'My great-great grandmother was born in Craven Cottage'published at 12:13 British Summer Time
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Nick: Fulham were our local team, my father's family lived on Greyhound Road, my mother's on Everington Street. My great-great grandmother was born in the original Craven Cottage that stood before the stadium was built.
When I was an eight-year-old lad, my grandfather and I were stood outside the gates one weekday afternoon. A chap was taking various items from his car into the Cottage, and he asked my grandad if there was anything he wanted.
Grandad explained about my grandmother being born in the Cottage, whereupon we were whisked in to meet Alec Stock. I have only vague recollections of this, but my grandad remarked to the rest of my family that as a lifelong Fulham supporter, it took his grandson to finally get him into the Cottage!