the brighter, as Fulham took time to adjust to the absence of Steed Malbranque and Carlos Bocanegra, ruled out with hamstring and Achilles injuries respectively.
A fantastic performance from the Fulham captain was capped by a great strike which sealed a vital win.
www.fulham-mad.co.uk /news/loadrprt.asp?cid=MTCH&id=256848   (534 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Fulham take Cup honours
The Midlands side continued to dominate the first half, although Fulham did have their moments and came close to equalising in the 35th minute when Deena Rahman shot narrowly past the post from the edge of the box.
Fulham’s pressure was rewarded, however in the 63rd minute when good play by Watson put substitute Sarah Regan through and she coolly rounded Siobhan Chamberlain in the Birmingham goal to put Fulham 3-1 ahead.
Fulham were in the ascendancy now and went close on a number of occasions to increasing their lead with Regan, Rahman and Cherelle Albert all going close, the latter especially looking as though she has a bright future in the game.
www.thefa.com /Womens/PremierLeagueCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/04/FAWPLCReserve_report.htm   (494 words)

  
 Football365 in association with Tiscali   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham have trimmed their squad in preparation for this summer's expected new arrivals by releasing six players, including France defender Alain Goma.
Fulham will be without skipper Luis Boa Morte and centre-back Ian Pearce for Sunday's final Premiership match of the season, against Middlesbrough at Craven Cottage.
Fulham finally registered an away win in the Premiership with a last minute winner against Manchester City on Saturday.
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 TheFA.com - Fulham's future goal
Fulham's new Academy is aiming to bring through a new breed of winners
In May Fulham FC set up a Women's Football Academy in partnership with Kingston College and the course starts in September 2004.
There are still places left on the course and Fulham Football Club is inviting applications from talented footballers who would like to study and receive up to ten hours football coaching per week.
www.thefa.com /Womens/PremierLeague/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/08/FulhamAcademy.htm   (298 words)

  
 Newcastle United Football Club - Match reports - Fulham (a)
If Roman Abramovich had bought Fulham rather than another club in SW6, he would probably have tried to buy some of our fans and lend one to each section of the home stands, with instructions to lead by example.
If we're in the same league next season as Fulham then hopefully their plan to return to Craven Cottage will bear fruit - it'll be nice to return there for an improved atmosphere and, regardless of where the away fans are housed, an improved view of the pitch.
Once or twice events in his vicinity looked momentarily as if they'd provoke a reaction, not least on the three occasions he was left on the deck after blatant hoofings disguised as tackles and the two apparent incidents when home players stamped on him as he lay on the turf.
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 Sporting Life - Football | Fulham News, Fixtures, Results, Match Reports, Stats
Fulham have released six players, including France defender Alain Goma.
MAY 16: Chris Coleman believes the signing of Jimmy Bullard is a signal of Fulham's future intentions.
MAY 3: Chris Coleman is determined to establish Fulham as Premiership top-half regulars.
www.sportinglife.com /football/premiership/fulham/news   (400 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: fulham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sunderland v Fulham 4th May 2006 Sunderland are missing Jon Stead for the home Premiership Match with Fulham, after sustained a back injury in the...
Fulham 1 Wigan Athletic 0 Wigan dominated this match but were robbed of the points when Steed Malbranque scored the only goal of the game during added...
Fulham v Wigan 24th April 2006 Fulham are missing Carlos Bocanegra (thigh), Claus Jensen(pelvis) and Michael Brown (suspended) for this Premiership...
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 Fulham Football Club
European clubs have noticed the potential earnings to be gained from having a Japanese player at their club and Fukunishi is the main target of their attention.
With Fulham's Junichi Inamoto also becoming available in the summer there will be a scramble to bring in that earning power.
He now has over 60 caps but with Fulham having a bad time of it (even leading to his substitution part way through a recent game) he may well be surplus to requirements.
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 BBC SPORT | Football | FA Cup | Fulham 4-2 Derby (aet)
Fulham levelled when Papa Bouba Diop netted from the spot after Michael Johnson handled and Luis Boa Morte's right-foot shot made it 2-1.
Particularly as it was Fulham who had been caught short as the Rams made a flying start to the match.
Fulham, boosted by their late leveller, began the second period a different team and were positive and were rewarded when Boa Morte gave them the advantage with a well taken right-footed shot.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4247751.stm   (477 words)

  
 FulhamWeb.Com - Fulham target Naysmith
Fulham and Rangers have joined the chase for Everton defender Gary Naysmith.
Now Fulham and Scottish outfit Rangers are believed to have declared an interest in the former Hearts man.
Fulham are in the market for a new left back after seeing a move for Manchester City's Ben Thatcher during the January transfer window fall through at the last minute.
www.fulhamweb.com /fulhamweb/news/result.asp?article_id=4257   (382 words)

  
 Fulham FC Fans News Site.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham duo Mark Crossley and Mark Pembridge have put pen to paper on new one year contracts to stay at the club until the summer of 2007....
But for Fulham this is a chance to show what they are truely made of with a...
With Fulham not playing at the weekend all is fairly quiet and low-key at the Cottage at the moment, so we turned our attention to Ray Houghton....
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 ITV Football - News - Fulham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fulham have begun their preparations for this summer's expected new arrivals by releasing six players, including Alain Goma.
Fulham manager Chris Coleman believes the signing of Wigan midfielder Jimmy Bullard is a signal to their rivals.
After watching Fulham claim their first away win of the season Chris Coleman is desperate to keep his best players.
www.itv-football.co.uk /News/0,14222,6095,00.html   (272 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - England - Fulham News
As we all know, Fulham had problems all season keeping the bal out of their own net this season, but on this day, the Fulham defense was in top-form and kept Rafa Benitez's team at bay.
This was not only Fulham's biggest win of this season, but it was their biggest win in the last five seasons of Premiership football.
Additionally, after Fulham was defeated consecutively by Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham by a combined score of 12-1, Fulham needed a win in the worst way to calm relegation fears.
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