Crystal Palace F.C.

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 Since 2007

Club records

Club Honours

Current squad

Out on loan

Current Members of Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
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:	Gary Issott	English
Goalkeeping Coach:	Jim Stannard	English
Fitness Coach:	Louis Langdown	English
Chief UK Scout	Allan Gemmill	Scottish
Head Physio:	Nigel Cox and Paul Timson	English
Under 18 Coach/Assistant Academy Manager:	Gary Issot	English

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.

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.

Notable Crystal Palace players and Internationals

The following shows players who have received at least one international cap and played for Crystal Palace, have got over 150 league appearances for the club, or have won the club's "Player of the Year" award. The list does not however, show current players who fall into either of the first two categories, though current players who have won the "Player of the Year" award are listed. For a list of players who have played for the club see this link

1 - Current players with the club who have been the recipient of "Player of the Year" awards.

Managerial history

Name	Nat	From	To	Record
Name	Nat	From	To	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%

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.

Rivalry

Millwall are 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.

Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion 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 rival 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. 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.

Many news sources would bill a game between Charlton Athletic and Palace as a clash between two rivals, however Palace fans would refuse to accept this. The "supposed" rivalry came about after Charlton relegated the side back to the Championship in the 2004-05 Season and club chairman Simon Jordan referred to the supporters of Charlton as "morons"^[2], due to their behavior after Jonathan Fortune headed the two sides level, finishing the game 2-2, with a point not enough for Palace.