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===Johnny Haynes Stand=== [[File:Ccffc.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Johnny Haynes]] stand at Craven Cottage, is a Grade II listed building.]] [[File:INTERIOR MONTAGE OF HAYNES STAND.jpg|thumb|right|Internal look of the stand, with a montage of [[Johnny Haynes]]]] Originally called the Stevenage Road Stand,<ref name="Haynes" /> after the road it backs onto,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballgroundguide.com/fulham/#Craven-Cottage-Fulham-Layout |title=Football Ground Guide: Craven Cottage, Fulham FC – Ground Layout |date=April 2011 |publisher=Football Ground Guide|access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> the Johnny Haynes stand is the oldest remaining football stand in the Football League and professional football,<ref name="Shoot" /> originally constructed in 1905,<ref name="terrace" /> and is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref name="terrace" /> Designed by [[Archibald Leitch]],<ref name="terrace" /> the stand contains the ticket office<ref name="terrace" /> and club shop<ref name="terrace" /> and features original 'Bennet' wooden seating.<ref name="terrace" /> Following his death in 2005, the stand was renamed after former player [[Johnny Haynes]].<ref name="Haynes" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wanderlustmarriage.com/the-oldest-football-stand-craven-cottage/|title=The oldest football stand, Craven Cottage|work=Wanderlust Marriage|date=19 October 2012}}</ref> The exterior facing Stevenage Road has a brick façade<ref name="pies" /><ref name="flickr">{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/25645678@N06/sets/72157621791140557/detail/ |title=Craven Cottage Fulham FC Inside & Out |publisher=Flickr |date=1 August 2009|access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> and features the club's old emblem in the artwork.<ref name="flickr" /> Decorative pillars show the club's foundation date as 1880 though this is thought to be incorrect. Also, a special stone to commemorate the supporters' fund-raising group Fulham 2000, and The Cottagers' return to Craven Cottage, was engraved on the façade.<ref name="flickr" /> The family enclosures are located in the two corners of the stand, one nearest to the Hammersmith End and one nearest to the Putney End.<ref name="terrace" /><ref name="visiting" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/tickets/-/media/Tickets/Season%20Tickets/2013-14/Family%20Zone%20Season%20Ticket.ashx |title=Family Zone Season Tickets |publisher=Fulham F.C.|access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> The front of the stand now contains plastic seating, but originally was a standing area. Children were often placed at the front of this enclosure and the area had a distinctive white picket fence to keep fans off the pitch up until the 1970s.
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