Premier League's MOST BEAUTIFUL Ground 😍 FULHAM FC Craven Cottage Stadium Tour
This season we're visiting EVERY Premier League Stadium for a Tour or Match... Today we're taking a look at CRAVEN COTTAGE 😍 Home of course to FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB - As well as the Craven Cottage Stadium Tour - Ry also takes a look around the outside of this beautiful Fulham ground. What are your earliest memories of Craven Cottage or of Fulham as a club? This was my first time in Fulham but I saw the team play Hereford United a couple times in the old Division 3 in the mid 90s at Edgar Street 😁👍🏽 Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of the awesome stadium tours we have coming up on the channel such as Brentford's GTech Community Stadium or even the video where we explore their old home Griffin Park 🏟️ SEE YOU IN THE NEXT VIDEO ⚽️🏝️
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Hope you enjoyed that one peeps 👍🏽 Check out previous stadium tours on the channel and subscribe so you don't miss out on Brentford (new & old ground tours), Newcastle, along with loads more! -Ry ⚽🏝
Indeed, keep up the good work mate
@@DjMagicJay cheers mate, enjoy making them 😊
@@RysFootyParadise Yessir when are you going to Tottenham Hotspur I’d love to meet you
I'm a football fan in the US. Let me say that British stadiums have so much character and soul. I hope to go across the pond and tour as many of these stadiums as I can.
I'm a villa fan.... got to say... what a beautiful ground ....WoW
Hello Ry, Highbury was my favourite ground in London, but these days it’s The Cottage for me. It was Henry Norris who tried to merge Fulham and Arsenal as he was chairman of both clubs. He moved Woolwich Arsenal to Highbury and appointed Herbert Chapman as Manager. He passed away in 1934 and his grave is close to Craven Cottage at Richmond & East Sheen Cemetery.
That’s for the info mate & I’m looking forward to checking out what Highbury’s currently like when I do the Emirates tour 😊👍🏾
The old.den
Life long Fulham fan here…absolutely loved your video mate, proud to call it home. Hammersmith End ST holder.
Glad you enjoyed it mate, definitely one of my favourite tours so far 🤩
I'm a English football fan from Indonesia 🇲🇨🇲🇨☝️, The stadiums in England are amazing
Craven Cottage is such a beautiful old ground. I always loved going there, There is something magical about this old ground, sitting on the bank of the Thames.
its absolutely stunning isn't it
I started going to see Fulham around 1994-96, at one point we were about 90th out of the 4 divisions and the attendance was about 2,500...tonight i am off to the Cottage for the Carabou Semi Final against Liverpool... Things have certainly changed over the years 😎✌️
Indeed mate, Fulham have done superbly! A different club from the one I saw play Hereford…
We were 91st and lost to 92nd. From memory average attendance was closer to 3500. There were some 2500 attendances though.
I love these kind of stadiums
It’s another thumbs up from me - saw Newcastle a couple of times plus Ipswich - great stadium
Hello, Ry. Glad you liked it. Me and my family have been in that place for well over 100 years, my first game was early ‘74. There were times when it looked bleak for the future, but here we are with the stadium looking lovely. It’s not always about results, especially with Fulham, but being at the Cottage has been the mainstay of all our lives. You Whites!
Came for the 90s ghgate shirts stayed for the tours. These videos are great
thank you mate... I'll upload a bit of both 😁
Lovely ground, I went there to watch Southend Utd away in the late 90's when Keegan was in the early days of his stint in charge of Fulham. It's changed a bit so I might have to book a tour as I can't see Southend go there anytime soon. I think that I can remember an old air raid shelter under what was the uncovered terrace by the park, the walk from the tube station to the ground was great, probably my fave ground to have visited and I loved the old style features which have thankfully been saved from demolition. Well done on a great video.
a real treasure isn't it mate... wish more clubs would keep the traditions alive and restore classic parts of their homes
Such a beautiful stadium, would love to visit! Just started watching your content, Ry. Very jealous of you visiting all of these grounds. Will be very sad to see my club’s iconic stadium (Goodison Park) go after being lucky enough (sometimes) to visit over the past 25 years. Football stadia are fascinating places though, cathedrals of art and history. ⚽️
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching the videos 😊👍🏾
36 Hammy end is my lucky entrance 🏁
Come on fulham 👏
My first prem club I went to was Fulham. And I had the chance to watch them Villarreal friendly in the summer 2022 and is still the most visited London club. I’m very fond of this club and its stadium. I’m journeyman myself and have watched game in every London club from league 2 to prem. as of now only left are Sutton utd and qpr.
