Fulham Football Club is an English professional football team based in Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The club was formed in West Kensington in 1879 as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F.C., shortened to Fulham F.C. in 1888.[1] They initially played at Fulham Fields before a move to Craven Cottage in 1896; the club played their first professional match in December 1898 and made their FA Cup debut in the 1902–03 season. The club competed in the Southern Football League between 1898 and 1907, when they were accepted into the Football League Second Division.[1] Having spent much of their history outside the top division, the team gained promotion to the Premier League in 2001.[2][3] They have since spent more than ten seasons in the top flight, and reached the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2010.[4]
The following table gives a record of every season of Fulham Football Club, from their first professional season in the Southern League Division 2, to the present day, in the Premier League. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, their managers, and the top scorers in the league for each season. The table is correct up to the end of the 2010–11 season.
| Season | Division | Position | Manager(s) | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Top scorer(s) (League only) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-99 Details |
Southern League Div 2 (London section) | 10th/12 | None | Did not enter | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1899-00 Details |
Southern League Div 2 (London Section) | 2nd/11 | None | Did not enter | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1900-01 Details |
Southern League Div 2 (London section) | 5th/9 | None | Did not enter | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1901-02 Details |
Southern League Div 2 (London section) | 1st/9 | None | Did not enter | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1902-03 Details |
Southern League Div 2 (London section) | 1st/6 | None | Qualifying Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1903-04 Details |
Southern League Div 1 | 11th/18 | None | First Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1904-05 Details |
Southern League Div 1 | 6th/18 | Harry Bradshaw | Quarter-Finals | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1905-06 Details |
Southern League Div 1 | 1st/18 | Harry Bradshaw | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1906-07 Details |
Southern League Div 1 | 1st/20 | Harry Bradshaw | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1907-08 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 4th/20 | Harry Bradshaw | Semi-Finals | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1908-09 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 10th/20 | Harry Bradshaw | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1909-10 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 7th/20 | Phil Kelso | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1910-11 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 10th/20 | Phil Kelso | First Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1911-12 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 8th/20 | Phil Kelso | Quarter-Finals | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1912-13 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/20 | Phil Kelso | First Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1913-14 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 11th/20 | Phil Kelso | First Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1914-15 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 12th/20 | Phil Kelso | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1915-16 Details |
—[5] | n/a | Phil Kelso | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1916-17 Details |
—[5] | n/a | Phil Kelso | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1917-18 Details |
—[5] | n/a | Phil Kelso | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1918-19 Details |
—[5] | n/a | Phil Kelso | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1919-20 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 6th/22 | Phil Kelso | First Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1920-21 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/22 | Phil Kelso | Third Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1921-22 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 7th/22 | Phil Kelso | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1922-23 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 10th/22 | Phil Kelso | First Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1923-24 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 20th/22 | Phil Kelso | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1924-25 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 12th/22 | Andy Ducat | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1925-26 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 19th/22 | Andy Ducat | Quarter-Finals[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1926-27 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 18th/22 | Joe Bradshaw | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1927-28 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 21st/22 | Joe Bradshaw | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1928-29 Details |
Football League Div 3 South | 5th/22 | Joe Bradshaw | Second Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1929-30 Details |
Football League Div 3 South | 7th/22 | Ned Liddell | Fourth Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1930-31 Details |
Football League Div 3 South | 9th/22 | Ned Liddell | Third Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1931-32 Details |
