Rivalries
Fulham fans consider their main rivals to be Chelsea. Despite this fixture not being played that often in the years preceding Fulham's ascent to the top division, this is a clear local derby as Chelsea's ground, Stamford Bridge, is actually within Fulham. However, it is only recently that the two teams have been competing in the same league. Chelsea do not consider Fulham as rivals in quite the same way, as they are now usually competing at the top end of the Premier League and consider Manchester United and Arsenal as their main rivals.
Fulham consider their secondary rivalries to be with QPR and Brentford. Fulham last played QPR in the 2000–01 season before meeting them again twice in the 2011–12 Premier League season in which Fulham were the victors with a "sensational" 6–0 victory at Craven cottage, and beating them 1–0 away from home at Loftus Road. Fulham last played Brentford in a pre-season Friendly money raiser for Brentford Legend Kevin O'Connor in 2010 where Fulham won 0–5 at Griffin Park, they also have small rivalries with other London clubs, including West Ham United.
Outside of London, Gillingham are still considered rivals to Fulham hardcore despite the two clubs having played in different divisions for the past eleven years. Fulham and Gillingham have been involved in several ill-tempered matches in the lower leagues, including the death of a Fulham supporter outside a game between the two clubs in Kent, in the 1990s.
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