This article lists the records set by Crystal Palace F.C., their managers and players, including honours won by the club and details of their performance in European competition. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Palace players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
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Wartime Titles
Regional Competitions
No. | Country | Name | Played | Apps | Goals | Position |
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1 | Jim Cannon | 1973–1988 | 660 | 36 | DF | |
2 | Terry Long | 1955–1970 | 480 | 18 | DF | |
3 | Wilfried Zaha | 2010–2013 2014–2023 | 458 | 90 | FW | |
4 | Bert Harry | 1921–1934 | 440 | 55 | MF | |
5 | Julián Speroni | 2004–2019 | 400 [6] | 0 | GK | |
6 | John Jackson | 1964–1973 | 393 | 0 | GK | |
7 | Dougie Freedman | 1995–1997 2000–2008 | 368 | 108 | FW | |
8 | Joel Ward | 2012– | 360 | 5 | DF | |
9 | Nigel Martyn | 1989–1996 | 349 | 0 | GK | |
10 | Simon Rodger | 1990–2002 | 328 | 12 | MF |
Peter Simpson is the all-time top goalscorer for Crystal Palace. He was their leading goalscorer for five consecutive seasons, from 1929–30 to 1933–34. [7]
# | Country | Name | Played | Goals | Apps | Position | Goals per game |
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1 | Peter Simpson | 1929–1935 | 165 | 195 | FW | 0.85 | |
2 | Edwin Smith | 1911–1920 | 124 | 192 | FW | 0.65 | |
3 | Ian Wright | 1985–1991 | 118 | 277 | FW | 0.43 | |
4 | Mark Bright | 1986–1992 | 114 | 286 | FW | 0.40 | |
5 | Clinton Morrison | 1998–2002 2005–2008 | 113 | 316 | FW | 0.36 | |
6 | Dougie Freedman | 1995–1997 2000–2008 | 108 | 368 | FW | 0.29 | |
7 | George Clarke | 1925–1933 | 106 | 299 | MF | 0.35 | |
8 | Johnny Byrne | 1956–1962 1967–1968 | 101 | 259 | FW | 0.39 | |
9 | Albert Dawes | 1933–1936 1938–1939 | 92 | 156 | FW | 0.59 | |
10 | Wilfried Zaha | 2010–2013 2014–2023 | 90 | 458 | FW | 0.20 |
This section refers only to international caps won by players during their time at Crystal Palace.
# | Pos: | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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1 | FW | Christian Benteke | Liverpool | £32,000,000 | August 2016 | BBC Sport |
2 | FW | Eddie Nketiah | Arsenal | £30,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
3 | DF | Mamadou Sakho | Liverpool | £26,000,000 | August 2017 | BBC Sport |
4 | DF | Marc Guéhi | Chelsea | £20,500,000 | July 2021 | BBC Sport |
5 | MF | Cheick Doucouré | Lens | £19,800,000 | July 2022 | BBC Sport |
6 | MF | Eberechi Eze | Queens Park Rangers | £19,500,000 | August 2020 | BBC Sport |
7 | DF | Maxence Lacroix | VfL Wolfsburg | £18,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
MF | Adam Wharton | Blackburn Rovers | January 2024 | BBC Sport | ||
9 | DF | Joachim Andersen | Lyon | £15,400,000 | July 2021 | BBC Sport |
10 | GK | Dean Henderson | Manchester United | £15,000,000 | August 2023 | BBC Sport |
# | Pos: | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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1 | FW | Michael Olise | Bayern Munich | £50,800,000 | July 2024 | BBC Sport |
2 | DF | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Manchester United | £45,000,000 (~ £50,000,000) | June 2019 | BBC Sport |
3 | DF | Joachim Andersen | Fulham | £30,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
4 | FW | Yannick Bolasie | Everton | £25,000,000 | August 2016 | BBC Sport |
5 | FW | Alexander Sørloth | RB Leipzig | £17,600,000 | September 2020 | BBC Sport |
6 | GK | Sam Johnstone | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £10,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
FW | Dwight Gayle | Newcastle United | July 2016 | BBC Sport | ||
MF | Wilfried Zaha | Manchester United | January 2013 | BBC Sport | ||
9 | FW | Andrew Johnson | Everton | £8,600,000 | May 2006 | BBC Sport |
10 | FW | Jordan Ayew | Leicester | £5,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
This section applies to league matches only.
This section applies to attendances at Selhurst Park, where Crystal Palace have played their home matches since the start of the 1924–25 season. Attendance figures from the club's early days are approximate. Palace's highest attendance for a match outside of Selhurst Park is 88,619, v Manchester United at the 2016 FA Cup Final on 21 May 2016.
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home leg | Away leg | Notes | Refs | |
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Country | Club | |||||||
1971 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Group | Italy | Cagliari | 1–0 | 0–2 | [16] [17] | |
Italy | Internazionale | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||||
1973 | Group | Italy | Verona | 4–1 | [18] | |||
Italy | Bari | 1-0 | ||||||
Italy | Lazio | 3–1 | ||||||
Italy | Fiorentina | 2-2 | ||||||
Semi-Finals | England | Newcastle | 0-0 | 1-5 | ||||
1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | Turkey | Samsunspor | 0–2 | 0–2 | [upper-alpha 7] | [20] |
This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight, this is also given. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete in English leagues.
Peter John Taylor is an English former footballer who was most recently manager of Maldon & Tiptree. He was previously manager at Dartford, Enfield, Southend United, Dover Athletic, Leicester City, Brighton and Hove Albion, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Kerala Blasters, Stevenage Borough, Wycombe Wanderers, Bradford City and (twice) Gillingham, leaving the last role at the end of 2014. He also had two spells as head coach of the England under-21 team and took charge of the England national team as caretaker manager for one game against Italy, for which he made David Beckham captain of England for the first time. He managed the England under-20 team in 2013. Outside England, Taylor was the head coach of the Bahrain national football team.
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