Crystal Palace F.C.
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| Full name | Crystal Palace Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Eagles | ||
| Founded | 1905 | ||
| Ground | Selhurst Park London England (Capacity: 26,309) |
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| Chairman |  Simon Jordan |
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| Manager | Neil Warnock |
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| League | The Championship | ||
| 2008–09 | The Championship, 15th | ||
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Crystal Palace F.C. is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park.
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[edit] Club history
[edit] 1905 formation
Crystal Palace Football Club was formed on 10 September 1905, and played its home games on the cup final ground at Park Hill Park. The colours chosen were the claret and blue of Aston Villa, a result of the important role in the club's formation played by Edmund Goodman, an Aston Villa employee who was recommended to the fledgling club by the Villa chairman. Edmund Goodman organised the business side of the club and managed the team from 1907 to 1925. A former amateur player with Villa, Goodman had lost his leg after taking a kick on the knee which he said himself "took bad ways".
[edit] Recent times
Crystal Palace currently play in The Championship, the second tier, and are renowned for running one of the finest academies in English football, having had 12 academy players progress into the first team within the last 18 months.
[edit] Club records
- Record League Victory: 9-0 v Barrow, Fourth Division, 10 October 1959
- Record Cup Victory: 8-0 v Southend United, League Cup Second Round, 25 September 1989
- Record Defeat: 0-9 v Liverpool, First Division, 12 September 1989
- Record Cup Defeat: 0-9 v Burnley, FA Cup Second Round replay, 10 February 1909
- Longest FA Cup Runs: Final (replay), 1990, Semi-Finals 1976, 1995
- Longest League Cup Run: Semi-finals, 1995, 2001
- Longest Unbeaten Run: 18 Games, February 1968 in the Old Second Division (now Championship) - October 1968 in the Football League Second Division (the run was split over two seasons where Palace achieved promotion)
- Highest League Scorer in Season: Peter Simpson, 46, Third Division South, 1930/31
- Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Peter Simpson, 153, 1930 - 1936
- Fastest Hat-trick: 11 mins. v Grimsby by Dougie Freedman, First Division, 5 March 1996
- Highest Number of League Hat-tricks: 18, by Peter Simpson, 1929 - 1933
- Highest Number of Aggregate Hat-tricks: 19, by Peter Simpson, 1929 - 1933
- Most Internationals Caps (while at club): Aki Riihilahti, 35 (66), Finland
- First Player to Appear in a World Cup Match: Gregg Berhalter, 2002, United States
- Most Appearances (any competition): Jim Cannon, 660, 1973 - 1988
- Youngest League Player: John Bostock, 15 years and 287 days, v Watford, at Selhurst Park (Championship, 29 October 2007)
- Record Transfer Fee Received: £8,600,000 from Everton for Andrew Johnson, May 2006
- Record Transfer Fee Paid: £2,750,000 to Strasbourg for Valérien Ismaël, January 1998
- Record Attendance: 51,482 v Burnley, Second Division, 11 May 1979
- Highest league position 1st in the First Division, 29 September 1979 - 6 October 1979
- Highest league finishing position 3rd in the Old First Division (now Premier League) (1990-91 season)
[edit] Club Honours
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[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
- As of 1 July 2009.[1]
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[edit] Reserves and Academy
See Crystal Palace F.C. Reserves and Crystal Palace F.C. Academy
[edit] Crystal Palace "Centenary XI"
To celebrate Crystal Palace's centenary in 2005, the club asked Palace fans to vote for a "Centenary XI". The Centenary XI consists of players whom the Palace faithful have decided were their favourites over the history of the club.
[edit] Centenary XI Criticisms
When the Centenary XI was revealed to Palace fans, it came under heavy criticism from fans who felt certain players should not have been in the team, (namely Johnson, Thomas, Gray, Hinshelwood) or that certain players should have been included.
Fans felt that the Centenary XI only represented the latter years of the clubs history, with the oldest player represented being Jim Cannon, who made his debut in the 1972-1973 season.
