Fulham 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 Fulham season was the club's 120th professional season and fourth consecutive in the EFL Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 campaign. Fulham also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup . They were promoted to the Premier League on 26 May 2018, by winning 1–0 in the 2018 EFL Championship play-off final against Aston Villa .[ 1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Pre-season
Friendlies
Fulham announced five pre-season friendlies against Piast Gliwice , FC Zlin ,[ 42] Wolfsburg ,[ 43] West Ham United and Darmstadt 98 .[ 44]
A further friendly against Queens Park Rangers was played behind closed doors on the 12 July.[ 45]
Competitions
Overall
Updated to match played 14 October 2017 Source: Competitions
EFL Championship
League table
Source:
English Football League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
25
13
8
79
46
+33
88
13
8
2
40
17
+23
12
5
6
39
29
+10
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A Result D D D L W D W L D W W D L D L L D W W L W L W W D W W W W W D W D W W W W D W W W W D W W L Position 10 12 15 19 14 12 13 14 14 11 8 9 11 13 16 16 17 14 12 15 12 12 11 11 12 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[ 46] [ 47]
FA Cup
In the FA Cup , Fulham entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Southampton .[ 48]
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Fulham drew Wycombe Wanderers in the first round.[ 49] The second round confirmed a home tie against Bristol Rovers .[ 50]
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated 26 May 2018.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
Last updated 26 May 2018.
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.
Last updated: 3 March 2018 Source: Sky Sports Ordered by , and = Number of bookings ; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Suspensions
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions