Craven Cottage
Appearance
The Cottage, Fortress Fulham | |
Location | Fulham, Lunnon, SW6 6HH |
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Coordinates | 51°28′30″N 0°13′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.22167°WCoordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°13′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.22167°W |
Awner | Fulham F.C. |
Operator | Fulham F.C. |
Capacity | 25,700[1][2] (increasing to 30,000)[1] |
Surface | Grass (Fibrelastic) |
Construction | |
Appent | 1896 (as a stadium) |
Airchitect | Archibald Leitch[3] |
Tenants | |
Fulham F.C. (1896–2002, 2004–present) Fulham L.F.C. (2000–2003) Fulham Rugby League Club (RFL Championship) (1980–1984) |
Craven Cottage is the fitbaw stadium locatit in Fulham, Lunnon. It haes been the hame grund o Fulham F.C. syne 1896.[1] The grund's current capacity is 25,700,[1] aw-seatit, tho the record attendance is 49,335, for a gemme against Millwall Dockers, 8 October 1938.[5] Locatit next tae Bishop's Park on the banks o the River Thames,[6][7] Craven Cottage wis oreeginally a ryal huntin lodge an haes history datin back ower 300 years.[8]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c d According to the club's official website.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "A Place In History". Fulham F.C. 20 Mey 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "BPL Handbook 13/14" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 31 Januar 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Smyth, Rob (5 Julie 2012). "A brief history of Fulham". ESPNFC. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Café at the Cottage". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ Karimi, Sabah (6 Januar 2007). "Best Stadiums for the London Football Game". Yahoo. Archived frae the original on 28 Julie 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Stedman, Richard (2006). The football and real ale guide: Premiership. Stedders Guides. Retrieved 18 November 2013.