Fulham F.C. of the early grounds listed below are likely to have been parks and parkland, which have now been developed. Even when the club purchased Craven Cottage and the surrounding land in 1894, they had to wait two years before they could play a game there. The Fulham mascot is Billy the Badger, who was the winning design sent in by Kyle Jackson after an online competition by the club. Billy the Badger wears the number 79 Fulham shirt, in reference to the club's year of founding, 1879. Controversy first surrounded Billy when he tried to cheer up Chelsea manager Avram
2016 English football scandal 2016 English football scandal The 2016 English football scandal is a sports corruption scandal which began on 26 September 2016 following the publishing of the first part of "The Daily Telegraph" newspaper's "Football for Sale" investigation into corruption in English football. The scandal resulted in the resignation of England national football team manager Sam Allardyce after only one game in charge, as well as the sacking or suspension of numerous English Football League club staff, including Barnsley assistant manager Tommy Wright. On 26 September, "The Daily Telegraph" published footage filmed by undercover reporters in which then England manager Sam Allardyce