Crystal Palace F.C. league record by opponent

Last updated March 04, 2024

Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional association football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Founded in 1905, the club first played in the Southern League, and competed in this league for eleven seasons before being elected to play in the Football League in 1920 as members of the Third Division.^[1]^[2] Palace won the Third Division in their first season immediately gaining promotion to the Second Division.^[1] The team achieved their highest league placing in the 1990–91 season when they finished in 3rd place of the First Division.^[3] In 1992 the 22 teams in the First Division broke away from the Football League to form the Premier League, Palace were relegated from the inaugural season in 20th place, level on points with 19th place Oldham Athletic but with an inferior goal difference.^[4]^[5] The team would rejoin the Premier League and be relegated after one season in 1994, 1997 and 2004.^[2]^[6] They won the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final to once again be promoted into the Premier League where they currently compete.^[7]

Crystal Palace's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. Palace's first league match was contested with Southampton reserves in the opening match of the 1905–06 Southern Football League Division Two,^[8] with their first Football League match coming against Merthyr Town.^[1] They met their 115th and most recent different league opponent, Scunthorpe United, for the first time in the 2007–08 Football League Championship. The teams that Palace have played most in league competition are Norwich City and Watford, having played them 130 times. Palace have recorded more victories against Norwich City than any other club, with 57 victories. Norwich are also the side Palace have lost the most league games to, having been beaten by them 50 times. Brighton & Hove Albion and Coventry City have each drawn 35 of their encounters with Palace, more than any other club.

Key

The table includes results of matches played by Crystal Palace in the Southern Football League, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are excluded, as are play-offs and matches in the various wartime competitions.
The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Crystal Palace most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Gillingham include matches played against New Brompton.
The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Crystal Palace played league matches against each opponent.
Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win % = percentage of total matches won
† Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Crystal Palace's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2023–24 Premier League.
‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct. Reserve teams that Crystal Palace played in the Southern Football League are classed as defunct because they no longer compete in the English football league system.

All-time league record

Statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Tottenham Hotspur on 2 March 2024.

