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CRYSTAL PALACE
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Swindon's first meetings with Palace came in the Town's only season in the United League in 1905/06 - since then, there have been many significant clashes between the two sides. In that same season, Palace entered the Southern League, and won promotion to Division One, a division they occupied with the Town until 1920, when both teams became founder members of the new Third Division of the Football League.

In 1910/11, the Town and Palace were vying for position at the top of the Southern League table. On 31st December, Swindon travelled to Sydenham for a top-of-the-table clash, the Glaziers scoring twice in the first five minutes to put Palace in control. The Town soon bounced back though, and went in at the break 3-2 up, eventually running out 5-2 winners. Swindon went on to win their first Southern League title, whilst Palace finished up in fourth place.

Over the years, Swindon have taken more than their fair share of beatings against Palace - losing 6-1 at home in that first United League encounter, 6-1 again in 1929, and 7-0 in 1935. The biggest defeat came during the transitional season after the War however, when a Town side sprinkled with guests succumbed to a 10-1 defeat - equalling Swindon's biggest defeat in a competitive match.

In November 1972, Palace manager and ex-Town boss Bert Head returned to Swindon to sign one of his former prodigies, Don Rogers, for £147,000. At the time, the fee broke the transfer record for both Palace and the Town.

In more recent times, another major encounter came in the 1988/89 season, when the two sides met in the Division Two play-off semi-finals. In a tight first leg at the County Ground, a Glyn Hopkins own goal gave the Town a 1-0 lead, but goals from Mark Bright and Ian Wright in the second leg at Selhurst Park handed Palace a 2-1 aggregate victory. They went on to beat Blackburn in the final to win promotion to Division One.

 
 

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Swindon's record versus Crystal Palace in the selected competitions:

COMPETITION P W D L Pens
Won		 Pens
Lost		 F A SR%
All competitions 113 38 29 46 0 0 154 188 46.5%
League (inc. playoffs) 80 26 22 32 0 0 110 138 46.3%
Non-League 22 9 6 7 0 0 35 35 54.5%
FA Cup 6 3 1 2 0 0 8 7 58.3%
League Cup 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 0.0%
All other competitions 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0%

Biggest victory in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
23 DEC 1961 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 5 - 0 Smith 2, Atkins 2, E.Hunt 7,707 Forum Match Centre
4 DEC 1926 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 6 - 1 Dickenson (pen), Morris 4, Wall 6,190 Match Centre

Biggest defeat in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
19 APR 1935 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 7 - 13,510 Match Centre

Highest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
26 AUG 1961 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 3 Trollope 24,184 Forum Match Centre

Lowest attendance in the selected competitions:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
30 AUG 2022 AMC Crystal Palace U21 (Home) 0 - 2 - 2,021 Match Centre

 

