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1897-98 season
1897-98
Fulham1  London LeagueLondon League Division Two
Club information
Chairman Flag of England WG March
Club Secretary Flag of England Horace Wilkins
Treasurer Flag of England Arthur Thomas
Club Captain Flag of England Henry Shrimpton / Flag of England Willie Robertson
Ground Craven Cottage
League season information
League London League
Division Division Two
Position 2nd/10
Matches played 18 (W3 D4 L9)
Other competitions
FA Amateur Cup 2nd qualifying round (v Southall)
Middlesex Senior Cup 1st round (v Pemberton)
London Senior Cup 1st round (v Barking Woodville)
Season statistics
Top goalscorer (League) Flag of England Ted Freeman (23)
Top goalscorer (All) Flag of England Ted Freeman (32)
Most appearances (League) 3 players (16)
Most appearances (All) Flag of England Ted Freeman & Flag of England Willie Robertson (25)
Biggest home win 13–0 v Harrow (15 Jan 1898)
Biggest away win 4-0 v Harrow (8 Jan 1898)
Biggest home defeat 0-1 v Barking Woodville (29 Jan 1898)
Biggest away defeat 0-5 v Pemberton (23 Oct 1897)
Fulham home (1896-1900) Fulham change (1896-99)
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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[]

Pos Club P W D L GF GA Gav1 Pts2 Notes
1 Barnet 18 15 2 1 63 17 3.71 32
2 Fulham 18 13 5 0 60 10 6.00 31
3 Hammersmith Athletic 18 11 1 6 40 25 1.60 23
4 Metropolitan Railway 18 11 1 6 41 26 1.58 23
5 West Hampstead 18 8 2 8 37 35 1.06 18
6 West Croydon 18 6 4 8 31 44 0.70 16
7 Orient 18 7 0 11 30 45 0.66 14
8 Harrow Athletic 18 4 1 13 23 58 0.40 9
9 2nd Life Guards 18 3 1 14 13 35 0.37 7
10 Forest Swifts 18 2 3 13 18 61 0.30 7

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[]

No. Position Player
Flag of England GK Fred Kingsbury
Flag of England GK Albert Maile
Flag of England GK Johnny May
Flag of England FB AE Jennings
Flag of Scotland FB Alex Mitchell
Flag of England FB Henry Shrimpton Captain
Flag of England FB Robert Simpson
Flag of Scotland FB Bob Steven
Flag of England HB John Cox
Flag of Scotland HB Allan Knight
Flag of England HB Fred Peet
Flag of England HB Jimmy Taylor
Flag of England OF JJ Davies
No. Position Player
Flag of England OF Tommy Osbaldeston
Flag of England OF Johnny Pask
Flag of England OF Willie Robertson
Flag of England OF Billy Steers
Flag of England IF Sammy Aylott
Flag of England IF Patsy Harris
Flag of England IF Ted Freeman
Flag of England IF Eddie Witheridge
Flag of England IF Alec Wright
Flag of England CF Billy Ives
Flag of England CF S McPherson
Flag of England CF Leonard Moon
Flag of England CF Abon Sermon

Starting XI[]

This represents the most commonly selected players by competitive appearances

No. Pos. Name Appearances Notes
1 GK Flag of England Albert Maile 22
2 RB Flag of England AE Jennings 12
3 LB Flag of England Henry Shrimpton 22
4 RH Flag of England Sammy Aylott 22 Flag of England John Cox had 13 appearances
5 CH Flag of England Jimmy Taylor 23
6 LH Flag of Scotland Allan Knight 23
7 OR Flag of England JJ Davies 15 Flag of England Billy Steers had 14 appearances
8 IR Flag of England Ted Freeman 25
9 CF Flag of England Billy Ives 14
10 IL Flag of England Patsy Harris 5
11 OL Flag of England Willie Robertson Captain 25

Fulham starting XI (1897-98)

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Staff[]

Committee[]

Position Staff
Club Secretary Flag of England Horace Wilkins
Assistant Secretary Flag of England Jim Shrimpton
Treasurer Flag of England Arthur Thomas
Committee Member Flag of England Harry Coleman
Committee Member Flag of England Herbert Jackson
Committee Member Flag of England Billy Mugford
Committee Member Flag of England Tom Walker
Committee Member Flag of England Arthur Wilson

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Trainer Flag of England Tom Walker

Transfers[]

Players in[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
Sept 1897 IF Flag of England Ted Freeman ? ?
Sept 1897 CF Flag of England S McPherson ? ?
Sept 1897 OF Flag of England Johnny Pask Flag of England Stanley ?
Oct 1897 GK Flag of England Albert Maile Flag of England Stanley ?
Oct 1897 HB Flag of Scotland Allan Knight Flag of England Queens Park Rangers ?
Nov 1897 CF Flag of England Billy Ives Flag of England Dunstable Town ?
Dec 1897 OF Flag of England JJ Davies ? ?
Dec 1897 FB Flag of England AE Jennings ? ?
Apr 1898 IF Flag of England Jimmy Bowden Flag of England St John's Wood ?

