1897-98 season

=Overview= The 1897-98 season was Fulham's 16th season playing football and the last full season they would play as an amateur outfit. An ambitious committee saw fit to change the team in order to push for a much higher finish and new faces duly arrived - players such as Ted Freeman, Albert Maile, Billy Ives and Allan Knight saw fit to help the club on its way to the most successful season since its formation.

Fulham managed to go unbeaten in the league, yet somehow finished runners-up to champions Barnet. Ted Freeman was the runaway leading goalscorer, second to Billy Ives. There was considerable success in the London Senior Cup, whereby a fifth round exit was easily the furthest that the club had progressed to in their history of entering the competition. The form they so brilliantly displayed in the league, and to a degree, the London Senior Cup was not to be repeated in the Middlesex Senior Cup, as they slumped to a poor 5-0 thrashing and a first round exit.

The season was the last which would feature the early Fulham legend Johnny May, who was finally dislodged from the 'keepers spot by new signing and former Stanley man Albert Maile.

=League tables=

London League Division Two
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing

=Squad=

Starting XI
This represents the most commonly selected players by competitive appearances

=Staff=

Coaching staff
=Transfers=

FA Amateur Cup
=Statistics=