Player records for STFC vs. Crystal Palace in the selected competitions:
MOST APPEARANCES TOP GOALSCORERS SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)
PLAYER APPS  
Maurice OWEN 26  
Billy TOUT 23  
Bob JEFFERSON 19  
Sam BURTON 17  
Garth HUDSON 16  
PLAYER GOALS  
Harry MORRIS 15  
Archie BOWN 7  
Harold FLEMING 7  
Morris JONES 5  
Freddy WHEATCROFT 5  
PLAYER SR%  
Sammy LAMB 80.0%  
George MORRALL 80.0%  
Mark ROBINSON 80.0%  
Frank TALIA 80.0%  
Frank WILDMAN 80.0%  
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Player records for Crystal Palace vs. STFC in the selected competitions: (no data available for opposition in non-league competitions)
MOST APPEARANCES TOP GOALSCORERS SUCCESS % (minimum five apps)
PLAYER APPS  
Bill TURNER 21  
George CLARKE 16  
Harry COLLYER 16  
Bert HARRY 15  
Joe JOHNSON 15  
PLAYER GOALS  
Peter SIMPSON 8  
Mark BRIGHT 6  
Jack BLACKMAN 5  
Ted SMITH 5  
Dave SWINDLEHURST 5  
PLAYER SR%  
Bob BIGG 90.0%  
Geoff THOMAS 90.0%  
Paul HAMMOND 83.3%  
Peter TAYLOR 83.3%  
Bob THOMAS 83.3%  
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DATE PLAYER   CLUB / TRANSFER DETAIL
MAY 1937 Bob SHANKS OUT Crystal Palace
OCT 1946 Bob SHANKS IN Crystal Palace
(unattached)
MAY 1950 Frank BOULTON OUT (released)
» Crystal Palace
MAY 1950 Morris JONES OUT Crystal Palace
£3,500
JUL 1957 Gordon MCDONALD IN Crystal Palace
MAR 1961 Ken JONES IN Crystal Palace
28 OCT 1972 Don ROGERS OUT Crystal Palace
£147,000
20 MAR 1991 Paul BODIN OUT Crystal Palace
£550,000
10 JAN 1992 Paul BODIN IN Crystal Palace
£225,000
21 NOV 1997 George NDAH IN Crystal Palace
£500,000
6 AUG 1998 Fraser DIGBY OUT (released)
» Crystal Palace
3 AUG 2001 Neil RUDDOCK IN Crystal Palace
Free transfer
13 OCT 2001 Wayne CARLISLE IN Crystal Palace
(loan)
12 JAN 2002 Wayne CARLISLE OUT Crystal Palace
(loan return)
10 MAR 2011 Calvin ANDREW IN Crystal Palace
(loan)
14 MAR 2011 Alassane N'DIAYE IN Crystal Palace
(loan)
3 MAY 2011 Calvin ANDREW OUT Crystal Palace
(loan return)
3 MAY 2011 Alassane N'DIAYE OUT Crystal Palace
(loan return)
14 OCT 2011 Wes FODERINGHAM IN Crystal Palace
(loan)
6 JAN 2012 Wes FODERINGHAM IN Crystal Palace
Undisclosed fee ()
31 AUG 2017 Keshi ANDERSON IN Crystal Palace
(loan)
16 JAN 2018 Keshi ANDERSON IN Crystal Palace
Undisclosed fee ()
4 JAN 2022 Jake O'BRIEN IN Crystal Palace
(loan)
24 MAY 2022 Jake O'BRIEN OUT Crystal Palace
(loan return)

 

All match details from the selected competitions::

