Gordon Davies Becomes Fulham's All-Time Leading Goalscorer
February 1989
Three weeks after equaling Johnny Haynes' 18 year old record, Gordon 'Ivor' Davies had finally done it. In a 5-2 defeat away to Wolves, the much loved Fulham striker scored in the 21st minute to pull the game back to 2-1 - his 158th goal for Fulham - making him the Club's highest ever goalscorer. Modest as ever, Ivor said afterwards that he wasn't even thinking of the record and was just "glad to pull a goal back to get us back into the game". Pictured above is him celebrating that very goal..
John Marshall Plays 200th Game
April 1989
One club man John Marshall made his 200th appearance for Fulham, in a 2-1 away win over Preston North End..
Goalkeeper Stannard Scores Direct From Clearance
September 1989
At an away game at Crewe Alexandra, favourite Fulham 'keeper Jim Stannard (pictured here in 1994) scores directly from a clearance in a 3-0 win. It is disputed that Andy Sayer touched the ball en route (he also scored one of the other goals in the game); but we'll give Big Jim the benefit of the doubt..
The Whites Finish 4th In Division Three and Enter The Play-Offs
May 1989
A successful season under Ray Lewington saw Fulham finish 4th, earning us a Play-Off spot in the process. The Club would play Bristol Rovers in the Semi-Final..
Fulham Crashes Out Of Play-Offs
May 1989
A disappointing first leg defeat away at Bristol Rovers where the Whites lost 1-0 was hugely overshadowed by the second leg, which saw Fulham lose 4-0 under the floodlights at Craven Cottage. Losing 5-0 on aggregate was a bitter pill to swallow after such a successful league campaign, and it would be a while before Fulham had a realistic chance of gaining promotion again..