Craven Cottage is the name of the sports stadium located in Fulham, London, where the Fulham Football Club has been a venue since 1896. Its capacity was recently expanded to 25,700 locations. It has one of the oldest grandstands in the country and is, architecturally, one of the traditional stadiums in England.
Records
Attendance record: 49 335 people against the Millwall, October 8, 1938 (Division Two).
Registration of attendance (seated) in the new stadium: 25 700 people in matches against:
Arsenal, September 26, 2009 - Premier League
Liverpool, October 31, 2009 - Premier League
Manchester United, December 19, 2009 - Premier League
Hamburg SV, April 29, 2010 - UEFA Europa League semifinal, second leg
Aston Villa, August 13, 2011 - Premier League
Manchester United, December 21, 2011 - Premier League
Arsenal, January 2, 2012 - Premier League
Norwich City, March 31, 2012 - Premier League
Southampton, December 26, 2012 - Premier League
Swansea City, December 29, 2012 - Premier League
Arsenal, April 20, 2013 - Premier League
Manchester United, November 2, 2013 - Premier League
Southampton, February 1, 2014 - Premier League
Hull City, April 26, 2014 - Premier League
Curiosities
Outside the Fulham Stadium is a statue of Michael Jackson who had a great friendship with club president Mohamed Al Fayed.
The statue was opened before Fulham's game against Blackpool Football Club at Craven Cottage, where locals won 3-0. This was the joy of the president, who when it was shown, danced with a child in front of the statue of the "King of Pop".
Al Fayed said that "people will come to see the statue from all parts of England and I think it is something that everyone should be proud of." Michael Jackson attended a Fulham game in 1999.