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
30 AUG 2022 AMC Crystal Palace U21 (Home) 0 - 2 - 2,021 Match Centre
6 JAN 2007 FAC Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 2 Ifil 10,238 Media  Match Centre
21 JAN 2000 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 4 Reeves, Hall 5,214 Media  Match Centre
21 AUG 1999 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 1 Grazioli, Onuora 12,726 Media  Match Centre
17 APR 1999 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 0 Onuora 18,660 Media  Match Centre
21 NOV 1998 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 0 Walters, Ndah 11,718 Media  Match Centre
26 APR 1997 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 2 - 10,447 Match Centre
19 OCT 1996 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 1 Allison, Thorne 15,088 Media  Match Centre
17 DEC 1991 LC Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 1 - 10,044 Media  Match Centre
13 FEB 1990 FMC Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 1 - 6,027 Media  Match Centre
24 MAY 1989 PO Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 2 - 23,677 Media  Match Centre
    Crystal Palace win 2-1 on aggregate.
21 MAY 1989 PO Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 Hopkins (og) 16,656 Media  Match Centre
25 APR 1989 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 White 11,045 Media  Match Centre
21 JAN 1989 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 2 Foley 8,109 Match Centre
12 OCT 1988 LC Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 2 - 6,015 Match Centre
    Crystal Palace win 4-1 on aggregate.
27 SEP 1988 LC Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 2 Shearer 7,084 Media  Match Centre
27 MAR 1988 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 2 White, Parkin 12,915 Media  Match Centre
24 OCT 1987 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 2 White 9,077 Match Centre
12 APR 1977 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 5 - 18,501 Match Centre
2 NOV 1976 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 1 Syrett 11,317 Match Centre
7 FEB 1976 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 3 - 3 Stroud, Syrett 2 15,844 Media  Forum Match Centre
4 NOV 1975 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 2 Moss 10,599 Match Centre
22 MAR 1975 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 1 Eastoe 11,545 Forum Match Centre
7 SEP 1974 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 6 Eastoe 2 13,964 Forum Match Centre
27 APR 1974 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 1 - 11,964 Forum Match Centre
1 DEC 1973 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 4 Eastoe, Syrett 17,881 Forum Match Centre
2 SEP 1964 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 3 Summerbee 18,517 Match Centre
25 AUG 1964 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 0 Hunt 2 17,446 Match Centre
2 FEB 1963 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 Darcy 9,712 Forum Match Centre
15 SEP 1962 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 0 - 16,376 Forum Match Centre
23 DEC 1961 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 5 - 0 Smith 2, Atkins 2, E.Hunt 7,707 Forum Match Centre
26 AUG 1961 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 3 Trollope 24,184 Forum Match Centre
22 FEB 1958 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 10,303 Forum Match Centre
12 OCT 1957 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 4 Micklewright 14,943 Forum Match Centre
23 FEB 1957 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 1 Fountain, Edwards 2 (1 pen) 6,499 Forum Match Centre
13 OCT 1956 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 0 - 13,459 Forum Match Centre
27 DEC 1955 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 0 Edwards, Micklewright 10,608 Match Centre
26 DEC 1955 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 9,082 Match Centre
12 FEB 1955 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 4,715 Forum Match Centre
20 NOV 1954 FAC Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 2 - 11,359 Forum Match Centre
25 SEP 1954 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 0 - 16,483 Forum Match Centre
13 FEB 1954 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 1 Lunn 8,907 Forum Match Centre
26 SEP 1953 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 3 Lambert, Cross 18,615 Forum Match Centre
21 MAR 1953 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 3 - 9,983 Match Centre
1 NOV 1952 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 6 Owen 2, Bain 9,080 Forum Match Centre
5 JAN 1952 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 2 - 10,663 Match Centre
8 SEP 1951 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 0 Onslow 14,264 Forum Match Centre
23 DEC 1950 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 2 - 7,237 Forum Match Centre
26 AUG 1950 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 0 Peebles, Hudson 13,648 Forum Match Centre
4 MAR 1950 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 4 - 2 Onslow, Dawson, Jones 2 15,067 Forum Match Centre
15 OCT 1949 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 2 Simner, Jones (pen) 15,656 Forum Match Centre
26 MAR 1949 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 Jones 11,678 Forum Match Centre
30 OCT 1948 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 1 Jones 12,290 Forum Match Centre
17 JAN 1948 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 1 Kaye 11,881 Forum Match Centre
6 SEP 1947 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 17,619 Forum Match Centre
15 MAR 1947 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 W.Stephens (pen) 13,711 Forum Match Centre
9 NOV 1946 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 4 Lucas 15,750 Forum Match Centre
21 JAN 1939 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 2 Lucas 2 11,823 Forum Match Centre
