All Time Head to Head
Home - W 24 - D 13 - L 11
Away - W 20 - D 10 - L 19
Total - W 44 - D 23 - L 30
Premiership only
Home - W 3 - D 4 - L 1
Away - W 6 - D 1 - L 1
Total - W 9 - D 5 - L 2
Thames Ironworks FC was only three years old when it turned professional in 1898, entering the Southern League Second Division, and it was in the 8th match of the season that they welcomed Fulham to the old stadium, Memorial Grounds. Thames Ironworks won both the home and away games against their London rivals, en route to finishing the season as champions, and continued to dominate the fixture once Fulham caught up with them in the Southern League First Division - five seasons (and a name change) later at the new Boleyn Ground.
In the early 1920's and throughout the 1930's the two teams were fairly evenly matched in the old League Division 2, but post-war West Ham began to exert their dominance as both sides gradually climbed into the top tier. Separated by a division for much of the 1970's and 80's it was not until 2001 that Fulham and West Ham met for their first clash in the Premier League. Despite doing a better job of staying in the top flight than the Irons, and amazingly reaching the final of the Europa League in 2010, Fulham have performed poorly against West Ham in the Premier League with only two wins out of 16 games. That said, 21st century games between these two sides at the Boleyn Ground have predominantly ended in a draw, a result that would probably satisfy the Cottagers more than the Hammers...
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