Football club. Formed as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School F.C. by worshippers in the church at Star Road, West Kensington. The club which plays at Craven Cottage in Fulham has spent twenty-four seasons in English football's top division. Notable players have included Johnny Haynes, George Cohen, Bobby Robson, Rodney Marsh and Alan Mullery.
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Fulham Football Club
Fulham 2000 To commemorate the significant contribution to the restoration of...
{Around plinth of statue:} Johnny Haynes 2005, 'The Maestro' captain of Engla...
Founded by boxing trainer Dickie Gunn. Its most famous member was Chris Finnegan.
Weightlifting coach and wrestler. Also known as Yakov, he was born in Poland. During WW2 he took part in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Along with ten other team members, he was murdered by Palestinia...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland
"Johnners", For nearly fifty years he was the voice of cricket on BBC television and radio. Born Hertfordshire. Died London.
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Person, Journalism / Publishing, Sport / Games, South America
Born Walter Stuart Surridge at Herne Hill. First-class cricketer who played for Surrey, who won the title every year he was captain, 1952-6. Died Derbyshire on a visit to his family's bat-making fa...
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