Crystal Palace F.C. league record by opponent

An association football team
The Crystal Palace team of the 1905–06 season.

Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional association football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Founded in 1905, the club first played in the Southern League, and competed in this league for eleven seasons before being elected to play in the Football League in 1920 as members of the Third Division.[1][2] Palace won the Third Division in their first season immediately gaining promotion to the Second Division.[1] The team achieved their highest league placing in the 1990–91 season when they finished in 3rd place of the First Division.[3] In 1992 the 22 teams in the First Division broke away from the Football League to form the Premier League, Palace were relegated from the inaugural season in 20th place, level on points with 19th place Oldham Athletic but with an inferior goal difference.[4][5] The team would rejoin the Premier League and be relegated after one season in 1994, 1997 and 2004.[2][6] They won the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final to once again be promoted into the Premier League where they currently compete.[7]

Crystal Palace's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. Palace's first league match was contested with Southampton reserves in the opening match of the 1905–06 Southern Football League Division Two,[8] with their first Football League match coming against Merthyr Town.[1] They met their 115th and most recent different league opponent, Scunthorpe United, for the first time in the 2007–08 Football League Championship. The teams that Palace have played most in league competition are Norwich City and Watford, having played them 130 times. Palace have recorded more victories against Norwich City than any other club, with 57 victories. Norwich are also the side Palace have lost the most league games to, having been beaten by them 50 times. Brighton & Hove Albion and Coventry City have each drawn 35 of their encounters with Palace, more than any other club.

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Crystal Palace in the Southern Football League, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are excluded, as are play-offs and matches in the various wartime competitions.
  • The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Crystal Palace most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Gillingham include matches played against New Brompton.
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Crystal Palace played league matches against each opponent.
  • Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win % = percentage of total matches won
  •    † Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Crystal Palace's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2023–24 Premier League.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct. Reserve teams that Crystal Palace played in the Southern Football League are classed as defunct because they no longer compete in the English football league system.

