London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a west London borough. It is classified as part of 'Inner London', and includes the areas:

Sport in the borough

Considering its size, there are an extraordinary number of sporting successes based in the borough. They include:

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Football clubs

Fulham and Chelsea Football Clubs are both based in the borough and play Premiership football. Queens Park Rangers are lower league, but still can contribute to the borough's claim of having three of the nation's top 44 football teams.

Related Topics:
Fulham - Chelsea Football Club - Premiership - Queens Park Rangers

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Footballers

Andy Cole was born in the borough and is currently in his second spell for Fulham, having been capped for England and been a part of Manchester United's historic treble.

Related Topics:
Andy Cole - England - Manchester United

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Sean Davis plays for Spurs and has been capped at Under-21 level.

Related Topics:
Sean Davis - Spurs

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Athletes

Linford Christie, Olympic gold medal winner at 100 metres, trained, lived and has a stadium named after him in the borough.

Related Topics:
Linford Christie - Gold medal

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Rowers

There are a huge number of rowing clubs in the borough, the most famous being Tideway Scullers. Many of Britain's top rowers throughout modern history have trained along the Thames, including Matthew Pinsent and Steve Redgrave who between them have 9 Olympic Gold Medals. Much of the course of the Boat Race is along Hammersmith and Fulham's southern border, on the River Thames.

Related Topics:
Thames - Matthew Pinsent - Steve Redgrave - Olympic - Boat Race - River Thames

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