List of Crystal Palace F.C. records and statistics

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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.

Contents

Honours

League

Cup

Wartime Titles

Regional Competitions

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive and professional matches only
No.CountryNamePlayedAppsGoalsPosition
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Cannon 1973–198866036DF
2 Flag of England.svg Terry Long 1955–197048018DF
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Wilfried Zaha 2010–2013
2014–2023		45890FW
4 Flag of England.svg Bert Harry 1921–193444055MF
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Julián Speroni 2004–2019400 [6] 0GK
6 Flag of England.svg John Jackson 1964–19733930GK
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Dougie Freedman 1995–1997
2000–2008		368108FW
8 Flag of England.svg Joel Ward 2012–3605DF
9 Flag of England.svg Nigel Martyn 1989–19963490GK
10 Flag of England.svg Simon Rodger 1990–200232812MF

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

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]

Competitive, professional matches only. Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
#CountryNamePlayedGoalsAppsPositionGoals per game
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Simpson 1929–1935165195FW0.85
2 Flag of England.svg Edwin Smith 1911–1920124192FW0.65
3 Flag of England.svg Ian Wright 1985–1991118277FW0.43
4 Flag of England.svg Mark Bright 1986–1992114286FW0.40
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Clinton Morrison 1998–2002
2005–2008		113316FW0.36
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Dougie Freedman 1995–1997
2000–2008		108368FW0.29
7 Flag of England.svg George Clarke 1925–1933106299MF0.35
8 Flag of England.svg Johnny Byrne 1956–1962
1967–1968		101259FW0.39
9 Flag of England.svg Albert Dawes 1933–1936
1938–1939		92156FW0.59
10 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Wilfried Zaha 2010–2013
2014–2023		90458FW0.20

International caps

This section refers only to international caps won by players during their time at Crystal Palace.

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

#Pos:PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
1FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christian Benteke Flag of England.svg Liverpool £32,000,000August 2016 BBC Sport
2FW Flag of England.svg Eddie Nketiah Flag of England.svg Arsenal £30,000,000August 2024 BBC Sport
3DF Flag of France.svg Mamadou Sakho Flag of England.svg Liverpool £26,000,000August 2017 BBC Sport
4DF Flag of England.svg Marc Guéhi Flag of England.svg Chelsea £20,500,000July 2021 BBC Sport
5MF Flag of Mali.svg Cheick Doucouré Flag of France.svg Lens £19,800,000July 2022 BBC Sport
6MF Flag of England.svg Eberechi Eze Flag of England.svg Queens Park Rangers £19,500,000August 2020 BBC Sport
7DF Flag of France.svg Maxence Lacroix Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg £18,000,000August 2024 BBC Sport
MF Flag of England.svg Adam Wharton Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers January 2024 BBC Sport
9DF Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Andersen Flag of France.svg Lyon £15,400,000July 2021 BBC Sport
10GK Flag of England.svg Dean Henderson Flag of England.svg Manchester United £15,000,000August 2023 BBC Sport

Record transfer fees received

#Pos:PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource
1FW Flag of France.svg Michael Olise Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich £50,800,000July 2024 BBC Sport
2DF Flag of England.svg Aaron Wan-Bissaka Flag of England.svg Manchester United £45,000,000 (~ £50,000,000)June 2019 BBC Sport
3DF Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Andersen Flag of England.svg Fulham £30,000,000August 2024 BBC Sport
4FW Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Yannick Bolasie Flag of England.svg Everton £25,000,000August 2016 BBC Sport
5FW Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Sørloth Flag of Germany.svg RB Leipzig £17,600,000September 2020 BBC Sport
6GK Flag of England.svg Sam Johnstone Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers £10,000,000August 2024 BBC Sport
FW Flag of England.svg Dwight Gayle Flag of England.svg Newcastle United July 2016 BBC Sport
MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Wilfried Zaha Flag of England.svg Manchester United January 2013 BBC Sport
9FW Flag of England.svg Andrew Johnson Flag of England.svg Everton £8,600,000May 2006 BBC Sport
10FW Flag of Ghana.svg Jordan Ayew Flag of England.svg Leicester £5,000,000August 2024 BBC Sport

Managerial records

Club records

Positions

Goals

Points

Two points for a win: 64, Division Four, 1960–61
Three points for a win: 90, Division One, 1993–94
Two points for a win: 19, Division One, 1980–81
Three points for a win: 33, Premier League, 1997–98

Matches

Firsts

  • First match: New Brompton 0–3 Crystal Palace, United League, 1 September 1905
  • First FA Cup match: Crystal Palace 7–0 Clapham, 7 October 1905, Crystal Palace Stadium
  • First Southern League match: Crystal Palace 3–4 Southampton Reserves, 2 September 1905, Crystal Palace Stadium
  • First Football League match: Merthyr 2–1 Crystal Palace, 28 August 1920
  • First match at Herne Hill Velodrome: Crystal Palace 1–2 Southampton, 3 March 1915
  • First match at The Nest:
    • Friendly; Crystal Palace 4–1 Millwall, August 1918
    • London Combination; Crystal Palace 4–2 Queens Park Rangers, 14 September 1918
    • Southern League; Crystal Palace 2–2 Northampton Town 30 August 1919
  • First match at Selhurst Park: Crystal Palace 0–1 Wednesday, 30 August 1924
  • First European match: Crystal Palace 0–2 Samsunspor, 19 July 1998, Selhurst Park
  • First League Cup match: Darlington 2–0 Crystal Palace, 12 October 1960

