The 2017–18 Fulham season was the club's 120th professional season and fourth consecutive in the EFL Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 campaign. Fulham also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. They were promoted to the Premier League on 26 May 2018, by winning 1–0 in the 2018 EFL Championship play-off final against Aston Villa. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source 3 July 2017 DF Marcelo Djaló Lugo Undisclosed 7 July 2017 MF Ibrahima Cissé Standard Liège Undisclosed 31 July 2017 FW Aboubakar Kamara Amiens SC Undisclosed 17 August 2017 FW Rui Fonte Braga Undisclosed 31 August 2017 FW Yohan Mollo Zenit Saint Petersburg Free 31 January 2018 DF Cyrus Christie Middlesbrough Undisclosed
Loans in Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source 14 July 2017 FW Lucas Piazon Chelsea 30 June 2018 25 July 2017 MF Oliver Norwood Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 27 July 2017 DF Tomáš Kalas Chelsea 30 June 2018 16 August 2017 MF Sheyi Ojo Liverpool 30 June 2018 22 August 2017 DF Rafa Soares FC Porto 31 January 2018 31 August 2017 MF Jordan Graham Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 January 2018 22 January 2018 DF Matt Targett Southampton 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 FW Aleksandar Mitrović Newcastle United 30 June 2018
Transfers out Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source 26 May 2017 DF Cameron Burgess Scunthorpe United Undisclosed 26 May 2017 MF Larnell Cole Tranmere Rovers Free 26 May 2017 DF Jack Grimmer Coventry City Free 26 May 2017 GK Josh Lukwata Released 26 May 2017 MF Scott Parker Retired 26 May 2017 DF Ryheem ShecklefordReleased 26 May 2017 MF Josh Smile Chippenham Town Free 26 May 2017 GK Jake SoutterReleased 26 May 2017 MF Cassian ThomasReleased 26 May 2017 MF Ryan Tunnicliffe Millwall Free 26 May 2017 FW Josh Walker Hendon Free 4 July 2017 MF Jozabed Celta de Vigo Undisclosed 5 July 2017 DF Scott Malone Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 6 July 2017 DF Richard Stearman Sheffield United Undisclosed 10 July 2017 GK Jesse Joronen AC Horsens Free 15 July 2017 FW Nemanja Lazović FK Crvena Zvezda Undisclosed 18 July 2017 MF Lasse Vigen Christensen Brøndby Undisclosed 29 August 2017 FW Sone Aluko Reading Undisclosed 31 August 2017 MF Dennis Adeniran Everton Undisclosed 16 January 2018 DF Michael Madl Austria Wien Undisclosed 19 January 2018 DF Ragnar Sigurðsson Rostov Undisclosed 25 January 2018 MF Mikolaj Kwietniewski Legia Warsaw Undisclosed 30 January 2018 FW Yohan MolloReleased 22 February 2018 DF Sean Kavanagh Shamrock Rovers Undisclosed
Loans out Date Pos. Name To End date Source 3 August 2017 DF Ragnar Sigurðsson Rubin Kazan 18 January 2018 17 August 2017 FW Cauley Woodrow Bristol City 30 June 2018 30 August 2017 GK Marek Rodák Rotherham United 30 June 2018 24 November 2017 MF Isaac Pearce Bath City 2 January 2018 31 January 2018 FW George Williams St. Johnstone 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 FW Stephen Humphrys Rochdale 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 MF Mattias Kait Ross County 30 June 2018
Pre-season Friendlies Fulham announced five pre-season friendlies against Piast Gliwice, FC Zlin, Wolfsburg, West Ham United and Darmstadt 98.
A further friendly against Queens Park Rangers was played behind closed doors on the 12 July.
Competitions
Overall
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.
Football League play-offs
FA Cup In the FA Cup, Fulham entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Southampton.
EFL Cup On 16 June 2017, Fulham drew Wycombe Wanderers in the first round. The second round confirmed a home tie against Bristol Rovers.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated 26 May 2018.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
|colspan="12" style="text-align:center;" |Out on loan
|colspan="12" style="text-align:center;" |Left during season
Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
Last updated 26 May 2018.
NationalityPlayerChampionshipPlay-offsEFL CupFA CupTotal13Ryan Sessegnon1510016232Aleksandar Mitrović120001238Stefan Johansen80008447Aboubakar Kamara70007510Tom Cairney5100620Lucas Piazon50106716Oliver Norwood50005811Floyd Ayité4000419Sheyi Ojo40004104Denis Odoi111036Kevin McDonald300037Neeskens Kebano300039Rui Fonte300031413Tim Ream1000121Matt Targett10001Own goals20002TOTALS7932084
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.
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|colspan=4|TOTALS |62 |1 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |63 |1 |2 |
Suspensions
PlayerDate receivedOffenceLength of suspensionTomáš Kalas12 August 2017 vs Reading1 matchLeeds United (A) (Championship)Dennis Odoi2 December 2017 vs Brentford1 matchBirmingham City (H) (Championship)
References