Overview [ ] The 2009-10 season was Fulham 's 128th, and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top-flight. It was the also the first time in which the club had qualified for a European competition since the 2002-03 season as they qualified for the inaugral Europa League (a re-branding of the UEFA Cup ).
Roy Hodgson remained at the helm after helping Fulham reach their highest ever League finish the previous season. The season would transpire to be one of the most memorable in the clubs history, with the club reaching the Europa League Final against all the odds. Despite losing out on the trophy to winners Atlético Madrid , the achievement of reaching only their second major tournament final went down as an historic moment for all those involved with Fulham .
In the League, naturally the success of the Europa League meant that the team's focus was split somewhat, but a final position of 12th in the Premier League was certainly not a failure given the squad's relative lack of depth compared to other clubs of whom were more used to playing European competitions on a regular basis.
There was also moderate success in the FA Cup , as Fulham eventually were knocked out after a sixth round replay at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur . It could be said, however, that they did have a fairly smooth ride up until that point after only meeting lower League opposition in the third, fourth and fifth rounds.
Tables [ ]
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Additional info
1
Chelsea 38
27
5
6
103
32
+71
86
Champions, qualified for Champions League
2
Manchester United 38
27
4
7
86
28
+58
85
Qualified for Champions League
3
Arsenal 38
23
6
9
83
41
+42
75
Qualified for Champions League
4
Tottenham Hotspur 38
21
7
10
67
41
+26
70
Qualified for Champions League
5
Manchester City 38
18
13
7
73
45
+28
67
Qualified for Europa League Play-off round
6
Aston Villa 38
17
13
8
52
39
+13
64
Qualified for Europa League Play-off round
7
Liverpool 38
18
9
11
61
35
+26
63
Qualified for Europa League 3rd qualifying round
8
Everton 38
16
13
9
60
49
+11
61
9
Birmingham City 38
13
11
14
38
47
-9
50
10
Blackburn Rovers 38
13
11
14
41
55
-14
50
11
Stoke City 38
11
14
13
34
48
-14
47
12 Fulham 38 12 10 16 39 46 -7 46
13
Sunderland 38
11
11
16
48
56
-8
44
14
Bolton Wanderers 38
10
9
19
42
67
-25
39
15
Wolverhampton Wanderers 38
9
11
18
32
56
-24
38
16
Wigan Athletic 38
9
9
20
37
79
-42
36
17
West Ham United 38
8
11
19
47
66
-19
35
18
Burnley 38
8
6
24
42
82
-40
30
Relegated to Championship
19
Hull City 38
6
12
20
34
75
-41
30
Relegated to Championship
20
Portsmouth 38
7
7
24
34
66
-32
19
Relegated to Championship
Europa League (Group E)[ ]
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Additional info
1
Roma 6
4
1
1
10
5
+5
13
Advanced to knockout stage
2 Fulham 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advanced to knockout stage
3
Basel 6
3
0
3
10
7
+3
9
4
CSKA Sofia 6
0
1
5
2
12
-10
1
Squad [ ]
No.
Pos.
Name
Age
Prev Apps
Prev Gls
Date signed
Fee
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Mark Schwarzer 37
44
0
21 May 2008
Free
12
GK
David Stockdale 23
0
0
4 Jun 2008
£350,000
19
GK
Pascal Zuberbühler 38
1
0
6 Aug 2008
Free
38
GK
Neil Etheridge 19
0
0
1 Jul 2006
Academy
39
GK
Wes Foderingham 18
0
0
c.2000
Academy
41
GK
Marcus Bettinelli 17
0
0
1 Jul 2006
Academy
Defenders
2
RB
Stephen Kelly 25
0
0
Free
3
LB
Paul Konchesky 28
79
1
13 Jul 2007
£3,600,000
4
RB
John Paintsil 28
40
0
16 Jul 2008
£3,400,000
5
CB
Brede Hangeland 28
58
1
18 Jan 2008
£2,500,000
6
R/CB
Chris Baird 27
32
0
12 Jul 2007
£3,000,000
7
LB
Nicky Shorey 28
0
0
1 Feb 2010
Loan
18
R/CB
Aaron Hughes 28
76
0
27 Jun 2007
£1,300,000
22
RB
Fredrik Stoor 25
7
0
30 Jul 2008
£2,700,000
26
CB
Chris Smalling 19
1
0
1 Jul 2008
Free
28 CB Adam Watts 21 0 0 ? Academy
33
L/CB
Toni Kallio 31
5
0
31 Jan 2008/3 Jul 2008
Loan/£300,000
36 LB Joe Anderson 19 0 0 1 Jul 2006 Academy
37
LB
Matthew Briggs 18
1
0
c.2001
Academy
45
LB
Alex Smith 17
0
0
c.2002
Academy
Midfielders
11
AM
Zoltán Gera 30
38
3
11 Jun 2008
Free
13
CM
Danny Murphy (c)32
79
13
31 Aug 2007
Free
14
DM
Andranik Teymourian 26
2
0
12 Jun 2008
Free
16
R/LM
Damien Duff 30
0
0
18 Aug 2009
£4,000,000
17
RM
Bjørn Helge Riise 26
0
0
22 Jul 2009
£1,800,000
20
CM
Dickson Etuhu 27
25
1
29 Aug 2008
£1,500,000
23
AM/RW
Clint Dempsey 26
93
15
11 Jan 2007
£2,000,000
27
R/L/CM
Jonathan Greening 30
0
0
24 Aug 2009
Loan
29
R/LM
Simon Davies 29
95
10
24 Jan 2007
Free
31
CM
Matthew Saunders 19
0
0
?
Academy
34
DM
Kagisho Dikgacoi 24
0
0
27 Aug 2009
£270,000
36
CM
Christopher Buchtmann 17
0
0
1 Feb 2010
£100,000
42
CM
Courtney Harris 17
0
0
c.1999
Academy
43
CM
Reece Jones 17
0
0
c.2003
Academy
44
LM/LB
Keanu Marsh-Brown 17
0
0
c.2003
Academy
Forwards
7 RW/SS Seol Ki-Hyeon 30 21 1 31 Aug 2007 £2,000,000
8
CF
Andy Johnson 28
36
10
7 Aug 2008
£10,500,000
9
CF
Stefano Okaka 20
0
0
1 Feb 2010
Loan
10
CF
Erik Nevland 31
32
6
28 Jan 2008
£1,850,000
15
RW/CF
Diomansy Kamara 28
44
10
9 Jul 2007
£6,000,000
21
CF
Eddie Johnson 25
6
0
23 Jan 2008
£2,000,000
25
CF
Bobby Zamora 28
41
4
16 Jul 2008
£4,800,000
35
CF
David Elm 26
0
0
1 Sept 2009
£500,000
40
CF
Michael Uwezu 18
0
0
1 Jan 2008
Academy
48
CF
Stefan Payne 18
0
0
14 Sept 2009
£26,000
Out on Season-long Loan
30
CM
Wayne Brown 21
2
0
c.2002
Academy
n/a
R/CB
Elliot Omozusi 20
11
0
?
Academy
Staff [ ]
Board [ ]
Position
Name
Chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed
Chief Executive Officer Alastair Mackintosh
Director Mark Collins
Director Karim Fayed
Finance Director Chris Bailey
Non-Executive Director Dennis Turner
Coaching staff [ ]
Position
Name
Manager Roy Hodgson
Assistant Manager Ray Lewington
Coach Billy McKinlay
Goalkeeping Coach Mike Kelly
Fitness Coach Scott Miller
Medical staff [ ]
Position
Name
Head of Sports Medicine & Exercise Science Mark Taylor
Physio Chris Hanson
Club Doctor Steve Lewis
Transfers [ ] Transfers in [ ] Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Name
From
End date
24 Aug 2009
R/L/CM
Jonathan Greening West Bromwich Albion 1 Jun 2010
1 Feb 2010
CF
Stefano Okaka Roma 1 Jun 2010
1 Feb 2010
LB
Nicky Shorey Aston Villa 1 Jun 2010
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Name
To
Fee
Additional info
1 Jul 2009
RB
Moritz Volz Released Free
1 Jul 2009
CF
Collins John Roeslare Free
1 Jul 2009
LW
Julian Gray Released Free
Signed for Barnsley on 15 Sept 2009
1 Jul 2009
LW
Hameur Bouazza Released Free
Signed for Sivasspor on 17 Aug 2009
1 Jul 2009
LW
Karim Laribi Released Free
Signed for Palermo on 19 Aug 2009
21 Aug 2009
CB
Adrian Leijer Malbourne Victory Undisclosed
1 Jan 2010
LB
Joe Anderson Lincoln City Undisclosed
1 Jan 2010
CB
Adam Watts Lincoln City Undisclosed
15 Jan 2010
RW/SS
Seol Ki-Hyeon Pohang Steelers Free
Contract terminated by mutual consent
/
/
/
Total £?