That’s class mate 👏🏽 well done - loved Craven Cottage
Love the old stadiums for atmosphere.Started following Spurs in 78 when we were in the 2nd division.I miss standing in the Shelf being packed to the rafters. Coys.
massive changes over the years, some good, but match day atmosphere has definitely suffered hasn't it mate 😔
The pick of the lot. Favorite ground that I’d love to visit one day.
Beautiful ground, not what I was expecting….there’s a lot to be said for teams like Fulham who seem to have blended their history and the old with the new demands of the Premiership….lovely architecture and love the wooden seats! I’d forgotten about the links with Jimmy Hill!
Glad you enjoyed it, yesss everyone loves Jimmy, what a bloke! Iconic British personality - they don't make them like Jimmy any more!
Jimmy Hill was the man who saved Fulham from oblivion, without his hard work Mohammed Al Fayed would never have bought the club.
It's The Hammersmith End (Hammy End). I'm a season ticket holder in this stand. The Hammersmith End is/has the best atmosphere in the ground. Great video and you've done us proud! COYW!
Thanks mate & glad you enjoyed it 😊👍🏾
I've worked there over 100 times I love how friendly it is very family oriented lovely place
only Premier stadium where opposing fans meet at the bar and toilets
I never realised how beautiful Craven Cottage is. Thanks for the eye opener !
Great video,craven cottage was uncovered on 3 sides right up to 1967,as was selhurst park up to 1969.airdrieonians in scotland had a similar pavilion to the cottage at their old broomfield ground, sadly demolished in 1994...
ahh that's a shame, would have loved to check out another ground with an old school pavilion
Amazing piece of art! ❤
Just found your channel. I visited Craven Cottage in 1991 and was just comparing the pictures. Back then, there was a huge terrace on the Putney End and also standing opposite. Glad they have kept Stevenage Road and have maintained the Cottage, but it is otherwise unrecognisable from that time.
Yeah the old man was telling me when he came down to watch Fulham play Hereford it was VERY different back then 😊 they’ve done a cracking job
Always been fascinated by this ground. Cheers for the great tour and facts!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I went to a game there and such an incredible atmosphere So much fun
i have a northampton town Scarf rare find 1998 wembley 2nd division play off final
And also could you do Brighton stadium tour as well too one day mate
Prefer the old ones and don't like the new ones as much you should visit Hillsborough stadium 🏟️
Definitely high on the list mate 😉
Thanks mate
Next season i plan a trip to watch Fulham at Craven Cottage! I support Everton but i love this arena
Class isn’t it 🤩 perfect balance of old & new
That was a brilliant insight into one of England's most traditional football clubs. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos. When I stumbled across it earlier, I must admit, seeing it was 30 minutes long almost made me not watch (most of the ones I see are approx 15 mins), but I'm really glad I did watch it. Thoroughly enjoyable, thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! I kept trying to trim it down but ended up saying stuff it I’ll leave it at half hour… 😅
As an American Tottenham supporter. This is absolutely my number 2 ground to visit when I go someday.
Brilliant.
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Wow! Itś a great place!
Hi Ry, I enjoyed this video & I appreciate it’s designed to be an in-depth historical stadium tour targeted at Fulham fans primarily. However as just a football fan I felt inpatient watching this video & 30mins is quite a chunk of time. Enjoyed it nonetheless & am looking forward to your Elland Road video if you haven’t done one already😊
Glad you enjoyed it mate… this was a longer than usual video - you can’t win though as if I make them short I get fans moaning I missed this & that 😅 Gave Craven Cottage a little longer as it’s been my favourite so far 😉
Brilliant 👏 👏 👏, you do a great tour guide , from Kev ov Wolves...
Awesome, thank you mate, hoping to get to a game at Molineux soon
Great video mate, when everything is finished the Riverwalk is going to be a public footpath, will only shut on match days. Going to be cafes there etc
Beautiful ground
It sure is 🤩
They were way in front of time with that badge. Could be a logo of nowadays 👊
Haha I’m fine with their badge but you’d expect them to have an old school classy emblem to match the ground… I suppose Fulham had that in the 90s…
@@RysFootyParadise it is a nice badge yes
We had a lovely badge before we first went into the premier League when it was changed for marketing uses, the club tried to tell us we couldn't keep the badge as it belonged to Hammersmith council but this was a lie. The new badge was probably drawn by a five year old, it needs reverting back as it was class.
