This article lists the records set by Crystal Palace Football Club, 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.
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 [4] | 0 | GK |
6 | ![]() | John Jackson | 1964–1973 | 393 | 0 | GK |
7 | ![]() | Dougie Freedman | 1995–1997 2000–2008 | 368 | 108 | FW |
8 | ![]() | Joel Ward | 2012–2025 | 363 | 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. [5]
# | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | £32,000,000 | August 2016 | BBC Sport |
2 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £30,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | £26,000,000 | August 2017 | BBC Sport |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | August 2025 | BBC Sport | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | £20,500,000 | July 2021 | BBC Sport |
6 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | £19,800,000 | July 2022 | BBC Sport |
7 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | £19,500,000 | August 2020 | BBC Sport |
8 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | £18,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | January 2024 | BBC Sport | ||
19 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £17,000,000 | August 2023 | BBC Sport |
# | Pos: | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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1 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | £68,000,000 | August 2025 | BBC Sport |
2 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £50,800,000 | July 2024 | BBC Sport |
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | £45,000,000 (~ £50,000,000) | June 2019 | BBC Sport |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | £30,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
5 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £25,000,000 | August 2016 | BBC Sport |
6 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £17,600,000 | September 2020 | BBC Sport |
7 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | £10,000,000 | August 2024 | BBC Sport |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | July 2016 | BBC Sport | ||
FW | ![]() | ![]() | January 2013 | BBC Sport | ||
10 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | £8,600,000 | May 2006 | 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 | Refs | |
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Country | Club | ||||||
1971 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Group | ![]() | Cagliari | 1–0 | 0–2 | [14] [15] |
![]() | Internazionale | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||
1973 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Group | ![]() | Verona | 4–1 | [16] | |
![]() | Bari | 1–0 | |||||
![]() | Lazio | 3–1 | |||||
![]() | Fiorentina | 2–2 | |||||
Semi-finals | ![]() | Newcastle | 0–0 | 1–5 | |||
1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Third round | ![]() | Samsunspor | 0–2 | 0–2 | [17] [E] |
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home leg | Away leg | Refs | |
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Country | Club | ||||||
2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | Play-off round | ![]() | Fredrikstad | 1–0 | 0–0 | [19] [20] |
League phase | ![]() | AZ Alkmaar | |||||
![]() | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||
![]() | KuPS Kuopio | ||||||
![]() | Strasbourg | ||||||
![]() | AEK Larnaca | ||||||
![]() | Shelbourne |
The 2025–26 UEFA Conference League season marked Crystal Palace's debut in a major UEFA competition. [21]
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