Crystal Palace Football Club

Formed	1905
Turned Professional	1905
Became a Limited Company	1905
Previous Names	None
Home Ground	Selhurst Park, London SE25 6PU - since 1924
Previous Home Grounds	Crystal Palace 1905-15; Herne Hill 1915-19; The Nest 1919-24
Nickname	The Eagles
Previous Nicknames	The Glaziers
Club Colours	Red and blue striped shirts, red shorts, red socks
Football League Best Season	3rd Division One, 1990-91
Premier League Best Season	19th, 1994-95
Division One (New) Best Season	Champions 1993-94, Promoted 1996-97
Division Two (Old) Best Season	Champions 1978-79, Runners-Up 1968-69, Promoted 1988-89
Division Three (Old) Best Season	Champions 1920-21, Runners-Up 1963-64, Promoted 1976-77 (South) Runners-Up 1928-29, 1930-31, 1938-39
Division Four Best Season	Runners-Up 1960-61
Southern League Division Two Best Season	Champions 1905-06
FA Cup Best Season	Runners-Up 1989-90
League Cup Best Season	Semi-Finalists 1992-93, 1994-95, 2000-01
Full Members' Cup	Winners 1990-91
FA Youth Cup	Winners 1976-77, 1977-78, Runners-Up 1991-92, 1996-97
Record Football League Win	9-0 H v Barrow Division 4, 10 Oct 1959
Record Football League Defeat	2-10 A v Reading Division 3S, 4 Sep 1946
Record F. A. Cup Win	7-0 H v Luton Town, 3rd Round Replay 16 Jan 1929 and H v Clapham, 1st Qualifying Round 1905
Record F. A. Cup Defeat	0-9 A v Burnley, 2nd Round, 10 Feb 1909
Record League Cup Win	8-0 H v Southend United, 2nd Rd, 1st Leg 25 Sep 1989
Record League Cup Defeat	0-5 A v Nottingham Forest, 3rd Rd replay 1 Nov 1989, and A v Liverpool, SF (2) 24 Jan 2001
Record Home Attendance	51,482 v Burnley, Division 2, 11 May 1979
Record Fee Paid	£2,750,000 million to RC Strasbourg for Valerian Ismael (November 1998)
Record Fee Received	£4,500,000 from Tottenham Hotspur for Chris Armstrong (June 1995)
Record Football League Appearances	571 Jim Cannon 1973-88
Record Goal Scorer (Single Season)	Peter Simpson 46, 1930-31 Division 3S
Record Goal Scorer (All Time)	Peter Simpson 165 (153 League, 12 FA Cup), 1930-36
Record Match Receipts	£336,583 v Chelsea, League Cup 5th Rd, 6 Jan 1993
Most League Goals In A Season	110 Division 4, 1960-61
Most Points In A Season (3 pts for a win)	90 Division 1, 1993-94
Most Points In A Season (2 pts for a win)	64 Division 1, 1960-61
Most Capped Player	19 Eric Young, Wales
Youngest Player	Phil Hoadley, 16 years 112 days v Bolton Wanderers 27 Apr 1968

The 1920-21 season home game against Exeter City (27.Nov.1920, W 2-1) was played at Southampton's Dell ground, after Crystal Palace had their ground closed following crowd trouble after the 2-3 loss at home to Southend United, and were banned from staging it within a ten mile radius of The Nest.

Selhurst Park staged the England v Wales international 1 March 1925. Wales won 3-1.

The 1971-72 season away game at Leeds United (4.Sep.1971, L 0-2, 18715) was played at Huddersfield's Leeds Road ground, after the Football League closed Elland Road for four matches after crowd trouble at the last Leeds game of the previous season.

George Ellis, a director of Palace circa 1946, was the husband of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

The first player-manager to be sent off was Palace's Ronnie Rooke against Millwall at the Den.

Record Goal Scorers: Peter Simpson (166), Ian Wright (117), Mark Bright (113), George Clark (105), Johnny Byrne (101), Albert Dawes (92), Dave Swindlehurst (81), Percy Cherret (65), Roy Summersby (60), Chris Armstrong (58), Cecil Blackmore (56), Jack Blackman (55), Andy Gray (51), George Whitworth (50)

Highest Gates at Selhurst Park:
51,482 vs. Burnley, Division Two (1979)
49,498 vs. Chelsea, Division One (1969)
48,610 vs. Manchester United, Division One (1969)
48,479 vs. Chelsea, FA Cup 5th Round (1970)
45,384 vs. Leeds United, FA Cup 6th Round (1965)