Crystal Palace F.C. league record by opponent
Club	Home				Away				Total						Win%	First	Last	Note(s)
Club	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	First	Last	Note(s)
Aberdare Athletic ‡	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	4	1	1	2	3	5	025.00	1925–26	1926–27
Accrington Stanley ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	12	4	100.00	1960–61	1960–61	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Aldershot ‡	24	16	6	2	24	6	4	14	48	22	10	16	69	56	045.83	1932–33	1975–76
Arsenal †	24	3	8	13	24	2	6	16	48	5	14	29	47	101	010.42	1969–70	2023–24
Aston Villa †	20	10	6	4	21	3	5	13	41	13	11	17	36	47	031.71	1967–68	2023–24
Barnsley	30	14	5	11	30	8	7	15	60	22	12	26	73	78	036.67	1921–22	2012–13
Barrow	3	2	1	0	3	2	0	1	6	4	1	1	19	5	066.67	1958–59	1960–61
Birmingham City	22	11	5	6	22	5	3	14	44	16	8	20	55	55	036.36	1965–66	2012–13
Blackburn Rovers	21	12	4	5	21	5	5	11	42	17	9	16	58	52	040.48	1966–67	2012–13
Blackpool	14	5	5	4	14	2	3	9	28	7	8	13	33	43	025.00	1921–22	2012–13
Bolton Wanderers	18	7	8	3	18	1	7	10	36	8	15	13	36	51	022.22	1964–65	2012–13
Bournemouth †	39	22	9	8	38	6	10	22	77	28	19	30	112	118	036.36	1932–33	2023–24	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Bradford City	12	8	3	1	12	6	2	4	24	14	5	5	37	18	058.33	1922–23	2003–04
Bradford (Park Avenue)	7	4	3	0	7	1	1	5	14	5	4	5	19	18	035.71	1907–08	1962–63
Brentford †	26	16	6	4	26	4	7	15	52	20	13	19	73	76	038.46	1906–07	2023–24
Brighton & Hove Albion †	61	28	21	12	61	14	14	33	122	42	35	45	163	162	034.43	1906–07	2023–24
Bristol City	37	24	7	6	37	5	14	18	74	29	21	24	105	100	039.19	1921–22	2012–13
Bristol Rovers	36	27	4	5	36	8	12	16	72	35	16	21	124	97	048.61	1906–07	1978–79
Burnley †	24	9	8	7	24	6	7	11	48	15	15	18	60	56	031.25	1969–70	2023–24
Bury	11	8	2	1	11	3	5	3	22	11	7	4	33	24	050.00	1921–22	1998–99
Cambridge United	4	1	3	0	4	1	2	1	8	2	5	1	7	5	025.00	1978–79	1983–84
Cardiff City	35	20	8	7	35	12	12	11	70	32	20	18	106	76	045.71	1913–14	2018–19
Carlisle United	13	7	3	3	13	1	5	7	26	8	8	10	39	42	030.77	1958–59	1985–86
Charlton Athletic	28	19	4	5	28	7	9	12	56	26	13	17	78	55	046.43	1925–26	2012–13
Chelsea †	27	5	6	16	27	3	8	16	54	8	14	32	44	93	014.81	1924–25	2023–24
Chester ‡	5	2	1	2	5	1	0	4	10	3	1	6	19	20	030.00	1958–59	1976–77	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Chesterfield	3	0	2	1	3	2	0	1	6	2	2	2	6	7	033.33	1974–75	1976–77
Colchester United	14	4	5	5	14	6	4	4	28	10	9	9	40	42	035.71	1950–51	2007–08
Coventry City	55	20	19	16	55	15	16	24	110	35	35	40	149	168	031.82	1908–09	2012–13
Crewe Alexandra	10	5	4	1	10	4	4	2	20	9	8	3	34	23	045.00	1958–59	2005–06
Croydon Common ‡	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	5	6	050.00	1909–10	1914–15
Darlington	3	3	0	0	3	2	1	0	6	5	1	0	15	5	083.33	1958–59	1960–61
Derby County	32	14	10	8	32	6	6	20	64	20	16	28	69	93	031.25	1921–22	2012–13
Doncaster Rovers	6	4	1	1	6	2	2	2	12	6	3	3	21	12	050.00	1959–60	2011–12
Everton †	24	7	9	8	24	4	8	12	48	11	17	20	48	74	022.92	1969–70	2023–24
Exeter City	38	19	14	5	38	10	11	17	76	29	25	22	118	121	038.16	1908–09	1957–58
Fulham †	25	8	9	8	24	5	8	11	49	13	17	19	59	72	026.53	1906–07	2023–24
Fulham reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	7	2	050.00	1905–06	1905–06
Gateshead ‡	6	2	3	1	6	2	2	2	12	4	5	3	15	13	033.33	1921–22	1959–60	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Gillingham	42	22	10	10	42	10	11	21	84	32	21	31	110	93	038.10	1906–07	2003–04	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Grays United ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	12	1	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
Grimsby Town	19	14	0	5	19	7	3	9	38	21	3	14	62	42	055.26	1920–21	2002–03
Halifax Town ‡	4	1	3	0	4	1	2	1	8	2	5	1	13	12	025.00	1961–62	1975–76
Hartlepool United	3	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	6	3	1	2	14	12	050.00	1958–59	1960–61
Hereford United ‡	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	4	0	3	1	5	7	000.00	1974–75	1975–76
Huddersfield Town	21	6	11	4	21	8	6	7	42	14	17	11	43	50	033.33	1964–65	2017–18
Hull City	25	9	9	7	25	6	9	10	50	15	18	17	59	66	030.00	1921–22	2016–17
Ipswich Town	40	15	15	10	40	11	9	20	80	26	24	30	121	125	032.50	1938–39	2012–13
Leeds United	29	12	12	5	29	6	4	19	58	18	16	24	63	73	031.03	1921–22	2022–23
Leicester City	33	16	7	10	33	7	11	15	66	23	18	25	82	86	034.85	1921–22	2022–23
Leyton ‡	7	4	2	1	7	5	1	1	14	9	3	2	27	12	064.29	1905–06	1911–12
Leyton Orient	30	18	9	3	30	7	8	15	60	25	17	18	73	74	041.67	1921–22	1981–82	^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Lincoln City	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	4	1	0	3	9	10	025.00	1961–62	1976–77
Liverpool †	24	5	6	13	23	4	3	16	47	9	9	29	42	106	019.15	1969–70	2023–24
Luton Town †	33	19	8	6	34	8	8	18	67	27	16	24	118	111	040.30	1906–07	2023–24
Manchester City †	31	8	8	15	32	7	8	17	63	15	16	32	61	103	023.81	1964–65	2023–24
Manchester United †	26	5	8	13	27	5	3	19	53	10	11	32	46	91	018.87	1922–23	2023–24
