Crystal Palace F.C.

For the earlier football club of the same name, see Crystal Palace F.C. (founded 1861)

Crystal Palace F.C.
Full name	Crystal Palace Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Founded	1905
Ground	Selhurst Park London England (Capacity 26,309)
Chairman	Simon Jordan
Manager	Neil Warnock
League	The Championship
2006–07	The Championship, 12th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. They currently play in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. The club was formed in 1905 by workers at the Crystal Palace, and celebrated its centenary in 2005. Originally known as "The Glaziers" - a reference to their original home in the shadow of Joseph Paxton's enormous glass exhibition hall, the "Eagles" are owned by chairman Simon Jordan. Their arch rivals since the 1970s are the "Seagulls" of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. a keen rivalry also existing with fellow South London team Millwall. Since the 1960s, Crystal Palace has adopted The Dave Clark Five's song "Glad All Over" as its anthem; it is played at the start of all home matches, when they score, and following a victory.

Contents 1 Club History 1.1 1905 Formation 1.2 Crystal Palace Today 1.2.1 2007-2008 1.2.1.1 Neil Warnock- "A Dream Ticket" (2007-) 2 Club Records 3 Club Honours 4 Current squad 4.1 Players out on loan 5 Current Members of Staff 6 Crystal Palace "Centenary XI" 6.1 Centenary XI Criticisms 7 Notable Crystal Palace players and Internationals 8 Managerial history 9 Rivalries 10 Shirt sponsors 11 Stadium Information 12 Trivia 13 References 14 See also 15 External links

Club History

for more detail please see main article History of Crystal Palace F.C.

1905 Formation

Crystal Palace Football Club was formed on 10 September 1905 by workers at the Crystal Palace, and played its home games on the cup final ground at the The Crystal Palace. 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".

Crystal Palace Today

2007-2008

The 2007-08 season started with an impressive win at Southampton, Palace winning by 4-1 with an opening day hat-trick from James Scowcroft, and a single goal from Clinton Morrison, however this proved a false dawn as turned out to be Palace's only win in five league games. After the 1-1 draw with Coventry on September 18 2007, Taylor said he was fearful of losing his job, due to Palace's poor start to the season. He said "I am not confident (of keeping my job) but I just don't know because I have not spoken to Simon (Jordan). If I'm honest, it's not nice when you read that he has been having regular contact with Neil Warnock (who has been speculated at taking over at Palace). I hope I am given time because I enjoy the job. The position we are in is not good enough, but I don't think we are that far away from being a good side." Palace won their first home game of the season, their second all year, against Sheffield United 3-2 on the 22nd of September 2007. The game was a tepid affair in the first half, but came into life after Mark Hudson's own goal and the introduction of Dougie Freedman soon after the break. Tom Soares and Carl Fletcher scored for Palace, and the game remained at 2-2 until the 89th minute when Tom Soares won a penalty and Ben Watson converted. The win and improved performance relieved some of the pressure on Peter Taylor, who said after the match "The rumours make me even more determined. I want to be here. The players have tried as hard as they can, and that is all you can ask of your team." When asked what would make his job safe, he joked "About 15 wins on the spin!". However after this Palace drew twice and lost once and so the pressure on Taylor started to build again, this was shown in that at the home match to Hull (a 1-1 draw with Hull getting a late penalty) the team was booed off the pitch by the fans at the end of the game. Taylor's contract was terminated with immediate effect on Monday 8th October 2007. So the game against Hull, where his team was booed off was to be Taylor's last.

Neil Warnock- "A Dream Ticket" (2007-)

Neil Warnock was then appointed Palace manager on October 11 2007. In a press conference at Selhurst Park Neil said "This will be my last job. And I can offer a lot. The chairman Simon Jordan and I are ambitious people who want to achieve. The players have to want to give everything otherwise you will just get steamrollered. We have got to have desire, first and foremost, to be able to win anything. That is what I will be looking for". Palace chairman Simon Jordan desrcibed Warnock's appointment as "a dream ticket". Following Warnock's appointment, and his announcement he would bring in Keith Curle and Mick Jones as coaches; Kit Symons stepped down from his post as First Team coach, and left the club on October 15 2007.^[1] Neil's career at Selhurst Park did not start great, but following a 2-0 defeat to Watford at home at the end of October, the side remarkably improved were unbeaten into the New Year, earning Warnock the Championship's "Manager of the Month" award for December.

