Tag Archives: Fulham
Forget the Premier League: Check Out These London-Area Lower League Teams
Seems everybody in the world is trying to get tickets to a Premier League game, but here is some advice I wish more people would follow: Forget the Premier League and check out the lower leagues. Why? Here are some starters: Tickets are a whole lot easier, as in "Walk up to the ticket office…
Seeing a Game at Nottingham Forest FC
Nottingham Forest has emerged from the wilderness of English football and is back in the Premier League. So here's a look at what it's like to see a game at their City Ground. An older version of this post, written in 2016, started out this way: "If you knew nothing of English soccer, and you…
Seeing a Game at Bolton Wanderers FC
(This post was originally written in December, 2015, and updated in September 2020. Bolton are down in League Two for the 2020-21 season.) I have always said that if you're going to watch an English soccer game, don't sit with the away fans unless you're one of them. Generally, this is true because the away…
Attending a Game at Arsenal
(Editor's Note: This post was written in 2014, but it still gives a good sense of attending a game at Arsenal. I updated a few things in April, 2022.) For the longest time, I thought going to a soccer game in England was this mysterious thing that you had to be somehow "connected" to be…
English Soccer Game Day:
Nottingham Forest vs. Fulham
If you knew nothing of English soccer, and you happened to come into contact with Nottingham Forest Football Club today, you might come to think their history began in about 1977 and essentially ended sometime around 1990. And these days, you might further conclude, fans of the club get together once a week or so…
2014 FA Cup Road Trip: Fulham at Sheffield United
In this post from 2014, I describe my first-ever away day in English soccer, when I followed Fulham, my adopted English team, to Sheffield United in the FA Cup. At the time, United were in League One, and Fulham were in the Premier League. Both of them are Premier League for the 2023-24 season. I…
Touring Craven Cottage at Fulham FC
Seeing a Premier League game at Fulham FC in London is, for Paul, the epitome of what Americans will love about watching soccer in England. Among the perks are small stadiums in the middle of big cities, local rivalries, and a chance to experience sport like we remember it as kids: without so much interference…
Fulham’s Craven Cottage: A Proper Civilized Football Ground
Going to a game at Fulham is among the more civilized experiences I’ve had in my English soccer travels. First, it’s in a lovely and posh area of West London, and to get there from the nearest tube station you actually walk through a park along the River Thames. Second, the ground, Craven Cottage, is…
Me and Fulham: A Like Story
Like most Americans, when I started getting into watching English soccer, I basically knew four things: There is a thing called the Premier League, in which play Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and … some others. They sing at games, which is really cool. There is also a World Cup. I should pick a team…
