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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Crystal Palace F.C. . Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club . A number of other players who have played an important role have also been included for their contributions; for example, Attilio Lombardo and Don Rogers .
This page also lists recipients of the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year, and players who have been named in the PFA Team of the Year, while playing for the club.
Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included.
Positions key
GK
Goalkeeper
RB
Right back
RM
Right midfielder
OR
Outside right
CB
Central back
LB
Left back
LM
Left midfielder
OL
Outside left
DF
Defender
FB
Full back
MF
Midfielder
W
Winger
FW
Forward
HB
Half back
CM
Central midfielder
Current squad [ ]
Main article: Crystal Palace F.C. § First-team squad
Players [ ]
See also: Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Peter Taylor was the first Palace player to score for England, and the second player to represent England whilst in Division Three.
Ian Wright scored 117 goals in 277 appearances, the club's record post-war goalscorer.
Geoff Thomas won nine caps for England and captained
Crystal Palace to the
FA Cup final in 1990.
Statistics correct as of match played 26 December 2021
Palace captain Spent time as player-manager
Name
Nationality
Position
Palace career
Apps
Goals
Captaincy
Notes
Archie Needham
England
Various
1905–1909
112
26
[nb 1]
Wilf Innerd
England
CB
1905–1909
133
7
1906–1909
[nb 2]
George Woodger
England
OL
1905–1910
166
39
1909–1910
Harry Collyer
England
RB
1906–1915
281
1
[nb 3]
Jimmy Bauchop
Scotland
FW
1907–1909
46
25
[nb 4]
Billy Davies
Wales
OR
1907–1908, 1910–1915
206
24
[nb 5]
Joshua Johnson
England
GK
1907–1919
293
0
George Garratt
England
DF
1908–1913
185
8
Jimmy Williams
Wales
FW
1909–1914
148
56
Joe Bulcock
England
RB
1909–1914
146
2
Harry Hanger
England
DF
1909–1915
178
8
1910–1915
Bob Spottiswood
England
MF
1909–1915
188
2
James Hughes
England
DF
1909–1920
209
15
Charles Hewitt
England
FW
1910–1919
155
42
Edwin Smith
England
FW
1911–1922
192
124
John Whibley
England
OL
1911–1923
150
27
Horace Colclough
England
LB
1912–1915
88
0
[nb 6]
Ben Bateman
England
OR
1913–1924
180
11
John Conner
Scotland
FW
1919–1923
104
57
[nb 7]
Jack Alderson
England
GK
1919–1924
205
0
Jack Little
England
DF
1919–1926
261
0
Bill Hand
England
FW
1920–1925
109
16
Robert McCracken
Ireland
DF
1920–1926
190
2
Albert Harry
England
MF
1921–1934
440
55
Bob Greener
England
DF
1921–1932
317
6
George Whitworth
England
FW
1922–1925
118
50
Cecil Blakemore
England
FW
1922–1927
141
56
Charles Cross
England
DF
1922–1928
237
0
Jimmy Hamilton
England
MF
1922–1931
196
5
Billy Callender
England
GK
1923–1932
224
0
George Clarke
England
OL
1925–1933
299
105
Percy Cherrett
England
FW
1925–1927
75
65
Bill Turner
England
MF
1925–1936
302
37
Stan Charlton
England
RB
1928–1932
136
7
1928–1930
Hubert Butler
England
FW
1928–1932
124
39
Tom Crilly
England
LB
1928–1933
126
1
Jimmy Wilde
England
DF
1928–1938
293
6
1930–1936
Peter Simpson
Scotland
FW
1929–1935
195
165
[nb 8]
Frank Manders
England
FW
1931–1935
103
33
Ossie Parry
Wales
DF
1931–1936
150
0
Ronnie Dunn
England
GK
1931–1937
175
0
Albert Dawes
England
FW
1933–1939
156
92
Bob Bigg
England
OL
1934–1939
114
41
Ted Owens
England
DF
1934–1945
172
0
Nick Collins
England
DF
1934–1946
151
7
Jack Blackman
England
FW
1935–1946
107
55
[nb 9]
