2010–11 Fulham F.C. season
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The 2010-11 season was Fulham's
113th professional season and their 10th consecutive season
in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The season commenced on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011 after 38 league matches. Due to heir 12th-placed finish in the league the previous season and defeat in the Europa League Final, Fulham did not qualify for European competition. In addition to the Premier League, they entered the Football League Cup in the second round, and the FA Cup in the third round.
Manager Roy Hodgson
left the club during the summer after three seasons to replace Rafael Benitez
at Liverpool
. On 29 July, Fulham confirmed former Manchester City
, Blackburn Rovers
and Wales
coach Mark Hughes
as their new manager.
Despite drawing 16 games in the Premier League, it was a successful season for Hughes and Fulham as they finished eighth, the second-highest position in the club's history. They went out of the Football League Cup in the third round, but progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup before exiting the competition. Clint Dempsey
finished as the club's overall top scorer for the season, with 13 goals in all competitions. Fulham qualified for the following season's UEFA Europa League after finishing as one of the top teams in the UEFA Fair Play ranking
s.
(14 July) and Bournemouth
(17 July), and at home against German side Werder Bremen on 7 August. The club announced a further friendly against Portsmouth
, as a testimonial match
for former Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus
, who had been forced to retire due to injury. The match will be played on 31 July. Fulham also organised a ten-day tour to Sweden
, with friendlies fixtures against Halmstad
on 22 July and Malo
on 27 July.
The first team squad returned to training on 6 July, with the exception of Mark Schwarzer
, John Pantsil
, Clint Dempsey
, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Dickson Etuhu
and Philippe Senderos
who had been competing in the World Cup
in South Africa
. The first pre-season fixture against Brentford ended in a 5–0 victory, with Chris Baird
, David Elm
, Damien Duff
, Eddie Johnson and Simon Davies all getting on the scoresheet, while Brentford's Charlie McDonald
missed a penalty that would have brought Brentford level at 1–1. The second match against Bournemouth
was played three days later at Dean Court. Fulham striker Bobby Zamora
scored an equaliser after Anton Robinson
's opening goal to secure a 1–1 draw. The squad then travelled to Sweden
, where they faced Halmstad and Malmo
. Zoltan Gera
scored twice against Halmstad in a 2–2 draw as Fulham came from 2–1 behind to draw the match. Gera put Fulham ahead in the eighth minute but Joe Sise
turned the game around with two goals (24 and 26) before Gera scored again in the 58th minute. The match against Malmo ended in a 0–0 draw.
Fulham's final two pre-season matches were back in England. Hughes watched from the stands as Fulham lost 1–0 to Portsmouth
who had been relegated to the Football League Championship
, with Marc Wilson scoring the only goal of the match. The club then welcomed German side Werder Bremen to Craven Cottage. Gera scored a hat-trick and Zamora and Johnson both scored in a 5–1 victory - Claudio Pizarro
scored the goal for the away side.
to Manchester United
, fellow defender Philippe Senderos
was Fulham's first signing of the summer when he moved from Arsenal
on a free transfer. Nicky Shorey
and Stefano Okaka both returned to Aston Villa
and AS Roma respectively at the end of their loan deals, while Wayne Brown was released. Erik Nevland
, Toni Kallio
, Christopher Buchtmann, Michael Uwezu
, Andranik and Stefan Payne
all left the club at the beginning of July. Jonathan Greening
committed his future to Fulham by completing a permanent transfer from West Bromwich Albion
after a season-long loan.
Fulham made further signings following the start of the Premier League season. Moussa Dembélé
moved in a £5million deal from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Algerian defender Rafik Halliche
signed for the club on 24 August from S.L. Benfica for an undisclosed fee. Three days later, Fulham secured a deal to bring Mexican defender Carlos Salcido
to the club for £1.5million. On transfer deadline day, defender Paul Konchesky
departed to Liverpool
, with two young players - Lauri Dalla Valle
and Alex Kacaniklic - joining Fulham as part of the deal.
