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Sorry but let me correct you..... Zaha's last two goals for palace were against them
On top of that.... Not sure about this but I would speculate, Zaha's only ever headed goal (maybe only ever header) was against them too!!!
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Not sure maybe...
plus Highest points tally relegated from the PL (49) () plus more misery, Only Premier league club to finish outside the bottom 3 and be relegated
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I think we have countered the highest points by having the lowest points and avoiding relagation back in 69/70. Might be wrong but certainly was one of the lowest points total without relegation. 27 points two points for a win those days , six wins all season so if 3 points for a win and remember it was a 42 game season 33 points.
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We were the last team to field a side entirely comprised of Englishmen in an FA Cup final (including substitutes and manager)
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I've got Palace Spurs Liverpool Everton Arsenal Aston Villa Man Utd Chelsea Ipswich West Ham Newcastle That's pretty bloody good |
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Despite Stern John's five-minute cameo of near-disaster in 2010.
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However according to some, as he was on the pitch he is a Hillsborough hero
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His goal at Derby was one of the most important in our clubs history
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If my grey cells are correct when he signed from Liverpool in the summer of 1970 he took John Sewells spot at right back. He was certainly playing right back when he broke his leg in 1972. When he returned after a long lay off I think Big Mal played him at left back. Ironical it was his ex team mate Tommy Smith who broke his leg.
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Basically, Exactly what Milky says. Unless you want to define every Palace players' career on a selected 5 minute spell? How much history could we re-write with this? Marco Gabbiadini was one of the greatest players in Palace history after scoring the winner at Anfield. Julian Speroni one of the worst because of his error against Everton. To judge any player on one moment is understandable when they did little else of note but Stern John scored absolutely vital goals against Watford and Derby. He should be remembered for these. |
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Understood - but do not forget the unique importance and significance of those last five minutes at Hillsborough. Speroni's clanger, for example, was nowhere near as critical in the grand scheme of things. We were five minutes from (potentially) going out of existence - and SJ didn't bother to track back with Wednesday's centre half. As for not squaring to Ambrose...
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He may have scored twice, but his second was definately his last goal for palace.
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Palace have only ever had one official Cup Tie in UEFA competetions (unless you count the Anglo-Italian Cup of the early 1970's (which oddly enough only featured English and Italian teams!) - which was the 1998 Intertoto Cup against Samsunspor of Turkey.
Not only did Palace not actually qualify for the tournament (we got relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 1997/98 season and no PL side wanted to take up the spot - so we got it by default!) - if you study a map of the World, Samsun, although firmly in Turkey, is actually on the Asian side of the Black Sea - so not actually in Europe. Our only ever competitive match in 'Europe' was gainst Asian opposition! |
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That is very good, especially when you think that the only Ipswich and maybe West Ham are similar sized Clubs to us.
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The fact this was achieved against Brighton adds to the joy. I dare say the downside of this is the fact we missed 3 of them, may be a record as well!
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John Pemberton's kick must be the biggest distance a penalty has ever been missed by !
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Unfortunately, I think Middlesbrough went one better in 1997 - and finished in the last 2 of all 3 competitions.
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To deflect slightly to great football facts......
In 1997 Middlesboro cancelled their game away to Blackburn in Dec '96 because 23 players were sick, injured or suspended and therefore they could not field much of a squad. The FA docked Boro 3 points and the game went ahead towards the end of the season. It ended 0-0 so effectively cost Middlesboro 2 points. Those 2 points ultimately relegated Boro and had they played the original fixture, anything less than a 7-0 defeat would have seen them survive that season! Basically - Boro were relegated because their players got the runs! |
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