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
• Highest League Scorer in Season: Peter Simpson, 46, Football League Division Three 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 (62), 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, The 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 The Premier League) (1990-91 season)

Club Honours

Old Division Two / Division One Winners: 1978/79, 1993/94 Runners-Up: 1968/69 Play-Off Winners: 1988/89, 1996/97, 2003/04 Old Division Three Winners: 1920/21 Runners-Up: 1928/29, 1930/31, 1938/39 Old Division Three Runners-Up: 1963/64 Third Promotion Place: 1976/77

Old Division Four Runners-Up: 1960/61 FA Cup Runners-Up: 1990 Football League Cup Semi-Finalists: 1993, 1995, 2001 Zenith Data Systems Cup Winners: 1991

Current squad

As of 1 January 2008.

No. Position Player 1 GK Scott Flinders 2 DF Matthew Lawrence 3 DF Tony Craig 4 DF Clint Hill (on loan from Stoke City) 5 DF Mark Hudson 7 MF Carl Fletcher (captain) 8 FW James Scowcroft 9 FW Dougie Freedman 10 FW Clinton Morrison 11 MF Paul Ifill 12 GK Julián Speroni 14 MF Ben Watson 15 MF Mark Kennedy 17 FW Besian Idrizaj (on loan from Liverpool) 19 MF Tom Soares 20 DF Danny Butterfield 21 MF Dave Martin

No. Position Player 23 DF José Fonte (on loan from Benfica) 25 MF Stuart Green 28 MF Shaun Derry (on loan from Leeds United) 30 MF John Bostock 31 DF Arron Fray 33 FW Lewis Grabban 34 DF Lee Hills 35 DF Rhoys Wiggins 36 MF Lewwis Spence 37 FW Charlie Sheringham 38 GK David Wilkinson 39 MF James Dayton 40 MF Ryan Hall 41 DF Moses Swaibu 42 FW Ben Kudjodji 43 FW Victor Moses 44 FW Sean Scannell

Players out on loan

No. Position Player 6 DF Leon Cort (on loan to Stoke City until January 2008) 24 MF Jeff Hughes (on loan to Peterborough until January 2008)

No. Position Player 32 FW Shefki Kuqi (on loan to Fulham until January 2008)

Current Members of Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Neil Warnock	English
Assistant Manager:	Mick Jones	English
First Team Coach:	Keith Curle	English
Reserve Team Manager:	Dougie Freedman	Scottish
Goalkeeping Coach:	Jim Stannard	English
Fitness Coach:	Carl Serrant	English
Chief UK Scout	Allan Gemmill	Scottish
Head Physio:	Paul Caton	English
Academy Manager:	Paul Lowe	English
Under 18 Coach/Assistant Academy Manager:	Gary Issot	English

Crystal Palace "Centenary XI"

Manager = Steve Coppell Martyn Sansom Coleman Cannon Hinshelwood Salako Thomas Gray Lombardo Johnson Wright

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.

Centenary XI Criticisms

When the Centenary XI was revealed to Palace fans it came under heavy criticism from fans who felt certain players shouldn't have been in the team, 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 and Johnny Byrne, who commanded a record transfer fee on leaving the club, should have been included somewhere in the XI.

Notable Crystal Palace players and Internationals

The following shows players who have received at least one international cap and played for Crystal Palace, or have got over 150 league appearances for the club. The list does not however, show current players who fall into either category. For a list of players who have played for the club see this link

Australia Craig Foster Craig Moore Kevin Muscat Tony Popović Nick Rizzo Carl Veart China Sun Jihai Fan Zhiyi Ecuador Iván Kaviedes England Chris Armstrong Mark Bright Johnny Byrne Ashley Cole Stan Collymore Dean Gordon Andy Gray Vince Hilaire Paul Hinshelwood Cliff Holton John Jackson Andrew Johnson Steve Kember Nigel Martyn Hayden Mullins John Salako Kenny Sansom Richard Shaw Gareth Southgate Peter Taylor Geoff Thomas Andy Tipping Terry Venables Alan Whittle Ray Wilkins Ian Wright Finland Mikael Forssell Joonas Kolkka Aki Riihilahti Germany Marco Reich Greece Vassilis Lakis Hungary Gábor Király Sándor Torghelle Iceland Hermann Hreiðarsson

