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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 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. |
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Fans felt that players such as record goalscorer [[Peter Simpson]], former goalkeeper [[John Jackson]], [[Don Rogers (footballer)|Don Rogers ]] and [[Peter Taylor]] the latter capped by England whilst Palace were in the third division should have been included. [[Johnny Byrne (footballer)]] was another contentious omission having commanded a record transfer fee when he moved to West Ham United in 1963. |
Fans felt that players such as record goalscorer [[Peter Simpson]], former goalkeeper [[John Jackson]], [[Don Rogers (footballer)|Don Rogers ]] and [[Peter Taylor]] the latter capped by England whilst Palace were in the third division should have been included. [[Johnny Byrne (footballer)|Johnny Byrne]] was another contentious omission having commanded a record transfer fee when he moved to West Ham United in 1963. |
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==Notable Crystal Palace players and Internationals==<!-- This section is linked from [[Ian Wright]] --> |
==Notable Crystal Palace players and Internationals==<!-- This section is linked from [[Ian Wright]] --> |
Revision as of 18:29, 12 May 2008
- For the earlier football club of the same name, see Crystal Palace F.C. (founded 1861)
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Full name | Crystal Palace Football Club | ||
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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 | ||
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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.
Club History
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 City in September, 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 had been speculated to be in line to take 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."
Sadly for Taylor, performances, and perhaps more crucially results did not pick up, and he was dismissed following a 1-1 draw with former club Hull City in early October.
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]
Warnock turned the club around massively, and, after waiting seven games to finally record a victory for the Eagles, a 2-1 win at Colchester United, led his side to a memorable fifteen-game unbeaten run, that lasted from the middle of November through to the end of January, when Palace were beaten by a single fluke goal late on at Leicester City. In this time Warnock had led the club into the Play-off places (having been second-from-bottom shortly before the run), and was awarded the Manager of the Month award for December for his work, particularly the way he has helped several young players mature very quickly, such as Sean Scannell, Lee Hills and Victor Moses (all 17 years of age).
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. Oddly this incident seemed to Palace's fortunes around, and another run followed, this time stretching ten games to again take the club into the Play-offs. After thrashing Burnley 5-0 at home on the final day of the season. Crystal Palace lost 2-1 at home to Bristol City in the first leg of the play off Semi-finals.
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)
Club Honours
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Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current Members of Staff
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Manager: | Neil Warnock | English |
Assistant Manager: | Mick Jones | English |
First Team Coach: | Keith Curle | English |
Reserve Team Manager: | Gary Issot | 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 |
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, 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 China Ecuador England
Finland Germany Greece Hungary
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Iceland Italy Jamaica Latvia Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland
Serbia Sweden United States of America Uruguay Wales
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Managerial history
Name | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
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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 | 9 | 42.11% |
Statistics are correct as of 14:00, 10 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 | |||||
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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% |
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. A more recent rivalry with Charlton Athletic has also been adopted by some supporters.
The Albion Rivalry
The Palace and Brighton 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 |
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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
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[2]. 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[3].
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.
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
- 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
Trivia
- Were hosts of first official ground-share (excluding war time arrangements) when Charlton Athletic F.C. shared with them.
- During the Second World War Millwall F C played home games at Selhurst Park after The Den was bombed.
- 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.
- The 'Eagles' nickname arose during the management tenure of Malcolm Alison who adopted the colours of F.C. Barcelona and incorporated the Eagle into the Palace badge for the first time.
- At various times Crystal Palace have played in all four tiers of the Football League/ Premiership.
- Crystal Palace hold the record (four) for the most number of relegations from the Premiership
- Real Madrid were the visitors for a friendly to celebrate the installation of floodlights in 1962. [1]
- Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five was adopted as the club song in 1964. It is played when the teams come out for each home match and when Palace score
- Missed out on qualification for the UEFA Cup in the 1991-92 season as a consequence of the exclsion of British teams from European Competition, because of the Heysel Disaster.
References
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Welsh | Symons leaves Crystal Palace post
- ^ Crystal Palace website
- ^ Crystal Palace website
See also
External links
Official Website
Match Day Radio Station
Crystal Palace Fan Sites
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