April 17th 1967, a Monday night friendly v Dundee United under the floodlights at Selhurst resulting in a thrilling nil all draw, hooked straight away! Still only the one wooden main stand, with muddy slopes to stand on above the concrete terraces. A roller coaster ride ever since! Best player? Peter Taylor, Don Rodgers, Wrighty, Jacko, Kenny S, all live well in the memory.

I sat on my dad's shoulders age 8 years when he took me to Selhurst Park for my first game in 1948. Don't ask me which game but I remember the one stand and the vast expanse of steep grass embankments where you could recline in the sunshine.

My lowlight was the stoning of the Oxford United team coach (I wrote to Cyril Spiers and offered a donation towards the damage - naive fool that I was)

The highlights were the rise of Johnny Byrne followed by the great John Jackson (bravest keeper I ever saw) and the 3-4 defeat at Villa Park in the Cup. Ronnie Rooke, Ronnie Allen, Cliff Holton, the blonde idol with the long throw: Bobby Woodruff and Dennis Uphill - a great trier who missed ten times more than he scored and to whom I took my name here. In my days Division One was an impossible dream but we enjoyed our lowly status and our iconic name.

Will I live to see us in Europe? Maybe, I am only 82 years old after all .... and Palace fans are hopeless optimists !

Man and boy Palace since my first game in 1948 sitting on my dad's shoulders

Been a Palace supporter since 1953. but I don't remember many matches before ,say, 1957.
My dad lived in Herne Hill early in the 20th Century, and started to support them because they were playing at the Herne Hill Cycle track and it was convenient for him. When they moved from there he continued to support them and he dragged me along to Selhurst Park when I was 7 years old.
I can't say that I am much of a true "supporter" these days because I've moved around so much and it is only convenient for me to attend matches if my daughter can take me. She is a true supporter and although I disprove of such things she has an Eagle tattoo on her lower back. Each to their own I suppose

I remember that Choules own goal very well.

50 years next year. Best spot, the standing area in front of the New Stand complete with peanut sellers & within earshot of 'Joyce the voice'.

I changed my allegiance from Liverpool to Palace around '86 when I was about 9 years old. My Nan won tickets to Palace at my school fate and I went to see my first ever game which was a 1-1 draw with Sheff Utd.
I used to go when my mum could take me so ended up going on the weekends when Charlton were at home (at Selhurst) a few times the first couple of years but still wore my Palace scarf.

My cousin who is a few years youger than me was pressured into supporting Liverpool by me and still follows them. He's been all around Europe including the final in Istanbul whilst i've been in the away end at Walsall, scunthorpe, Stockport etc!

BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY!!!