Actor, writer and producer John Salthouse was on the books of Palace as a player from 1968 to 1970 under the name of John Lewis,[89] and was also a mascot for the club as a child. [65], In 1905, the Crystal Palace Company who owned the FA Cup Final venue situated inside the grounds of The Crystal Palace, wanted a professional club to play there and tap into the crowd potential of the area. 2018-19. Hit woodwork 82. [91] The television presenter Susanna Reid revealed her love of Palace while taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, and visited Selhurst Park for inspiration. Crystal Palace Statistics, Facts and History Home ⇒ Clubs Crystal Palace FC Statistics including Premier League Appearances, Player of the Year, Crystal Palace Top Scorers, Palace Head to Head Record and Crystal Palace Home Kits. Type above and press Enter to search. [71][73] The club signed its first sleeve sponsor with All Football, a Chinese football-based social media application, in 2017. Palace were unfortunate to miss out on qualification for the UEFA Cup at the end of that season due to the limited number of European places available to English clubs after the lifting of the UEFA ban caused by the Heysel Stadium disaster. The club have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Brighton & Hove Albion which developed after Palace's relegation to the Third Division in 1974, reaching its height when the two teams were drawn together in the first round of the 1976–77 FA Cup. Although other clubs had offered the use of their ground to Palace, the club felt it best to remain as close to their natural catchment area as possible. [56] Palace finished in eleventh place in the Premier League in Hodgson's first season and then twelfth in the 2018–19 season and fourteenth the following season. saddened to learn of Kayla the Eagle's passing", "Revealed: Crystal Palace and Puma 2018/19 Kits", "Crystal Palace reveal first sleeve sponsor", "Crystal Palace: Selhurst Park set for a 40,000 makeover", "Crystal Palace unveil plans for National Sports Centre", "Crystal Palace: Steve Parish faces 'luxury problems' after promotion", "Crystal Palace plan for Selhurst Park expansion given the go-ahead by Croydon Council", "Football Fanzines For Sale – (Part 2 – Clubs From C – D)", "Crystal Palace F.C.Fans' Charter Season 2012/13", "Aston Villa: Martin O'Neill ready to rotate squad again", "Crystal Palace unveils new football club crest", "Tickets still on sale for Crystal Palace comedy night", "Crystal Palace come out of administration", "Crystal Palace granted reprieve after principle agreement over sale of club and ground", "Crystal Palace: Deal agreed with US investors Harris and Blitzer", "Premier League managers should forget the mythical 40-point mark", "Game for a laugh; Soccer club mascots keep thousands of fans entertained at every game by dressing up as lions, dinosaurs – and even a giant hammer! 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