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Pelé Plays At Craven Cottage

March 1973

12th March 1973 saw one of the best footballers of all time, the Brazilian striker Pelé, strut his magic on Fulham's home turf. A season's best crowd of 21,464 were at Craven Cottage to see Fulham beat Santos 2-1 in a friendly..

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Fulham Go Continental: The Anglo-Italian Cup

March 1973

Fulham secured draws against Como, AS Roma, Torino and Bologna in the Anglo-Italian Cup. Despite going through the group stage unbeaten, we still finished bottom. The Whites are pictured here playing AS Roma at Craven Cottage, a match they wouldn't play again until 2009..