's decision to replace Rafael Benitez
as the manager of Liverpool
on 1 July, Sven Goran Eriksson, Bob Bradley
, Alan Curbishley
and Ottmar Hitzfeld
- the managers of Ivory Coast, United States
and Switzerland
respectively - were all strongly linked to the job but the Ajax coach Martin Jol
emerged as the favourite for the post. After Martin Jol
chose to stay with Ajax and Bob Bradley
renewed his contract with the USA soccer team, Fulham appointed Mark Hughes
as their new manager and he was presented to the press on 3 August.
after having three seasons with Nike. The shirt sponsor will be FxPro
, which will also sponsor Premier League club Aston Villa
. The home kit is white and black, the away kit is red and grey and the third kit is green and gold (the same colours as Harrods
which Mohammed Al Fayed used to own).
Designer - Kappa
Sponsor - FxPro
started on August 14, 2010. The provisional fixture list was announced on 17 June 2010, with Fulham starting the season with a match against Bolton Wanderers
at the Reebok Stadium
. The first match of the season was an even contest that ended 0–0, with Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale
turning in a good performance while deputising for Mark Schwarzer
. Fulham then faced Manchester United
at Craven Cottage
in the first home match of the season. Paul Scholes
gave the away side the lead in the 11th minute. Midfielder Simon Davies scored the equaliser and Fulham's first goal of the season after 57 minutes. The game turned in both directions in the final 10 minutes: defender Brede Hangeland
scored an own goal in the 84th minute, only to redeem himself five minutes later by scoring at the other end of the pitch to equalise for Fulham and earn a 2–2 draw. Nani also had a penalty kick
, given for a handball by Damien Duff
, saved by Stockdale which would have made the scoreline 3–1 to the away team.
Fulham next played against Premier League newcomers Blackpool
at Bloomfield Road
, the first top league match at the stadium for 39 years. Fulham's Bobby Zamora
opened the scoring in the 35th minute and the score remained at 1–0 until the 71st minute when John Paintsil scored an own goal in Blackpool's favour. Luke Varney
then put Blackpool in front at 2–1 but Dickson Etuhu
scored again for Fulham (87), securing their third successive league draw.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
at home in the 3rd round of the FA Cup
on 28 November 2010.
Last updated: 20 February 2011
Source: Fulham F.C.
from League Two. Zoltan Gera
and Bobby Zamora
both scored twice and Clint Dempsey
and new signing Moussa Dembélé
also scored in a 6–0 victory. Gera gave Fulham the lead after 10 minutes; Dembélé doubled the advantage (26), Zamora scored a third goal in the 36th minute. Gera (47) and Zamora (66) both scored after half-time and Dempsey added a sixth goal in the 70th minute to round off the victory.
In the draw for the third round, Fulham were handed a meeting against fellow Premier League team Stoke City
at the Britannia Stadium
on 21 September 2010. Fulham lost this game 2–0 which ended their 2010/2011 Carling Cup campaign.
Last updated: 21 September 2010
Source: Fulham F.C.
, while Carlos Salcido
was given the number 3 shirt after the departure of Paul Konchesky
. Eidur Gudjohnsen took Fredrik Stoor
's number 22 shirt during his loan spellAll the new players filled in a few gaps in the squad.
All Premier League clubs had to declare a squad of 25 players on 1 September 2010, who they could choose from until the transfer window
re-opened in January 2011. The squad had to include at least eight senior "homegrown" players, defined as having spent three years in an English football academy before the age of 21. Fulham had 11 senior homegrown players in the official list released by the Premier League, with a further group of contracted players under 21 also available for selection.
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Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
113th professional season and their 10th consecutive season
2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...
in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The season commenced on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011 after 38 league matches. Due to heir 12th-placed finish in the league the previous season and defeat in the Europa League Final, Fulham did not qualify for European competition. In addition to the Premier League, they entered the Football League Cup in the second round, and the FA Cup in the third round.
Manager Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
left the club during the summer after three seasons to replace Rafael Benitez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
at Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. On 29 July, Fulham confirmed former Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
and Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
coach Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
as their new manager.
