The Palacetician
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The Palacetician
@glad-all-over.bsky.social
Crystal Palace fan since 22 April 1967.
Matches Played: 5,257 ; Major Trophies Won : 2 (FA Cup 17.May.2025; Community Shield 10.Aug.2025); Other Trophies Won: Full Members' Cup 1991 ; Second Division 1979, 1994, Third Division 1920, London Cup (3 times)
Letters to the #CPFC programme, 1969. Maybe these things happened in ye olde days...
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
100 years ago this month, and #CPFC took the unusual step of 'sacking' two players. Hopefully of interest to some (probably older) followers:
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Saturday 9th August 1969 #CPFC's first match in the First Division:
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Average Home attendances under #CPFC managers (20 games minimum):
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
20 managers (incl. caretakers) and Oliver Glasner have managed #CPFC as a top-tier club. With game 80 coming up:

None has earned as many points per game (3 for a win) as Oliver Glasner (1.71)

None has a losing % as low as Oliver Glasner (23%)

None has a winning % as high as Oliver Glasner (47%)
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
1967/68 - Two years on, and something's changed
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#CPFC v Dutch opposition - all friendlies:
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
For the #CPFC 1965/66 season, the "Voice of the Palace" was BBC Snooker and Billiards commentator "Whispering Ted" Lowe. When TV broadcasting duties meant he was unavailable, his replacement was John Henty, who took over when Lowe moved on. Here is Henty pictured for a feature on his 31st birthday:
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#CPFC v Alkmaar '54 in '66 before the '67 merger with Zaanstreek and the '86 dropping of the '67
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
#CPFC pre-season 1966-67 - 47 men, and Mrs Margaret Gygan who "looks after the wages and general office work for Crystal Palace FC"
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Opponent's Own Goals for #CPFC ranked by Own Goal per game (minimum of two Own Goals) - Rochdale on top...
November 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
61 clubs have conceded Own Goals when playing #CPFC

Leading donors:
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#CPFC Premier League 2:0 Home wins with one goal in each half:
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#CPFC have had seven cup ties vs #ARS and won one of them. The win in 1970 denied Arsenal the treble.
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
#CPFC 1961
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
#CPFC in October top-tier matches at Arsenal:
October 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
From the 1972-73 #CPFC handbook:
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Great article (as always) Matt. Is Elvis (Presley, the singer) the singer of the club's new anthem "Take My Hand ?"...
October 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#CPFC when 0:0 at HT in "European" competirion
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What an excellent display!
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#CPFC v Samsunspor 19.July.1998

Venables was officially manager but was on holiday after his World Cup TV duties leaving Fenwick in charge.

Attendance was 11,758 with "so many queueing the KO was delayed 15 mins"

The 79' penalty miss was by Samsunspor's Serkan Aykut who scored both 2nd leg goals
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
October 1947 and future #CPFC groundsman, Len Chatterton (father of Nick) had a good afternoon
October 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
No Britain, no real World Cup
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM