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Palace facts you absolutely love.
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Well ok, look, I want to put on record my absolute passion for the fact that it was us wot stopped the mighty Arsenal winning the treble in 1970/71. This was the year of thefirst FA Cup final I ever saw and actually. I think that season I saw us lose 0-2 to them too thanks to my Spurs supporting grandad agreeing to take me along. Basically at that time (in my little head) Arsenal were almighty and it was impossible to think we could have beaten them. But we did, knocking them out of the League Cup. On their own patch too (replay). This was their team: Wilson,Rice,McNab,Kelly,McLintock,Roberts,Armstron g,Storey,Radford,Kennedy, Graham. Hardly makeshift was it? I was only 7 and I didn't know at the time that we beat them in the League Cup. I didn't know for many years later. Anyone here remember it at the time or go to Highbury? Was much made of it at the time or was it "just the League Cup". All that sort of thing.
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One of the facts I love most about Palace is that we were the first British team to win on Italian soil.
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Highest ever attendance in the 4th division - which, of course, will never be beaten.
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That we owe our existence to a one legged man.
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My favourite fact in the 16 league games we have played against them we have never been beaten by Wrexham......
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That Crystal Palace played in the first FA Cup competition in 1871 and got to the Semi's!!
(Ok it was not the modern club we now know, but still think we should claim the old club as others have) |
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Our unique record of Winning Play Off finals in the original format home and away legs, and at the old Wembley, Cardiff and the new Wembley.
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We have the longest run of consonants in our title before a vowel than any other league club....
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Just a shame that it was a global 4th tier record till Rangers broke it a couple of years ago.
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This is quite amazing in modern times as a record, probably not the best achievement in our history, but as a current one its pretty astounding. If we ever get to another in the near future it will definately be a psychological advantage. I also like being the first english club to win on italian soil, thats a real doozy..
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The current record consecutive goalscorer in champions league history plays for Crystal Palace (Marouanne Chamakh)
It's a nice stat to use to wind up the super sunday sky supporters based in Croydon and South London anyway.
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The most relegated team from the premier league
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that's a great stat
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Only club to be named after a building rather than an actual area, locality etc
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That we went out to Blackpool in a 2nd Replay in the first round of the first FA Cup we entered in Jan 06. It took us 97 years to record an Away 3rd Round Victory (not replays) against league opposition....at Blackpool!
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By the way it was a different game in those days from Wiki a report on the final The final took place at Kennington Oval between Wanderers and Royal Engineers. The Engineers were leading exponents of the tactic of passing the ball, which at the time was known as the "Combination Game" and considered extremely innovative at a time when most teams relied solely on dribbling. Despite this, Wanderers dominated the game and won 1–0 with a goal from Morton Betts. For unclear reasons, Betts played in the final under the pseudonym "A.H. Chequer", derived from his membership of the Harrow Chequers club. Last edited by N Herts Eagle; 10-10-2013 at 11:51 AM. |
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Apart from Arsenal, of course.
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Who were Woolwich Arsenal first of all!
In the same mould are Aston Villa and New-castle! Last edited by ian king; 10-10-2013 at 11:53 AM. Reason: grammar |
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We were the first team in the league to inflict defeat on Brighton in the AMEX, another one that will never change
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