Crystal Palace F.C.

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Crystal Palace
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
2007-08	The Championship, 5th
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

Contents 1 Club history 1.1 1905 formation 1.2 Crystal Palace today 1.2.1 Neil Warnock (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 Rivalry 9.1 The Albion Rivalry 9.2 The Millwall Rivalry 10 Shirt sponsors 11 Stadium information 12 See also 13 External links

[edit] Club history

Main article: History of Crystal Palace F.C.

[edit] 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".

[edit] Crystal Palace today

[edit] Neil Warnock (2007-)

Main article: Crystal Palace F.C. season 2007-08

The 2007-08 season started poorly for the Eagles and Taylor lost his job after two months. Neil Warnock was then appointed Palace manager, turning the club around massively, taking them from the relegation places into the play-offs. However the Eagles then hit a sticky patch that saw results and performances, and Palace players making news for the wrong reasons, with Shefki Kuqi transfer-listed for swearing at Palace fans during a home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After thrashing Burnley 5-0 at home on the final day of the season, Palace lost 2-1 at home to Bristol City in the first leg of the Play-off Semi-finals, while the second leg saw the Eagles beat the Robins over 90 minutes by one goal to nil, but two high-quality finishes in the extra-time period saw the Bristolians prevail and move on to Wembley.

The season was remembered for the massive upheaval all around the club however, particularly the way in which several young players matured very quickly, such as Sean Scannell, Lee Hills and Victor Moses, who were all just seventeen years old at the time and playing confidently in the first team.

[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 First Division (now Premier League) (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

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 Semi-Finalists: 1976 and 1995 Football League Cup Semi-Finalists: 1993, 1995, 2001 Zenith Data Systems Cup Winners: 1991

[edit] Current squad

As of 06 June 2008.

No. Position Player 1 GK Scott Flinders 2 DF Matthew Lawrence 3 DF Tony Craig 4 DF Clint Hill 7 MF Carl Fletcher 8 FW James Scowcroft 9 FW Dougie Freedman 10 FW Clinton Morrison 11 MF Paul Ifill 12 GK Julián Speroni 14 MF Ben Watson 16 MF Neil Danns 19 MF Tom Soares

No. Position Player 20 DF Danny Butterfield 28 MF Shaun Derry 30 MF John Bostock 32 FW Shefki Kuqi 34 DF Lee Hills 35 DF Rhoys Wiggins 36 MF Lewwis Spence 38 GK David Wilkinson 39 MF James Dayton 43 FW Victor Moses 44 FW Sean Scannell 48 MF Ashley-Paul Robinson

[edit] Players out on loan

No. Position Player

[edit] 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:	Gary Issott	English
Goalkeeping Coach:	Jim Stannard	English
Fitness Coach:	Carl Serrant	English
Chief UK Scout	Allan Gemmill	Scottish
Head Physio:	Nigel Cox and Paul Timson	English
Academy Manager:	Paul Lowe	English
Under 18 Coach/Assistant Academy Manager:	Gary Issot	English

[edit] 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.

[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, 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] 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 Barbados Emmerson Boyce China Sun Jihai Fan Zhiyi Ecuador Iván Kaviedes England Jack Alderson Chris Armstrong Mark Bright Johnny Byrne Ashley Cole Stan Collymore Billy Gilbert Dean Gordon Andy Gray Vince Hilaire Paul Hinshelwood Cliff Holton John Jackson Andrew Johnson Steve Kember Nigel Martyn Hayden Mullins Simon Rodger John Salako Kenny Sansom Richard Shaw Gareth Southgate Peter Taylor Geoff Thomas Terry Venables Alan Whittle

England (continued) 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 Israel David Amsalem Itzik Zohar Italy Attilio Lombardo Michele Padovano Nicola Ventola Jamaica Ricardo Fuller Jobi McAnuff Latvia Aleksandrs Koliņko Andrejs Rubins Northern Ireland Iain Dowie Jeff Hughes Michael Hughes Darren Patterson Republic of Ireland Curtis Fleming Ray Houghton Mark Kennedy

Republic of Ireland (continued) Eddie McGoldrick Paddy Mulligan Jerry Murphy Steve Staunton Scotland Jim Cannon Paul Dickov George Graham David Hopkin Peter Simpson John McNichol Tony Taylor George Wood Serbia and Montenegro Saša Ćurčić* Sweden Tomas Brolin United States of America Gregg Berhalter Jovan Kirovski Uruguay Gonzalo Sorondo Wales Paul Bodin Terry Boyle Chris Coleman Ian Evans David Giles Jeff Hopkins Steve Lovell Peter Nicholas Kit Symons Gareth Taylor Ian Walsh Eric Young Yugoslavia Saša Ćurčić*

• Ćurčić played for the Yugoslavian team before the break-up of the SFR Yugoslavia, and the Serbia and Montenegro team after the partition.

[edit] 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		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	38	16	13	10	41.03%

_{Statistics are correct as of 22:00, 13 May 2008 (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.

Name	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	%
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

Their arch rivals since the 1970s are the "Seagulls" of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., although for many of their south London based supporters the keenest rivalry remains with Millwall based in Bermondsey five miles (8 km) north of Selhurst Park. Charlton Athletic are regarded as little more than an irrelevance by most Palace fans, dispite the attempts of Addicks fans to create a rivalry between the two clubs.

[edit] The Albion Rivalry

The Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. rivalry started only in the mid 1970s, following Palace's relegation to the Third Division in 1974.

The two clubs were among the biggest at that level, attracting large crowds.Although there is over forty miles between the two clubs, a distance that will increase when Brighton & Hove Albion move to the proposed new stadium at Falmer, communications between Croydon and Brighton were good and many fans were keen to travel to an away fixture.

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 rivalry has been on the wane for some years as the sides have rarely met at First Team level and for some supporters the rivalries with Millwall and Charlton are now of greater significance.

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

[edit] The Millwall Rivalry

As with most historic rivalries this rivalry grew through the locality of both teams. Millwall are geographically Palace's nearest team being based five miles (8 km) north of Selhurst Park at The New Den. The rivalry was fierce from the beginning and is usually an intense culture clash between suburban South East London (Palace) and inner-city South East London (Millwall). At various times the Management of the two clubs have been close, with many players and staff transferring between the two clubs throughout the last hundred years.

The two teams have met ninety times in all competitions, Millwall having the edge, with the Eagles winning twenty-seven times to the Lions' thirty-seven^[1]. This fixture also set a Division Four (now League Two) attendance record that is unlikely to ever be broken, when over 37,000 south Londoners turned up to see both teams battle out a promotion six-pointer in 1961^[2].

Whilst the rivalry with Brighton takes precedent amongst many Palace supporters there is a minority who see this rivalry as of greater historical and emotional importance.

[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 - present 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

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

[edit] 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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