Fred Dawes
England
DF
1935–1950
237
2
1936–1937
[nb 10]
George Walker
Scotland
CB
1936–1939
111
1
1938–1939
Jack Lewis
England
MF
1938–1949
126
6
Geoff Chilvers
England
DF
1942–1954
123
1
Dick Graham
England
GK
1945–1951
161
0
Fred Kurz
England
FW
1946–1951
151
48
Ron George
England
DF
1947–1954
125
2
Harry Briggs
England
DF
1947–1955
153
4
Ted Broughton
England
FW
1948–1954
100
6
Wally Hanlon
Scotland
MF
1949–1955
129
9
Roy Bailey
England
GK
1949–1956
119
0
Jack Edwards
Wales
RB
1949–1959
239
0
1956–1959
Harry McDonald
England
LB
1950–1955
146
1
Peter Berry
England
OR
1951–1958
161
27
Albert "Cam" Burgess
England
FW
1951–1953
50
40
Bob Thomas
England
FW
1952–1955
102
33
Cecil Andrews
England
MF
1952–1956
105
11
Len Choules
England
DF
1952–1962
280
4
Jimmy Belcher
England
MF
1954–1958
138
22
Roy Greenwood
England
DF
1954–1959
116
0
Mike Deakin
England
FW
1954–1960
151
63
Bernard Harrison
England
MF
1955–1959
100
12
Alf Noakes
England
LB
1955–1962
209
14
Terry Long
England
DF
1955–1969
480
16
Johnny Byrne
England
FW
1956–1962
220
95
Vic Rouse
Wales
GK
1956–1963
257
0
Roy Summersby
England
FW
1958–1963
190
60
Johnny McNichol
Scotland
Various
1958–1963
205
15
1958–1963
Bert Howe
England
DF
1958–1967
212
1
George Petchey
England
MF/DF
1960–1965
153
12
Bill Glazier
England
GK
1961–1964
113
0
Ronnie Allen
England
FW/MF
1961–1965
109
37
1963–1964
Brian Wood
England
DF
1961–1966
152
4
Alan Stephenson
England
CB
1961–1968
185
13
1966
Cliff Holton
England
FW
1962–1965
112
49
Peter Burridge
England
FW
1962–1965
124
50
John Sewell
England
RB
1963–1971
258
9
1967–1971
Bobby Kellard
England
MF
1963–1966, 1971–1973
137
10
1971–1973
David Payne
England
MF/DF
1964–1973
318
12
John Jackson
England
GK
1964–1974
388
0
Jack Bannister
England
DF
1965–1969
129
7
John McCormick
Scotland
CB
1965–1973
194
6
[1]
Steve Kember
England
MF
1965–1971, 1978–1980
295
38
1971
Cliff Jackson
England
FW
1966–1970
120
30
Bobby Woodruff
England
MF
1966–1970
139
48
Tony Taylor
Scotland
LB
1968–1974
195
8
[2]
Mel Blyth
England
CB
1968–1978
254
12
Gerry Queen
Scotland
FW
1969–1972
127
30
Peter Wall
England
DF
1970–1977
208
3
Paul Hammond
England
GK
1971–1977
142
0
Jim Cannon
Scotland
DF
1972–1988
663
34
1977–1988
[nb 11] [3]
Don Rogers
England
MF
1972–1975
78
30
Alan Whittle
England
FW/MF
1972–1976
122
24
Peter Taylor
England
MF
1973–1976
142
39
[4]
Derek Jeffries
England
DF/MF
1973–1977
122
1
[5]
Dave Swindlehurst
England
FW
1973–1980
276
81
Roy Barry
Scotland
DF
1973–1975
45
1
1973–1975
Nick Chatterton
England
MF
1973–1979
181
36
Paul Hinshelwood
England
RB
1974–1983
319
29
[6]
Ian Evans
Wales
CB
1974–1979
163
16
1975–1977
Phil Holder
England
MF
1975–1979
112
6
Kenny Sansom
England
LB
1975–1980
197
4
[7]
Ian Walsh
Wales
FW
1975–1982
133
27
Jerry Murphy
Republic of Ireland
MF
1976–1985
268
25
[8]
Vince Hilaire
England
MF
1976–1984
293
36
Peter Nicholas
Wales
DF/MF
1976–1981, 1983–1985
174
14
Billy Gilbert
England
DF
1977–1984
273
4
[9]
John Burridge
England
GK
1978–1980
102
0
Paul Barron
England
GK
1980–1983
108
0
[10]
Gavin Nebbeling
South Africa
CB
1981–1989
165
8
David Giles
Wales
MF
1982–1984
100
6
Henry Hughton
Republic of Ireland
MF/DF
1982–1986
130
6
Gary Locke
England
DF
1982–1986
100
1
George Wood
Scotland
GK
1983–1988
218
0
[11]
Gary Stebbing
England
MF
1983–1988
116
3
Phil Barber
England
MF
1983–1991
288
41
Alan Irvine
Scotland
MF
1984–1987
125
14
Andy Gray
England
MF
1984–1987, 1989–1992
242
51
Tony Finnigan
England
MF
1985–1988
116
10
Ian Wright
