- Source: List of Crystal Palace F.C. records and statistics
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.
Honours
League
Second Division / First Division / Championship (level 2)
Champions: 1978–79, 1993–94
Runners-up: 1968–69
Play-off winners (4) (record): 1989, 1997, 2004, 2013
Third Division / Third Division South (level 3)
Champions: 1920–21
Runners-up: 1928–29, 1930–31, 1938–39, 1963–64
Fourth Division (level 4)
Runners-up: 1960–61
Cup
FA Cup
Runners-up: 1989–90, 2015–16
Full Members Cup
Winners: 1990–91
Wartime Titles
Football League South
Champions: 1940–41
Wartime South D League
Champions: 1939–40
Regional Competitions
Southern Football League Division One
Runners-up: 1913–14
Southern Football League Division Two
Champions: 1905–06
United League
Champions: 1906–07
Runners-up: 1905–06
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup
Runners-up: 1958–59
London Challenge Cup
Winners: 1912–13, 1913–14, 1920–21
Runners-up: 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1931–32, 1937–38, 1946–47
Surrey Senior Cup
Winners: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02
Kent Senior Shield
Winners: 1911–12
Runners-up: 1912–13
Player records
= Appearances
=Youngest first-team player: John Bostock, 15 years, 287 days, v Watford, 29 October 2007
Oldest first-team player: Jack Little, 41 years, 68 days v Gillingham (away), 3 April 1926
First substitute: Keith Smith, v Leyton Orient, 28 August 1965
Most appearances
Competitive and professional matches only
= Goalscorers
=Most goals in a season: 54, Peter Simpson, 1930–31
Most league goals in a season: 46, Peter Simpson, 1930–31
Most league goals in a top-flight season: 21, Andy Johnson, 2004–05
Most goals in a competitive match: 6, Peter Simpson, v Exeter City, Football League Division Three South, 4 October 1930
Most goals in an FA Cup match: 4, Peter Simpson, v Newark Town, 13 December 1930
Most goals in a League Cup match: 3
Mark Bright, v Southend United, 25 September 1990
Ian Wright, v Southend United, 25 September 1990
Dwight Gayle, v Walsall, 26 August 2014
Dwight Gayle, v Charlton Athletic, 23 September 2015
Jean-Philippe Mateta, v Plymouth Argyle, 29 August 2023
Fastest recorded goal: 6 seconds, Keith Smith v Derby County (away), 12 December 1964
Most hat-tricks, all competitions: 20, Peter Simpson
Oldest player to score a goal: Kevin Phillips, 39 years 306 days, v Watford, 27 May 2013
Quickest hat-trick in a League match: Kevin Phillips, 8 minutes, 37 seconds v Hull City, 5 March 2013
Quickest hat-trick in a Cup match: Danny Butterfield, 6 minutes, 48 seconds v Wolverhampton Wanderers, FA Cup Fourth round Replay, 2 February 2010
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.
Competitive, professional matches only. Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
= International caps
=This section refers only to international caps won by players during their time at Crystal Palace.
First capped player: Billy Davies for Wales, v Scotland, 7 March 1908, Dundee
First capped player for England: Horace Colclough, v Wales, 16 March 1914, Cardiff
Most capped player: 55, Wayne Hennessey, Wales
Most capped player for England:
20, Marc Guéhi
First player to play in the World Cup: Gregg Berhalter, 2002, United States
First player to score in the World Cup: Mile Jedinak, 2014, Australia
= Transfers
=Record transfer fees paid
Record transfer fees received
Managerial records
First manager: John Robson, managed the club from 1905 to 1907, encompassing 77 games.
Longest serving manager: Edmund Goodman, managed the club from 1907 to 1925, encompassing 613 matches excluding wartime competition.
Most successful manager: Steve Coppell, who took the club to an FA Cup final, third place in the top flight and won the Full Members Cup. He managed the club from 1984 to 1993, 1995–96, 1997–98, and 1999–2000, encompassing 565 matches in total.
Club records
= Positions
=Highest League Finish: 3rd in the Old First Division (now Premier League) 1990–91 season
Lowest League Finish:
Southern League: 1st in the Southern League Division Two, 1905-06 season
Football League: 24th in the Old Division Three South, 1950–51
Highest League Position: 1st in the Old First Division, 29 September 1979 – 6 October 1979
Lowest League Position: 20th in the Old Fourth Division, 2 September 1959
= Goals
=Most league goals scored in a season: 110, Division Four, 1960–61
Fewest league goals scored in a season: 31, Premier League, 2019–20
Most league goals conceded in a season: 86, Division Three South, 1953–54
Fewest league goals conceded in a season:
Southern League; 14, Division Two, 1905–06
Football League; 24, Division Two, 1978–79
= Points
=Most points in a season:
Two points for a win: 64, Division Four, 1960–61
Three points for a win: 90, Division One, 1993–94
Fewest points in a season:
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
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.
Record consecutive wins: 8, 9 February – 26 March 1921
Record consecutive Premier League wins: 5, 29 March – 19 April 2014
Record consecutive draws: 5
28 March – 16 April 1921
30 December 1978 – 24 February 1979
21 September – 19 October 2002
Record consecutive defeats: 8
18 April – 19 September 1925
1 January – 14 March 1998
21 May – 30 September 2017
Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 18, 22 February – 13 August 1969
Record consecutive top-division matches without a defeat: 10, 25 August – 27 October 1990
Record consecutive matches without a draw: 24, 31 December 1960 – 26 August 1961
Record consecutive matches without a win: 20, 3 March – 8 September 1962
Record consecutive clean sheets: 6, 1 September 1920 – 25 September 1920
Record consecutive matches without a clean sheet: 24, 30 September 1998 – 20 February 1999
Record consecutive matches scoring: 24, 27 April 1929 – 21 December 1929
Record consecutive matches without scoring: 9, 19 November 1994 – 2 January 1995
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.
Highest attendance: 51,482 11 May 1979 v Burnley
Highest FA Cup attendance: 45,384 10 Mar 1965 v Leeds Utd
Lowest attendance: 2,165 18 December 1935 v Newport County
Highest seasonal average league attendance: 29,900, Division 1 1969-70
Lowest seasonal average league attendance: 6,440, Division 2 1984-85
Crystal Palace in Europe
= Record by season
=Crystal Palace's scores are given first in all scorelines.
= European attendance records
=Highest recorded home attendance: 25,152 v Internazionale, 29 May 1971
Lowest recorded home attendance: 11,758 v Samsunspor, 19 July 1998
Highest recorded away attendance: 30,000 v Cagliari, 1 June 1971
Lowest recorded away attendance: 28,000 v Internazionale, 4 June 1971
Notes
References
General
King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-78091-221-9.
"Crystal Palace: Records". statto.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
Specific
External links
Crystal Palace F.C. official site
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