Mansfield Town	9	8	1	0	9	2	4	3	18	10	5	3	38	19	055.56	1931–32	1977–78
Merthyr Town	9	7	2	0	9	3	3	3	18	10	5	3	35	22	055.56	1912–13	1929–30
Middlesbrough	21	12	3	6	21	5	7	9	42	17	10	15	56	51	040.48	1924–25	2016–17
Millwall	53	24	15	14	53	14	14	25	106	38	29	39	134	137	035.85	1906–07	2012–13
Nelson	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	3	5	000.00	1923–24	1923–24
Newcastle United †	22	7	6	9	23	4	5	14	45	11	11	23	34	57	024.44	1964–65	2023–24
Newport County	27	19	7	1	27	11	6	10	54	30	13	11	109	56	055.56	1919–20	1961–62
Northampton Town	45	17	14	14	45	4	14	27	90	21	28	41	116	158	023.33	1906–07	1976–77
Norwich City	65	42	10	13	65	15	13	37	130	57	23	50	196	165	043.85	1906–07	2021–22
Nottingham Forest †	27	7	12	8	26	6	4	16	53	13	16	24	52	80	024.53	1921–22	2023–24
Notts County	21	10	5	6	21	8	6	7	42	18	11	13	58	54	042.86	1921–22	1993–94
Oldham Athletic	20	13	4	3	20	4	4	12	40	17	8	15	58	51	042.50	1923–24	1996–97
Oxford United	8	5	3	0	8	5	1	2	16	10	4	2	27	16	062.50	1968–69	1998–99
Peterborough United	11	6	3	2	11	1	6	4	22	7	9	6	26	29	031.82	1960–61	2012–13
Plymouth Argyle	33	16	7	10	33	9	8	16	66	25	15	26	89	101	037.88	1906–07	2009–10
Port Vale	23	8	10	5	23	6	4	13	46	14	14	18	50	67	030.43	1921–22	1999–2000
Portsmouth	35	21	6	8	35	5	12	18	70	26	18	26	103	88	037.14	1906–07	2011–12
Portsmouth reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00	1905–06	1905–06
Preston North End	20	14	4	2	20	3	7	10	40	17	11	12	44	38	042.50	1964–65	2010–11
Queens Park Rangers	55	22	18	15	55	17	12	26	110	39	30	41	112	123	035.45	1906–07	2014–15
Reading	46	18	17	11	46	10	12	24	92	28	29	35	133	154	030.43	1906–07	2011–12
Reading reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
Rochdale	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	10	7	050.00	1959–60	1960–61
Rotherham County ‡	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	8	5	050.00	1921–22	1922–23
Rotherham United	11	6	5	0	11	5	2	4	22	11	7	4	33	25	050.00	1964–65	2003–04
Scunthorpe United	3	1	0	2	3	1	1	1	6	2	1	3	5	10	033.33	2007–08	2010–11
Sheffield United †	28	13	6	9	28	11	6	11	56	24	12	20	68	58	042.86	1968–69	2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday	25	12	9	4	25	3	6	16	50	15	15	20	58	64	030.00	1921–22	2012–13	^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Shrewsbury Town	21	7	7	7	21	3	10	8	42	10	17	15	57	58	023.81	1951–52	1988–89
Southampton	50	22	11	17	50	12	12	26	100	34	23	43	135	148	034.00	1906–07	2022–23
Southampton reserves ‡	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	5	4	050.00	1905–06	1905–06
Southend United	42	23	12	7	42	12	10	20	84	35	22	27	144	131	041.67	1908–09	2006–07
Southern United ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
Southport	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	14	8	050.00	1958–59	1960–61
St Leonards United ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
Stockport County	9	5	4	0	9	4	3	2	18	9	7	2	35	23	050.00	1922–23	2001–02
Stoke City	30	18	4	8	30	10	9	11	60	28	13	19	85	67	046.67	1911–12	2017–18	^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Sunderland	18	10	3	5	18	3	8	7	36	13	11	12	39	34	036.11	1969–70	2016–17
Swansea City	14	5	3	6	14	2	6	6	28	7	9	12	29	37	025.00	1919–20	2017–18	^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Swindon Town	49	28	12	9	49	9	15	25	98	37	27	34	164	142	037.76	1906–07	1999–2000
Swindon Town reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	1	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
Thames ‡	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	9	3	100.00	1930–31	1931–32
Torquay United	27	16	8	3	27	6	7	14	54	22	15	17	105	82	040.74	1927–28	1961–62
Tottenham Hotspur †	27	4	6	17	27	4	7	16	54	8	13	33	41	89	014.81	1906–07	2023–24
Tranmere Rovers	8	4	3	1	8	4	1	3	16	8	4	4	22	19	050.00	1974–75	2000–01
Walsall	30	23	2	5	30	5	14	11	60	28	16	16	107	76	046.67	1927–28	2003–04
Watford	65	37	11	17	65	18	17	30	130	55	28	47	202	174	042.31	1906–07	2021–22
Watford reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	7	1	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
West Bromwich Albion	28	11	8	9	28	8	7	13	56	19	15	22	72	69	033.93	1969–70	2020–21
West Ham United †	31	8	12	11	32	9	13	10	63	17	25	21	84	103	026.98	1906–07	2023–24
West Ham United reserves ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	3	1	050.00	1905–06	1905–06
Wigan Athletic	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	6	000.00	2003–04	2003–04
Wimbledon ‡	12	7	1	4	12	4	4	4	24	11	5	8	37	35	045.83	1984–85	2003–04	^{[lower-alpha 10]}
Wolverhampton Wanderers †	32	13	10	9	31	9	6	16	63	22	16	25	79	78	034.92	1921–22	2023–24
Workington	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	6	2	2	2	10	6	033.33	1958–59	1960–61
Wrexham	8	7	1	0	8	5	3	0	16	12	4	0	34	15	075.00	1960–61	1981–82
Wycombe Wanderers	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	8	1	100.00	1905–06	1905–06
York City	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	6	3	050.00	1958–59	1976–77

