Football

53 years ago, in the days when there were neither internet nor mobile, the score line Halifax Town 0 Fulham 8 was announced on the radio. I had to check the score with a mate. It remains Fulham’s biggest away victory though we put 10 past Ipswich Town on Boxing day 1963 at Craven Cottage. I [...]

Some cynics have suggested that Brighton’s brilliant start and high placing is due to avoiding the big boys. They cite the recent 1 – 4 defeat at home to Manchester City. Mark Lawrenson was not the only one fearful then of a trip to Anfield but in the end Brighton thoroughly deserved their [...]

For the second consecutive match Fulham won albeit unconvincingly. Alex Mitrovic scored a hat-trick but the first was from a soft penalty, the second after sloppy defending and the third a tap-in after a brilliant dribble from Harry Wilson. Whilst our fans tend to moan about penalties given against [...]

Although this was an emphatic win against an in form , resurgent team before a crowd of 27,400 it was not a vintage Fulham performance. All 4 goals had a measure of luck and poor defending. The first was an own goal, for the second the Forest defender placed the ball directly into the path of Alex [...]

This was a necessary and satisfactory win though not an inspiring one. Necessary as Scott Parker’s Bournemouth were beginning to pull away at the top of the Championship after their victory at Stoke. With WBA and Coventry losing Fulham go clear second. The game will be remembered for the [...]