Supporters and Rivalries
Crystal Palace has a number of rivalries. The most prominent rivalries are with Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall and a smaller rivalry with Charlton and Crawley Town.
In an extensive census on FootballFansCensus.com in December 2003, the surveyed fans placed Brighton & Hove Albion as the main rival of Crystal Palace, followed by Millwall and then Charlton Athletic.
As of the 2012–13 season, Charlton, Crystal Palace and Millwall will all play in The Championship, the first time all three clubs have been in the same league in sixteen years. The 1995–96 season in Division One was the last time all three were in the same division. Millwall finished 22nd and were relegated to Division Two, while Palace and Charlton finished 3rd and 6th respectively. They met in a play-off semi-final, which Palace won to progress to the final.
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