Friends of Fulham

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Title: No, not that Friends of Fulham
Post by: H4usuallysitting on October 21, 2025, 06:48:41 PM
https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2025/february/21/lori-hoey-and-the-remarkable-history-of-friends-of-fulham/
Title: Re: No, not that Friends of Fulham
Post by: Logicalman on October 21, 2025, 08:03:29 PM

Wow, great find H4!!

Did a little more digging (after reading the story) and found this entry on a wiki page concerning the Women's FA Cup tournament, founded in 1970:

   Season    1984–85 (final)
   Winners    Friends of Fulham
   Score    2–0
   Runners-up    Doncaster Belles   
   Scorers    McAdam 22', Hynes 25'   
   VenueCraven Cottage, Fulham
   Attendance:1,500

and they are now AFC Wimbledon Women AFC_Wimbledon_Women (wiki) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Wimbledon_Women) having previously being considered the forerunner to Fulham F.C. Women  Fulham F.C. Women (Wiki) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulham_F.C._Women)


           
Title: Re: No, not that Friends of Fulham
Post by: H4usuallysitting on October 21, 2025, 09:22:07 PM
Quote from: Logicalman on October 21, 2025, 08:03:29 PMWow, great find H4!!

Did a little more digging (after reading the story) and found this entry on a wiki page concerning the Women's FA Cup tournament, founded in 1970:

   Season    1984–85 (final)
   Winners    Friends of Fulham
   Score    2–0
   Runners-up    Doncaster Belles   
   Scorers    McAdam 22', Hynes 25'   
   VenueCraven Cottage, Fulham
   Attendance:1,500

and they are now AFC Wimbledon Women AFC_Wimbledon_Women (wiki) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Wimbledon_Women) having previously being considered the forerunner to Fulham F.C. Women  Fulham F.C. Women (Wiki) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulham_F.C._Women)


           


It's a lovely story isn't it...reminds me a bit of Ellie Kildunne, as a child she had to play rugby with boy's - as there wasn't a local girls team