All-time league record

Statistics are correct up to and including the match played against Chelsea on 1 September 2024.
Crystal Palace F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA
Aberdare Athletic ‡ 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 5 025.00 1925–26 1926–27
Accrington Stanley ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 4 100.00 1960–61 1960–61 [a]
Aldershot ‡ 24 16 6 2 24 6 4 14 48 22 10 16 69 56 045.83 1932–33 1975–76
Arsenal † 24 3 8 13 24 2 6 16 48 5 14 29 47 101 010.42 1969–70 2023–24
Aston Villa † 21 11 6 4 21 3 5 13 42 14 11 17 41 47 033.33 1967–68 2023–24
Barnsley 30 14 5 11 30 8 7 15 60 22 12 26 73 78 036.67 1921–22 2012–13
Barrow 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 19 5 066.67 1958–59 1960–61
Birmingham City 22 11 5 6 22 5 3 14 44 16 8 20 55 55 036.36 1965–66 2012–13
Blackburn Rovers 21 12 4 5 21 5 5 11 42 17 9 16 58 52 040.48 1966–67 2012–13
Blackpool 14 5 5 4 14 2 3 9 28 7 8 13 33 43 025.00 1921–22 2012–13
Bolton Wanderers 18 7 8 3 18 1 7 10 36 8 15 13 36 51 022.22 1964–65 2012–13
Bournemouth † 39 22 9 8 39 6 10 23 78 28 19 31 112 119 035.90 1932–33 2023–24 [b]
Bradford City 12 8 3 1 12 6 2 4 24 14 5 5 37 18 058.33 1922–23 2003–04
Bradford (Park Avenue) 7 4 3 0 7 1 1 5 14 5 4 5 19 18 035.71 1907–08 1962–63
Brentford † 26 16 6 4 27 4 7 16 53 20 13 20 74 78 037.74 1906–07 2024–25
Brighton & Hove Albion † 61 28 21 12 61 14 14 33 122 42 35 45 163 162 034.43 1906–07 2023–24
Bristol City 37 24 7 6 37 5 14 18 74 29 21 24 105 100 039.19 1921–22 2012–13
Bristol Rovers 36 27 4 5 36 8 12 16 72 35 16 21 124 97 048.61 1906–07 1978–79
Burnley 24 9 8 7 24 6 7 11 48 15 15 18 60 56 031.25 1969–70 2023–24
Bury 11 8 2 1 11 3 5 3 22 11 7 4 33 24 050.00 1921–22 1998–99
Cambridge United 4 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 8 2 5 1 7 5 025.00 1978–79 1983–84
Cardiff City 35 20 8 7 35 12 12 11 70 32 20 18 106 76 045.71 1913–14 2018–19
Carlisle United 13 7 3 3 13 1 5 7 26 8 8 10 39 42 030.77 1958–59 1985–86
Charlton Athletic 28 19 4 5 28 7 9 12 56 26 13 17 78 55 046.43 1925–26 2012–13
Chelsea † 27 5 6 16 28 3 9 16 55 8 15 32 45 94 014.55 1924–25 2024–25
Chester ‡ 5 2 1 2 5 1 0 4 10 3 1 6 19 20 030.00 1958–59 1976–77 [c]
Chesterfield 3 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 2 6 7 033.33 1974–75 1976–77
Colchester United 14 4 5 5 14 6 4 4 28 10 9 9 40 42 035.71 1950–51 2007–08
Coventry City 55 20 19 16 55 15 16 24 110 35 35 40 149 168 031.82 1908–09 2012–13
Crewe Alexandra 10 5 4 1 10 4 4 2 20 9 8 3 34 23 045.00 1958–59 2005–06
Croydon Common ‡ 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 5 6 050.00 1909–10 1914–15
Darlington 3 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 6 5 1 0 15 5 083.33 1958–59 1960–61
Derby County 32 14 10 8 32 6 6 20 64 20 16 28 69 93 031.25 1921–22 2012–13
Doncaster Rovers 6 4 1 1 6 2 2 2 12 6 3 3 21 12 050.00 1959–60 2011–12
Everton † 24 7 9 8 24 4 8 12 48 11 17 20 48 74 022.92 1969–70 2023–24
Exeter City 38 19 14 5 38 10 11 17 76 29 25 22 118 121 038.16 1908–09 1957–58
Fulham † 25 8 9 8 25 5 9 11 50 13 18 19 60 73 026.00 1906–07 2023–24
Fulham reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 7 2 050.00 1905–06 1905–06
Gateshead ‡ 6 2 3 1 6 2 2 2 12 4 5 3 15 13 033.33 1921–22 1959–60 [d]
Gillingham 42 22 10 10 42 10 11 21 84 32 21 31 110 93 038.10 1906–07 2003–04 [e]
Grays United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 1 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
Grimsby Town 19 14 0 5 19 7 3 9 38 21 3 14 62 42 055.26 1920–21 2002–03
Halifax Town ‡ 4 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 8 2 5 1 13 12 025.00 1961–62 1975–76
Hartlepool United 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 2 14 12 050.00 1958–59 1960–61
