CRYSTAL PALACE
("The Eagles")
| Year formed | 1905 |
| Turned professional | 1905 |
| Limited company | 1905 |
| Ground | Selhurst Park, South Norwood, London SE25 6PU (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 74 yards (101 x 68 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 25,456 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 51,482 v Burnley, Division Two, 11th May 1979 (won 2-0) |
| League career | Southern League Division Two: 1905 - 1906 Southern League Division One: 1906 - 1920 Western League: 1907 - 1909 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Two: 1921 - 1925 Division Three (South): 1925 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1961 Division Three: 1961 - 1964 Division Two: 1964 - 1969 Division One: 1969 - 1973 Division Two: 1973 - 1974 Division Three: 1974 - 1977 Division Two: 1977 - 1979 Division One: 1979 - 1981 Division Two: 1981 - 1989 Division One/Premiership: 1989 - 1993 Division One: 1993 - 1994 Premiership: 1994 - 1995 Division One: 1995 - 1997 Premiership: 1997 - 1998 Division One: 1998 - 2004 Premiership: 2004 - 2005 Championship: 2005 - 2013 Premier League: 2013 - . |
| First Football League match | 28th August 1920 v Merthyr Town, Division Three, lost 1-2 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division Two/One Champions: 1978-79, 1993-94 Division Two runners-up: 1968-69 Division Three Champions: 1920-21 Division Three runners-up: 1963-64 Division Three (South) runners-up: 1928-29, 1930-31, 1938-39 Division Four runners-up: 1960-61 Southern League Division One runners-up: 1913-14 Southern League Division Two champions: 1905-06 Second World War Division South 'D' champions: 1939-40 Second World War South Division champions: 1940-41 Second World War Third Division (South) South region champions: 1945-46 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup runners-up: 1989-90, 2015-16 Zenith Data Systems Cup winners: 1990-91 FA Youth Cup winners: 1976-77, 1977-78 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1991-92, 1996-97 |
| Best League position | 3rd, Division One, 1990-91 |
| Lowest League position | 8th, Division Four, 1959-60 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1992-93, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2011-12 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 64, Division Four, 1960-61 |
| 3 for a win | 90, Division One, 1993-94 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 19, Division One, 1980-81 |
| 3 for a win | 33, Premiership, 1997-98, 2004-05 |
| Most League goals scored | 110, Division Four, 1960-61 |
| Most League goals conceded | 86, Division Three (South), 1953-54 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 31, Premier League, 2019-20 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 24, Division Two, 1978-79 |
| Most wins in a League season | 29, Division Four, 1960-61 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division One, 1969-70, 1980-81 |
| Most draws in a League season | 19, Division Two, 1978-79 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Three (South), 1925-26 |
| Most losses in a League season | 29, Division One, 1980-81 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 4, Division Two, 1978-79 |
| Record League win | 9-0 v Barrow, Division Four, 10th October 1959 |
| Record Cup win | 8-0 v Southend United, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 25th September 1989 |
| Record League Cup win | 8-0 v Southend United, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 25th September 1989 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Burnley, FA Cup 2nd round, 10th February 1909 0-9 v Liverpool, Division One, 12th September 1990 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-5 v Nottingham Forest, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 3rd round replay, 1st November 1989 0-5 v Liverpool, Worthington Cup semi-final 2nd leg, 24 January 2001 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 46, Peter Simpson, Division Three (South), 1930-31 |
| in total | 153, Peter Simpson, 1930-36 |
| Most League goals in one match | 6, Peter Simpson v Exeter City, Division Three (South), 4th October 1930 |
| Most League appearances | 571, Jim Cannon, 1973-88 |
| Most capped player | 23, Aleksandrs Kolinko for Latvia, 2000-03 |
| Youngest League player | John Bostock, 15 years 287 days v Watford, 29th October 2007 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £50,000,000 for Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United, June 2019 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £27,000,000 for Christian Benteke from Liverpool, August 2016 |
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