Despite drawing 16 games in the Premier League, it was a successful season for Hughes and Fulham as they finished eighth, the second-highest position in the club's history. They went out of the Football League Cup in the third round, but progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup before exiting the competition. Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
finished as the club's overall top scorer for the season, with 13 goals in all competitions. Fulham qualified for the following season's UEFA Europa League after finishing as one of the top teams in the UEFA Fair Play ranking
UEFA Fair Play ranking
The UEFA Fair Play ranking has been used by UEFA since 1995 to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.-Current club qualification system:...
s.
Matches
Fulham initially arranged three pre-season friendlies, away to BrentfordBrentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
(14 July) and Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
(17 July), and at home against German side Werder Bremen on 7 August. The club announced a further friendly against Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
, as a testimonial match
Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
for former Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus
Linvoy Primus
Linvoy Stephen Primus is an English former footballer.Born in Forest Gate, England, to Caribbean-born parents, Primus began his professional career at Charlton Athletic; where he made four league appearances...
, who had been forced to retire due to injury. The match will be played on 31 July. Fulham also organised a ten-day tour to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with friendlies fixtures against Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
on 22 July and Malo
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
on 27 July.
The first team squad returned to training on 6 July, with the exception of Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
, John Pantsil
John Pantsil
John Paintsil is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who is currently playing for English club Leicester City in the Npower Championship and the Ghana national team....
, Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Dickson Etuhu
Dickson Etuhu
Dickson Paul Etuhu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin is also a footballer...
and Philippe Senderos
Philippe Senderos
Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C...
who had been competing in the World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The first pre-season fixture against Brentford ended in a 5–0 victory, with Chris Baird
Chris Baird
Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Northern Ireland national football team.-Southampton:...
, David Elm
David Elm (footballer)
David Elm is a Swedish footballer who plays for Elfsborg as a striker. He previously played for Swedish clubs Kalmar FF and Falkenbergs FF and for English club Fulham.-Early career:...
, Damien Duff
Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012...
, Eddie Johnson and Simon Davies all getting on the scoresheet, while Brentford's Charlie McDonald
Charlie MacDonald
Charles Lea "Charlie" MacDonald is an English footballer, currently playing for MK Dons as a striker.-Football career:...
missed a penalty that would have brought Brentford level at 1–1. The second match against Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
was played three days later at Dean Court. Fulham striker Bobby Zamora
Bobby Zamora
Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success...
scored an equaliser after Anton Robinson
Anton Robinson
Anton Dale Robinson is an English professional footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a midfielder.-Club career:...
's opening goal to secure a 1–1 draw. The squad then travelled to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, where they faced Halmstad and Malmo
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
. Zoltan Gera
Zoltán Gera
Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career...
scored twice against Halmstad in a 2–2 draw as Fulham came from 2–1 behind to draw the match. Gera put Fulham ahead in the eighth minute but Joe Sise
Joe Sise
Joe Sise is a Swedish footballer of Gambian decent, who currently plays as a winger or forward for Halmstads BK.- Career :...
turned the game around with two goals (24 and 26) before Gera scored again in the 58th minute. The match against Malmo ended in a 0–0 draw.
Fulham's final two pre-season matches were back in England. Hughes watched from the stands as Fulham lost 1–0 to Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
who had been relegated to the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
, with Marc Wilson scoring the only goal of the match. The club then welcomed German side Werder Bremen to Craven Cottage. Gera scored a hat-trick and Zamora and Johnson both scored in a 5–1 victory - Claudio Pizarro
Claudio Pizarro
Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga...
