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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1905 | Club formed as a Limited Company | |
| 1905 | John T. Robson became the first manager | |
| 1905 | Started playing home matches at Crystal Palace | |
| 1907 | Edmund Goodman became new manager | |
| 1909 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Burnley in FA Cup 2nd round replay | |
| 1915 | Started playing home matches at Herne Hill | |
| 1918 | Started playing home matches at The Nest | |
| 1920 | Elected to Football League as original members of Division 3 | |
| 1920 | 1921 | Football League Division 3 Champions |
| 1924 | Started playing home matches at Selhurst Park | |
| 1924 | 1925 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1925 | Alec Maley became new manager | |
| 1927 | Fred Mavin became new manager | |
| 1928 | 1929 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1930 | Jack Tresadern became new manager | |
| 1930 | 1931 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1930 | 1931 | Peter Simpson set record for most League goals in a season scoring 46 times |
| 1935 | Tom Bromilow became new manager | |
| 1936 | R S Moyes became new manager | |
| 1936 | Tom Bromilow became manager for second time | |
| 1936 | Peter Simpson became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 153 goals | |
| 1938 | 1939 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 South (not promoted) |
| 1939 | George Irwin became new manager | |
| 1947 | Jack Butler became new manager | |
| 1949 | Ronnie Rooke became new manager | |
| 1950 | Charlie Slade & Fred Dawes became joint managers | |
| 1951 | Laurie Scott became new manager | |
| 1954 | Cyril Spires became new manager | |
| 1958 | George Smith became new manager | |
| 1959 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Barrow 9-0 in Division 4 | |
| 1960 | Arthur Rowe became new manager | |
| 1960 | 1961 | Runners-up in Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1962 | Dick Graham became new manager | |
| 1963 | 1964 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1966 | Bert Head became new manager | |
| 1968 | Phil Hoadley became club's youngest player at years and days | |
| 1968 | 1969 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1972 | 1973 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1973 | Malcolm Allison became new manager | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1976 | Terry Venables became new manager | |
| 1976 | 1977 | Finished 3rd in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1978 | 1979 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1979 | Record home attendance of 51,482 against Burnley in Division 2 | |
| 1980 | Ernie Walley became new manager | |
| 1980 | Malcolm Allison became manager for second time | |
| 1980 | 1981 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1981 | Dario Gradi became new manager | |
| 1981 | Steve Kember became new manager | |
| 1982 | Alan Mullery became new manager | |
| 1984 | Steve Coppell became new manager | |
| 1988 | Jim Cannon played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 571 | |
| 1988 | 1989 | At end of season promoted to Division 1 as Play-off winners |
| 1990 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Man Utd 1-0 (after 3-3 draw, aet) | |
| 1990 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Liverpool 9-0 in Division 1 | |
| 1993 | Alan Smith became new manager | |
| 1993 | 1994 | Champions of Endsleigh Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 1994 | 1995 | Relegated to Endsleigh Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 1995 | Steve Coppell became manager for second time | |
| 1995 | 1996 | Finished 3rd in Endsleigh Football League Division 1 - failed to gain promotion in Play-offs |
| 1996 | Dave Bassett became new manager | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 1 - promoted after beating Sheff Utd 1-0 |
| 1997 | Steve Coppell became manager for third time | |
| 1997 | 1998 | Relegated after ending bottom of the FA Carling Premiership |
| 1998 | Attilio Lombardo became new manager | |
| 1998 | Terry Venables became manager for second time | |
| 1998 | Club broke transfer record when buying Valerien Ismael for £2,750,000 from Strasbourg | |
| 1999 | Steve Coppell became manager for fourth time | |
| 2000 | Alan Smith became manager for second time | |
| 2001 | Steve Bruce became new manager | |
| 2001 | Trevor Francis became new manager | |
| 2003 | Steve Kember became manager for second time | |
| 2003 | Iain Dowie became new manager | |
| 2003 | Aleksandrs Kolinko became club's most-capped player, with 23 caps for Latvia | |
| 2003 | 2004 | Won play-offs in Coca-Cola Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) promoted |
| 2004 | 2005 | Relegated at end of season from Premier League to Division 1 |
| 2006 | Peter Taylor became new manager | |
| 2006 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Andy Johnson for £8.5-million to Everton | |
| 2007 | Neil Warnock became new manager | |