Fulham

One of many professional football clubs based in London, England. Purchased by Harrod's owner Mohamed Al-Fayed in 1997, Al-Fayed's millions have helped the club climb the ladder from the Second Division to the First Division to the English Premier League. They started their first season in the top flight by facing Manchester United at Old Trafford and nearly beat the Red Devils (they lost 3-2).

Historical league table:

Place Year and League                                    GP  W  D  L  GF  GA PTS
 10th 1898-99 Southern League Division Two London Sect.  22  6  4 12  36  44  14
  2nd 1899-00 Southern League Division Two               20 10  4  6  44  22  24
***Lost title on goal average, lost to Thames Ironworks in Test Match***
  5th 1900-01 Southern League Division Two               16  8  0  8  38  26  16
  1st 1901-02 Southern League Division Two               16 13  0  3  51  19  26
***Lost to Swindon Town in Test Match***
  1st 1902-03 Southern League Division Two               10  7  1  2  27   7  15
***Lost to Brentford in Test Match, promoted on expansion of Southern League Division
One***
 11th 1903-04 Southern League Division One               34  9 12 13  33  34  30
***Joined Western League***
  6th 1904-05 Southern League Division One               34 14 10 10  46  34  38
  6th         Western League Division One                20  7  3 10  29  32  17
  1st 1905-06 Southern League Division One               34 19 12  3  44  15  50
 10th         Western League Division One A              20  5  5 10  23  32  15
  1st 1906-07 Southern League Division One               38 20 13  5  58  32  53
  1st         Western League Division One A              10  7  1  2  16   9  15
***Lost Promotion Playoff against Western League Division One B champion West Ham United,
elected into Old Second Division***
  4th 1907-08 Old Second Division                        38 22  5 11  82  49  49
 10th 1908-09 Old Second Division                        38 13 11 14  58  48  37
  7th 1909-10 Old Second Division                        38 14 13 11  51  43  41
 10th 1910-11 Old Second Division                        38 15  7 16  52  48  37
  8th 1911-12 Old Second Division                        38 16  7 15  66  58  39
  9th 1912-13 Old Second Division                        38 17  5 16  65  55  39
 11th 1913-14 Old Second Division                        38 16  6 16  46  43  38
 12th 1914-15 Old Second Division                        38 15  7 16  53  47  37
***League was cancelled for WWI***
  6th 19-20 Old Second Division                          42 19  9 14  61  50  47
  9th 1920-21 Old Second Division                        42 16 10 16  43  47  42
  7th 1921-22 Old Second Division                        42 18  9 15  57  38  45
 10th 1922-23 Old Second Division                        42 16 12 14  43  32  44
 20th 1923-24 Old Second Division                        42 10 14 18  45  56  34
 12th 1924-25 Old Second Division                        42 15 10 17  41  56  40
 19th 1925-26 Old Second Division                        42 11 12 19  46  77  34
 18th 1926-27 Old Second Division                        42 13  8 21  58  92  34
 21st 1927-28 Old Second Division                        42 13  7 22  68  89  33
***Relegated to Old Third Division South***
  5th 1928-29 Old Third Division South                   42 21 10 11 101  71  52
  7th 1929-30 Old Third Division South                   42 18 11 13  87  83  47
  9th 1930-31 Old Third Division South                   42 18  7 17  77  75  43
  1st 1931-32 Old Third Division South                   42 24  9  9 111  62  57
***Promoted to Old Second Division***
  3rd 1932-33 Old Second Division                        42 20 10 12  78  65  50
 16th 1933-34 Old Second Division                        42 15  7 20  48  67  37
  7th 1934-35 Old Second Division                        42 17 12 13  76  56  46
  8th 1935-36 Old Second Division                        42 15 14 13  76  52  44
 11th 1936-37 Old Second Division                        42 15 13 14  71  61  43
  8th 1937-38 Old Second Division                        42 16 11 15  61  57  43
 11th 1938-39 Old Second Division                        42 17 10 15  61  55  44
***League cancelled because of WWII***
 15th 1946-47 Old Second Division                        42 15  9 18  63  74  39
 11th 1947-48 Old Second Division                        42 15 10 17  47  46  40
  1st 1948-49 Old Second Division                        42 24  9  9  77  37  57
***Promoted to Old First Division*** 
 17th 1949-50 Old First Division                         42 10 14 18  41  54  34
 18th 1950-51 Old First Division                         42 13 11 18  52  68  37
 22nd 1951-52 Old First Division                         42  8 11 23  58  77  27
***Relegated to Old Second Division***
  8th 1952-53 Old Second Division                        42 17 10 15  81  71  44
  8th 1953-54 Old Second Division                        42 17 10 15  98  85  44
 14th 1954-55 Old Second Division                        42 14 11 17  76  79  39
  9th 1955-56 Old Second Division                        42 20  6 16  89  79  46
 11th 1956-57 Old Second Division                        42 19  4 19  84  76  42
  5th 1957-58 Old Second Division                        42 20 12 10  97  59  52
