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. After major refurbishment work was carried out in 2004, the grounds capacity has increased gradually from 22,000 to its current capacity of 25,700. Fulham have recorded three record attendances in the 2009-2010 season, in their 0-1 loss to Arsenal and their 3-1 and 3-0 victories over Liverpool and Manchester United respectively, each of which drew full capacity crowds. It is located next to Bishop's Park on the banks of the River Thames. 'Crave Cottage' was originally a royal hunting lodge and has history dating back over 300 years. The stadium is used by the Australian and Republic of Ireland national football team for some friendly matches due to a large expat population living in England.