@@martinthevegFFC I am just a Dutch guy. Know nothing about that. Thanks. I'll need to Google some more.🤣👍👊 Love your club though
@@martinthevegFFC Yeah i have seen what you mean now
First discovered your away day at Spurs, have binged since. Great Insight whilst being indifferent no matter where you go, fair play lad
Thank you mate, appreciate you watching the videos - got a backlog to edit up so plenty more to come!
@@RysFootyParadise great stuff
great stuff you said what other club backs on a river shhewsburut town's old ground gay meadow used to back on to the river seven i went there in 79 there used to be a guy who had a conical boat he would fish the ball out of the river another great old grond gone forever great show again steve
I used to love the Hereford v Shrewsbury games back in the day 😁👍🏾 Graham Turner the old Hereford boss even ended up there after if I remember correctly?
You are a good football fan. expertly! i like your videos and how you describe the details, thanks for the work. Although, i don't agree that you're a MAN U fan because i support Liverpool.. kidding! ;) much love from Syria
haha thanks mate!
American fan here, going to London in April and thinking to attend a game here, I think it's vs Newcastle on April 6. It's either this or Palace v Manchester City at Selhurst, but am leaning towards Craven Cottage as I believe I can do the Chelsea stadium tour in the morning then this in the afternoon, no? Also Fulham have a legacy of signing American players so this is a special club for us. Anyway, all I can do until then is just wait and watch videos like these 🤣
Palace is known for a really good Matchday atmosphere but Craven Cottage is really unique and in a nice area
Really well done - thank you. Lovely stadium. I was lucky to play there once in a school boys cup final.
No worries, a pleasure to share 😊 oh wow fair play! When was that?
@@RysFootyParadise It was in the mid 70’s For the record I am a CFC supporter, but I have always had affection for FFC, and QPR. I used to live in Parsons Green. I live in Texas now. I always make the effort to attend CFC matches when I return. Again, really appreciate your work. Paul.
@@De_Profundis_PR that’s class 👏🏽 fair play! Looking forward to checking out Stamford Bridge & Loftus Road
@@RysFootyParadise I am looking forward to both episodes. The old stadiums are disappearing - it’s important to capture the past so we don’t forget. Do you have any plans to do the same thing for Championship stadiums?
@@De_Profundis_PR sorry for the late reply mate - yeah I’ve done a few matchdays on the channel but after premier league I’ll work my way down 😊
I love this channel - great presenter absolutely brilliant work
Thank you for the kind words 🤝🏼
I used to row on the Thames right in front of Craven Cottage so I got to see the ground from that perspective
oh wow that's class... it's going to look even more incredible once the stand is finished
Al Fayed made the ground beautiful, except the view from the river. He even made it worse by adding a statue of Michael Jackson in his latter years. The view was terrible before Khan built a new stand and removed the statue. From a Barnes resident
Great video of the greatest ground in London !
It’s stunning isn’t it 🤩
Greatest ground in the world.
Ever hear of the Den ?
I Love This Channel - Amazing Stuff Going To These Places Just For Us 😊
Glad you enjoy it 😊👍🏾
Enjoyed your video. watching this after Fulham wins 2/1 against MU
Just had the pleasure of editing up the Matchday vlog 😬 you guys outplayed us
Best riverside view is the City Ground by a country mile..the open terraced river embankment and view from Trent Bridge blows everybody away when first viewed... Riverside pubs and next to a Test Ground.
Class mate, I’m next door tomorrow at Notts County so look forward to checking it out 😊👍🏾
Class mate, I’m next door tomorrow at Notts County so look forward to checking it out 😊👍🏾
Of all the cottages out there, it’s definitely the most craven
Stood on the old putney end 26th August 2001 and watched my team Stockport County get hammerd 4-1 great video Ry
cheers mate! Still aiming to get to Stockport County again for a match
@@RysFootyParadise get yourself to edgeley pal be more than welcome don't put that red rubbish on though hahaha 😆 nice one Ry look forward to the next one 👍
THIS needs updating, nice review though. The ground was ,"sold" when we went to QPR and we had to fight to return. We absolutely LOVE our ground , it's who we are.
Villa Park is the most beautiful
one of my top 3 for sure!
Great videos. Are you planning to work through the leagues?
Yep 😊👍🏾
Awesome stadium I used to do security there
It's class isn't it! Has it changed much since you did security there?
