25 Years On: Fulham’s 2000/01 Champions

Fulhamish

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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25 years on we look back at the incredible 2000/01 campaign. We hear from some of the heroes who etched their name into Fulham history, and some of the fans who witnessed it. The 2000/01 season was, simply put, one of the greatest in Fulham’s history. Under the tutelage of French maestro Jean Tigana, the Whites swept everyone in Division One aside en route to the title, to 101 points, and most importantly, to the Premier League. In this, the latest episode in our ‘unforgettable’ series, we look back on this incredible campaign, from our opening 11-game winning run to that iconic night – and goal celebration – at Ewood Park. We hear from some of the heroes who etched their name into Fulham history, and some of the fans who witnessed it. Narration Sammy James Featuring: Kit Symons Lee Clark Barry Hayles Sean Davis John Collins Drew Heatley Hayley Davinson Tom Greatrex Production Credits: George Cooper Peter Rutzler Chris Waugh Support Fulhamish’s independent podcasts, videos and articles by subscribing to our Substack: http://www.fulhamish.co.uk Follow Fulhamish on socials: http://www.x.com/fulhamishpod http://www.instagram.com/fulhamishpod https://www.tiktok.com/@fulhamish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.
0:04.3	Davis! Oh, what a finish! Sean Davis secures the first division title for Fulham. Oh, what a wonderful finish!
0:16.0	Twenty-five years ago in April 2001, Fulham was on the precipice of a historic achievement, a return to the
0:22.7	top division of English football for the first time since the late 1960s. However, this wasn't
0:28.2	just any promotion story. It was the culmination of five years of rapid progress, as Fulham rose
0:34.5	from the fourth tier to the premiership. With Jean Taguer at the helm,
0:38.3	the club achieved this title in style as he transformed Fulham Football Club with a level of
0:43.3	supreme fitness and swashbuckling football that the first division had never seen before.
0:48.5	Fernandez with a kick, oh! And his play through here to Barry Hales! Rockshot, it to deflect,
0:54.1	and comes to save it! What a steal! In this episode of the Fulhamish podcast, we speak to the heart of that famous season,
1:02.4	recounting the highs and the lows of a campaign that changed the trajectory of Fulham forever.
1:09.7	The years leading up to the season have been ones of huge change at the cottage.
1:14.2	In 1997, Fulham were promoted from Division 3 under Mickey Adams,
1:18.4	and then in 1999, Fulham took Division 2 by Storm under the guidance of Kevin Keegan,
1:23.6	who was snapped up shortly afterwards by the FAA for the vacant England manager's job.
1:27.9	Fulham's ninth place finish in their debut season back in the second tier under manager Paul Bracewell would have been seen as a resounding success by many, considering they'd only just one promotion.
1:37.5	But this was nowhere near enough for the ambitious chairman Mohammed Al-Fayette, who in March of that season sacked Bracewell and quickly appointed former French European Championship winner Jean Tagana to take over.
1:49.3	Here's full of supporters trust Chairman Tom Gratrix's reaction when the announcement was made.
1:53.5	When John Tagana was announced to the manager in May at the end of the season before, there was a lot, I think, of uncertainty.
2:00.1	You've got to think back 20 years.
2:01.9	It was still relatively new to have foreign coaches.
2:05.3	So I don't think people were quite sure,
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