Crystal Palace has a rich history, having won the English second division title on several occasions and reached the FA Cup final twice. Following extensive research into newly digitised 19th century...newspapers and other archives, a direct lineage has been established between the amateur team and the professional club set up by the Crystal Palace Company in the early 20th century, making it the oldest league club in existence still playing professional football. The Crystal Palace Company, which owned and operated the giant cast-iron and glass Crystal Palace on a 200-acre site in Sydenham, set up the cricket club in 1857, from which the football club was born. Seven of its members were involved in the foundation of the Football Association in 1863, as documented in the first FA minutes book. The Crystal Palace home kit combines red and blue in various different variations such as halves or stripes. Interestingly, the South London club also wore a mainly white home jersey with a red / black sash back in the 1970s. The team's away kits have varied over the years, with different colors and styles being used. Some of the more recent away kits for Crystal Palace have featured predominantly white or black colors.
Crystal Palace Kit History
