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Fulham is a professional football team from England, from the Fulham district, which is located in the central part of the capital London. One of the oldest teams in London, founded in 1879. The nickname of the club is "cottagers" and they play their home games at Craven Cottage.
It was founded by worshipers from a church in Star Road (West Kennington). The club won the West London Amateur Cup in 1887. Became a professional team on December 12, 1898. In the same year they have entered the Second Division of the Southern League. Then moved to the first division of the Southern League. Were able to won the Southern League twice. They won the London Challenge Cup in the 1909/10 season. There are many ups and downs. In 2000, Jean Tigana became the team's manager and attracted a number of young players, helping Fulham return to the Premiership in 1968. Unfortunately, they drop out in their second season. But again returned to the Premier League after Chris Coleman became their manager. In the 2005/06 season, the team failed to rank in the top 6, but still managed to stay in a decent 12th place. Then came difficult seasons again, but the team still managed to stay in the Premiership.
The main opponent is Chelsea, because both teams were established in West London. There are also rivalries with Brentford and KPR (other teams from the same part of London), as well as with West Ham, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Arsenal.
Johnny Hines made the most appearances for the club with his 658 games. Seven of the players have scored more than 100 goals for Fulham, with the top scorer being Gordon Davis with 178 goals.