@@RysFootyParadise Yes it’s definitely changed because of the new stand I loved working there , it was so bless. I wish that I did a vlog of me doing security at Fulham , Millwall , West Ham at both Upton Park and Stratford plus Wembley Stadium I do have a Liverpool stadium tour video on my channel and I see your gonna be at Tottenham Hotspur and i live like 5 minutes away from there, I hope to see you
@@DjMagicJay awesome mate, I bet you’ve seen some sights at those grounds over the years… my old man went to Craven Cottage in the 80s to watch Hereford and he said it was a lot difference when it was the terraces
@@RysFootyParadise Wow he must’ve had a awesome experience
Anfield is the most precious.
Remember when Fulham use to play at Loftus Road.
Johnny Haynes wanted to sign for Spurs and Spurs wanted him... same as Bobby Moore but both Fulham and West ham refused to sell
Riverside Stadium! Not quite as classy as London but its a beautiful ground on the river tees - they are doing tours again soon - you should go.
Love Boro 😊 (not just cuz of Carrick lol)
visit the den at milwall
I am a Leeds United fan boy but craven cottage have done an amazing job of keeping the history alive but could you do a Leeds United stadium tour one day please if you three is no rush mate it’s just that I know a lot of people who want to see inside of the stadium and I can’t find much footage of it and I would really appreciate if you could do a tour of Leeds United stadium tour please
We’re doing all the Prem teams this season so only Brighton & Luton left 😊 Brighton currently have no tours available and Luton aren’t doing any so the next chance I get I’ll be there mate 👍🏾 Leeds probably in the summer after promotion…..
That depends on if they get promoted mate and fingers crossed on that one and I hope you enjoy it this season touring stadiums
With the promotion mate
Hope you enjoyed that one peeps Check out previous stadium tours on the channel and subscribe so you don't miss out on Brentford (new & old ground tours), Newcastle, along with loads more! -Ry
Even the grounds in working class areas are looking to extend the corporate end of things like my own club.. as a villa fan stuck on a waiting list for season tickets along with the other 20,000 or so it’s a piss take tbh
Apparently standard seating doesn’t make much money in 2024 😔 it’s all advert and tv revenue along with hospitality etc… I’ve noticed Villa have bombed up the ticket prices in the Doug Ellis… watching the Newcastle game in a couple weeks and it’s gone from like £50 to £67 😮
Ry what is the name of the song at the start of the video
Beautiful Day by U2? 😊
A great video: Fun fact The Hammersmith End is not in Hammersmith , and The Putney End is not in Putney.
haha good to know!
Sure it is
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That stand is the Hammersmith (hammy) end. Also don’t be fooled by that part of the river, it’s filthy as and probably dirtier than central london as the sewer overflow is prevalent in Barnes, Putney and Fulham
Are you doing Arsenal stadium tour after Tottenham’s?
Not on the same day but soon… 😎 (February)
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how many teams does london rlly need dam haha
Give us some around here 😁
After Liverpool, Man Utd, Spurs, Newcastle, Celtic, Sunderland, Rangers, Brighton, Everton, Arsenal, Villa and Sheff Wed, Fulham's probably the best football stadium in the UK! Before it burned down, the original Cottage was built in 1724 - before Beethoven was born! The current one was finished in 1896. Everything in the Stevenage Road Stand (the steps, wooden seats, poles and bricks) has been there since 1905! Without Reading, the Midlands, Scotland, Wales and North England, Fulham would be the oldest pro club on Earth! In October, Fulham fans sat in the same away end 4-time European champions Ajax had just three days prior. Brighton beat Ajax 2-0, but drew 1-1 with Fulham three days later! It speaks volumes about how far the club have come since the 4th-tier dark days of the late 90s.
Stadiums next to a river?...u missed our stadium, would u believe the Riverside stadium is next to a river. UTB
Down by the riverside 🎶 TRUE 😊 looking forward to checking Boro out soon
@@RysFootyParadiseexcellent. You can also go to the estate that ayresome was on. There's reminders there of our old home
Fulham Ticket prices are ridiculous 😮
Expensive part of London isn’t it
@@RysFootyParadise yes.
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Wheres the mJ statue 🤣
True! Haha
They took that down when Al Fayed sold the club. Fayed actually had Michael Jackson visit the Cottage for Fulahm Boloton back in the day. When he entered the changing rooms Fayed appartently told the players to 'Hide their willys' 🤣
Ewood park
Beautiful stadium but I’m glad I’m not Fulham fan cos you need multi millionaire to live around there to support local club.
Sorry, you spelled boring wrong
They got one nice stand its a shit hole
Take it you like them soulless plastic bowls
Im a Liverpool Fan But Fulham Is Totally Underrated Club ❤🤝🏻🖤🤍