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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).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fulham_F.C.   (2643 words)

  
 Malik Buari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malik Buari (born January 21, 1984 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian midfielder and left-sided defender currently playing at Woking (Surrey, England) until the end of the 2005/6 season.
He was formerly at Fulham (London, England), making his debut against Wigan Athletic on the 23rd of September, 2003.
Fulham Debut: vs. Wigan (at JJB Stadium), 23/09/03
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malik_Buari   (137 words)

  
 Fulham F.C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fulham have spent 15 seasons in the national top flight, finishing in these positions:*9th - Once ([[FA Premier League 2003-042004]])*10th - Once*13th - Twice*14th - Once*15th - Once*16th - Once*17th - Twice*18th - Twice*20th - Three Times*22nd - Twice;Correct for Start of [[2005-06 in English football2005-2006]] season.
After turning professional, it was a number of years before Fulham gained admission to the professional league, which they did by winning the Southern League Championship in the 1906/07 season.
Fulham followed the match with three draws which hardly improved the situation, and Branfoot was sacked two weeks after the Torquay match (though retained in other capacities for a while afterwards)Micky Adams was appointed as manager and oversaw an upturn in form that lifted the side out of what little relegation danger was present.
fulhamfc1.quickseek.com   (1215 words)

  
 Newcastle United Football Club - Match reports - Fulham (h)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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.
www.nufc.com /html/2004-01-19fulham-h.html   (1945 words)

  
 Fulham Football Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fulham’s Academy recognises the vital importance of maintaining the medical health and welfare of each of the Academy players and a full array of medical services is available to them.
Fulham’s Academics are assured of the best coaching and facilities in order to maximise the opportunity of becoming a professional.
The aim is that if a player leaves the Academy without a professional contract they can still reflect on their experience at Fulham as being a highly productive one, and support is provided for all players who are released.
www.fulhamfc.com /Football_Fulham_Academy_727368_17.html   (508 words)

  
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Score UK soccer in conjunction with Fulham Football Club of the English Premier League will be opening a soccer Academy for boys and girls aged between 7 and 19 years of age.
It is our express hope that within the first year of the Academy we are able to take players back from the boys and girls training program for trials with Fulham’s men’s and ladies professional team’s with the aim of them signing a professional contract.
The Academy will not be forming competitive teams, players will be encouraged to take what they have learnt back into their usual club set–ups and our scouts will be intently watching their progress when outside of the close scrutiny of the Academy environment.
www.millardstar.com /Pressrel/pressrelFA.htm   (816 words)

  
 Fulham v Tottenham - Match Report - www.Fulhamweb.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fulham halted their three-match Barclays Premiership losing run in fine style as Luis Boa Morte and Andy Cole pounced to ensure Spurs continue their freefall down the league table.
Once Fulham had hit their stride, there was only on team in it as Spurs' defence was repeatedly unlocked by the movement of Cole, Boa Morte, Steed Malbranque and Collins John and the home side could have been out of sight at half-time.
Fulham could have made it two a heartbeat later when Diop's cross found John but Spurs keeper Paul Robinson made an excellent diving save to deny the 19-year-old forward's flashing header.
www.fulhamweb.com /fulhamweb/fix_res/report.asp?match=312   (888 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)

  
 Newcastle United Football Club - Match reports - Fulham (a)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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.
www.nufc.com /html/2003-10-21fulham-a.html   (1874 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Fulham's future goal
In May Fulham FC set up a Women's Football Academy in partnership with Kingston College and the course starts in September 2004.
The Academy provides a development pathway for students both academically, through study at Kingston College, and in football excellence through an FA qualified coaching programme.
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?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished?page   (298 words)

  
 Soccer365   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fulham defender Liam Fontaine has joined League One side Yeovil Town on loan until January.
Fulham have also parted company with striker Elvis Hammond, and his move to Leicester City for a fee which could rise to £350,000 is permanent.
Hammond joined Fulham's academy at under-16 level but despite breaking into the first team in 2003, the 24-year-old struggled to make an impact at senior level again.
www.soccer365.com /Home/page_89_104262.shtml   (201 words)