Record wins

  • Record league win: 9–0 v Barrow, 10 October 1959 [F]
  • Record FA Cup win: 7–0
    • v Clapham, 7 October 1905
    • v Luton Town, 16 January 1929
  • Record League Cup win: 8–0 v Southend United, 25 September 1990
  • Record European win: N/A
  • Record Friendly win: 13–1 v GAK Graz, 16 July 2014

Record defeats

  • Record league defeat home: 0–7 v Liverpool, 19 December 2020
  • Record league defeat away: 0–9 v Liverpool, 12 September 1989
  • Record FA Cup defeat: 0–9 v Burnley (away), 10 February 1909
  • Record League Cup defeat: 0–5
    • v Nottingham Forest (away), 1 November 1989
    • v Liverpool (away), 24 January 2001
  • Record European defeat: 0–2
    • v Samsunspor (home), 19 July 1998
    • v Samsunspor (away), 25 July 1998

Record consecutive results

This section applies to league matches only.

Home

  • Record consecutive home wins: 12, 19 December 1925 – 28 August 1926
  • Record consecutive home draws: 7
    • 24 March 1962 – 1 September 1962
    • 28 November 1998 – 13 February 1999
  • Record consecutive home defeats: 6
    • 10 April 1925 – 12 September 1925
    • 10 January 1998 – 11 April 1998
    • 3 January 2016 – 19 March 2016
  • Record consecutive home matches without a defeat: 32, 28 February 1931 – 17 September 1932
  • Record consecutive home matches without a draw: 17, 17 February 1981 – 19 January 1982
  • Record consecutive home matches without a win: 16, 4 May 1997 – 11 April 1998
  • Record consecutive home clean sheets: 8
    • 28 December 1963 – 18 March 1964
    • 13 November 2010 – 19 February 2011
  • Record consecutive home matches without a clean sheet: 19, 20 January 1951 – 17 November 1951
  • Record consecutive home matches scoring: 36, 17 November 1928 – 6 September 1930
  • Record consecutive home matches without scoring: 4
    • 3 March 1951 – 31 March 1951
    • 26 November 1994 – 31 December 1994
    • 7 February 2002 – 9 March 2002
    • 20 November 2004 – 26 December 2004

Away

  • Record consecutive away wins: 5, 20 December 2003 – 7 February 2004
  • Record consecutive away draws: 6, 18 November 1978 – 10 March 1979
  • Record consecutive away defeats: 10
    • 1 April 1980 – 25 October 1980
    • 8 November 1980 – 7 March 1981
  • Record consecutive away matches without a defeat: 10
    • 22 December 1928 – 1 April 1929
    • 26 December 1968 – 28 April 1969
    • 23 August 1975 – 6 December 1975
    • 18 November 1978 – 3 April 1979
  • Record consecutive Premier League away matches without a defeat: 5, 28 December 2014 – 28 February 2015
  • Record consecutive away matches without a draw: 18
    • 3 October 1960 – 19 August 1961
    • 12 April 1986 – 17 March 1987
  • Record consecutive away matches without a win: 31, 15 March 1980 – 3 October 1981
  • Record consecutive away clean sheets: 4
    • 27 December 1949 – 4 February 1950
    • 9 December 1978 – 10 March 1979
    • 8 December 2007 – 12 January 2008
  • Record consecutive away matches without a clean sheet: 30, 22 March 1980 – 3 October 1981
  • Record consecutive away matches scoring: 22, 17 March 1928 – 1 April 1929
  • Record consecutive away matches without scoring: 8, 11 November 1950 – 24 February 1951

Attendances

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.

Crystal Palace in Europe

Record by season

Crystal Palace's scores are given first in all scorelines.
SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHome legAway legNotesRefs
CountryClub
1971 Anglo-Italian Cup GroupFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Cagliari 1–00–2 [16] [17]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Internazionale 1–12–1
1973 GroupFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Verona 4–1 [18]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bari 1-0
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lazio 3–1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorentina 2-2
Semi-FinalsFlag of England.svg  England Newcastle 0-01-5
1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third roundFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Samsunspor 0–20–2 [G] [20]

European attendance records

Notes

  1. ↑ This was a cup competition held from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992. It was created after the Heysel Stadium disaster, when English clubs were banned from European competition, as an additional competition for clubs in the top two divisions.
  2. ↑ This was a tournament organised by the London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded.
  3. ↑ Amateur Sidney Sanders scored 6 in the 10-1 defeat of Reading, 4 March 1916 in the inter-war competitions, but is not considered part of official records.
  4. ↑ Includes Simpson's 6 goals against Exeter City as a double hat-trick
  5. ↑ Hat-trick completed either side of Half Time Period
  6. ↑ During the First World War Crystal Palace won 10–1 v Reading, 4 March 1916, but this, as with all other wartime competitions, is not considered part of official records.
  7. ↑ Clubs were invited to enter the Intertoto club during the preceding season. The Premier League club finishing in the highest position who had not otherwise qualified for Europe were accepted into the competition. Despite finishing twentieth Palace were entered after the other applicant, Aston Villa, qualified for the UEFA cup. [19]

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