cover story
cover story#2 Welcome back to Selhurst Park – and welcome back to the matchday programme, where we are celebrating 100 years of football at this very stadium, from 1924 to the present day. Every edition of the programme this season will feature a special hand-illustrated cover, marking one of the many landmark dates that has made this such a unique place over the last century.
A
fter marking the construction
The match is documented in the
and opening of the stadium
photograph above, with this issue’s
in our first issue, this week
interviewee, present-day England
we look back to 1926, as
goalkeeper Dean Henderson, depicted on
Selhurst Park hosted its only senior
our cover as jumping high to claim a cross.
England international match: against
While imagery of the game is in
Wales, and on St David’s Day no less.
short supply, archive footage suggests
The game was part of the British
the England ‘keeper was wearing a
Home Championship, and England
black shirt with navy shorts, while the
knew that only a win would keep them
outfield players are in their kits from the
in contention for the trophy (Wales had
1926 encounter.
already been eliminated). With over 23,000 fans in
Remember, you can keep collecting each original illustration throughout the
attendance, an upset was on the cards.
campaign to build out timeline from
England’s goal came from Aston Villa’s
1924 to the current day – make sure
William Walker, but Cardiff City’s William
you get the matchday programme each
Davies and Swansea Town’s Jack Fowler
week, then place them side by side for
(two) gave the visitors a famous victory.
the full effect!
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Crystal Palace √ leicester city sat 14 sep 2024 | 3pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Sharon Lacey Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber Chief Marketing Officer Aaron Duckmanton General Counsel David Nichol Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding Cassi Wright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
Editor Will Robinson Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough
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25 10 CHAIRMAN 36 HALL OF FAME 38 EAGLE EYE
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41 STATS 44 DOC BROWN 46 MACCA
Front cover David Flanagan
50 ACADEMY
Contributors Robin Johnson, Toby
56 PALACE FOR LIFE
Jagmohan, Doc Brown, James McArthur, Ian King, Rob Tanner, Tommy Macarthur Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Toby Jagmohan, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
60 100 years of selhurst park
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66 from the archive 70 eagle arcade 72 WHAT’S ON?
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Oliver glasner
The old adage that goals change games only tells half the truth – particularly with the kind of form Dean Henderson has enjoyed this season. The goalkeeper sat down with Robin Johnson to discuss a memorable summer with England, his flying start to 2024/25 – and how South London is feeling like home for the Cumbria-born shot-stopper... 12
oliver glasner
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Dean HENDERSON (GK) Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Rob HOLDING Maxence LACROIX Marc GUÉHI Ismaïla SARR Jefferson LERMA Eddie NKETIAH Ebere EZE Matheus FRANÇA Daniel MUÑOZ Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Nathaniel CLYNE Daichi KAMADA Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Chris RICHARDS Trevoh CHALOBAH Cheick DOUCOURÉ Matt TURNER (GK) Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Chadi RIAD Kaden RODNEY Franco UMEH Justin DEVENNY Asher AGBINONE
leicester city f.c.
T. Harrington M. Perry D. Eaton S. Hooper A. Madley M. Scholes
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Danny WARD (GK) James JUSTIN Wout FAES Conor COADY Caleb OKOLI Wilfred NDIDI Abdul FATAWU Harry WINKS Jamie VARDY Stephy MAVIDIDI Bilal EL KHANNOUSS Bobby DE CORDOVA-REID Victor KRISTIANSEN Hamza CHOUDHURY Jordan AYEW Patson DAKA Ricardo PEREIRA Oliver SKIPP Jannik VESTERGAARD Boubakary SOUMARÉ Odsonne EDOUARD Mads HERMANSEN (GK) Daniel IVERSEN (GK) Luke THOMAS Michael GOLDING Kasey McATEER Will ALVES Facundo BUONANOTTE Jakub STOLARCZYK (GK)
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