Crystal Palace F.C. (1861)

Crystal Palace

Full name

Crystal Palace Football Club

Founded

1861

Dissolved

1876

Ground

Crystal Palace Park

Home colours

Crystal Palace F.C. (1861) was a short-lived amateur association football club, who were formed in 1861 by groundkeepers who worked at the Crystal Palace Exhibition building. Later, notable players joined such as Cuthbert Ottaway.

The groundkeepers were one of the 12 founder members of the Football Association and competed in the first FA Cup in 1871-72 reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by the Royal Engineers in a replay after the first game ended goalless. They also played in the FA Cup in the following four seasons. The club then disbanded and disappeared from historical records around 1876. It was not until 1905 that the current Crystal Palace F.C. was re-formed as a professional club by the owners of the FA Cup Final venue which was situated inside the grounds of the exhibition building.

Records

FA Cup
- Semi-finals 1871–72

Famous players

Four players from the club appeared for England:

Charles Chenery (Forward) (3 appearances)
Alexander Morten (Goalkeeper)
Arthur Savage (Goalkeeper)
Charles Eastlake Smith (Forward)

External links

Crystal Palace Football Club

Club	Crystal Palace F.C. Original 1861 club Managers Players

Grounds	Crystal Palace Stadium Herne Hill Velodrome The Nest Selhurst Park

Rivalries	M23 derby South London derby

Subsidiary teams	Crystal Palace LFC

The Football Association

Founder members	Barnes Blackheath Blackheath Proprietary School HM Civil Service Crusaders Crystal Palace Kensington School Leytonstone Forest No Names Club Perceval House Surbiton

Presidents	Arthur Pember E. C. Morley Francis Marindin Arthur Kinnaird Charles Clegg William Pickford The Earl of Athlone HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duke of Gloucester The Earl of Harewood HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duke of York HRH The Duke of Cambridge

Chairmen	Charles Clegg A. G. Hines M. Frowde Amos Brook Hirst Arthur Drewry Graham Doggart Joe Mears Andrew Stephen Harold Warris Thompson Bert Millichip Keith Wiseman Geoff Thompson Lord Triesman David Bernstein Greg Dyke

Secretaries	E. C. Morley R. W. Willis R. G. Graham Charles W. Alcock Frederick Wall Stanley Rous Denis Follows Ted Croker Alex Horne (as General Secretary)

Chief Executives	Graham Kelly David Davies Adam Crozier David Davies Mark Palios David Davies Brian Barwick Ian Watmore

General Secretary	Alex Horne

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