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Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. The changing rooms, referees room, managers office and players tunnel all lie within the cottage. [34] It is sometimes incorrectly stated that, contrary to the above, the name of the stand was changed from the Eric Miller Stand to The Riverside Stand after the discovery of Miller's suicide. Of particular note, was Ranelagh House, Fulham's palatial home from 1886–1888. It is the third largest stadium in Wales – after Millennium Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium. But which member of royalty has visited Craven Cottage? He had been under investigation for fraud and embezzlement.
[31] However, when Fulham were relegated in 1968, [109] Trinder decided not to change the flags as "Fulham won't be in this division next season". [2] Described as looking like an "orange box", it consisted of four wooden structures each holding some 250 seats, and later was affectionately nicknamed the "rabbit hutch". It is the home stadium of EFL Championship club Swansea City, who took full operational control of the stadium in 2018, and the Ospreys rugby team. An electronic scoreboard was installed on the Riverside Terrace at the same time as the floodlights were installed and flagpoles flying the flags of all of the other first division teams were flown from them. [100], The Putney End is the southernmost stand in the ground, nearest to Putney and backing onto Bishops Park. The Thames at the banks of the Cottage is often referred to as 'Old Father' [80] [81] [82] or The River of Dreams. It encapsulates the now-famous moment, when fans facing defeat against Hamburg SV in the Europa League semi-final roused the players with the chant of "Stand up if you still believe". Also, a special stone to commemorate the supporters' fund-raising group Fulham 2000, and The Cottagers' return to Craven Cottage, was engraved on the façade. It has now become a requirement that within three years of a club's first promotion to the Championship all paying spectators are seated, even if the club is subsequently relegated.
The stadium is all-seated. [36] Pelé was also to appear on the ground, with a friendly played against his team Santos F.C. [2] A deal was struck for the owners of the ground to carry out the work, in return for which they would receive a proportion of the gate receipts.
[2] A court case followed in January 1905, as a result of which Archibald Leitch, a Scottish architect who had risen to prominence after his building of the Ibrox Stadium, a few years earlier, [16] was hired to work on the stadium. The whole Johnny Haynes stand is a protected building by Archibald Leitch which dates back to 1905. In December 2003, plans were unveiled for £8 million worth of major refurbishment work to bring it in line with Premier League requirements. Their most recent season in the top flight was the 2018–19 Premier League season. On 8 October 1938, 49,335 spectators watched Fulham play Millwall. It has been the home ground of Fulham F.C. Alternatively, visit the modern stadiums of Arsenal, Wembley or the London Olympic Stadium. [63] On 15 October 2013, Australia beat Canada 3–0 at Craven Cottage. Following the fire, the site was abandoned. The 2010–11 Fulham season was the club's 113th professional season and its tenth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. [2], The Cottage was lived in by Edward Bulwer-Lytton [2] (who wrote The Last Days of Pompeii [12] ) and other somewhat notable (and moneyed) persons [2] until it was destroyed by fire in May 1888.
Most games also feature the 'Fulham flutter', a half-time draw; [75] and a shoot-out competition of some kind, [76] usually involving scoring through a 'hoop' or 'beat the goalie'. Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño. The club played at the Linthorpe Road ground from 1882 to 1903 and at Ayresome Park for 92 years, from 1903 to 1995. It was removed by new Fulham chairman Shahid Khan in 2013 and moved to the National Football Museum in Manchester in 2014. Above the advertising hoardings is the gantry, for the press and cameras. [86] [87] Beforehand various rumours arose including plans to return to ground-sharing with QPR in a new 40,000 seater White City stadium, [88] [89] although these now appear firmly on hold with the construction of the Westfield shopping centre on the proposed site.
Other than this, they generally play at the club's training ground at Motspur Park or at Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon's stadium, Kingsmeadow.
Changes took place upon the closure of the Riverside stand in view of the 2019 season. The roofing was financed through the sale of Alan Mullery to Tottenham Hotspur F.C. since 1896.
[84] The Telegraph ranked the Cottage 9th out of 54 grounds to hold Premier League football. Finally, they can organise you a special tour if you’re visiting as a group. [3] [120] Besides being the changing rooms, the Cottage (also called The Clubhouse) is traditionally used by the players' families and friends who sit on the balcony to watch the game. You may also wish to visit Fulham Palace which is adjacent to Bishops Park. [100] [101] [119] The front of the stand now contains plastic seating, but originally was a standing area. I'm James, a solo traveler from Yorkshire, UK. [95] Taking into account local residents, the proposal would: reopen the riverside walk; light pollution would be reduced with the removal of floodlight masts; new access points would make match-day crowds more manageable; and the new stand would be respectful in design to its position on the River Thames. The capacity of Craven Cottage is 25,700. [90] With large spaces of land at a premium in south-west London, Fulham appear to be committed to a gradual increase of the ground's capacity often during the summer between seasons. [52] During this time, many Fulham fans only went to away games in protest of moving from Craven Cottage. [98] [99], The Hammersmith End (or Hammy) is the northernmost stand in the ground, the closest to Hammersmith. Loftus Road is an all-seater football stadium in White City, London, England, which is home to Queens Park Rangers. The original Craven Cottage site was covered in woodlands. Marcello Trotta is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frosinone.
Conceived in the late 1990s, it was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million.
It contains the corporate hospitality seating [101] alongside Fulham fans. Famous Fulham manager include Kevin Keegan, Mark Hughes, Chris Coleman and of course, Roy Hodgson. In recent years, Craven Cottage has hosted several International Friendly matches, including the Ireland national team who played Colombia and Nigeria there in May 2008 [142] and May 2009 [143] respectively and Oman in 2012. [3] Fenway Sports Group originally partnered with Fulham in 2009, due to the perceived heritage and quirks shared between the Cottage and Fenway Park, saying no English club identifies with its stadium as much as Fulham.
The hardcore fans tend to sit (or rather stand) in the back half of H6 and H7 zones (known as ‘H Block’ to the faithful). [145] On 17 November 2007 Australia beat Nigeria 1–0 in an international friendly at Craven Cottage.
You’re welcome to pose for photos where the manager would typically give a press conference. He played for Fulham for 18 years in addition to playing for the England National team. There is a plane tree in the corner by the river. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first-team success.
It states on the wall, ‘Play every minute’ and ‘Give everything’. As a result of Swansea City's promotion, the stadium became the first Premier League ground in Wales. Converting the ruins and surrounding garden into a football field took 2 years. It was removed from display in 2019. This is arguably one of the most famous logos in football.
The name Craven Cottage derives from a residence that – supposedly – hosted a number of majestic guests, including Queen Victoria. This helped his Fulham team to beat Ipswich 10–1 (a club record). [4] It was the largest attendance ever at Craven Cottage and the record remains today, unlikely to be bettered as it is now an all-seater stadium with currently no room for more than 25,700.
Fulham Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Fulham, London.
Their home ground is Stamford Bridge. [39] The name of the stand actually reverted to "Riverside Stand" in the 1990s.
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