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View A1969Eagle's Profile A1969Eagle Flag Redhill 09 Apr 19 1.44pm Send a Private Message to A1969Eagle Add A1969Eagle as a friend

50 years ago on 19th April 1969,
I went to my first Crystal Palace match, I had been asking for ages to be able to go and then as my birthday was days away, I was allowed.
Palace had an amazing season but needed to beat Fulham (who were already relegated- pressure off for them) to get promoted behind Derby. Stadium was packed but being that I got there early I got a position next to tunnel (perfect for later on) as I was a small boy!!.

Half Time Palace 0. Fulham 2.
Palace were very nervous... and it showed.
2nd half was amazing, Palace team came out and played out of there skins and we won 3-2.
Palace was promoted to the top league for their 1st ever time. The fans were all on the pitch.. the players went up in the stand and saluted the crowd, I was just below them... It was an amazing experience.

Now Ive seen more lows than highs at Palace but they are my team because they are my local Surrey team (not Crawley -West Sussex). I didn't choose a team in far off land or become a tourist fan, because they were successful, I had been following my local team for years as a little boy....
Palace will never be considered a Top 6 team (although we can all dream), although they came 3rd in 1991, but they are my team and as the saying say, "LOUD & Proud to be a Palace Fan".
So what ever happens I will always be a Palace fan and will enjoy the occasional big nights when we win.
BUT I will never forget 19/4/69!!

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 09 Apr 19 2.19pm Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by A1969Eagle

I didn't choose a team in far off land or become a tourist fan, because they were successful,

Most of did support our local team back in the day as it's only since Sky took over English football that people started supporting clubs from all over the knot end

 

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View NEILLO's Profile NEILLO Flag Shoreham-by-Sea 09 Apr 19 2.44pm Send a Private Message to NEILLO Add NEILLO as a friend

Yes, I was there for that Fulham game.

Only started supporting Palace at the end of 1966/67 season, so I didn't have to wait long for a bit of glory !

As I was brought up in Bromley, I chose Palace over the other local teams, Charlton and Millwall. A decision I've never regretted.

 


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View Teddy Eagle's Profile Teddy Eagle Flag 09 Apr 19 2.56pm Send a Private Message to Teddy Eagle Add Teddy Eagle as a friend

I was at the match but can’t say I remember much about it beyond Mark Lazarus scoring and the players throwing their kit to the crowd at the end.
I was with my granddad who’d been going since before we played at Selhurst. He stood on the Holmesdale for 50 years then moved to the Arthur and that was one of the best days of his life.

 

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View JRW2's Profile JRW2 Flag Dulwich 09 Apr 19 3.16pm Send a Private Message to JRW2 Add JRW2 as a friend

I was certainly there, and I still remember one newspaper report saying "It was a great party, with poor old Fulham the invited but unwanted guests". Poor old Fulham, indeed - they finished bottom of the table. And poor Johnny Byrne, in what was his last ever game on a pitch which he had graced for so long and on which he had provided such pleasure and excitement to the Palace crowd.

 

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View chris123's Profile chris123 Flag hove actually 09 Apr 19 3.41pm Send a Private Message to chris123 Add chris123 as a friend

Originally posted by JRW2

I was certainly there, and I still remember one newspaper report saying "It was a great party, with poor old Fulham the invited but unwanted guests". Poor old Fulham, indeed - they finished bottom of the table. And poor Johnny Byrne, in what was his last ever game on a pitch which he had graced for so long and on which he had provided such pleasure and excitement to the Palace crowd.

And playing for Fulham in front off 36,000.

 

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View slubglurge's Profile slubglurge Flag welling 09 Apr 19 4.22pm Send a Private Message to slubglurge Add slubglurge as a friend

Yes, i was there, sad to see an overweight Budgie Byrne in a Fulham shirt. If my memory serves me right i think Cliff Jackson scored the winner

 

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View Glazier#1's Profile Glazier#1 Flag 09 Apr 19 4.28pm Send a Private Message to Glazier#1 Add Glazier#1 as a friend


Old Budgie did like the sauce, we are led to believe.

 

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View fan's Profile fan Flag Caterham 09 Apr 19 4.36pm Send a Private Message to fan Add fan as a friend

Yes I had been going for about 4 years. Is it my imagination or was there standing in front of the main stand in those days or am I having a senior moment. Ps who could forget Mark Lazarus

 

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View ASCPFC's Profile ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 09 Apr 19 4.37pm Send a Private Message to ASCPFC Add ASCPFC as a friend

I wasn't quite born you old farts.

 


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View chris123's Profile chris123 Flag hove actually 09 Apr 19 4.45pm Send a Private Message to chris123 Add chris123 as a friend

Originally posted by fan

Yes I had been going for about 4 years. Is it my imagination or was there standing in front of the main stand in those days or am I having a senior moment. Ps who could forget Mark Lazarus

There was.

 

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View collier row eagle's Profile collier row eagle Flag romford essex via another galaxy 09 Apr 19 4.46pm Send a Private Message to collier row eagle Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add collier row eagle as a friend

Yes I was there, and yes I'm an old fart !!

 

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