scored the goal for the away side.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2010 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
A Griffin Park Griffin Park is a football ground situated in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. It has been the home ground of League One side Brentford since it was built in 1904. It is known for being the only English league football ground to have a pub on each corner, and is situated in a... |
5–0 | Baird Chris Baird Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Northern Ireland national football team.-Southampton:... 14', Elm David Elm (footballer) David Elm is a Swedish footballer who plays for Elfsborg as a striker. He previously played for Swedish clubs Kalmar FF and Falkenbergs FF and for English club Fulham.-Early career:... 24', Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012... 29', Johnson 49', Davies 67' |
4,167 |
| 17 July 2010 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
A | 1-1 | Zamora Bobby Zamora Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success... 26' (Bournemouth: Robinson Anton Robinson Anton Dale Robinson is an English professional footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a midfielder.-Club career:... 10') |
3,081 |
| 22 July 2010 | Halmstad Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title... |
A Örjans Vall Örjans Vall is a football stadium in Halmstad, Sweden, built in 1922.- History :It was finished on 30 July 1922 and was then named Halmstads Idrottsplats , it was opened by HRH The Crown Prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, later king of Sweden, 12 000 people had been allowed entrance to see the opening,... |
2-2 | Gera Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career... 8', 58' (Halmstad: Sise Joe Sise Joe Sise is a Swedish footballer of Gambian decent, who currently plays as a winger or forward for Halmstads BK.- Career :... 24', 26') |
1,885 |
| 27 July 2010 | Malmo Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white... |
A Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons... |
0-0 | 5,019 | |
| 31 July 2010 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
A Fratton Park Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:... |
0-1 | (Portsmouth: Wilson 37') | 6,605 |
| 7 August 2010 | Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
H Craven Cottage Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896.... |
5-1 | Zamora Bobby Zamora Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success... 53', Gera Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career... 65', 71', 76', Johnson 86' (Werder: Pizarro Claudio Pizarro Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga... 10') |
8,149 |
Transfers
After the departure of Chris SmallingChris Smalling
Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Manchester United and the England national team....
to Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, fellow defender Philippe Senderos
Philippe Senderos
Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C...
was Fulham's first signing of the summer when he moved from Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
on a free transfer. Nicky Shorey
Nicky Shorey
Nicholas "Nicky" Robert Shorey is an English footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League as a left-back.-Leyton Orient:...
and Stefano Okaka both returned to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
and AS Roma respectively at the end of their loan deals, while Wayne Brown was released. Erik Nevland
Erik Nevland
Erik Nevland is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Viking. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level....
, Toni Kallio
Toni Kallio
Toni Kallio is a Finnish footballer who is currently playing for Veikkausliiga side FC Inter Turku. His preferred position is left back, but he can also operate as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK...
, Christopher Buchtmann, Michael Uwezu
Michael Uwezu
Michael Uwezu is a Nigerian professional footballer. He is currently with Forest Green Rovers.-Early career:Uwezu began his career with Arsenal's academy before moving to their London rivals Fulham...
, Andranik and Stefan Payne
Stefan Payne
Stefan Steve Payne is a footballer, whose favoured position is striker and is currently playing for Gillingham.-Playing career:...
all left the club at the beginning of July. Jonathan Greening
Jonathan Greening
Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final...
committed his future to Fulham by completing a permanent transfer from West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
after a season-long loan.
Fulham made further signings following the start of the Premier League season. Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:...
moved in a £5million deal from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Algerian defender Rafik Halliche
Rafik Halliche
Rafik Halliche is an Algerian footballer who plays for Fulham in England, as a central defender.-Early years / Nacional:In the January 2008 transfer window, NA Hussein Dey's Halliche received interest from a number of French clubs, namely AJ Auxerre and Valenciennes FC. However, on the 30th, he...
signed for the club on 24 August from S.L. Benfica for an undisclosed fee. Three days later, Fulham secured a deal to bring Mexican defender Carlos Salcido
Carlos Salcido
Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...
to the club for £1.5million. On transfer deadline day, defender Paul Konchesky
Paul Konchesky
Paul Martyn Konchesky is an English footballer who plays as a left back. Currently signed to Leicester City, he has previously played for Charlton, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, joining his present club in July 2011...
departed to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, with two young players - Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle
Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham...
and Alex Kacaniklic - joining Fulham as part of the deal.
Managerial change
Following Roy HodgsonRoy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
's decision to replace Rafael Benitez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
as the manager of Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
on 1 July, Sven Goran Eriksson, Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley
Robert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...
, Alan Curbishley
Alan Curbishley
Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley is an English football manager and former professional player....
and Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Ottmar Hitzfeld is a German former football player and manager, nicknamed der General ....