Hereford United ‡ 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 3 1 5 7 000.00 1974–75 1975–76
Huddersfield Town 21 6 11 4 21 8 6 7 42 14 17 11 43 50 033.33 1964–65 2017–18
Hull City 25 9 9 7 25 6 9 10 50 15 18 17 59 66 030.00 1921–22 2016–17
Ipswich Town † 40 15 15 10 40 11 9 20 80 26 24 30 121 125 032.50 1938–39 2012–13
Leeds United 29 12 12 5 29 6 4 19 58 18 16 24 63 73 031.03 1921–22 2022–23
Leicester City † 33 16 7 10 33 7 11 15 66 23 18 25 82 86 034.85 1921–22 2022–23
Leyton ‡ 7 4 2 1 7 5 1 1 14 9 3 2 27 12 064.29 1905–06 1911–12
Leyton Orient 30 18 9 3 30 7 8 15 60 25 17 18 73 74 041.67 1921–22 1981–82 [f]
Lincoln City 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 9 10 025.00 1961–62 1976–77
Liverpool † 24 5 6 13 24 5 3 16 48 10 9 29 43 106 020.83 1969–70 2023–24
Luton Town 34 19 9 6 34 8 8 18 68 27 17 24 119 112 039.71 1906–07 2023–24
Manchester City † 32 8 8 16 32 7 8 17 64 15 16 33 63 107 023.44 1964–65 2023–24
Manchester United † 27 6 8 13 27 5 3 19 54 11 11 32 50 91 020.37 1922–23 2023–24
Mansfield Town 9 8 1 0 9 2 4 3 18 10 5 3 38 19 055.56 1931–32 1977–78
Merthyr Town 9 7 2 0 9 3 3 3 18 10 5 3 35 22 055.56 1912–13 1929–30
Middlesbrough 21 12 3 6 21 5 7 9 42 17 10 15 56 51 040.48 1924–25 2016–17
Millwall 53 24 15 14 53 14 14 25 106 38 29 39 134 137 035.85 1906–07 2012–13
Nelson 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 5 000.00 1923–24 1923–24
Newcastle United † 23 8 6 9 23 4 5 14 46 12 11 23 36 57 026.09 1964–65 2023–24
Newport County 27 19 7 1 27 11 6 10 54 30 13 11 109 56 055.56 1919–20 1961–62
Northampton Town 45 17 14 14 45 4 14 27 90 21 28 41 116 158 023.33 1906–07 1976–77
Norwich City 65 42 10 13 65 15 13 37 130 57 23 50 196 165 043.85 1906–07 2021–22
Nottingham Forest † 27 7 12 8 27 6 5 16 54 13 17 24 53 81 024.07 1921–22 2023–24
Notts County 21 10 5 6 21 8 6 7 42 18 11 13 58 54 042.86 1921–22 1993–94
Oldham Athletic 20 13 4 3 20 4 4 12 40 17 8 15 58 51 042.50 1923–24 1996–97
Oxford United 8 5 3 0 8 5 1 2 16 10 4 2 27 16 062.50 1968–69 1998–99
Peterborough United 11 6 3 2 11 1 6 4 22 7 9 6 26 29 031.82 1960–61 2012–13
Plymouth Argyle 33 16 7 10 33 9 8 16 66 25 15 26 89 101 037.88 1906–07 2009–10
Port Vale 23 8 10 5 23 6 4 13 46 14 14 18 50 67 030.43 1921–22 1999–2000
Portsmouth 35 21 6 8 35 5 12 18 70 26 18 26 103 88 037.14 1906–07 2011–12
Portsmouth reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 050.00 1905–06 1905–06
Preston North End 20 14 4 2 20 3 7 10 40 17 11 12 44 38 042.50 1964–65 2010–11
Queens Park Rangers 55 22 18 15 55 17 12 26 110 39 30 41 112 123 035.45 1906–07 2014–15
Reading 46 18 17 11 46 10 12 24 92 28 29 35 133 154 030.43 1906–07 2011–12
Reading reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
Rochdale 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 10 7 050.00 1959–60 1960–61
Rotherham County ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 8 5 050.00 1921–22 1922–23
Rotherham United 11 6 5 0 11 5 2 4 22 11 7 4 33 25 050.00 1964–65 2003–04
Scunthorpe United 3 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 6 2 1 3 5 10 033.33 2007–08 2010–11
Sheffield United 28 13 6 9 28 11 6 11 56 24 12 20 68 58 042.86 1968–69 2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday 25 12 9 4 25 3 6 16 50 15 15 20 58 64 030.00 1921–22 2012–13 [g]
Shrewsbury Town 21 7 7 7 21 3 10 8 42 10 17 15 57 58 023.81 1951–52 1988–89
Southampton † 50 22 11 17 50 12 12 26 100 34 23 43 135 148 034.00 1906–07 2022–23
Southampton reserves ‡ 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 4 050.00 1905–06 1905–06
Southend United 42 23 12 7 42 12 10 20 84 35 22 27 144 131 041.67 1908–09 2006–07
Southern United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
Southport 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 14 8 050.00 1958–59 1960–61
St Leonards United ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
Stockport County 9 5 4 0 9 4 3 2 18 9 7 2 35 23 050.00 1922–23 2001–02
Stoke City 30 18 4 8 30 10 9 11 60 28 13 19 85 67 046.67 1911–12 2017–18 [h]
Sunderland 18 10 3 5 18 3 8 7 36 13 11 12 39 34 036.11 1969–70 2016–17
Swansea City 14 5 3 6 14 2 6 6 28 7 9 12 29 37 025.00 1919–20 2017–18 [i]
Swindon Town 49 28 12 9 49 9 15 25 98 37 27 34 164 142 037.76 1906–07 1999–2000
Swindon Town reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
Thames ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 9 3 100.00 1930–31 1931–32
Torquay United 27 16 8 3 27 6 7 14 54 22 15 17 105 82 040.74 1927–28 1961–62
Tottenham Hotspur † 27 4 6 17 27 4 7 16 54 8 13 33 41 89 014.81 1906–07 2023–24
Tranmere Rovers 8 4 3 1 8 4 1 3 16 8 4 4 22 19 050.00 1974–75 2000–01
Walsall 30 23 2 5 30 5 14 11 60 28 16 16 107 76 046.67 1927–28 2003–04
Watford 65 37 11 17 65 18 17 30 130 55 28 47 202 174 042.31 1906–07 2021–22
Watford reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
West Bromwich Albion 28 11 8 9 28 8 7 13 56 19 15 22 72 69 033.93 1969–70 2020–21
West Ham United † 33 9 12 12 32 9 13 10 65 18 25 22 89 107 027.69 1906–07 2024–25
West Ham United reserves ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 050.00 1905–06 1905–06
Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 6 000.00 2003–04 2003–04
Wimbledon ‡ 12 7 1 4 12 4 4 4 24 11 5 8 37 35 045.83 1984–85 2003–04 [j]
Wolverhampton Wanderers † 32 13 10 9 32 10 6 16 64 23 16 25 82 79 035.94 1921–22 2023–24
Workington 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 6 2 2 2 10 6 033.33 1958–59 1960–61
Wrexham 8 7 1 0 8 5 3 0 16 12 4 0 34 15 075.00 1960–61 1981–82
Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 1 100.00 1905–06 1905–06
York City 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 1 6 3 050.00 1958–59 1976–77

Notes

  1. ^ This Accrington Stanley was the one that existed between 1891 and 1966. The Accrington Stanley F.C. founded in 1968 is a different club.
  2. ^ Bournemouth statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
  3. ^ Chester were renamed Chester City in 1983 and dissolved in 2010. The Chester F.C. founded in 2010 is a different club.
  4. ^ Gateshead statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of South Shields.
  5. ^ Gillingham statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of New Brompton.
  6. ^ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Clapton Orient.
  7. ^ Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of The Wednesday.
  8. ^ Stoke City statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Stoke.
  9. ^ Swansea City statistics include matches played against the club under its former name of Swansea Town.
  10. ^ Wimbledon relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and were rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since then it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.

References

General

  • For 1905–06 to 2010–11: King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 456–460. ISBN 978-1-85983-809-9.
  • For 2011–12 onward: "Crystal Palace: Head to head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 260.
  2. ^ a b Rundle, Richard. "Crystal Palace". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 400.
  4. ^ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 404.
  5. ^ Heneghan, Michael (7 July 2004). "England 1992/93". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 454.
  7. ^ Fletcher, Paul (27 May 2013). "Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ King. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. p. 230.