The Crystal Palace was a wrought iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. More than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in the Palace's 990,000 square feet of exhibition space to display examples of the latest technology developed in the Industrial Revolution. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was 1,850 feet (564 m) long, with an interior height of 408 feet (124 m). After the exhibition, the building was moved to a new park in a high, healthy and wealthy area of London called Sydenham Hill, an area not much changed today from the well-heeled suburb full of large Victorian villas that it was during its Victorian heyday.
The Crystal Palace was enlarged and stood from 1854 until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. It attracted many thousands of visitors from all levels of society. The name Crystal Palace (coined by the satirical magazine Punch) was later used to denote this area of south London and the park that surrounds the site, home of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.
Crystal Palace FC was formed in 1905 by workers at the Crystal Palace, and celebrated its centenary in 2005. Originally known as "The Glaziers" - a reference to their original home in the shadow of Joseph Paxton's enormous glass exhibition hall. The club purchased Selhurst Park in 1922. The site, a former brickfield, was bought from the Brighton Railway Company for £2,570. The stadium (designed by Archibald Leitch) was constructed by a Mr Humphreys for around £30,000, and was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of London on 30 August 1924.
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| Ian Moores |
I recall travelling from Harlow via Liverpool Street and London Bridge to Norwood Junction for this my first visit to Selhurst Park. Having been relegated from the top flight, this season in the 2nd Division gave younger fans such as myself, the opportunity to travel to new grounds. I was not alone as a bumper 40,522 crowd witnessed a 2-1 victory for Spurs, courtesy of goals from strikers Ian Moores and John Duncan.
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| John Duncan |
Attendance: 40,522
Programme: 15p
Subsequent visits to Selhurst Park
- 06 October 1979 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 45274
- 12 March 1980 - Crystal Palace Reserves 2 Tottenham Hotspur Reserves 5 - Football Combination - Attendance: tbc
- 15 April 1980 - Crystal Palace 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Martin Hinshelwood Testimonial - Attendance: tbc
- 19 August 1980 - Crystal Palace 3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 - League Division One - Attendance: 27841
- 30 September 1980 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Cup, 3rd Round Replay - Attendance: 26885
- 06 May 1986 - Charlton Athletic 0 Wimbledon 0 - League Division Two - Attendance: 13214
- 01 January 1987 - Charlton Athletic 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 19744
- 23 May 1987 - Charlton Athletic 1 Leeds United 0 - League Division One, Play Off - Attendance: 16,680
- 26 April 1988 - Crystal Palace 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Friendly - Attendance: tbc
- 02 May 1988 - Charlton Athletic 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 13977
- 08 October 1988 - Charlton Athletic 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 14384
- 04 April 1989 - Charlton Athletic 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Friendly - Attendance: tbc
- 14 October 1989 - Charlton Athletic 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Division One - Attendance: 17672
- 18 November 1989 - Crystal Palace 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Division One - Attendance: 26366
- 17 April 1991 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 26285
- 21 September 1991 - Wimbledon 3 Tottenham Hotspur 5 - League Division One - Attendance: 11927
- 22 December 1991 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 22491
- 25 October 1992 - Wimbledon 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 8628
- 30 January 1993 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 20937
- 28 March 1993 - Crystal Palace 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Friendly - Attendance: 1607
- 30 April 1994 - Wimbledon 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 20875
- 01 October 1994 - Wimbledon 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 16802
- 14 April 1995 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 18068
- 16 December 1995 - Wimbledon 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 16193
- 04 September 1996 - Wimbledon 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 17306
- 28 March 1998 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 26116
- 02 May 1998 - Wimbledon 2 Tottenham Hotspur 6 - Premier League - Attendance: 25820
- 15 August 1998 - Wimbledon 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 23031
- 23 January 1999 - Wimbledon 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - FA Cup, 4th Round - Attendance: 22229
- 16 February 1999 - Wimbledon 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Cup, Semi-Final 2nd Leg - Attendance: 25204
- 26 September 1999 - Wimbledon 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 17368
- 31 July 2002 - Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 4 - Friendly - Attendance: 13131
- 22 January 2005 - Crystal Palace 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 23723
- 18 August 2013 - Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 23285
- 10 January 2015 - Crystal Palace 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 24193
- 23 January 2016 - Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 28467
- 26 April 2017 - Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 25596
- 25 February 2018 - Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 25287
- 11 September 2021 - Crystal Palace 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 22740
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