  
 Independent Online Edition > Fulham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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)

  
 femaleSOCCER.net
Bristol Academy debutant Tara Kidwell gave a good account of herself, chasing down every ball to the end, she quickly adapted to the pace of the English League.
It was the first Bristol Academy goal of the season and although it wasn’t spectacular, it was a much-needed boost for the team.
Fulham made several changes and took the game to the Academy and it was no surprise when they equalized on 68 minutes.
www.femalesoccer.net /show_news_article?id=4202   (413 words)

  
 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.
The Fulham academy graduate has barely figured in the first team at Craven Cottage and would relish a chance of first team football.
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.
www.football-rumours.com /fulham.html   (800 words)

  
 FulhamWeb.Com - Fulham draw first friendly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fulham's pre-season preparations got under way at the Sportstadion, St Andrae on Monday evening with a goalless draw against Austrian outfit SK St Andrae.
New signing Ahmad Elrich took part in the opening 45 minutes and was replaced at half time by Fulham Academy graduate Matty Collins.
Canadian international Tomasz Radzinski came close to opening the scoring for Fulham in the 55th minute when he was played in behind the home defence by Andrew Cole.
www.fulhamweb.com /fulhamweb/news/result.asp?article_id=4312   (258 words)

  
 MLSnet.com - All-Star 2005 - About Fulham FC
Playing against Manchester United is daunting enough for any professional footballer but, for a 20-year-old Fulham Academy graduate, the opportunity to face the biggest team in the world twice in a week is a dream come true.
Upon moving to Fulham, Pembridge's first season with the Whites was somewhat dogged by injury as persistent calf problems kept him out of the side for large parts.
Fulham secured the permanent services of the highly rated 21-year-old in November 2003 from Bristol City, and after he had already played much of the first half of the 2003/04 season for Fulham's reserve side.
www.mlsnet.com /MLS/mls/events/all_star/2005/fulham/index.jsp?content=players   (4040 words)

  
 Welcome to Tottenhamhotspur.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On what was a bitterly cold and foggy evening at Fulham's Motspur Park training facility, Clive Allen's team made it seven wins in a row and the outcome was never really in doubt from the 17th minute when Barnard opened the scoring.
Fulham rallied a little at the beginning of the second period without really troubling Robert Burch in our goal.
They were deflated, however, on 65 minutes when Reid cleverly threaded the ball into the path of the advancing Kieran McKenna who, without much to aim at from the right side of the area, somehow squeezed his rising drive inbetween goalkeeper Davidson and his left hand upright to make it 3-0.
www.tottenhamhotspur.com /news/articles/reservereport240106.html   (369 words)

  
 Unlikely pair plan to weave magic spell at Old Trafford
Fayed insists Fulham is Keegan's club; certainly it is the Keegan personality which has enabled the players to visit Old Trafford believing they can return with a reasonable result.
Fulham's youth academy is one of the best in the country; the director of youth, former Palace manager Alan Smith, has also watched Keegan closely.
Adamant though he has been that he is staying to see the Fulham 'dream' fulfilled, it is easy to see why he is such an obvious candidate, even though there are those who believe his passion and sensibility could also be his undoing.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/02/13/sfnkev13.html   (927 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - England - Fulham v Tottenham Report
Fulham halted their three-match Premiership losing run with a 2-0 win as Luis Boa Morte and Andy Cole pounced to ensure Spurs continue their freefall down the league table.
Once Fulham had hit their stride, there was only one team in it as Spurs' defence was repeatedly unlocked by the movement of Cole, Boa Morte, Steed Malbranque and Collins John.
He led by example, doubling Fulham's lead in the 61st minute after the equally impressive Luis Boa Morte had opened the scoring in the first half while also proving a constant menace to the visitors' defence.
soccernet.espn.go.com /report?id=153094&cc=4716   (1401 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Column by Leo Spall: Fulham lower the race barrier
Fulham hope they will be able to recruit more fans and talented players as a result, but the make-up of Tigana's team will serve to highlight the problems they face.
Fulham's academy have players whose family ties are rooted in the Indian sub-continent but they are some way from the first team.
They have linked these to their successful youth academy, but the Hammers are still not close to fielding an Asian player in their first team.
www.soccernet.com /columns/2000/0721/20000721spallfeat.html   (923 words)