England
FW
1985–1991
277
117
[nb 12] [12]
John Salako
England
MF
1986–1995
273
33
Richard Shaw
England
DF
1986–1995
207
3
[13]
Mark Bright
England
FW
1986–1992
286
114
[14]
Alan Pardew
England
MF
1987–1991
170
12
Geoff Thomas
England
MF
1987–1993
249
35
1989–1993
[nb 13] [15]
John Pemberton
England
RB
1988–1990
105
2
Eddie McGoldrick
Republic of Ireland
RW
1988–1993
189
16
[16]
Gareth Southgate
England
CB/CM
1989–1995
152
15
1993–1995
Nigel Martyn
England
GK
1989–1996
349
0
[nb 14]
Andy Thorn
England
DF
1989–1994
128
3
[17]
Simon Rodger
England
MF
1990–2002
328
11
Eric Young
England
DF
1990–1995
161
15
Chris Coleman
Wales
DF
1991–1995
154
13
[18]
Chris Armstrong
England
FW
1992–1995
136
58
George Ndah
England
FW
1992–1997
101
11
Bruce Dyer
England
FW
1994–1998
165
44
Dougie Freedman
Scotland
FW
1995–1997, 2000–2008
368
108
[19]
David Hopkin
Scotland
MF
1995–1997, 2001–2002
112
25
[20]
Marc Edworthy
England
RB
1995–1998
151
1
[21]
Andy Roberts
England
MF
1995–1998
131
4
1995–1997
[22]
Steven Thomson
Scotland
MF
1995–2000
122
4
Neil Shipperley
England
FW
1996–1998, 2003–2005
117
31
2003–2004
Andy Linighan
England
DF
1997–2000
128
6
1997–2000
[23]
Attilio Lombardo
Italy
RM
1997–1999
48
10
[nb 15]
Clinton Morrison
Republic of Ireland
FW
1997–2002, 2005–2008
312
112
Fan Zhiyi
China PR
CB
1998–2001
102
6
[24]
Hayden Mullins
England
CM
1998–2003
257
20
2002–2003
[25]
Dean Austin
England
DF
1998–2002
167
6
2001–2002
Neil Ruddock
England
CB
2000–2001
26
3
2000–2001
Tommy Black
England
LM
2000–2007
153
17
Aki Riihilahti
Finland
CM
2001–2006
160
14
Tony Popovic
Australia
CB
2001–2006
144
8
2004–2006
Wayne Routledge
England
RM
2001–2005
123
10
Danny Granville
England
LB
2001–2007
138
10
Andy Johnson
England
FW
2002–2006, 2014–2015
161
85
[26]
Gary Borrowdale
England
LB
2002–2007
114
0
Danny Butterfield
England
RB
2002–2010
269
7
Shaun Derry
England
CM
2002–2005, 2007–2010
226
6
2008–2010
Michael Hughes
Northern Ireland
CM
2003–2007
141
10
2004–2005
Ben Watson
England
CM
2003–2009
189
20
Tom Soares
England
CM
2003–2008
162
12
Mark Hudson
England
CB
2003–2008
136
7
2007–2008
Gábor Király
Hungary
GK
2004–2007
111
0
Julián Speroni
Argentina
GK
2004–2019
405
0
[27]
Fitz Hall
England
CB
2004–2006
75
3
2005–2006
Emmerson Boyce
Barbados
RB
2004–2006
77
2
[28]
Leon Cort
Guyana
CB
2006–2008
50
7
[29]
Carl Fletcher
Wales
CM
2006–2009
74
4
2006–2007
Matthew Lawrence
England
DF
2006–2010
135
1
Clint Hill
England
DF
2007–2010
127
6
Sean Scannell
Republic of Ireland
W/FW
2007–2012
141
13
Neil Danns
England
CM
2008–2011
114
20
Paddy McCarthy
Republic of Ireland
CB
2008–2016
144
6
2010–2012
Darren Ambrose
England
MF
2009–2012
124
37
Nathaniel Clyne
England
RB
2008–2012, 2020–
153
1
[30]
Wilfried Zaha
Ivory Coast
W/FW
2010–2013, 2014–
411
73
[31]
Jonathan Parr
Norway
LB
2011–2014
101
2
[32]
Kagisho Dikgacoi
South Africa
CM
2011–2014
114
8
Dean Moxey
England
LB
2011–2014
103
1
Glenn Murray
England
FW
2011–2015
125
47
Mile Jedinak
Australia
CM
2011–2016
178
10
2012–2016
[33]
Yannick Bolasie
DR Congo
W
2012–2016
144
13
Joel Ward
England
FB
2012–
291
5
Damien Delaney
Republic of Ireland
CB
2012–2018
193
7
Jason Puncheon
England
MF
2013–2019
168
16
2017–2018
Scott Dann
England
CB
2014–2021
181
16
2016–2017
[34]
James McArthur
Scotland
MF
2014–
238
19
Martin Kelly
England
DF
2014–
147
1
Wayne Hennessey
Wales
GK
2014–2021
132
0
Yohan Cabaye
France
CM
2015–2018
106
11
[nb 16]
Christian Benteke
Belgium
FW
2016–
164
37
[nb 17]
Andros Townsend
England