Football League Div 3 South | 1st/22 | Jimmy McIntyre | Third Round | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1932-33 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 3rd/22 | Jimmy McIntyre | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1933-34 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 16th/22 | Jimmy McIntyre | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1934-35 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 7th/22 | Jimmy Hogan | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1935-36 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/22 | Jack Peart | Semi-Finals[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1936-37 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 11th/22 | Jack Peart | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1937-38 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 8th/22 | Jack Peart | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1938-39 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 12th/22 | Jack Peart | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1939-40 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1940-41 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1941-42 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1942-43 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1943-44 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1944-45 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1945-46 Details |
—[7] | n/a | Jack Peart | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1946-47 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 15th/22 | Jack Peart | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1947-48 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 11th/22 | Jack Peart | Quarter-Finals[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1948-49 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 1st/22 | Frank Osborne | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | Bob Thomas | 23 |
| 1949-50 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 17th/22 | Bill Dodgin Snr | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1950-51 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 18th/22 | Bill Dodgin Snr | Quarter-Finals[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1951-52 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 22nd/22 | Bill Dodgin Snr | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1952-53 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 8th/22 | Bill Dodgin Snr | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1953-54 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 8th/22 | Frank Osborne | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1954-55 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 14th/22 | Frank Osborne | Third Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1955-56 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/22 | Frank Osborne | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1956-57 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 11th/22 | Doug Livingstone | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | Roy Dwight | 25 |
| 1957-58 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 5th/22 | Doug Livingstone | Semi-Finals[6] | n/a | n/a | Roy Dwight | 22 |
| 1958-59 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 2nd/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | Johnny Haynes | 25 |
| 1959-60 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 10th/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Fourth Round[6] | n/a | n/a | Graham Leggat | 18 |
| 1960-61 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 17th/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Third Round[6] | First Round | n/a | Graham Leggat | 23 |
| 1961-62 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 20th/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Semi-Finals[6] | First Round | n/a | Maurice Cook Graham Leggat |
14 |
| 1962-63 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 16th/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Third Round[6] | Fourth Round[8] | n/a | Maurice Cook | 15 |
| 1963-64 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 15th/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Fourth Round[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | Graham Leggat | 15 |
| 1964-65 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 20th/22 | Bedford Jezzard | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | Rodney Marsh | 17 |
| 1965-66 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 20th/22 | Vic Buckingham | Third Round[6] | Fourth Round[8] | n/a | Graham Leggat | 16 |
| 1966-67 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 18th/22 | Vic Buckingham | Fourth Round[6] | Fourth Round[8] | n/a | Allan Clarke | 24 |
| 1967-68 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 22nd/22 | Vic Buckingham succeeded by Bobby Robson |
Fourth Round[6] | Quarter-Finals[8] | n/a | Allan Clarke | 20 |
| 1968-69 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 22nd/22 | Bobby Robson succeeded by Bill Dodgin Jnr |
Fourth Round[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | Jimmy Conway Malcolm Macdonald |
5 |
| 1969-70 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 4th/24 | Bill Dodgin Jnr | First Round | Second Round | n/a | Steve Earle | 22 |
| 1970-71 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 2nd/24 | Bill Dodgin Jnr | First Round | Quarter-Finals | n/a | Les Barrett | 15 |
| 1971-72 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 20th/22 | Bill Dodgin Jnr | Fourth Round[6] | Second Round | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1972-73 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/22 | Alec Stock | Third Round[6] | Second Round | n/a | Steve Earle | 15 |
