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The professional Crystal Palace football club was formed on 10 September 1905 under the guidance of Aston Villa assistant secretary Edmund Goodman. [12] The club applied for election to the Football League, but were rejected and instead found itself in the Southern League Second Division for the 1905–06 season.
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Although formally created as a professional outfit in 1905 at the site of the famous Crystal Palace Exhibition building, the club's origins can be traced as far back as 1861.
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Crystal Palace’s club history stretches all the way back to 1861 to be the oldest league football club in England. The Eagles began as an amateur side and helped found the Football Association and FA Cup.
Apr 21, 2020 · That's right, the Crystal Palace known today has a strong lineage to the Crystal Palace founded in 1861, making the club the oldest professional outfit in the world. While the majority of football fans believe Palace were founded in 1905, new evidence from independent historian Peter Manning suggests otherwise.
Oct 6, 2021 · Crystal Palace’s first reported match was on 15th March, 1862, and is a highly significant one in football history. We played a club called Forest, who played in east London, and it was the first recorded game between two clubs who would go on to found the Football Association.
Sep 14, 2022 · The club, founded in 1905, played its games in the grounds of Joseph Paxton’s magnificent glass Crystal Palace, which had been moved from Hyde Park to Sydenham Hill after hosting...
Aug 15, 2022 · Crystal Palace Company — which owned the building — created Crystal Palace Club in 1857 as a cricket team before switching to soccer in 1861. Two years later, Crystal Palace became...
