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Revision as of 21:20, 5 December 2008

For the earlier football club of the same name, see Crystal Palace F.C. (founded 1861).
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace's emblem
Full nameCrystal Palace Football Club
Nickname(s)Eagles
Founded1905
GroundSelhurst Park
London
England
Capacity26,309
ChairmanEngland Simon Jordan
ManagerEngland Neil Warnock
LeagueThe Championship
2007-08The Championship, 5th
Current season

Crystal Palace F.C. is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park.

Club history

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".

Recent times

Main article: Crystal Palace F.C. season 2007-08
Main article: Crystal Palace F.C. season 2008-09

Club records

Club Honours

Current squad

As of 17 October 2008.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Julián Speroni
2 DF England ENG Matthew Lawrence (Vice-captain)
3 DF England ENG Clint Hill
4 MF England ENG Shaun Derry (captain)
5 DF Ireland EIR Paddy McCarthy
6 DF Portugal POR José Fonte
7 MF Wales WAL Carl Fletcher
8 FW England ENG James Scowcroft
9 FW Ireland EIR Alan Lee
10 MF Australia AUS Nick Carle
11 FW England ENG Victor Moses
12 GK England ENG Darryl Flahavan
14 FW Ireland EIR Sean Scannell
15 DF England ENG Lee Hills
16 MF England ENG Neil Danns
17 FW England ENG Simon Thomas
18 FW England ENG Calvin Andrew
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
20 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
22 DF Austria AUT Johannes Ertl
23 MF Barbados BRB Paul Ifill
24 MF England ENG Ben Watson
26 MF Wales WAL John Oster
27 MF France FRA Leandre Griffit
30 DF Ireland EIR Ryan Carolan
31 MF England ENG Jamie Smith
32 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi
35 DF Wales WAL Rhoys Wiggins
38 GK England ENG David Wilkinson
41 MF England ENG Kieran Djilali
42 MF England ENG James Comley
43 DF England ENG Nathaniel Clyne
45 MF England ENG Kieron Cadogan

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF England ENG James Dayton (at Crawley Town)
40 GK England ENG Scott Flinders (at Falkirk)

Reserves and Academy

See Crystal Palace F.C. Reserves and Crystal Palace F.C. Academy

Current Members of Staff

Position Name Nationality
Chairman: Simon Jordan England English
Vice-Chairman: Dominic Jordan England English
Chief Executive: Phil Alexander England English
Manager: Neil Warnock England English
Assistant Manager: Mick Jones England English
First Team Coach: Keith Curle England English
Reserve Team Manager: Keith Curle England English
Goalkeeping Coach: Jim Stannard England English
Fitness Coach: Louis Langdown England English
Chief UK Scout Allan Gemmill Scotland Scottish
Head Physio: Nigel Cox and Paul Timson England English
Academy Manager David Moss England English
Under 18 Coach/Assistant Academy Manager: Gary Issott England 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.

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

Player of the Year Award

Name Season
Argentina Julian Speroni 2007/08
England Leon Cort 2006/07
England Emmerson Boyce 2005/06
England Andy Johnson 2004/05
England Andy Johnson 2003/04
England Hayden Mullins 2002/03
Scotland Dougie Freedman 2001/02
China Fan Zhiyi 2000/01
England Andy Linighan 1999/00
England Hayden Mullins 1998/99
England Marc Edworthy 1997/98
England David Hopkin 1996/97
England Andy Roberts 1995/96
England Richard Shaw 1994/95

Managerial history

Name Nat From To P W D L %
John 'Jack' Robson England 1905 1907 77 35 18 24 45.45%
Edmund Goodman England 1907 1925 613 242 166 205 39.48%
Alec Maley England 1925 1927 83 36 16 31 43.37%
Fred Mavin England 1927 1930 132 63 33 36 47.73%
Jack Tresadern England 1930 1935 173 98 44 71 56.65%
Tom Bromilow England 1935 1936 44 23 5 16 52.27%
R.S Moyes England 1936 1936 23 6 6 11 26.09%
Tom Bromilow England 1937 1939 118 48 35 35 40.68%
George Irwin England 1939 1947 46 15 11 19 32.61%
Jack Butler England 1947 1949 88 23 24 41 26.14%
Ronnie Rooke England 1949 1950 62 19 15 28 30.65%
Fred Dawes/Charlie Slade England 1950 1951 40 8 10 22 20%
Laurie Scott England 1951 1954 145 43 41 61 29.66%
Cyril Spiers England 1954 1958 181 52 53 76 28.73%
George Smith England 1958 1960 101 42 27 31 41.58%
Arthur Rowe England 1960 1962 132 52 32 48 39.39%
Dick Graham England 1962 1966 150 68 41 41 45.33%
Arthur Rowe England 1966 1966 7 2 2 3 28.57%
Bert Head England 1966 1973 328 101 96 131 30.79%
Malcolm Allison England 1973 1976 146 52 45 49 35.62%
Terry Venables England 1976 1980 189 69 68 52 36.51%
Ernie Walley England 1980 1980 6 1 1 4 16.67%
Malcolm Allison England 1980 1981 9 1 3 5 11.11%
Dario Gradi England 1981 1981 30 7 3 20 23.33%
Steve Kember England 1981 1982 30 8 8 14 26.67%
Alan Mullery England 1982 1984 98 31 27 40 31.63%
Steve Coppell England 1984 1993 442 179 113 150 40.5%
Alan Smith England 1993 1995 108 48 25 35 44.44%
Steve Coppell England 1995 1996 32 9 14 9 28.13%
Dave Bassett England 1996 1997 60 29 15 16 48.33%
Steve Coppell England 1997 1998 51 16 13 22 31.37%
Attilio Lombardo/Tomas Brolin Italy/Sweden 1998 1998 7 2 0 5 28.57%
Ron Noades/Ray Lewington England 1998 1998 2 0 1 1 0%
Terry Venables England 1998 1999 31 11 8 12 35.48%
Steve Coppell England 1999 2000 40 17 6 17 42.5%
Alan Smith England 2000 2001 55 14 18 23 25.45%
Steve Kember England 2001 2001 2 2 0 0 100%
Steve Bruce England 2001 2001 18 11 2 5 61.11%
Steve Kember/Terry Bullivant England 2001 2001 4 1 0 3 25%
Trevor Francis England 2001 2003 78 28 22 28 35.9%
Steve Kember England 2003 2003 23 7 6 10 30.43%
Kit Symons Wales 2003 2003 9 3 3 3 33.33%
Iain Dowie Northern Ireland 2003 2006 123 50 29 44 40.65%
Peter Taylor England 2006 2007 60 21 16 23 35%
Neil Warnock England 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 England 1935 1939 162 71 40 51 43.83%
Arthur Rowe England 1960 1966 139 54 34 51 38.85%
Malcolm Allison England 1973 1981 155 53 48 54 34.19%
Terry Venables England 1976 1999 220 80 76 64 36.36%
Steve Kember England 1981 2003 59 18 14 27 30.51%
Steve Coppell England 1984 2000 596 223 166 207 37.42%
Alan Smith England 1993 2001 163 62 43 58 38.04%

Rivalry

Crystal Palace have two main rivals, fellow South Londoners Millwall and, since the 1970s, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C..

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.

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

Stadium information

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Profiles". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. ^ Davies, Christopher (2006-05-30). "Dowie likely to feel heat". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-19.

Official Website

Official Reserve Site

Match Day Radio Station

Crystal Palace Fan Sites

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