  
 Fulham Football Club - News Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fulham's Academy is leading the way acording to a report on BBC Sport's website...
Their Academy was set up four years ago and takes on players aged 9-19, with most coming from the local area.
We've got a large network of scouts across the country spotting young players with the potential to be Academy students.
www.fulhamfc.com /news/displayNews.asp?id=5732&n=1   (763 words)

  
 Manchester United Official Web Site - Club & News - News - Football News - 6:23:39 PM
It was Fulham’s first attack and it ended with Collins John putting the ball past van der Sar at the second attempt.
He made a couple of darting runs which had the Fulham defence retreating but their was little in the way of success for the strikers when the ball reached the home side’s penalty area.
Fulham restored parity in the 28th minute when Claus Jensen’s curling shot from the left managed to avoid everyone in a crowded area including former Fulham favourite van der Sar.
www.manutd.com /news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=248140&itype=466&icategoryid=120   (887 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Arsenal keep scoring
Watch Arsenal hit five past Bristol Academy to move within three points of Charlton at the top of the league.
Arsenal built on their recent goalscoring form by dispatching Bristol Academy 5-1 and going into the Christmas break within touching distance of league leaders Charlton Athletic.
Fulham and Doncaster topped the scoring however with a thrilling seven-goal encounter, although it was the visitors who came away with the points.
www.thefa.com /Womens/PremierLeague/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/12/FAWPL_roundup.htm   (386 words)

  
 Dean Leacock - Fulham FC Player Profile from Carling Football
The centre-half was brought through the ranks of the Fulham Youth Academy and, when he signed his three-year deal with the Cottagers, Leacock was described in glowing terms by the Academy Director Steve Kean.
Leacock was confident he could do well if given a chance in the first team after a year in which he came through Fulham's impressive run in the 2001-2002 FA Youth Cup.
He continues to be a part of the England youth set up and with the right coaching has the ability to grow into a fine Premiership defender.
www.carling.com /football/fulham-fc/dean-leacock.html   (584 words)

  
 toofif.com - Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rufus would have been out of contract at Fulham at the end of this season and although the Club did not want him to leave, terms could not be agreed for an extension.
West Ham are said to be delighted with the move, and the player is expected to go straight into their squad for Sunday's home clash against Liverpool.
Fulham's Academy Director, Steve Kean said of the player, "He's a very intelligent central midfielder and we're looking forward to working with him in the Academy."
fulham.rivals.net /?sid=906&p=2&stid=8295053   (261 words)

  
 Charlton Athletic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The young Addicks were humbled by Chelsea's senior academy side when the Blues came to SE9 two weeks ago, and Mark Robson's charges will be eager to avoid back-to-back defeats against south-west London opposition when Fulham's U18s make the trip across the capital on Saturday morning (11am).
Indeed, from the same amount of outings, the young Cottagers are yet to have experienced a victory, with six defeats and one draw to their credit.
Fulham, also, have seldom troubled their London counterparts in recent years.
www.charlton-athletic.co.uk /newsview.ink?nid=22818   (552 words)

  
 Free Football Coaching for all 8 - 18 year olds
Urban Academy was piloted in 2004 and was such a success it is now being launched again in 2005.
Urban Academy aims to improve the quality of life for our customers, and improve the living environments on local estates.
RHP envisages that Urban Academy will be a long-term investment, with plans to expand it to include other estates and more activities in the future.
www.rhp.org.uk /page_view.asp?InfoID=248   (400 words)

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