Players out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
Jul 1897 GK Flag of England George Pearce Retired n/a
Aug 1897 FB Flag of England Tom Atkinson ? ?
Sept 1897 FB Flag of Scotland John Laird ? ?
Nov 1897 CF Flag of England Leonard Moon Flag of England 3rd Grenadier Guards ?
Feb 1898 GK Flag of England Fred Kingsbury Flag of England Ipswich Town ?
Feb 1898 HB Flag of England John Cox ? ?
19 Mar 1898 CF Flag of England Jimmy Lindsey Flag of England Millwall Athletic ?

Matches[]

Friendlies[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1 Sat 11 Sept 1897 Hanwell Home Won 5-0
2 Sat 18 Sept 1897 Hammersmith Athletic Away Lost 0-2
3 Sat 4 Dec 1897 Millwall Athletic Reserves Away Lost 1-2
4 Sat 11 Dec 1897 Millwall Athletic Reserves Home Lost 0-2
5 Sat 18 Dec 1897 Queens Park Rangers Away Lost 0-3 Originally a London Senior Cup tie, but poor weather forced this match to be played as a friendly
6 Sat 25 Dec 1897 East Ham Home ? 3-?
7 Mon 27 Dec 1897 Swindon Old Town Home Won 5-0
8 Sat 19 Feb 1898 West Ham Garfield Home Lost 0-2
9 Sat 5 Mar 1898 East Ham Home Won 11-1
10 Sat 19 Mar 1898 Bow Home Won 5-0

London League Division Two[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1 Sat 25 Sept 1897 Forest Swifts Home Won 9-0
2 Sat 2 Oct 1897 Orient Home Won 6-0
3 Sat 13 Nov 1897 West Croydon Home Won 3-1
4 Sat 20 Nov 1897 Metropolitan Railway Away Won 1-0
5 Sat 8 Jan 1898 Harrow Athletic Away Won 4-0
6 Sat 15 Jan 1898 Harrow Athletic Home Won 13-0
7 Sat 5 Feb 1898 Metropolitan Railway Home Drew 2-2
8 Sat 12 Feb 1898 Barnet Away Drew 1-1
9 Sat 19 Feb 1898 2nd Life Guards Away Won n/a Match scratched, Fulham awarded 2 points
10 Sat 26 Feb 1898 Hammersmith Athletic Away Won 2-0
11 Sat 12 Mar 1898 2nd Life Guards Home Won 1-0
12 Wed 16 Mar 1898 West Croydon Away Drew 2-2
13 Sat 26 Mar 1898 Barnet Home Drew 0-0
14 Sat 2 Apr 1898 West Hampstead Away Won 3-0
15 Sat 9 Apr 1898 Orient Away Won 4-2
16 Mon 11 Apr 1898 Forest Swifts Home* Won 4-0 Match played at Craven Cottage again for reasons unknown
17 Sat 16 Apr 1898 Hammersmith Athletic Home Won 3-0
18 Sat 23 Apr 1898 West Hampstead Home Drew 2-2

London Senior Cup[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1st qualifying round Sat 9 Oct 1897 Westminster Home Won 4-1
2nd qualifying round Sat 6 Nov 1897 Wandsworth Home Won 1-0
3rd qualifying round Sat 27 Nov 1897 Metropolitan Railway Home Won 2-0
4th qualifying round Sat 1 Jan 1898 Queens Park Rangers Away Won 4-3
1st round Sat 22 Jan 1898 Barking Woodville Away Drew 0-0
Replay Sat 29 Jan 1898 Barking Woodville Home Lost 0-1

Middlesex Senior Cup[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1st qualifying round Sat 23 Oct 1897 Pemberton Away Lost 0-5

FA Amateur Cup[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1st qualifying round Sat 16 Oct 1897 Eversleigh Home Won 3-0
2nd qualifying round Sat 30 Oct 1897 Southall Away Lost 0-1

Statistics[]

Appearances & goals[]

Top scorers[]

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