- Crystal Palace F.C. (1861)
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Crystal Palace Full name Crystal Palace Football Club Founded 1861 Dissolved 1876 Ground Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Home coloursCrystal Palace F.C. were an amateur football club, founded circa 1861, formed from the groundkeepers of the Great Exhibition. Later notable players joined such as Cuthbert Ottaway.
The "Groundkeepers" were one of the 12 founder members of the Football Association. The club was moderately successful in the pre-Football League era and competed in the first FA Cup reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by the Royal Engineers 3-0, in a replay after the first game ended goalless. The team also played in the FA Cup in the next 4 seasons, without any significant impact.
There is no direct link between this club and the modern day Crystal Palace which was founded in 1905, although the "new" club "inherited" the Crystal Palace stadium and could be considered spiritual successors to the former club.
Famous players
Four players from the club appeared for England:
- Charles Chenery (Forward) (3 appearances)
- Alexander Morten (Goalkeeper)
- Arthur Savage (Goalkeeper)
- Charles Eastlake Smith (Forward)
External links
Crystal Palace Football Club Club Grounds Rivalries South London derbySubsidiary teams Seasons The Football Association Founder members Barnes · Blackheath · Blackheath Proprietary School · Civil Service · Crusaders · Crystal Palace · Kensington School · Leytonstone Forest · No Names Club · Perceval House · SurbitonPresidents Arthur Pember · E. C. Morley · Francis Marindin · Arthur Kinnaird · Charles Clegg · William Pickford · Earl of Athlone · Duke of Edinburgh · Duke of Gloucester · Earl of Harewood · Duke of Kent · Duke of York · Duke of CambridgeChairmen Charles Clegg · A. G. Hines · M. Frowde · Amos Brook Hirst · Arthur Drewry · Graham Doggart · Joe Mears · Andrew Stephen · Harold Warris Thompson · Bert Millichip · Keith Wiseman · Geoff Thompson · Lord Triesman · David BernsteinSecretaries E. C. Morley · R. W. Willis · R. G. Graham · C. W. Alcock · Frederick Wall · Stanley Rous · Denis Follows · Ted CrokerChief Executives Categories:- Crystal Palace F.C.
- Defunct English football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1861
- Football clubs in London
- 1861 establishments in England
- Defunct English football club stubs
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