History Of Crystal Palace F.C.
This is an article about the history of the English football team Crystal Palace. For more information on the club please see the main Crystal Palace article.
This article is about the history of Crystal Palace F.C.. Crystal Palace Football Club is an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where it has been based since 1924. The current Crystal Palace club is a separate club to that of the team of the same name formed in 1861. This was an amateur team (comprised initially of The Great Exhibition groundkeepers, though famous amateurs like Cuthbert Ottaway played for them too). They played in the early FA Cups (reaching the first ever semi-finals) and were one of the 11 founding fathers of the Football Association. Four players from the club appeared for England including the famous goalkeeper, Alexander Morten.
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