- the managers of Ivory Coast, United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
and Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
respectively - were all strongly linked to the job but the Ajax coach Martin Jol
Martin Jol
Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder who currently manages Fulham in the Premier League. Jol played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps with the Dutch national team...
emerged as the favourite for the post. After Martin Jol
Martin Jol
Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder who currently manages Fulham in the Premier League. Jol played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps with the Dutch national team...
chose to stay with Ajax and Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley
Robert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team...
renewed his contract with the USA soccer team, Fulham appointed Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
as their new manager and he was presented to the press on 3 August.
Kit
On 24 May 2010, Fulham signed a three year deal with KappaKappa (company)
Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:...
after having three seasons with Nike. The shirt sponsor will be FxPro
FxPro
FxPro is the brand name of FxPro Financial Services Limited, an online retail trading broker in Contract for difference on foreign exchange , shares, futures and precious metals.-History:FxPro was established in 2006 in Cyprus...
, which will also sponsor Premier League club Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. The home kit is white and black, the away kit is red and grey and the third kit is green and gold (the same colours as Harrods
Harrods
Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...
which Mohammed Al Fayed used to own).
Designer - Kappa
Kappa (company)
Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:...
Sponsor - FxPro
FxPro
FxPro is the brand name of FxPro Financial Services Limited, an online retail trading broker in Contract for difference on foreign exchange , shares, futures and precious metals.-History:FxPro was established in 2006 in Cyprus...
Premier League
The Premier League2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...
started on August 14, 2010. The provisional fixture list was announced on 17 June 2010, with Fulham starting the season with a match against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
at the Reebok Stadium
Reebok Stadium
The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...
. The first match of the season was an even contest that ended 0–0, with Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale
David Stockdale
David Adam Stockdale is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a goalkeeper, on loan from Fulham.Stockdale started his career with the Huddersfield Town youth system before joining York City's youth system in 2000, where he became a trainee in 2002. He made his first team debut on the...
turning in a good performance while deputising for Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
. Fulham then faced Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
at Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
in the first home match of the season. Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes is a retired English footballer, a one-club man who played his entire professional career for Manchester United.Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school. He first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14 after being...
gave the away side the lead in the 11th minute. Midfielder Simon Davies scored the equaliser and Fulham's first goal of the season after 57 minutes. The game turned in both directions in the final 10 minutes: defender Brede Hangeland
Brede Hangeland
Brede Paulsen Hangeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but...
scored an own goal in the 84th minute, only to redeem himself five minutes later by scoring at the other end of the pitch to equalise for Fulham and earn a 2–2 draw. Nani also had a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
, given for a handball by Damien Duff
Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012...
, saved by Stockdale which would have made the scoreline 3–1 to the away team.
Fulham next played against Premier League newcomers Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
at Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...
, the first top league match at the stadium for 39 years. Fulham's Bobby Zamora
Bobby Zamora
Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success...
opened the scoring in the 35th minute and the score remained at 1–0 until the 71st minute when John Paintsil scored an own goal in Blackpool's favour. Luke Varney
Luke Varney
Luke Ivan Varney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Portsmouth. He started his career with non-league Quorn, a club in his home county of Leicestershire, before moving to league football with Crewe Alexandra...
then put Blackpool in front at 2–1 but Dickson Etuhu
Dickson Etuhu
Dickson Paul Etuhu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin is also a footballer...
scored again for Fulham (87), securing their third successive league draw.
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 45 | 54 | |
| 8 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 |
| 9 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 59 | ||
| 48 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results summary
FA Cup
Fulham were drawn against Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
at home in the 3rd round of the FA Cup
2010–11 FA Cup
The 2010–11 FA Cup was the 130th season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short...
on 28 November 2010.
Last updated: 20 February 2011
Source: Fulham F.C.
Football League Cup
As a Premier League side not competing in European competition, Fulham entered the Football League Cup at the second round stage. The draw was made following the conclusion of the first round ties and saw Fulham facing a home match against Port ValePort Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
from League Two. Zoltan Gera
Zoltán Gera
Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career...
and Bobby Zamora
Bobby Zamora
Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success...
both scored twice and Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
and new signing Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Dembélé
Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:...
also scored in a 6–0 victory. Gera gave Fulham the lead after 10 minutes; Dembélé doubled the advantage (26), Zamora scored a third goal in the 36th minute. Gera (47) and Zamora (66) both scored after half-time and Dempsey added a sixth goal in the 70th minute to round off the victory.