RM
2016–2021
185
16
James Tomkins
England
CB
2016–
122
9
Luka Milivojević
Serbia
CM
2017–
164
28
2018–
Patrick van Aanholt
Netherlands
LB
2017–2021
134
14
Jeffrey Schlupp
Ghana
DF/MF
2017–
139
11
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
England
RB
2018–2019
46
0
[35]
Jordan Ayew
Ghana
FW
2018–
115
13
[36]
Cheikhou Kouyate
Senegal
MF/CB
2018–
126
2
Vicente Guaita
Spain
GK
2018–
112
0
^ Top goal scorer in Crystal Palace's first season 1905/06
^ First player to reach 100 appearances for the club
^ First player to be granted a testimonial match
^ First player to join Crystal Palace with international honours
^ First player to gain international honours while playing for Crystal Palace
^ First player to play for England while on the books of Crystal Palace
^ Top goal scorer in Division Three in the 1920–21 season.
^ Top all time goalscorer for Crystal Palace
^ Not including wartime appearances
^ Not including wartime appearances
^ Most all time appearances for Crystal Palace
^ Top post-wartime Crystal Palace goalscorer
^ Captained Crystal Palace's first FA Cup Final side
^ First goalkeeper to attract a million-pound transfer fee in English football
^ Palace player–manager
^ First player to cost Crystal Palace £10 million or more
^ First player to cost Crystal Palace £20 million or more
Player of the Year [ ]
Year
Winner
1982
Paul Barron
1983
Jerry Murphy
1984
Billy Gilbert
1985
Jim Cannon
1986
George Wood
1987
Jim Cannon
1988
Geoff Thomas
1989
Ian Wright
1990
Mark Bright
1991
Geoff Thomas
Year
Winner
1992
Eddie McGoldrick
1993
Andy Thorn
1994
Chris Coleman
1995
Richard Shaw
1996
Andy Roberts
1997
David Hopkin
1998
Marc Edworthy
1999
Hayden Mullins
2000
Andy Linighan
2001
Fan Zhiyi
Year
Winner
2012
Jonathan Parr
2013
Mile Jedinak
2014
Julián Speroni
2015
Scott Dann
2016
Wilfried Zaha
2017
Wilfried Zaha
2018
Wilfried Zaha
2019
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2020
Jordan Ayew
2021
Vicente Guaita
Young Player of the Year [ ]
Development Player of the Year [ ]
The Young Player of the Year award was renamed Development Player of the Year in 2015.
PFA Team of the Year [ ]
The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year while playing for Crystal Palace:
References [ ]
^ Player of the year in 1972
^ Player of the year in 1973
^ Player of the year in 1978, 1985 and 1987
^ Player of the year in 1974 and 1976
^ Player of the year in 1975
^ Player of the year in 1980 and 1981
^ Player of the year in 1977 and 1979
^ Player of the year in 1983
^ Player of the year in 1984
^ Player of the year in 1982
^ Player of the year in 1986
^ Player of the year in 1989
^ Player of the year in 1995
^ Player of the year in 1990
^ Player of the year in 1988 and 1991
^ Player of the year in 1992
^ Player of the year in 1993
^ Player of the year in 1994
^ Player of the year in 2002
^ Player of the year in 1997
^ Player of the year in 1998
^ Player of the year in 1996
^ Player of the year in 2000
^ Player of the year in 2001
^ Player of the year in 1999 and 2003
^ Player of the year in 2004 and 2005
^ Player of the year in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014
^ Player of the year in 2006
^ Player of the year in 2007
^ Player of the year in 2011
^ Player of the year in 2016, 2017 & 2018
^ Player of the year in 2012
^ Player of the year in 2013
^ Player of the year in 2015
^ Player of the year in 2019
^ Player of the year in 2020
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