The Origin of Crystal Palace FC Volume 8

The new volume of Palace's history, The Origin of Crystal Palace FC, Volume 8, is now available in the club shop and on Ebay.

If your family are asking you what you would like for Christmas, this is a present which will assuredly keep you amused on Christmas day.

Volume 8 covers the history of Crystal Palace FC for the period 1920 to 1921, the excitement surrounding the club's first season in the Football League, and the chase for promotion to the Second Division.

• How did Palace react to the sudden announcement by the Football League to create a Third Division?
• Why did Palace stir up the fury of Belfast-based club Distillery?
• What was the connection between the Brocks Fireworks Company and Crystal Palace FC?
• Why did the FA Cup Final not return to Crystal Palace Park after the First World War?
• Why did Crystal Palace FC not return to Crystal Palace Park after the First World War?
• How did FIFA come to be a French organisation not a British one?
• What could Palace do to persuade the Brighton Railway to allow them to remain at the Nest?
• How did Palace deal with repeated serious pitch-invasions at the Nest?
• Who accused Palace of having broken-glass fragments in their pitch?
• Who came-up with the idea that Palace might relocate to Selhurst Park?

As always, the book is ram-jam full of insight and previously unpublished revelations regarding the history of the club: drama, comedy, tragedy. There is never a dull moment.

Gorgeously illustrated throughout with material provided by collectors and fans, and meticulously researched entirely from original source information, readers of this book will share Palace’s early adventures in the Football League.