| 1973-74 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 13th/22 | Alec Stock | Fourth Round[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1974-75 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/22 | Alec Stock | Runners-Up[6] | Fourth Round[8] | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1975-76 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 12th/22 | Alec Stock | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1976-77 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 17th/22 | Bobby Campbell | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | unknown | ? |
| 1977-78 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 10th/22 | Bobby Campbell | Third Round[6] | First Round | n/a | John Mitchell | 9 |
| 1978-79 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 10th/22 | Bobby Campbell | Fourth Round[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | Chris Guthrie | 13 |
| 1979-80 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 20th/22 | Bobby Campbell | Third Round[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | Gordon Davies | 15 |
| 1980-81 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 13th/24 | Malcolm Macdonald | Fourth Round | First Round | n/a | Gordon Davies | 18 |
| 1981-82 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 3rd/24 | Malcolm Macdonald | Second Round | Fourth Round | n/a | Gordon Davies | 24 |
| 1982-83 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 4th/22 | Malcolm Macdonald | Fourth Round[6] | Second Round | n/a | Gordon Davies | 19 |
| 1983-84 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 11th/22 | Malcolm Macdonald | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | Gordon Davies | 21 |
| 1984-85 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 9th/22 | Ray Harford | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | Robert Wilson | 11 |
| 1985-86 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 22nd/22 | Ray Harford | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | Dean Coney | 12 |
| 1986-87 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 18th/24 | Ray Lewington | Third Round | Second Round | n/a | Dean Coney | 10 |
| 1987-88 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 9th/24 | Ray Lewington | First Round | Second Round | n/a | Leroy Rosenior | 20 |
| 1988-89 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 4th/24 | Ray Lewington | First Round | First Round | n/a | Gordon Davies | 14 |
| 1989-90 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 20th/24 | Ray Lewington | Second Round | Second Round | n/a | Clive Walker | 13 |
| 1990-91 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 21st/24 | Alan Dicks | Second Round | First Round | n/a | Gordon Davies | 6 |
| 1991-92 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 9th/24 | Don Mackay | First Round | First Round | n/a | Gary Brazil | 14 |
| 1992-93 Details |
Football League Div 2[9] | 12th/24 | Don Mackay | First Round | First Round | n/a | Sean Farrell | 12 |
| 1993-94 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 21st/24 | Don Mackay | First Round | Second Round | n/a | Gary Brazil | 14 |
| 1994-95 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 8th/22 | Ian Branfoot | Second Round | Second Round | n/a | Simon Morgan | 11 |
| 1995-96 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 17th/24 | Ian Branfoot succeeded by Micky Adams |
Third Round | Second Round | n/a | Mike Conroy | 9 |
| 1996-97 Details |
Football League Div 3 | 2nd/24 | Micky Adams | First Round | Second Round | n/a | Mike Conroy | 23 |
| 1997-98 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 6th/24 | Micky Adams succeeded by Ray Wilkins succeeded by Kevin Keegan |
Third Round | Second Round | n/a | Paul Moody | 15 |
| 1998-99 Details |
Football League Div 2 | 1st/24 | Kevin Keegan | Fifth Round | Third Round | n/a | Geoff Horsfield | 15 |
| 1999-00 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 9th/24 | Paul Bracewell succeeded by Jean Tigana |
Fifth Round[6] | Quarter-Finals | n/a | Lee Clark | 8 |
| 2000-01 Details |
Football League Div 1 | 1st/24 | Jean Tigana | Third Round[6] | Quarter-Finals | n/a | Louis Saha | 27 |
| 2001-02 Details |
Premier League | 13th/20 | Jean Tigana | Semi-Finals[6] | Fourth Round[8] | n/a | Barry Hayles Steed Malbranque Louis Saha |
8 |
| 2002-03 Details |
Premier League | 14th/20 | Jean Tigana succeeded by Chris Coleman |
Fifth Round[6] | Fourth Round[6] | UEFA Cup Third Round[10] |
Steed Malbranque | 6 |
| 2003-04 Details |
Premier League | 9th/20 | Chris Coleman | Quarter-Finals[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | Louis Saha | 13 |
| 2004-05 Details |
Premier League | 13th/20 | Chris Coleman | Fifth Round[6] | Quarter-Finals[8] | n/a | Andy Cole | 12 |
| 2005-06 Details |
Premier League | 12th/20 | Chris Coleman | Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | Collins John | 11 |
| 2006-07 Details |
Premier League | 16th/20 | Chris Coleman succeeded by Lawrie Sanchez |
Fifth Round[6] | Second Round[8] | n/a | Brian McBride | 9 |
| 2007-08 Details |
Premier League | 17th/20 | Lawrie Sanchez succeeded by Roy Hodgson |
Third Round[6] | Third Round[8] | n/a | Clint Dempsey | 6 |
| 2008-09 Details |
Premier League | 7th/20 | Roy Hodgson | Quarter Finals | Fourth Round[8] | n/a | Andrew Johnson | 10 |
| 2009-10 Details |
Premier League | 12th/20 | Roy Hodgson | Quarter Finals | Third Round | UEFA Europa League Runners-up |
Bobby Zamora | 8 |
| 2010-11 Details |
Premier League | 8th/20 | Mark Hughes | Fifth Round | Third Round | n/a | Clint Dempsey | 13 |
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