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johnny the eagle wivenhoe 30 Jan 11 4.18pm | |
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1963 lived in West Norwood at the time,used to walk up to Selhurst with Denny Warren and the boys.
South London born and bred |
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peterg Anerley 24 May 11 4.50pm | |
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May 1 1957. Palace 1 Torquay 1. Torquay needed a win to get promoted from the old Third Division South (only one club went up in those days.) Crowd 22,000, lots up from Torquay. We all mingled together on the terraces where the Arfur is now - concrete bottom half, grass and mud top half. Palace finished 20th that season but put on a good show and a Torquay fan asked if Palace always played that well. The draw cost Torquay promotion and I have had a soft spot for them ever since - always look out for their result and I hope they get promoted in the Div 2 playoffs.
The right place at the right time |
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PALACE FOR EVER London 25 May 11 8.26pm | |
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1st time I started looking out for Palace's results and looking at them in the table was around March 1977 when I was 10. 1st match I went to was with my Grandad on 30/08/77 against Southampton in the League Cup - result 0-0 (thank you history section for the date). I loved it, I was standing in the Holmesdale end. Please could anyone tell me if Alan Ball was playing for the Saints in this match? I was going to go to the previous home match against Hull - result 0-1, but it was pouring with rain.
The pyramid to beat all pyramids!! Find out what team is in which division, eg which division is Coppull United in? |
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KJS Coulsdon 25 May 11 9.23pm | |
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17th April 1991. Palace 1-0 spurs. Eric young scored. Never looked back
The only certainty, one constant in my life, is that I will always love and follow the Palace! The Pride of South London. |
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Leiceagle Great Glen Leicestershire 25 May 11 9.33pm | |
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April 1969. Palace 3 Portsmouth 1. At the age of 12 just before promotion to the old First division for the first time.
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Palace SE19 camberwell SE5 26 May 11 3.14pm | |
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first game palace v oldham 1985 we won 3-0 never looked back....
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Eager eagle Rainham Kent 27 May 11 10.20pm | |
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Quote longtime eagle at 27 Oct 2010 6.18pm
My Dad took me to Selhurst Park for the first time on Christmas Day 1945.The Second World War had ended a few months before which had caused the various leagues to be reorganised on a regional basis so as to reduce travelling time to matches. Palace was in rhe Southern League which included most of the southern teams from the second and third divisions. On that particular morning,they kicked off at 11.00am.Palace had a lot of guest players still playing for them as part of the wartime arrangements whereby players could play for any club near to their base camp. We had Jackie Stamps playing for us who later played for England and Derby County and Dick Graham who had played for Leicester City signed on for us that morning and played for us in goal for several years and eventually became manager at the Palace. On that morning we beat Aldershot 6 - 0 and I was hooked for the rest of my life. I have seen all the ups and downs at Selhurst for 65 years and my saddest moment was a few months ago when I thought Palace was going into extinction,thank God Steve Parrish came along just in time. So now I believe anything can happen at Selhurst Park and don't panic yet about our current position in the table. Beat that.
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Dan1 Croydon 29 May 11 9.52pm | |
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3rd November 1979 - Palace 2 Manchester City 0. Ian Walsh and Dave Swindlehurst scored for Palace. Malcolm Allison was City manager
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lankygit Lincoln 23 Jun 11 8.35am | |
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Quote Pete53 at 24 Jan 2011 6.08pm
February 1964 - Palace v Colchester on dull grey day. Sat in the old stand with my dad watching a 0-0 draw. Obviously that didn't put me off. We went on to win promotion and I was there to celebrate? a 3-1 to defeat to Oldham on the last day of the season. Coventry led by the bearded chinster won the title.
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Gladys Allover SE England 29 Jun 11 9.32pm | |
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August 1 1970 - Palace 4 St Mirren 0 in a pre-season friendly.
Now I don't have to tell you good folks what's been happening in our beloved little town. Sheriff murdered, crops burned, stores looted, people stampeded, and cattle raped. The time has come to act, and act fast. I'm leaving. |
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exhibitionist San Leonardo Del Mar 29 Jun 11 9.37pm | |
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Was a 7yo Man U fan in '72 - I am Robert, called Bobby as a boy, so big fan of Bobby Charlton, who missed the game at Selhurst in December which was my first game. Dad left early so missed our fifth goal (Don Roger's second). Two weeks later I came out the closet a claret and blue 8yo glazier. We lost the return 2-0 at Old Trafford at Easter. Loser both times. Je ne regrette rien.
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baz of christchurch christchurch 02 Jul 11 3.07pm | |
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August 1963. I was 8, we were living in Herne Hill and my dad had no idea where Selhurst Park was. Four buses and three hours later we arrived-at half time. We went and sat in something called a stand, which I just couldn't get to grips with. I had missed three goals, all scored by Palace, so burst into tears. 'Don't worry son' says my dear pater ' the other side are obviously rubbish so Palace are bound to score another three or four'. Yep, I should have known then! Palace sat back and Mansfield pulled a goal back near the end-a penalty. This was my first live game so I'd never seen a penalty before. It looked impossible to miss and I still can't really understand why professional footballers miss 'em. To cap it all a disgruntled away fan ran on the pitch at the final whistle and kicked the ref!
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