Loans out [ ]
Start date
Position
Name
To
End date
1 Apr 2009
CM
Wayne Brown TPS Turku 1 Nov 2009
26 Sept 2009
RB
Fredrik Stoor Derby County 1 Jan 2010
2 Oct 2009
CB
Adam Watts Lincoln City 1 Jan 2010
30 Oct 2009
R/CB
Elliot Omozusi Charlton Athletic 1 Jan 2010
26 Nov 2009
L/CB
Toni Kallio Sheffield United 23 Dec 2009
31 Dec 2009
CF
Eddie Johnson Aris Thessaloniki 1 Jun 2010
1 Jan 2010
CM
Matthew Saunders Lincoln 1 Jun 2010
1 Jan 2010
CF
Michael Uwezu Lincoln 1 Feb 2010
15 Jan 2010
LB
Matthew Briggs Leyton Orient 15 Feb 2010
22 Jan 2010
GK
David Stockdale Plymouth Argyle 27 Apr 2010
1 Feb 2010
L/CB
Toni Kallio Sheffield United 1 Jun 2010
1 Feb 2010
RW/CF
Diomansy Kamara Celtic 1 Jun 2010
Matches [ ] Pre-season [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
1
Wed 8 Jul 2009
Gold Coast United Away
Lost
1-2
2
Sat 11 Jul 2009
Melbourne Victory Away
Won
3-0
3
Wed 15 Jul 2009
Perth Glory Away
Won
5-0
4
Tue 21 Jul 2009
Bournemouth Away
Drew
0-0
5
Sat 25 Jul 2009
Peterborough United Away
Drew
3-3
Europa League [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
3rd qualifying round, 1st leg Thu 30 Jul 2009
FK Vėtra Away
Won
3-0
3rd qualifying round, 2nd leg Thu 6 Aug 2009
FK Vėtra Home
Won
3-0 Won 6-0 on aggregate
Play-off round, 1st leg Thu 20 Aug 2009
Amkar Perm Home
Won
3-1
Play-off round, 2nd leg Thu 27 Aug 2009
Amkar Perm Away
Lost
0-1 Won 3-2 on aggregate
Group E Thu 17 Sept 2009
CSKA Sofia Away
Drew
1-1
Group E Thu 1 Oct 2009
Basel Home
Won
1-0
Group E Thu 22 Oct 2009
Roma Home
Drew
1-1
Group E Thu 5 Nov 2009
Roma Away
Lost
1-2
Group E Thu 3 Dec 2009
CSKA Sofia Home
Won
1-0
Group E Thu 16 Dec 2009
Basel Away
Won
3-2
Round of 32, 1st leg Thu 18 Feb 2010
Shakhtar Donetsk Home
Won
2-1
Round of 32, 2nd leg Thu 25 Feb 2010
Shakhtar Donetsk Away
Drew
1-1 Won 3-2 on aggregate
Round of 16, 1st leg Thu 11 Mar 2010
Juventus Away
Lost
1-3
Round of 16, 2nd leg Thu 18 Mar 2010
Juventus Home
Won
4-1 Won 5-4 on aggregate
Quarter-final, 1st leg Thu 1 Apr 2010
Wolfsburg Home
Won
2-1
Quarter-final, 2nd leg Thu 8 Apr 2010
Wolfsburg Away
Won
2-1 Won 3-1 on aggregate
Semi-final, 1st leg Thu 22 Apr 2010
Hamburg Away
Drew
0-0
Semi-final, 2nd leg Thu 29 Apr 2010
Hamburg Home
Won
2-1 Won 2-1 on aggregate
Final Wed 12 May 2010
Atlético Madrid Neutral
Lost
1-2 Lost in extra time
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
Statistics [ ] Appearances & goals [ ] Goalscorers [ ] Assists [ ] Disciplinary record [ ] Cards [ ] Suspensions [ ]
Fulham F.C. Seasons
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Mohamed Al-Fayed
Roy Hodgson
Mark Schwarzer (37)
Chelsea
Manchester United
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Everton
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Stoke City
Sunderland
Bolton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wigan Athletic
West Ham United
Burnley
Hull City
Portsmouth
Roma
Basel
CSKA Sofia
Pascal Zuberbühler
Neil Etheridge
Stephen Kelly
John Paintsil
Brede Hangeland
Chris Baird
Fredrik Stoor
Toni Kallio
Zoltán Gera
Andranik Teymourian
Dickson Etuhu
Clint Dempsey
Simon Davies
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Christopher Buchtmann
Seol Ki-Hyeon
Stefano Okaka
Diomansy Kamara
Collins John
Hameur Bouazza
Aris Thessaloniki
Celtic