Notes

↑ This Accrington Stanley was the one that existed between 1891 and 1966. The Accrington Stanley F.C. founded in 1968 is a different club.
↑ Bournemouth statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
↑ Chester were renamed Chester City in 1983 and dissolved in 2010. The Chester F.C. founded in 2010 is a different club.
↑ Gateshead statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of South Shields.
↑ Gillingham statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of New Brompton.
↑ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Clapton Orient.
↑ Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of The Wednesday.
↑ Stoke City statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Stoke.
↑ Swansea City statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Swansea Town.
↑ Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since then it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.

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References

General

For 1905–06 to 2010–11: King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 456–460. ISBN 978-1-85983-809-9.
For 2011–12 onward: "Crystal Palace: Head to head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

Specific

1 2 3 King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 260.
1 2 Rundle, Richard. "Crystal Palace". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
↑ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 400.
↑ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 404.
↑ Heneghan, Michael (7 July 2004). "England 1992/93". RSSSF . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
↑ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 454.
↑ Fletcher, Paul (27 May 2013). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
↑ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 230.

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[9] This Accrington Stanley was the one that existed between 1891 and 1966. The Accrington Stanley F.C. founded in 1968 is a different club.

[10] Bournemouth statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

[11] Chester were renamed Chester City in 1983 and dissolved in 2010. The Chester F.C. founded in 2010 is a different club.

[12] Gateshead statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of South Shields.

[13] Gillingham statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of New Brompton.

[14] Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Clapton Orient.

[15] Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of The Wednesday.

[16] Stoke City statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Stoke.

[17] Swansea City statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Swansea Town.

[18] Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since then it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.

[1920FL-1] 1 2 3 King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 260.

[FCHD-2] 1 2 Rundle, Richard. "Crystal Palace". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[3] King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 400.

[4] King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 404.

[5] Heneghan, Michael (7 July 2004). "England 1992/93". RSSSF . Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[6] King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 454.

[7] Fletcher, Paul (27 May 2013). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[8] King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 230.

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v t e Crystal Palace Football Club
Players Player of the Year Managers Head-to-head Current season
History	History Original 1861 club Seasons Records and statistics
Owners	Steve Parish (chairman; 10%) John Textor (45%) Josh Harris (18%) David Blitzer (18%)
Grounds	Crystal Palace Stadium Herne Hill Velodrome The Nest Selhurst Park
Rivalries	Rivalry with Brighton & Hove Albion South London derby
Subsidiary teams	U21s / Academy Crystal Palace Women

v t e Lists of English football club league records by opponent
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Aston Villa Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Carlisle United Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Forest Green Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham
Non-League	Darlington York City
Category

Crystal Palace F.C. league record by opponent

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All-time league record

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