Crystal Palace
South London's Premier League club from Selhurst Park, born at the old exhibition grounds in 1905.
Crystal Palace Football Club, usually just called Palace, is a professional club from Selhurst in South London that plays in the Premier League. It turned professional in 1905 at the Crystal Palace exhibition building, though its roots stretch back to 1861, and it has played at Selhurst Park since 1924. For London opponents Palace are a familiar fixture: a top-flight side since promotion in 2013, winners of the FA Cup in 2025 and of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. The club wears red and blue vertical stripes, a look it adopted in 1973 after years in claret and blue.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 10 September 1905
- Ground
- Selhurst Park (since 1924)
- League
- Premier League
- Colours
- Red and blue stripes (since 1973)
- Best league finish
- Third, 1990–91
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Background
The Crystal Palace was moved from Hyde Park to Sydenham Hill in 1854, and an amateur side formed by members of the park's cricket club helped found the Football Association in 1863. The Football Association later chose the grounds as its permanent FA Cup final venue, and in search of new attractions the Crystal Palace Company set up a professional club on 10 September 1905, guided by Edmund Goodman. Palace won their first Southern League season, and in 1909 knocked holders Wolves out of the FA Cup. The First World War forced them out of the grounds, and after spells at the Herne Hill Velodrome and the Nest they settled at Selhurst Park. They joined the Football League in 1920.
Did You Know?
- In April 1962 Palace hosted Real Madrid, the Spanish club's first match in London; Madrid won 4–3.
- Suffragettes plotted to bomb the stands at the 1913 FA Cup final held at the Palace stadium.
- Since 1964 the club has spent only three seasons below the second tier, between 1974 and 1977.
- Palace also won the FA Community Shield in 2025.
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