Fans felt that players such as record goalscorer Peter Simpson, former goalkeeper John Jackson, Don Rogers and Peter Taylor the latter capped by England whilst Palace were in the third division should have been included. Johnny Byrne was another contentious omission having commanded a record transfer fee when he moved to West Ham United in 1963.
[edit] Player of the year (1972–2009)
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[edit] Notable Crystal Palace players and Internationals
[edit] Staff
[edit] Current Members of Staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Chairman: | Simon Jordan | English |
| Vice-Chairman: | Dominic Jordan | English |
| Chief Executive: | Phil Alexander | English |
| Manager: | Neil Warnock | English |
| Assistant Manager: | Mick Jones | English |
| First Team Coach: | Keith Curle | English |
| Reserve Team Manager: | Ronnie Jepson | English |
| Goalkeeping Coach: | Jim Stannard | English |
| Fitness Coach: | Chris Short | English |
| Chief UK Scout | Kevin Randall | English |
| Head Physio: | Nigel Cox | English |
| Academy Manager | David Moss | English |
| Under 18 Coach/Assistant Academy Manager: | Gary Issott | English |
[edit] Managerial history
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | % |
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| John 'Jack' Robson | |
1905 | 1907 | 77 | 35 | 18 | 24 | 45.45% |
| Edmund Goodman | |
1907 | 1925 | 613 | 242 | 166 | 205 | 39.48% |
| Alex Maley |  |
1925 | 1927 | 83 | 36 | 16 | 31 | 43.37% |
| Fred Mavin | |
1927 | 1930 | 132 | 63 | 33 | 36 | 47.73% |
| Jack Tresadern | |
1930 | 1935 | 173 | 98 | 44 | 71 | 56.65% |
| Tom Bromilow | |
1935 | 1936 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 52.27% |
| R.S Moyes | |
1936 | 1936 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26.09% |
| Tom Bromilow | |
1937 | 1939 | 118 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 40.68% |
| George Irwin | |
1939 | 1947 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 32.61% |
| Jack Butler | |
1947 | 1949 | 88 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 26.14% |
| Ronnie Rooke | |
1949 | 1950 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 30.65% |
| Fred Dawes/Charlie Slade | |
1950 | 1951 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 20% |
| Laurie Scott | |
1951 | 1954 | 145 | 43 | 41 | 61 | 29.66% |
| Cyril Spiers | |
1954 | 1958 | 181 | 52 | 53 | 76 | 28.73% |
| George Smith | |
1958 | 1960 | 101 | 42 | 27 | 31 | 41.58% |
| Arthur Rowe | |
1960 | 1962 | 132 | 52 | 32 | 48 | 39.39% |
| Dick Graham | |
1962 | 1966 | 150 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 45.33% |
| Arthur Rowe | |
1966 | 1966 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57% |
| Bert Head | |
1966 | 1973 | 328 | 101 | 96 | 131 | 30.79% |
| Malcolm Allison | |
1973 | 1976 | 146 | 52 | 45 | 49 | 35.62% |
| Terry Venables | |
1976 | 1980 | 189 | 69 | 68 | 52 | 36.51% |
| Ernie Walley | |
1980 | 1980 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.67% |
| Malcolm Allison | |
1980 | 1981 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11.11% |
| Dario Gradi | |
1981 | 1981 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23.33% |
| Steve Kember | |
1981 | 1982 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26.67% |
| Alan Mullery | |
1982 | 1984 | 98 | 31 | 27 | 40 | 31.63% |
| Steve Coppell | |
1984 | 1993 | 442 | 179 | 113 | 150 | 40.5% |
| Alan Smith | |
1993 | 1995 | 108 | 48 | 25 | 35 | 44.44% |
| Steve Coppell | |
1995 | 1996 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 28.13% |
| Dave Bassett | |
1996 | 1997 | 60 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 48.33% |
| Steve Coppell | |
1997 | 1998 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 31.37% |
| Attilio Lombardo/Tomas Brolin |  / |
1998 | 1998 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.57% |
| Ron Noades/Ray Lewington | |
1998 | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Terry Venables | |
1998 | 1999 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35.48% |
| Steve Coppell | |
1999 | 2000 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 42.5% |
| Alan Smith | |
2000 | 2001 | 55 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25.45% |
| Steve Kember | |
2001 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Steve Bruce | |
2001 | 2001 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 61.11% |
| Steve Kember/Terry Bullivant | |
2001 | 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| Trevor Francis | |
2001 | 2003 | 78 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 35.9% |
| Steve Kember | |
2003 | 2003 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30.43% |
| Kit Symons |  |
2003 | 2003 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33.33% |
| Iain Dowie |  |
2003 | 2006 | 123 | 50 | 29 | 44 | 40.65% |
| Peter Taylor | |
2006 | 2007 | 60 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 35% |
| Neil Warnock | |
2007 | Present | 90 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 36.67% |
Statistics are correct as of 15:05, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
Bold Indicates the person has managed the team more than once. Below is a table displaying their managerial statistics over their reign as Crystal Palace F.C. manager.