  2nd 1958-59 Old Second Division                        42 27  6  9  96  61  60
***Promoted to Old First Division***
 10th 1959-60 Old First Division                         42 17 10 15  73  80  44
 17th 1960-61 Old First Division                         42 14  8 20  72  95  36
 20th 1961-62 Old First Division                         42 13  7 22  66  74  33
 16th 1962-63 Old First Division                         42 14 10 18  50  71  38
 15th 1963-64 Old First Division                         42 13 13 16  58  65  39
 20th 1964-65 Old First Division                         42 11 12 19  60  78  34
 20th 1965-66 Old First Division                         42 14  7 21  67  85  35
 18th 1966-67 Old First Division                         42 11 12 19  71  83  34
 22nd 1967-68 Old First Division                         42 10  7 25  56  98  27
***Relegated to Old Second Division***
 22nd 1968-69 Old Second Division                        42  7 11 24  40  81  25
***Relegated to Old Third Division*** 
  4th 1969-70 Old Third Division                         46 20 15 11  81  55  55
  2nd 1970-71 Old Third Division                         46 24 12 10  68  41  60
***Promoted to Old Second Division***
 20th 1971-72 Old Second Division                        42 12 10 20  45  68  34
  9th 1972-73 Old Second Division                        42 16 12 14  58  49  44
 13th 1973-74 Old Second Division                        42 16 10 16  39  43  42
  9th 1974-75 Old Second Division                        42 13 16 13  44  39  42
 12th 1975-76 Old Second Division                        42 13 14 15  45  47  40
 17th 1976-77 Old Second Division                        42 11 13 18  54  61  35
 10th 1977-78 Old Second Division                        42 14 13 15  49  49  41
 10th 1978-79 Old Second Division                        42 13 15 14  50  47  41
 20th 1979-80 Old Second Division                        42 11  7 24  42  74  29
***Relegated to Old Third Division***
 13th 1980-81 Old Third Division                         46 15 13 18  57  64  43
***After this season, wins changed value from two to three points***
  3rd 1981-82 Old Third Division                         46 21 15 10  77  51  78
***Promoted to Old Second Division***
  4th 1982-83 Old Second Division                        42 20  9 13  64  47  69
 11th 1983-84 Old Second Division                        42 15 12 15  60  53  57
  9th 1984-85 Old Second Division                        42 19  8 15  68  64  65
 22nd 1985-86 Old Second Division                        42 10  5 26  45  69  36
***Relegated to Old Third Division***
 18th 1986-87 Old Third Division                         46 12 17 17  59  77  53
  9th 1987-88 Old Third Division                         46 19  9 18  69  60  66
  4th 1988-89 Old Third Division                         46 22  9 15  69  67  75
***Lost in Promotion Playoff Semifinal to Bristol Rovers***
 20th 1989-90 Old Third Division                         46 12 15 19  55  66  51
 21st 1990-91 Old Third Division                         46 10 16 20  41  56  46
  9th 1991-92 Old Third Division                         46 19 13 14  57  53  70
***Clubs in Old First Division broke away from the Football League to form the
English Premier League***
 11th 1992-93 Second Division                            46 16 17 13  57  55  65
 21st 1993-94 Second Division                            46 14 10 22  50  63  52
***Relegated to Third Division***
  7th 1994-95 Third Division                             42 16 14 12  60  54  62
 17th 1995-96 Third Division                             46 12 17 17  57  63  53
  2nd 1996-97 Third Division                             46 25 12  9  72  38  72
***Lost title on goals scored, promoted to Second Division***  
  6th 1997-98 Second Division                            46 20 10 16  60  43  70
***Made Promotion Playoffs on goals scored, but lost in Semifinal to Grimsby Town***
  1st 1998-99 Second Division                            46 31  8  7  79  32 101
***Promoted to First Division***
  9th 1999-00 First Division                             46 17 16 13  49  41  67
  1st 2000-01 First Division                             46 30 11  5  90  32 101
***Promoted to English Premier League***
 13th 2001-02 English Premier League                     38 10 14 14  36  44  44
 14th 2002-03 English Premier League                     38 13  9 16  41  50  48

Sorry Webster, Fulham hasn't been in Middlesex since the 1950s (Middlesex no longer exists, officially).
Area in South West London, covered by the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Also the home of Chelsea FC, at Stamford Bridge - next door to Fulham Broadway tube and round the corner from North End Road Market(selling mainly cheap fruit and veg and tacky clothes). North, heading towards Chelsea, are all the trendy restaurants and shops. Away from the centre and down New Kings Road, towards the Thames, are stacks of pubs and wine bars. Also, near the bridge, is the 15th century church where The Omen was filmed, on the edge of Bishops Park. A happy and lively area.

Ful"ham (?), n. [So named because supposed to have been chiefly made at Fulham, in Middlesex, Eng.) A false die.

[Cant] [Written also fullam.]

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