Fulham L.F.C.
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Fulham LFC was the Ladies Football Club (LFC) associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of May 16, 2006.
Fulham were the first European Ladies' football team to turn professional in April 2000 [link], and were closely followed by Arsenal L.F.C. thereafter. Club Chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed reversed this decision in 2003, however, reverting the club to semi-professional status.
History
Their debut came in 1993 in the Greater London Division, and quickly rose to the heights of the FA Women's National Premier League, via the Greater London Premier Division, the South East Combination League and the Southern Premier League. They first reached the FA Women's Cup final in 2001.In the 2001/02 season, where they won promotion to the Premiership, they also won the London County Cup, the Premier League Cup and the FA Women's Cup, scoring 342 goals in an amazing season, conceding just 15. This was there first season as a Professional team.
They won the treble of FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League in 2002/03, scoring 68 goals and conceding just 13. Last season they were the only English team to compete in the UEFA Women's European Cup, and they came 2nd in the Premier League.
During their final season, having lost most of their squad to a variety of factors (such as the choice to revert to semi-professional status), they struggled in the league, finishing eighth.
On May 16, 2006, Fulham announced that they were withdrawing the team from the Premiership and discontinuing the team altogether. The decision to dissolve the team was made on financial grounds, with Fulham officially laying the blame on a poor media coverage and poor league attendance. Fulham F.C. did announce plans to continue its Girls Development Centre, but clearly stated they would not be fielding any further league teams in the forseeable future. []
Fulham were managed by Marieanne Spacey in their final season.
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