Choose a different team: |
CRYSTAL PALACE
head-to-head record |
player records |
stfc links |
newspaper reports |
transfers |
match details |
friendlies
External links:
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.
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 | |
4 DEC 1926 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 6 - 1 | Dickenson (pen), Morris 4, Wall | 6,190 |
Biggest defeat in the selected competitions:
DATE | COMP | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 APR 1935 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 7 | - | 13,510 |
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 |
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 |
Player records for STFC vs. Crystal Palace in the selected competitions: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MOST APPEARANCES | TOP GOALSCORERS | SUCCESS % (minimum five apps) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
see full list | see full list | see full list | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
see full list | see full list | see full list |
Links with STFC - men who have served both clubs:
Keshi ANDERSON | Calvin ANDREW | Trevor BENJAMIN |
Dave BINSTEAD | Cecil BLAKEMORE | Paul BODIN |
John BOSTOCK | Frank BOULTON | Wayne CARLISLE |
Gareth DAVIES | Fraser DIGBY | Mandela EGBO |
Tony EVANS | Terry FENWICK | Tony FINNIGAN |
Curtis FLEMING | Wes FODERINGHAM | Andy FRAMPTON |
Zeki FRYERS | Ben GARNER | Jimmy GLASS |
Andy GRAY | Paul HART | Micky HAZARD |
Bert HEAD | Paul HEALD | Cliff JACKSON |
Sam JOHNSON | Ken JONES | Morris JONES |
Ali KOIKI | Olly LANCASHIRE | Henry LEGG |
Gordon MCDONALD | Ryan MCGIVERN | Alec MOYSE |
Ted NASH | George NDAH | Alassane N'DIAYE |
Tom NIXON | Jonathan OBIKA | Jake O'BRIEN |
Nile RANGER | Les ROBERTS | Don ROGERS |
Neil RUDDOCK | Bob SHANKS | Tony TAYLOR |
Paul TROLLOPE | Jamie VINCENT | Darren WARD |
Stan WILCOCKSON | Jonny WILLIAMS | Bobby WOODRUFF |
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 | |
6 JAN 2007 | FAC | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 2 | Ifil | 10,238 | |
21 JAN 2000 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 4 | Reeves, Hall | 5,214 | |
21 AUG 1999 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 1 | Grazioli, Onuora | 12,726 | |
17 APR 1999 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 0 | Onuora | 18,660 | |
21 NOV 1998 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 0 | Walters, Ndah | 11,718 | |
26 APR 1997 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,447 | |
19 OCT 1996 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 1 | Allison, Thorne | 15,088 | |
17 DEC 1991 | LC | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 10,044 | |
13 FEB 1990 | FMC | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 6,027 | |
24 MAY 1989 | PO | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 23,677 | |
Crystal Palace win 2-1 on aggregate. | ||||||
21 MAY 1989 | PO | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | Hopkins (og) | 16,656 | |
25 APR 1989 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | White | 11,045 | |
21 JAN 1989 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 2 | Foley | 8,109 | |
12 OCT 1988 | LC | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 6,015 | |
Crystal Palace win 4-1 on aggregate. | ||||||
27 SEP 1988 | LC | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 2 | Shearer | 7,084 | |
27 MAR 1988 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 2 | White, Parkin | 12,915 | |
24 OCT 1987 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 2 | White | 9,077 | |
12 APR 1977 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 5 | - | 18,501 | |
2 NOV 1976 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 1 | Syrett | 11,317 | |
7 FEB 1976 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 3 - 3 | Stroud, Syrett 2 | 15,844 | |
4 NOV 1975 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 2 | Moss | 10,599 | |
22 MAR 1975 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 1 | Eastoe | 11,545 | |
7 SEP 1974 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 6 | Eastoe 2 | 13,964 | |
27 APR 1974 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 11,964 | |
1 DEC 1973 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 4 | Eastoe, Syrett | 17,881 | |
2 SEP 1964 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 3 | Summerbee | 18,517 | |
25 AUG 1964 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 0 | Hunt 2 | 17,446 | |
2 FEB 1963 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | Darcy | 9,712 | |
15 SEP 1962 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 16,376 | |
23 DEC 1961 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 5 - 0 | Smith 2, Atkins 2, E.Hunt | 7,707 | |
26 AUG 1961 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 3 | Trollope | 24,184 | |
22 FEB 1958 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 10,303 | |
12 OCT 1957 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 4 | Micklewright | 14,943 | |
23 FEB 1957 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 1 | Fountain, Edwards 2 (1 pen) | 6,499 | |
13 OCT 1956 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 13,459 | |
27 DEC 1955 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 0 | Edwards, Micklewright | 10,608 | |
26 DEC 1955 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 9,082 | |
12 FEB 1955 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 4,715 | |
20 NOV 1954 | FAC | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 11,359 | |
25 SEP 1954 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 16,483 | |
13 FEB 1954 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 1 | Lunn | 8,907 | |
26 SEP 1953 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 3 | Lambert, Cross | 18,615 | |
21 MAR 1953 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 9,983 | |
1 NOV 1952 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 6 | Owen 2, Bain | 9,080 | |
5 JAN 1952 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,663 | |
8 SEP 1951 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 0 | Onslow | 14,264 | |
23 DEC 1950 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 7,237 | |
