List of Crystal Palace F.C. players

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. Names in bold are currently active at the club

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.
    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.
    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.
    Geoff Thomas won nine caps for England and captained Crystal Palace to the FA Cup final in 1990.

Statistics correct as of match played 19 May 2024

  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 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 [30]
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– 218 1 [31]
Wilfried Zaha  Ivory Coast W/FW 2010–2013, 2014–2023 458 90 [32]
Jonathan Parr  Norway LB 2011–2014 101 2 [33]
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 [34]
Jonny Williams  Wales MF 2011–2019 70 1 [35]
Yannick Bolasie  DR Congo W 2012–2016 144 13
Joel Ward  England FB 2012– 360 6 2023–2024 [36]
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 [37]
James McArthur  Scotland MF 2014–2023 253 19
Martin Kelly  England DF 2014–2022 148 1
Wayne Hennessey  Wales GK 2014–2021 132 0
Yohan Cabaye  France CM 2015–2018 106 11 [nb 16]
Christian Benteke  Belgium FW 2016–2022 177 37 [nb 17]
Andros Townsend  England RM 2016–2021 185 16
James Tomkins  England CB 2016–2024 136 10
Luka Milivojević  Serbia CM 2017–2023 198 29 2018–2023
Patrick van Aanholt  Netherlands LB 2017–2021 134 14
Jeffrey Schlupp  Ghana DF/MF 2017– 232 19
Aaron Wan-Bissaka  England RB 2018–2019 46 0 [38]
Jordan Ayew  Ghana FW 2018–2024 212 23 [39]
Cheikhou Kouyate  Senegal MF/CB 2018–2022 142 3
Vicente Guaita  Spain GK 2018–2023 154 0 [40]
Eberechi Eze  England MF 2020– 126 26
Tyrick Mitchell  England LB 2020– 145 3 [41]
Jean-Philippe Mateta  France FW 2021– 108 29 [42]
Michael Olise  France MF 2021–2024 90 16 [43]
Marc Guéhi  England DF 2021– 113 5
Joachim Andersen  Denmark DF 2021–2024 112 3
Conor Gallagher  England CM 2021–2022 39 8 [44]
Odsonne Édouard  France FW 2021- 103 21
Cheick Doucouré  Mali CM 2022– 48 0 [45]
  1. ^ Top goal scorer in Crystal Palace's first season 1905/06
  2. ^ First player to reach 100 appearances for the club
  3. ^ First player to be granted a testimonial match
  4. ^ First player to join Crystal Palace with international honours
  5. ^ First player to gain international honours while playing for Crystal Palace
  6. ^ First player to play for England while on the books of Crystal Palace
  7. ^ Top goal scorer in Division Three in the 1920–21 season.
  8. ^ Top all time goalscorer for Crystal Palace
  9. ^ Not including wartime appearances
  10. ^ Not including wartime appearances
  11. ^ Most all time appearances for Crystal Palace
  12. ^ Top post-wartime Crystal Palace goalscorer
  13. ^ Captained Crystal Palace's first FA Cup Final side
  14. ^ First goalkeeper to attract a million-pound transfer fee in English football
  15. ^ Palace player–manager
  16. ^ First player to cost Crystal Palace £10 million or more
  17. ^ First player to cost Crystal Palace £20 million or more

Player of the Year

Main article: Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year
Year Winner
1972 Scotland John McCormick
1973 Scotland Tony Taylor
1974 England Peter Taylor
1975 England Derek Jeffries
1976 England Peter Taylor
1977 England Kenny Sansom
1978 Scotland Jim Cannon
1979 England Kenny Sansom
1980 England Paul Hinshelwood
1981 England Paul Hinshelwood
1982 England Paul Barron
 
Year Winner
1983 Republic of Ireland Jerry Murphy
1984 England Billy Gilbert
1985 Scotland Jim Cannon
1986 Scotland George Wood
1987 Scotland Jim Cannon
1988 England Geoff Thomas
1989 England Ian Wright
1990 England Mark Bright
1991 England Geoff Thomas
1992 Republic of Ireland Eddie McGoldrick
1993 England Andy Thorn
 
Year Winner
1994 Wales Chris Coleman
1995 England Richard Shaw
1996 England Andy Roberts
1997 Scotland David Hopkin
1998 England Marc Edworthy
1999 England Hayden Mullins
2000 England Andy Linighan
2001 China Fan Zhiyi
2002 Scotland Dougie Freedman
2003 England Hayden Mullins
2004 England Andrew Johnson
 
Year Winner
2005 England Andrew Johnson
2006 Barbados Emmerson Boyce
2007 Guyana Leon Cort
2008 Argentina Julián Speroni
2009 Argentina Julián Speroni
2010 Argentina Julián Speroni
2011 England Nathaniel Clyne
2012 Norway Jonathan Parr
2013 Australia Mile Jedinak
2014 Argentina Julián Speroni
2015 England Scott Dann
 
Year Winner
2016 Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
2017 Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
2018 Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
2019 England Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2020 Ghana Jordan Ayew
2021 Spain Vicente Guaita
2022 England Conor Gallagher
2023 Mali Cheick Doucouré
2024 France Jean-Philippe Mateta

Young Player of the Year

PFA Team of the Year

The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year while playing for Crystal Palace:

References

  1. ^ Player of the year in 1972
  2. ^ Player of the year in 1973
  3. ^ Player of the year in 1978, 1985 and 1987
  4. ^ Player of the year in 1974 and 1976
  5. ^ Player of the year in 1975
  6. ^ Player of the year in 1980 and 1981
  7. ^ Player of the year in 1977 and 1979
  8. ^ Player of the year in 1983
  9. ^ Player of the year in 1984
  10. ^ Player of the year in 1982
  11. ^ Player of the year in 1986
  12. ^ Player of the year in 1989
  13. ^ Player of the year in 1995
  14. ^ Player of the year in 1990
  15. ^ Player of the year in 1988 and 1991
  16. ^ Player of the year in 1992
  17. ^ Player of the year in 1993
  18. ^ Player of the year in 1994
  19. ^ Player of the year in 2002
  20. ^ Player of the year in 1997
  21. ^ Player of the year in 1998
  22. ^ Player of the year in 1996
  23. ^ Player of the year in 2000
  24. ^ Player of the year in 2001
  25. ^ Player of the year in 1999 and 2003
  26. ^ Player of the year in 2004 and 2005
  27. ^ Player of the year in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014
  28. ^ Player of the year in 2006
  29. ^ Player of the year in 2007
  30. ^ Young player of the year in 2008
  31. ^ Young player of the year in 2009 and 2010. Player of the year in 2011
  32. ^ Young player of the year in 2011 & 2012. Player of the year in 2016, 2017 & 2018
  33. ^ Player of the year in 2012
  34. ^ Player of the year in 2013
  35. ^ Young player of the year in 2013
  36. ^ Young player of the year in 2014
  37. ^ Player of the year in 2015
  38. ^ Player of the year in 2019
  39. ^ Player of the year in 2020
  40. ^ Player of the year in 2021
  41. ^ Young player of the year in 2022
  42. ^ Player of the year in 2024
  43. ^ Young player of the year in 2023
  44. ^ Player of the year in 2022
  45. ^ Player of the year in 2023