Saturday's Craven Cottage clash will be the first time the clubs have gone head-to-head in the Premiership.
Their last meeting was back in the old Third Division in the 1986/87 campaign.
Both sides had dropped out of the Second Division the previous year.
While Boro bounced straight back, Fulham spent several years languishing in the lower divisions prior to their revival.
Boro drew 2-2 at Craven Cottage with Brian Laws and Gary Hamilton on target in front of a paltry 3,852 crowd.
The reverse fixture ended in a comfortable 3-0 win for the Boro with Hamilton (2) and Bernie Slaven getting the goals.