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Craven Cottage has been a League ground
for 117 seasons;
from July 1st, 2004 to
the current day
,
from July 1st, 1907 to
June 30th, 2002
.
Craven Cottage was the 83rd
ground
to be used for a League game.
Current Capacity 25,700
Year opened 1896
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| GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds" |
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| Originally part of Anne Boleyn’s hunting grounds, the site was an overgrown wilderness (devoid of the original cottage that had succumbed to a fire in 1888) when Fulham FC first leased it in 1894. It took them two years to construct a ground which, when opened in October 1896, was lacking all facilities except for embankments around the pitch.
Shortly after opening, an unusual 1,000 seat stand was constructed on the east side of the ground but this only lasted until 1905 when, under threat of closure by London County Council as a potential safety hazard (even in those days!), the decision was taken to make major alterations to the venue. A new main stand was built on the east side, terracing extended on the other three sides and a pavilion (known today as Craven Cottage) erected in the south east corner.
The ground remained virtually unchanged until the 1960s when the north end was extended and covered and a new 4,200 seat stand subsequently constructed on the west side. The capacity at the end of 2001/2 season, when the ground closed for planned redevelopment, was 18,623 with 7,023 seats and the pitch size was 110 x 75 yards.
It was hoped to rebuild Craven Cottage as a 30,000 seater stadium and re-open at the commencement of the 2003/4 season but legal protests from local residents and escalating costs led to the abandonment of the project. In 2004 seats were installed on the terraces as a temporary measure, and a roof was erected over the south end giving the ground a nominal all-seat capacity of 24,600, and allowing the club to return to the stadium for the 2004/5 season.
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GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide" |
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| Ground address: Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London, SW6 6HH |
| Main phone number: 0870 442 1222 |
| Ticket office: 0870 442 1234 |
| Ticket prices: The price of ticket varies so go on to their web site and buy your tickets on line |
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| If driving to ground: From North
Take the M1 to Junction1 then turn right onto A406 North Circular Road heading west. Continue for 4m until you get to the Hangar Lane roundabout. Go straight over onto Hangar Lane. After 2m, you will see Gunnersbury Park and shortly after this Chiswick roundabout.
Take the second exit onto the A4 and at the next roundabout (Hogarth), take the first exit, continuing along the A4 Great West Road. After 1m, you will get to Hammersmith, follow the one-way system until heading back in the direction you came from and turn left onto the A219 Fulham Palace Road. After 1m, then turn right into Inglethorpe Street, and at the bottom, turn left into Stevenage Road and the ground is on the right.
From South
Take the A24 into London. At the crossroads with the A214 by Tooting Bec station, turn left onto Trinity Road and after 1.5m turn left onto the A3. One mile later, the road forks in two, take the right hand lane, Upper Richmond Road, and then turn right at the next crossroads into Putney High Street. Continue across Putney Bridge, then after 700yards, turn left into Findlay Street, turning right at the bottom for the ground.
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| If using Public Transport: The nearest tube station is Putney Bridge or you could use Parsons Green, Both are on the District Line. The ground is about a fifteen minute walk. If using Putney Bridge you turn left out of the station and then just walk through Bishops Park along the riverbank to the ground past Fulham Palace (note that the park is unavailable after evening games)for Evening games walk up Palace Road and on the first left walk down Bishop Park Road and follow it round to the ground.
From Parsons Green walk out on Pursers Road then on left on to Fulham Road walk across Bishops Park past Fulham Palace to the ground if in Evening at the End of the Fulham Road turn right into Palace Road and then cross the road and on the first left walk down Bishop Park Road and follow it round to the ground.
There is also Putney National Rail station, which can be reached from Waterloo and Clapham Junction. It’s about an 18 minute walk to the ground. Turn right upon leaving the station, and keep going straight, down Putney High Street and over Putney Bridge turn left out of the station and then just walk through Bishops Park along the riverbank to the ground past Fulham Palace (note that the park is unavailable for evening games). For Evening walk up Palace Road and on the first left walk down Bishop Park Road and follow it round to the ground.
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