Italy Attilio Lombardo Nicola Ventola Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Jobi McAnuff Latvia Aleksandrs Koliņko Andrejs Rubins Northern Ireland Iain Dowie Michael Hughes Darren Patterson Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming Ray Houghton Eddie McGoldrick Jerry Murphy Steve Staunton Scotland Jim Cannon George Graham David Hopkin Peter Simpson John McNichol Tony Taylor George Wood Serbia Saša Ćurčić Sweden Tomas Brolin United States of America Gregg Berhalter Jovan Kirovski Uruguay Gonzalo Sorondo Wales Terry Boyle Chris Coleman Ian Evans Peter Nicholas Kit Symons Ian Walsh Eric Young

Managerial history

Name	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	%
John 'Jack' Robson		1905	1907	77	35	18	24	45.45%
Edmund Goodman		1907	1925	613	242	166	205	39.48%
Alec 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[2]		1935	1936	?	?	?	?	%
R.S Moyes		1936	1936	23	6	6	11	26.09%
Tom Bromilow		1937	1939	157	71	39	47	45.22%
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[2]		1960	1962	?	?	?	?	%
Dick Graham		1962	1966	150	68	41	41	45.33%
Arthur Rowe		1966	1966	139	54	34	51	38.85%
Bert Head		1966	1973	328	101	96	131	30.79%
Malcolm Allison[2]		1973	1976	?	?	?	?	%
Terry Venables[2]		1976	1980	?	?	?	?	%
Ernie Walley		1980	1980	6	1	1	4	16.67%
Malcolm Allison		1980	1981	168	59	50	59	35.12%
Dario Gradi		1981	1981	30	7	3	20	23.33%
Steve Kember[2]		1981	1982	?	?	?	?	%
Alan Mullery		1982	1984	98	31	27	40	31.63%
Steve Coppell[2]		1984	1993	?	?	?	?	%
Alan Smith[2]		1993	1995	?	?	?	?	%
Steve Coppell[2]		1995	1996	?	?	?	?	%
Dave Bassett		1996	1997	60	29	15	16	48.33%
Steve Coppell[2]		1997	1998	?	?	?	?	%
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	249	91	84	74	36.55%
Steve Coppell		1999	2000	596	223	166	207	37.42%
Alan Smith		2000	2001	163	62	43	58	38.04%
Steve Kember[2]		2001	2001	2	2	0	0	100%
Steve Bruce		2001	2001	18	11	2	5	61.11%
Steve Kember/Terry Bullivant[2]		2001	2001	?	?	?	?	%
Trevor Francis		2001	2003	78	28	22	28	35.9%
Steve Kember		2003	2003	59	18	14	27	30.51%%
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	15	7	6	2	46.67%

_{Statistics are correct as of 17:00, 10 November 2007 (UTC)}
Bold Indicates the person has managed the team more than once