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| Tom Bromilow | |
1935 | 1939 | 162 | 71 | 40 | 51 | 43.83% | |
| Arthur Rowe | |
1960 | 1966 | 139 | 54 | 34 | 51 | 38.85% | |
| Malcolm Allison | |
1973 | 1981 | 155 | 53 | 48 | 54 | 34.19% | |
| Terry Venables | |
1976 | 1999 | 220 | 80 | 76 | 64 | 36.36% | |
| Steve Kember | |
1981 | 2003 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 30.51% | |
| Steve Coppell | |
1984 | 2000 | 596 | 223 | 166 | 207 | 37.42% | |
| Alan Smith | |
1993 | 2001 | 163 | 62 | 43 | 58 | 38.04% | |
[edit] Rivalry
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Crystal Palace have one main rival, Brighton & Hove Albion. Palace and Brighton are over 40 miles apart and their rivalry did not develop until Palace's relegation to the Third Division in 1974. The clubs had two of the division's biggest followings, communications between Croydon and Brighton were good and many fans were keen to travel to an away fixture. The rivalry reached a climax when the two teams were drawn together in the First Round of the FA Cup in 1976. The first game took place on November 20 at the Goldstone Ground, and Rachid Harkouk came off the bench to score a stunning equaliser and take the match to a replay after a 2-2 draw. Back at Selhurst Park the replay ended up 1-1, with Rachid Harkouk scoring the goal. This meant a second replay being held at Stamford Bridge. The second and final replay ended 1-0 to Palace, with Phil Holder grabbing the only goal but only after a disputed Brian Horton penalty miss. Horton had scored with his first attempt, but the referee ordered the kick to be retaken. Brighton supporters and Brighton manager Alan Mullery were understandably outraged, with Palace fans not surprisingly jubilant. Alan Mullery disparaged Palace fans, an act that would never be forgotten by fans of that time, and made his appointment as manager a few years later all the more surprising. However, the two did not play in a league encounter between 1988 and 2002, leading to a lull in the rivalry, and Palace fans turning their attentions to neighbours Millwall during the 1990s. However, the return of Brighton to the second tier saw the Eagles crush the Seagulls 5-0 in a memorable game.
[edit] Shirt sponsors
- 1905 - 1983 None
- 1983 - 1984 Red Rose
- 1984 - 1985 None
- 1985 - 1986 Top Score
- 1986 - 1987 AVR
- 1987 - 1988 Andrew Copeland
- 1988 - 1991 Fly Virgin
- 1991 - 1993 Tulip Computers
- 1993 - 1999 TDK
- 1999 - 2000 Various Sponsors- There was no permanent sponsor due to the club being in administration.
- 2000 - 2006 Churchill Insurance
- 2006 - 2009 GAC Logistics
[edit] Stadium information
- Name - Selhurst Park
- City - South Norwood, London
- Capacity - 26,309
- Built - 1924
- Inauguration - 1924
- Pitch size - 110 x 74 yards (68 m)
- Record attendance - 51,801 vs Burnley, 1979
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Crystal Palace Current Squad". Crystal Palace F.C.. http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10323,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-29.
[edit] External links
Official Website
Official Reserve Site
Match Day Radio Station
Crystal Palace Fan Sites
