Fulham FC — Fulham v Southampton — 6 January 2018

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56 The Official Fulham FC Matchday Programme

WHAT HAPPENED TO

FULHAM’S TEAM?

PETER MELLOR

Goalkeeper who was an FA Cup

Finalist in 1975 and made 190

league appearances before joining

Hereford United in September


  1. Moving to Portsmouth in


July 1978, he later played for

Edmonton Drillers and has since

coached in the United States,

settling in Florida.

TERRY BULLIVANT

Deputised for John Cutbush in

the featured match. Played 101

league games before joining Aston

Villa in November 1979. Later

at Charlton Athletic, Brentford

and Maidstone United, he has

held various coaching posts, also

managing Barnet and Reading.

Now chief scout at Millwall.

ERNIE HOWE

Central defender who scored 10

times in 70 league outings before

joining Queens Park Rangers

in December 1977. Later with

Portsmouth, helping to win the

Division Three title in 1982/83,

he coached Wokingham Town,

then was Basingstoke Town boss

for 13 years before managing

Sutton United.

BOBBY MOORE

Central defender who skippered

England’s 1966 World Cup Final

triumph. He starred as Fulham

were FA Cup Finalists in 1975,

scoring once in 150 games.

Briefly player-coach of Danish

side Henning, he managed Oxford

City, Eastern AA and Southend

United. Died in February 1993.

LES STRONG

Left-back who was ever-present

skipper of Fulham’s 1981/82

promotion success. Scoring five

times in 373 league games, he

joined Crystal Palace in August

1983, then played for Rochdale.

Became Fulham’s catering

manager, then owned a pub in

Mitcham and is now a matchday

host at the Cottage.

GEORGE BEST

Legendary Northern Ireland

international who netted eight

goals in 42 league outings prior

to joining Fort Lauderdale

Strikers in June 1978. Later with

Hibernian, San Jose Earthquakes,

and AFC Bournemouth, he

worked in the media and

corporate hospitality until his

death in November 2005.

ALAN SLOUGH

Midfielder who played in the

1975 FA Cup Final and netted 13

goals in 154 league outings before

moving to Peterborough United

in July 1977. Later with Millwall,

Torquay United, Weymouth,

Yeovil Town and Minehead, he

became a window cleaner in

Paignton, also running soccer

schools.

JOHN EVANSON

Midfielder who netted five goals

in 95 league games while at

Craven Cottage before following

Alec Stock to AFC Bournemouth

in July 1979, then played for

Poole Town. Later worked in

the licensed trade and became

head of catering at a private

health and fitness club in High

Wycombe.

LES BARRETT

Winger who played in the 1975

FA Cup Final. Netted 74 goals in

423 league outings for Fulham

before moving to Millwall in

October 1977. Later with Woking,

Slough Town and Carshalton

Athletic, he worked for BT, then

helped his wife run a garden

centre in Earlsfield.

JOHN MITCHELL

Striker (pictured) who played for

Fulham in the 1975 FA Cup Final

and was three times top scorer,

netting 60 goals in 194 games

before joining Millwall in June


  1. Later a businessman, he


had two spells as manager of St

Albans City, becoming chairman,

before two stints as a Luton Town

director.

RODNEY MARSH

Ex-England international striker

who netted 27 goals in 79 league

games during two spells at

Fulham before rejoining Tampa

Bay Rowdies in March 1977.

Later became their manager,

then was a pundit for Sky Sports

until January 2005 and has

since appeared on several reality

television shows.

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