The 2016/17 season will go down in Fulham's history as one of positivity and hope, despite that cruel Play-off semi final defeat at the hands of Reading.

Finishing sixth in itself was a magnificent achievement considering the club finished fifth bottom the season before - this season Slavisa Jokanovic's side accumulated 29 more points and scored 19 more goals, all without Ross McCormack and Moussa Dembele.

The target was to get into the top six and the team achieved that, with some stunning results along the way including the 5-0 wins over Reading and Huddersfield, as well as the 3-1 win up in Newcastle.

Now, as we prepare to say goodbye to the 2016/17 season and look ahead to what the new season will bring to the Cottage, we've run down the defining games of the campaign as we review the 2016/17 season.

What were your defining games? Let us know on Twitter at @FulhamfcNews and @R_O_Donovan.

Time Line

The key games of Fulham's 2016/17 season

  1. Fulham 1-0 Newcastle - August 5

    Fulham get the season off to a perfect start with a 1-0 win over recently relegated Newcastle thanks to a Matt Smith goal

  2. Blackburn 0- 1 Fulham - August 27

    A last minute Tom Cairney goal sees the Cottagers finish the first month of the season unbeaten

  3. Fulham 0-4 Bristol City - September 24

    Bristol City inflict one of Fulham's heaviest defeats of the season as they put four past them at the Cottage in a game where Kevin McDonald sees red

  4. Fulham 1-2 QPR - October 1

    Fulham miss two penalties, including a last gasp Sone Aluko spot kick which hit the post as they lost to their west London rivals

  5. Fulham 5-0 Huddersfield - October 29

    Fulham put Huddersfield to the sword at Craven Cottage as they stick five past their Yorkshire rivals

  6. Brentford 0-2 Fulham - November 4

    Sone Aluko and Tom Cairney ensure Fulham finally get the bragging rights over their west London rivals from Griffin Park

  7. Fulham 5-0 Reading - December 3

    Chris Martin scores a brace as Fulham ended Reading's five-game unbeaten run in the Championship

  8. QPR 1-1 Fulham - January 21

    Chris Martin had a penalty saved before he rescued a point for Fulham after Ryan Manning put QPR ahead

  9. Fulham 4-1 Hull City - January 29

    Sone Aluko helped Fulham knock his old club Hull out of the FA Cup Fourth Round at the Cottage

  10. Birmingham 1-0 Fulham - February 4

    Fulham's Play-off hopes looked over as they went down 1-0 to struggling Birmingham

  11. Fulham 0-3 Tottenham - February 19

    Harry Kane's hat-trick knocked Fulham out of the FA Cup in the Fifth Round at the Cottage

  12. Fulham 1-1 Leeds - March 7

    Tom Cairney's last gasp screamer rescues a point for Fulham in what is a turning point in the race for the top six

  13. Newcastle 1-3 Fulham - March 11

    Ryan Sessegnon shows what he can do as he scores a brace against eventual league winners Newcastle in their own backyard

  14. Fulham 1-3 Wolves - March 18

    A week later Fulham suffer a huge setback as struggling Wolves inflict a 3-1 home defeat on the side

  15. Derby 4-2 Fulham - April 4

    Dave Nugent scores a hat-trick for Derby as Fulham suffer their final defeat of the regular season at Pride Park

  16. Huddersfield 1-4 Fulham - April 22

    Stefan Johansen and Fulham run riot at the John Smith's Stadium as they destroy their play-off rivals for the second time this season

  17. Fulham 1-1 Brentford - April 29

    The Cottagers all but secure their play-off place thanks to their draw with Brentford, aided by Leeds' capitulation

  18. Fulham 1-1 Reading - May 13

    Tom Cairney's header cancels out Jordan Obita's opener as Fulham and Reading go head-to-head in the Championship Play-off semi final

  19. Reading 1-0 Fulham - May 16

    Fulham are knocked out of the Championship Play-off semi final after losing 2-1 on aggregate, with Yann Kermorgant's penalty the final blow