Rivalries

The 'Eagles / Seagulls' Rivalry The Palace and Brighton rivalry started in the mid 1970s, following Palace's relegation to the Third Division in 1974. Adding spice to the situation was the fact that from 1976 Palace were managed by Terry Venables whilst Brighton were managed by Alan Mullery, former team-mates at Tottenham. The two clubs were among the biggest at that level, attracting large crowds and geographically the two clubs were relatively close. On opening day of the 1974-75 season, Palace's first game at this level in 11 years, Palace went down to a 0-1 defeat at the Goldstone Ground. Palace won the return fixture in March 3-0. In the 1975-76 season, Palace averaged a division high 20,123 at home and a division high 10,437 away. Brighton averaged 15,343 (second in the division) at home, and 8,476 (fourth in the division). Brighton did the double over Palace, winning 1-0 at Selhurst Park in September, and 2-0 in Brighton in February. Palace fared better the following season, drawing 1-1 at Brighton in October, and winning the return fixture in March 3-1. In addition to the league matches, 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. Both Brighton and Palace were promoted in 1977, Brighton finishing second, Palace finishing third, ensuring that the rivalry would be continued. In the Second Division, honours between the two clubs finished even, with the two fixtures both ending in draws. 1-1 at Brighton in October, and 0-0 at Selhurst Park the following March. Brighton had the better season however, missing out on promotion on goal difference to Tottenham Hotspur. 1978-1979 saw Brighton pipped to the Championship by Palace's 2-0 over Burnley in their last game of the season. The two derby fixtures finished with a 3-1 win for Palace at Selhurst Park in October, and a 0-0 draw at Brighton in February. For the first time, the two teams played their derby games in Division One. On Boxing Day 1979, Palace went down 0-3, and in April drew the home game 1-1. In 1980-1981, Brighton did the double over Palace, winning 3-2 in December at the Goldstone, and 3-0 at Selhurst Park in April. With Palace being relegated in 1981, it wasn't until the 1984-1985 season that the rivalry was renewed. Again, Brighton had the better of it, winning 1-0 at the Goldstone in September, and drawing 1-1 at Selhurst Park in April. 1985-1986 saw honours shared with Brighton winning their home game 2-0 on New Year's Day, and Palace winning the return 1-0 in March. Things were even closer the following year, with both teams winning their home games 2-0, Palace on Boxing day, Brighton in March. Unfortunately for the rivalry, Brighton finished the season in last place, and were relegated. Brighton returned for the 1988-1989 season, and on Boxing Day Palace went down to a 1-3 defeat in Brighton. On Easter Monday, Palace won the return game 2-1, a game that is in the record books for five awarded penalties (Brighton scored 1 of 1, Palace 1 of 4). Palace were promoted at the end of the season In 1990-1991, the two clubs were drawn together in the Full Member's Cup, and on a freezing Monday night in February, Division One Palace defeated Second Division Brighton 2-0 after extra-time. In 1992, Brighton were relegated to the Old Division Three, and in 1996 were relegated again, to the Old Division Four. They later came within a whisker of losing their league place altogether. Football fans from all clubs recognised that Brighton were the victims of mismanagement at this time, and Palace fans were among those showing support for Brighton's plight at various protests organised by fans to publicise their plight. The rivalry was revived in October 2002, during the season in which Brighton and Palace returned to the same division as each other. With Palace beating Brighton 5-0 at Selhurst Park the rivalry was reignited. The game at Brighton finished 0-0. In the 2005-2006 season, for the first time for in over two decades, Brighton beat Palace at Selhurst Park 1-0 on October 18, but a month later, on November 20, Palace gained revenge with a last minute goal by Jobi McAnuff winning the game for Palace 3-2. This is a fierce rivalry, often resulting in rioting and confrontation between fans. The full record from a Palace perspective since 1974 is

Home	Away	Neutral	Total
P 15 W 7 D 4 L 4 F 22 A 13	P 16 W 2 D 5 L 9 F 13 A 26	P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 1 A 0	P 32 W 10 D 9 L 13 F 36 A 39

The Millwall Rivalry Millwall are geographically Palace's nearest team (since Wimbledon's departure to Milton Keynes). As with most historic rivalries this rivalry grew through the locality of both teams. With Millwall only being six miles away from Selhurst Park. As with Brighton, Palace rarely get to play against Millwall due to both teams often being in different leagues.

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 - numerous sponsors were used over the season; there was no permanent sponsor due to the club being in administration)
• 2000 - 2006 Churchill Insurance
• 2006 - present GAC Logistics

Stadium Information

• Name - Selhurst Park
• City - South Norwood, London
• Capacity - 26,309
• Built - 1924
• Inauguration - 1924
• Pitch Size - 110 x 74 yards
• Record Attendance - 51,801 vs Burnley, 1979

Trivia

• Were hosts of first official ground-share when Charlton Athletic F.C. shared with them.
• Were the first club to have been hosts of more than one official ground-share (at different times), when Wimbledon F.C. moved in.
• Provided Ireland defender Roy McCracken, the first ever international player from the Third Division.
• Provided England striker Johnny Byrne while in the Third Division.
• Provided England midfielder Peter Taylor while in the Third Division.
• Is the only English or Scottish team whose name starts with five consonants.

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/7045057.stm
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} This manager has managed CPFC on more than one occasion. Due to this the statistical information for this year can be found in the managers latest tenure.

See also

• Crystal Palace L.F.C.
• Crystal Palace Baltimore
• Palace Echo
• History of Crystal Palace F.C.

External links

Official Website

• www.cpfc.co.uk

Match Day Radio Station

• Palace Radio 1278am

Crystal Palace Fan Sites

• Holmesdale.net
• CPFC BBS
• Palace Independent Supporters Travel Club

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