FULHAM players are targeting a place in the history books - as the squad that got the club their highest-ever finish.

Far from playing out a season in mid-table, defender Aaron Hughes reckons the club could land a 'magnificent seven'.

That's seven as in the Whites' final place after the last game of the season against Everton on May24.

If Hughes and co get their wish they will bypass the heady ninth that Chris Coleman's team - largely inherited from Jean Tigana - achieved in 2004.

The Northern Ireland international admits caps and medals are the stock-in-trade of a footballer's achievements - but he also eyes the day when he can tap a Fulham reference book and find his name alongside their best-ever season.

He said: "At the end of the career you'll look back on the number of medals and caps you get - and it would be a lovely little bonus to be a part of a Fulham side that got their highest finish.

"Maybe, we could even get seventh." Before that, the team goes to Manchester City on Saturday - a shadow of the desperate side staring down the barrel at Eastlands this time last season.

A second-half revival after they trailed 2-0, with the Whites 'relegated' at one stage, capped by a late Diomansy Kamara goal, saw Fulham grab a lifeline.

But Hughes reckons this side have come a long way since then.

He said: "We're much better organised and more disciplined. Against City last season we finally clicked at the right time, and moved on."

Brede Hangeland echoed his team-mate - and maybe, just maybe, the Norwegian hopes for a return to Europe with Fulham, after his last glorious stint in the Champions League with FC Copenhagen.

He said: "If we do well, we could have the best-ever Fulham season. Some of the most memorable games have been in the Uefa Cup and the Champions League.

"It's a huge bonus when you get to play in games like that."