In the draw for the third round, Fulham were handed a meeting against fellow Premier League team Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
at the Britannia Stadium
Britannia Stadium
The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank...
on 21 September 2010. Fulham lost this game 2–0 which ended their 2010/2011 Carling Cup campaign.
Last updated: 21 September 2010
Source: Fulham F.C.
Appearances and Goals
This is a list of the First Team players for the 2010–11 season. Kagisho Dikgacoi was given the number 26 shirt, previously worn by Chris SmallingChris Smalling
Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Manchester United and the England national team....
, while Carlos Salcido
Carlos Salcido
Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...
was given the number 3 shirt after the departure of Paul Konchesky
Paul Konchesky
Paul Martyn Konchesky is an English footballer who plays as a left back. Currently signed to Leicester City, he has previously played for Charlton, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, joining his present club in July 2011...
. Eidur Gudjohnsen took Fredrik Stoor
Fredrik Stoor
Fredrik Olof Esaias Stoor Siekkinen is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right back for Vålerenga.-Hammarby:...
's number 22 shirt during his loan spellAll the new players filled in a few gaps in the squad.
All Premier League clubs had to declare a squad of 25 players on 1 September 2010, who they could choose from until the transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
re-opened in January 2011. The squad had to include at least eight senior "homegrown" players, defined as having spent three years in an English football academy before the age of 21. Fulham had 11 senior homegrown players in the official list released by the Premier League, with a further group of contracted players under 21 also available for selection.
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|colspan="12"|Players who are no longer playing for Fulham or who have been loaned out in the January transfer window:
|}
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.- Last updated on 22 May 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
23 | Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker.... |
12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  |
5 | Brede Hangeland Brede Hangeland Brede Paulsen Hangeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| = |  |
25 | Bobby Zamora Bobby Zamora Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success... |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  |
15 | Diomansy Kamara Diomansy Kamara Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara is a professional football striker, currently playing for Eskişehirspor... |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| = |  |
30 | Moussa Dembélé Moussa Dembélé Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  |
11 | Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| = |  |
16 | Damien Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = |  |
29 | Simon Davies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | |
8 | Andy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = |  |
20 | Dickson Etuhu Dickson Etuhu Dickson Paul Etuhu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin is also a footballer... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  |
6 | Chris Baird Chris Baird Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Northern Ireland national football team.-Southampton:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | |
7 | Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell Steven James "Steve" Sidwell is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham in the Premier League. His previous clubs include Arsenal, Reading, Chelsea and Aston Villa.-Arsenal:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | |
13 | Danny Murphy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | |
18 | Aaron Hughes Aaron Hughes Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes is able to play centre back, right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is usually deployed in a centre half position for his club and country, and is the current Northern Ireland captain... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = |  |
24 | Gaël Kakuta Gaël Kakuta Gaël Kakuta is a French footballer of Congolese descent. He currently plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers on loan from Chelsea... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | |
27 | Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 49 | 10 | 6 | 65 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.- Last updated on 22 May 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
| Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | Y | R | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
13 | Danny Murphy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | |
5 | Brede Hangeland Brede Hangeland Brede Paulsen Hangeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | |
5 | Chris Baird Chris Baird Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Northern Ireland national football team.-Southampton:... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| = |  |
4 | John Pantsil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | |
23 | Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker.... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | |
16 | Damien Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| = | |
7 | Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell Steven James "Steve" Sidwell is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham in the Premier League. His previous clubs include Arsenal, Reading, Chelsea and Aston Villa.-Arsenal:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | |
11 | Zoltan Gera Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| = | |
20 | Dickson Etuhu Dickson Etuhu Dickson Paul Etuhu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin is also a footballer... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| = | |
8 | Andrew Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| = |  |
30 | Carlos Salcido Carlos Salcido Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | |
25 | Bobby Zamora Bobby Zamora Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| = | |
27 | Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 |  |
22 | Eidur Gudjohnsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2010 | DF |  Philippe SenderosPhilippe Senderos Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final... |
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Free |
| 18 August 2010 | FW | Moussa Dembélé Moussa Dembélé Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:... |
 AZ |
£5,000,000 |
| 24 August 2010 | FW |  Rafik HallicheRafik Halliche Rafik Halliche is an Algerian footballer who plays for Fulham in England, as a central defender.-Early years / Nacional:In the January 2008 transfer window, NA Hussein Dey's Halliche received interest from a number of French clubs, namely AJ Auxerre and Valenciennes FC. However, on the 30th, he... |
 Benfica |
Undisclosed |
| 27 August 2010 | DF | Carlos Salcido Carlos Salcido Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham... |
PSV Eindhoven |
£1,600,000 |
| 31 August 2010 | FW |  Lauri Dalla ValleLauri Dalla Valle Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham... |
Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Swap/cash deal for Paul Konchesky Paul Konchesky Paul Martyn Konchesky is an English footballer who plays as a left back. Currently signed to Leicester City, he has previously played for Charlton, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, joining his present club in July 2011... |
| 31 August 2010 | MF |  Alex Kacaniklic |
Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Swap/cash deal for Paul Konchesky Paul Konchesky Paul Martyn Konchesky is an English footballer who plays as a left back. Currently signed to Leicester City, he has previously played for Charlton, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, joining his present club in July 2011... |
| 31 January 2011 | FW | Eidur Gudjohnsen |
Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
Loan |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2010 | FW |  Stefano Okaka ChukaStefano Okaka Chuka Stefano Chuka Okaka is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Italian Serie A club Roma.-Club career:... |
A.S. Roma A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
End of loan |
| 9 May 2010 | DF | Nicky Shorey Nicky Shorey Nicholas "Nicky" Robert Shorey is an English footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League as a left-back.-Leyton Orient:... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
End of loan |
| 26 May 2010 | MF | Wayne Brown |
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
Free |
| 1 July 2010 | MF |  Christopher Buchtmann |
1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
Free |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Chris Smalling Chris Smalling Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Manchester United and the England national team.... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Erik Nevland Erik Nevland Erik Nevland is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Viking. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level.... |
Viking FK |
Free |
| 1 July 2010 | MF |  AndranikAndranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was... |
Released | |
| 1 July 2010 | DF | Toni Kallio Toni Kallio Toni Kallio is a Finnish footballer who is currently playing for Veikkausliiga side FC Inter Turku. His preferred position is left back, but he can also operate as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK... |
Released | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Michael Uwezu Michael Uwezu Michael Uwezu is a Nigerian professional footballer. He is currently with Forest Green Rovers.-Early career:Uwezu began his career with Arsenal's academy before moving to their London rivals Fulham... |
Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
Free |
| 1 July 2010 | MF | Stefan Payne Stefan Payne Stefan Steve Payne is a footballer, whose favoured position is striker and is currently playing for Gillingham.-Playing career:... |
Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
Free |
| 31 August 2010 | DF | Paul Konchesky Paul Konchesky Paul Martyn Konchesky is an English footballer who plays as a left back. Currently signed to Leicester City, he has previously played for Charlton, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, joining his present club in July 2011... |
Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
Cash/swap deal for Lauri Dalla Valle Lauri Dalla Valle Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham... and Alex Kacaniklic |
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| 15th Feb | MF | Kagisho Dikgacoi | Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
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| 4th Feb | MF | Bjorn Helge Riise |
Sheffield United |
Season Long |
| 21st Mar | FW | Diomansy Kamara Diomansy Kamara Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara is a professional football striker, currently playing for Eskişehirspor... |
Leicester City |
Season Long |
| 16th Feb | FW | Lauri Dalla Valle Lauri Dalla Valle Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham... |
Bournemouth Bournemouth Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth... |
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| 26th Jan | DF | Keanu Marsh-Brown Keanu Marsh-Brown Keanu Marsh-Brown is an English football player who is a free agent after being released by Fulham.-Playing career:Marsh-Brown graduated through the Fulham Academy to sign professional forms in summer 2009. In November 2010, there were reports that both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City were... |
Milton Keynes Dons |
1 Month |
| 31st Jan | FW | Eddie Johnson |
Preston North End |
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