17 SEP 1938 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 1 Wilcockson 20,100 Forum Match Centre
8 SEP 1937 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 0 Fowler 8,879 Match Centre
1 SEP 1937 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 4 - 0 Lucas, Fowler, Cookson 2 8,776 Match Centre
17 APR 1937 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 4 - 0 Cookson 2 (1 pen), Jones, Fowler 6,306 Forum Match Centre
16 JAN 1937 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 2 - 7,648 Forum Match Centre
26 DEC 1935 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 5 Peters 15,867 Match Centre
25 DEC 1935 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 2 - 5,450 Match Centre
22 APR 1935 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 1 T.Armstrong 5,660 Match Centre
19 APR 1935 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 7 - 13,510 Match Centre
17 MAR 1934 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 0 - 8,327 Forum Match Centre
4 NOV 1933 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 2 Peters 2, Fisher 8,908 Forum Match Centre
15 APR 1933 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 A.Scott 4,642 Match Centre
3 DEC 1932 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 3 - 4 Quinn 2, Morris 8,936 Forum Match Centre
26 DEC 1931 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 2 Braithwaite, Eddleston, Morris 9,995 Forum Match Centre
25 DEC 1931 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 0 - 17,713 Match Centre
6 APR 1931 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 4 - 4 Whipp, Morris 2, Kirby 4,842 Match Centre
3 APR 1931 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 3 Eddleston 12,283 Match Centre
30 NOV 1929 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 1 - 11,128 Forum Match Centre
21 SEP 1929 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 1 Morris, Eddleston, McCartney 6,606 Forum Match Centre
2 FEB 1929 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 6 Walker 10,364 Forum Match Centre
22 SEP 1928 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 2 Roberts, Morris 2 7,999 Match Centre
24 MAR 1928 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 1 - 8,373 Match Centre
14 DEC 1927 FAC Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 1 Morris 2 8,500 Match Centre
10 DEC 1927 FAC Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 16,360 Match Centre
12 NOV 1927 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 3 Morris 2, Thom 7,608 Match Centre
23 APR 1927 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 5 - 10,670 Match Centre
4 DEC 1926 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 6 - 1 Dickenson (pen), Morris 4, Wall 6,190 Match Centre
27 FEB 1926 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 1 - 11,534 Match Centre
17 OCT 1925 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 1 Weston (pen), Clarke 2 7,564 Match Centre
23 FEB 1924 FAC Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 1 Wareing, Fleming 20,000 Match Centre
19 MAR 1921 LGE Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 1 - 17,000 Match Centre
12 MAR 1921 LGE Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 3 Denyer 12,000 Match Centre
20 DEC 1919 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 2 Travers 2 8,000 Match Centre
15 OCT 1919 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 1 Rogers, Davies 4,000 Match Centre
27 MAR 1915 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 5 - 2 Tout (pen), Scanlon, Batty, Bown 2 - Match Centre
21 NOV 1914 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 3 Wheatcroft 6,000 Match Centre
7 FEB 1914 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 2 - 5,000 Match Centre
4 OCT 1913 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 0 Wheatcroft - Match Centre
28 DEC 1912 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 1 - 7,000 Match Centre
7 SEP 1912 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 0 Tout (pen) 6,000 Match Centre
20 JAN 1912 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 1 Lamb, Fleming 6,000 Match Centre
16 SEP 1911 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 2 Bown 2 8,000 Match Centre
31 DEC 1910 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 5 - 2 Wheatcroft 2, Fleming, Jefferson, Silto 12,000 Match Centre
3 SEP 1910 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 6,000 Match Centre
16 APR 1910 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 1 Wheatcroft, Bown 3,000 Match Centre
15 JAN 1910 FAC Crystal Palace (Away) 3 - 1 Tout, Fleming, Bown 15,000 Match Centre
4 DEC 1909 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 0 - 2 - 6,000 Match Centre
20 FEB 1909 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 1 Fleming 7,000 Match Centre
17 OCT 1908 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 4 - 0 Fleming 2, Bown, Hogan 7,000 Match Centre
8 FEB 1908 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 0 - 5,000 Match Centre
12 OCT 1907 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 4 Rushton 8,000 Match Centre
16 FEB 1907 SL Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 1 Wardrope (pen), Smith 5,000 Match Centre
13 OCT 1906 SL Crystal Palace (Away) 2 - 3 Wardrope (pen), Kidd 7,000 Match Centre
7 MAR 1906 UL Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 1 Monks - Match Centre
1 NOV 1905 UL Crystal Palace (Home) 1 - 6 Chalmers (pen) - Match Centre

Minor competitions and friendly matches in the database:

DATE COMP OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. LINKS
8 AUG 2012 FRN Crystal Palace (Home) 0 - 1 - 4,312  
23 JUL 2006 FRN Crystal Palace (Home) 2 - 2 Roberts, Ifil 2,394 Match Centre
8 MAY 1969 CELE Crystal Palace (Away) 1 - 2 Smith - Match Centre
6 MAY 1969 BEN Crystal Palace (Home) 3 - 5 Harland, Smart, Dangerfield 4,380 Match Centre