26 AUG 1950 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 0 | Peebles, Hudson | 13,648 | |
4 MAR 1950 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 4 - 2 | Onslow, Dawson, Jones 2 | 15,067 | |
15 OCT 1949 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 2 | Simner, Jones (pen) | 15,656 | |
26 MAR 1949 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | Jones | 11,678 | |
30 OCT 1948 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 1 | Jones | 12,290 | |
17 JAN 1948 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 1 | Kaye | 11,881 | |
6 SEP 1947 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 17,619 | |
15 MAR 1947 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | W.Stephens (pen) | 13,711 | |
9 NOV 1946 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 4 | Lucas | 15,750 | |
21 JAN 1939 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 2 | Lucas 2 | 11,823 | |
17 SEP 1938 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 1 | Wilcockson | 20,100 | |
8 SEP 1937 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 0 | Fowler | 8,879 | |
1 SEP 1937 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 4 - 0 | Lucas, Fowler, Cookson 2 | 8,776 | |
17 APR 1937 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 4 - 0 | Cookson 2 (1 pen), Jones, Fowler | 6,306 | |
16 JAN 1937 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 7,648 | |
26 DEC 1935 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 5 | Peters | 15,867 | |
25 DEC 1935 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 5,450 | |
22 APR 1935 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 1 | T.Armstrong | 5,660 | |
19 APR 1935 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 7 | - | 13,510 | |
17 MAR 1934 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 8,327 | |
4 NOV 1933 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 2 | Peters 2, Fisher | 8,908 | |
15 APR 1933 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | A.Scott | 4,642 | |
3 DEC 1932 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 3 - 4 | Quinn 2, Morris | 8,936 | |
26 DEC 1931 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 2 | Braithwaite, Eddleston, Morris | 9,995 | |
25 DEC 1931 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 17,713 | |
6 APR 1931 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 4 - 4 | Whipp, Morris 2, Kirby | 4,842 | |
3 APR 1931 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 3 | Eddleston | 12,283 | |
30 NOV 1929 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 11,128 | |
21 SEP 1929 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 1 | Morris, Eddleston, McCartney | 6,606 | |
2 FEB 1929 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 6 | Walker | 10,364 | |
22 SEP 1928 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 2 | Roberts, Morris 2 | 7,999 | |
24 MAR 1928 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 8,373 | |
14 DEC 1927 | FAC | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 1 | Morris 2 | 8,500 | |
10 DEC 1927 | FAC | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 16,360 | |
12 NOV 1927 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 3 | Morris 2, Thom | 7,608 | |
23 APR 1927 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 5 | - | 10,670 | |
4 DEC 1926 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 6 - 1 | Dickenson (pen), Morris 4, Wall | 6,190 | |
27 FEB 1926 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 11,534 | |
17 OCT 1925 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 1 | Weston (pen), Clarke 2 | 7,564 | |
23 FEB 1924 | FAC | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 1 | Wareing, Fleming | 20,000 | |
19 MAR 1921 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 17,000 | |
12 MAR 1921 | LGE | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 3 | Denyer | 12,000 | |
20 DEC 1919 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 2 | Travers 2 | 8,000 | |
15 OCT 1919 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 1 | Rogers, Davies | 4,000 | |
27 MAR 1915 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 5 - 2 | Tout (pen), Scanlon, Batty, Bown 2 | - | |
21 NOV 1914 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 3 | Wheatcroft | 6,000 | |
7 FEB 1914 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 5,000 | |
4 OCT 1913 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 0 | Wheatcroft | - | |
28 DEC 1912 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 7,000 | |
7 SEP 1912 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 0 | Tout (pen) | 6,000 | |
20 JAN 1912 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 1 | Lamb, Fleming | 6,000 | |
16 SEP 1911 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 2 | Bown 2 | 8,000 | |
31 DEC 1910 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 5 - 2 | Wheatcroft 2, Fleming, Jefferson, Silto | 12,000 | |
3 SEP 1910 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 6,000 | |
16 APR 1910 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 1 | Wheatcroft, Bown | 3,000 | |
15 JAN 1910 | FAC | Crystal Palace (Away) | 3 - 1 | Tout, Fleming, Bown | 15,000 | |
4 DEC 1909 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 6,000 | |
20 FEB 1909 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 1 | Fleming | 7,000 | |
17 OCT 1908 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 4 - 0 | Fleming 2, Bown, Hogan | 7,000 | |
8 FEB 1908 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 5,000 | |
12 OCT 1907 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 4 | Rushton | 8,000 | |
16 FEB 1907 | SL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 2 - 1 | Wardrope (pen), Smith | 5,000 | |
13 OCT 1906 | SL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 3 | Wardrope (pen), Kidd | 7,000 | |
7 MAR 1906 | UL | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 1 | Monks | - | |
1 NOV 1905 | UL | Crystal Palace (Home) | 1 - 6 | Chalmers (pen) | - |
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 | |
8 MAY 1969 | CELE | Crystal Palace (Away) | 1 - 2 | Smith | - | |
6 MAY 1969 | BEN | Crystal Palace (Home) | 3 - 5 | Harland, Smart, Dangerfield | 4,380 |