Editing Craven Cottage (section)

===Post-World War II===
[[File:Johnny Haynes statue.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Johnny Haynes]] (1934–2005), Fulham's most famous player, in his classic 'hand-on-hip' pose, outside the stand named after him]]
It was not until after Fulham first reached the top division, in 1949, that further improvements were made to the stadium. In 1962 Fulham became the final side in the first division to erect [[floodlights]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/august/22/throwback-thursday |title=1962: Cook Lights Up The Cottage |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=22 August 2013|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref>  An electronic scoreboard was installed on the Riverside Terrace at the same time and flagpoles flying the flags of all of the other first division teams were flown from them.<ref name="pies">{{cite web |url=http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/fulham/171403/the-black-and-white-years-scorching-vintage-photos-of-fulhams-craven-cottage-between-1923-1978.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801230450/http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/fulham/171403/the-black-and-white-years-scorching-vintage-photos-of-fulhams-craven-cottage-between-1923-1978.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=1 August 2013 |title=The Black-And-White Years: Scorching Vintage Photos Of Fulham's Craven Cottage, Between 1923–1978 | first=Chris | last=Wright |publisher=Who Ate All The Pies? |date=30 July 2013|access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref> Following the sale of Alan Mullery to Tottenham Hotspur in 1964 (for £72,500) the Hammersmith End had a roof put over it<ref name="roof">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/fulham-go-from-laughing-stock-to-serious-players-1947790.html |title=Fulham go from laughing stock to serious players | first=Steve | last=Tongue |newspaper=The Independent|location=London |date=18 April 2010|access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref> at a cost of approximately £42,500.

Although Fulham were relegated, the development of Craven Cottage continued. The Riverside terracing, infamous for the fact that fans occupying it would turn their heads annually to watch [[The Boat Race]] pass,<ref name="334,000">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2rBc7i0RnsC&q=%E2%80%9CCRAVEN+COTTAGE%E2%80%9C+334000&pg=PT124 |title=Football Fanatic: A Record Breaking Journey Through English Football | first=Ken | last=Ferris |publisher=Random House |date=1 March 2013|access-date=19 November 2013|isbn=9781780578019 }}</ref> was replaced by what was officially named the 'Eric Miller Stand',<ref name="Miller">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16531444 |title=Fulham submit plans to expand Craven Cottage to a 30,000-seat stadium |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2012|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> [[Eric Miller (businessman)|Eric Miller]] being a director of the club at the time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/jan/18/sport.comment1 |title=The Cottage has been a block of flats waiting to happen since the 1980s | first=David | last=Lacey |newspaper=The Guardian|location=London |date=18 January 2003|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> The stand, which cost £334,000<ref name="334,000" /> and held 4,200 seats, was opened with a friendly game against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in February 1972, (which included [[Eusébio]]).<ref name="Benfica">{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/june/06/throwback-thursday |title=1972: Riverside Royalty|publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=6 June 2013|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> [[Pelé]] was also to appear on the ground, with a friendly played against his team [[Santos F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2013/may/30/throwback-thursday |title=1973: Pelé Plays At The Cottage|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=30 May 2013|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> The Miller stand brought the seated capacity up to 11,000 out of a total 40,000.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ZoU0mkbn8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211124/T2ZoU0mkbn8| archive-date=2021-11-24 | url-status=live|title=Fulham v Burnley 1972|date=9 August 2011|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Eric Miller (businessman)|Eric Miller]] committed suicide five years later after a political and financial scandal,<ref name="Herald">{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19790131&id=4MFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3989,4722016 |title=MPs may debate scandal of suicide tycoon |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=31 January 1979|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> and had shady dealings with trying to move Fulham away from the Cottage. The stand is now better known as the Riverside Stand.<ref name="Miller" />

On [[Boxing Day]] 1963, Craven Cottage was the venue of the fastest [[hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] in the history of the English football league, which was completed in less than three minutes, by [[Graham Leggat]]. This helped his Fulham team to beat [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich]] 10–1 (a club record).<ref>Three minutes is the time quoted by [https://web.archive.org/web/20090325201135/http://www.grahamleggatsoccer.com/memories.htm his official website].</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/incoming/article6235.ece/BINARY/Fulham+10-1+Ipswich |title=Ten for The 'Turkeys' | first=Bill | last=Holden |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=27 December 1963|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> The international record is held by [[Jimmy O'Connor]], an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] player who notched up his hat trick in 2 minutes 14 seconds in 1967.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/3485294.stm |title=Hayter keeps feet on ground | first=Mark | last=Mitchener |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 February 2004|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref>

Between 1980 and 1984, '''Fulham [[rugby league]]''' played their home games at the Cottage.<ref name="rugbyleague" /> They have since evolved into the '''London Crusaders''', the '''London Broncos''' and '''Harlequins Rugby League'''<ref name="rugbyleague" /> before reverting to [[London Broncos]] ahead of [[Super League XVII|the 2012 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/15353867 |title=Harlequins revert to London Broncos name again for 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2011|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref> Craven Cottage held the team's largest ever crowd at any ground with 15,013, at a game against [[Wakefield Trinity]] on 15 February 1981.<ref name="Napit">{{cite web |url=http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/harlequinsrl.php |title=Harlequins RLFC |publisher=Napit |access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref>