page_title: Craven Cottage
section_title: Hammersmith End
hierarchical_section_title: Craven Cottage / The ground as it stands / Hammersmith End
caption_attribution_description: English: The Hammersmith End - Fulham FC, SW6, near to Fulham, Hammersmith And Fulham, Great Britain. The &#39;Hammersmith End&#39; stand of Fulham Football Club.
context_page_description: Craven Cottage is a football stadium located in Fulham, London. It has been the home ground of Fulham F.C. since 1896.
  The ground's capacity was 25,700, all-seated, until the closure of the Riverside Stand for redevelopment in the close season of 2019, though the record attendance is 49,335, for a game against Millwall, 8 October 1938. Located next to Bishop's Park on the banks of the River Thames, 'Craven Cottage' was originally a royal hunting lodge and has history dating back over 300 years.
  As well as by Fulham, the stadium has been also been used by the United States men's national football team, Australia national football team, the Republic of Ireland national football team, and Canada men's national football team, and was formerly the home ground for rugby league team Fulham RLFC.
context_section_description: The Hammersmith End (or Hammy) is the northernmost stand in the ground, the closest to Hammersmith. The roofing was financed through the sale of Alan Mullery to Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is traditionally the "home" end where the more vocal Fulham fans sit, and many stand during games at the back rows of the stand. If Fulham win the toss, they usually choose to play towards the Hammersmith End in the second half. The hardcore fans tend to sit (or rather stand) in the back half of H6 and H7 zones (known as ‘H Block’ to the faithful). The stand had terracing until the reopening of the ground in 2004, when it was replaced with seating in order to comply with league rules following the Taylor Report.
caption: The Hammy End
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