List of Crystal Palace F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of Crystal Palace F.C. seasons in English and European football, from their first official season in 1905–06 up to the 2023–24 season. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions, European competitions and the top scorers for each season. The list of top scorers also chronicles how the club's scoring records have progressed throughout its history.

Key

Key to divisions:

• SL Div 2 = Southern League Second Division
• SL Div 1 = Southern League First Division
• Div 1 = Football League First Division
• Div 2 = Football League Second Division
• Div 3 = Football League Third Division
• Div 3S = Football League Third Division South
• Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division
• Prem = Premier League
• Champ = Football League Championship

Key to positions and symbols:

• = Winners
• = Runners-up
• = Promoted
• = Relegated

Key to rounds:

• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round, etc.
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• SF/S = Semi-finals – Southern Section
• RU = Runners-up
• RU/S = Runners-up Southern Section
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season!colspan=9

League	scope=col rowspan=2	FA Cup	scope=col rowspan=2	EFL Cup	scope=col colspan=2	Europe / Other	scope=col colspan=2	Top scorer(s)
scope=col	Division	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col data-sort-type="number"		scope=col	Competition	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Player(s)	scope=col	Goals
scope=row	1905–06	SL Div 2	24	19	4	1	66	14	42	bgcolor=gold	1st	R1					21
scope=row	1906–07	SL Div 1	38	8	9	21	46	66	25	19th	R4					12
scope=row	1907–08	SL Div 1	38	17	10	11	54	51	44	4th	R3					15
scope=row	1908–09	SL Div 1	40	12	12	16	62	62	36	16th	R2					20
scope=row	1909–10	SL Div 1	42	20	6	16	69	50	46	7th	R1					23
scope=row	1910–11	SL Div 1	38	17	13	8	55	48	47	4th	R1					15
scope=row	1911–12	SL Div 1	38	15	10	13	70	46	40	7th	R2					20
scope=row	1912–13	SL Div 1	38	17	11	10	55	36	45	5th	R3		London Challenge Cup	bgcolor=gold	W		27
scope=row	1913–14	SL Div 1	38	17	16	5	60	32	50	2nd	R2		London Challenge Cup	bgcolor=gold	W		27
scope=row	1914–15	SL Div 1	38	13	8	17	47	61	34	15th	R1					20
scope=row colspan="16"
scope=row	1919–20	SL Div 1	42	20	6	16	69	50	46	3rd	R1					19
scope=row	1920–21	Div 3	42	24	11	7	70	34	59	bgcolor=gold	1st	R2		London Challenge Cup	bgcolor=gold	W		28
scope=row	1921–22	Div 2	42	13	13	16	45	51	39	14th	R2					10
scope=row	1922–23	Div 2	42	13	11	18	54	62	37	16th	R1					17
scope=row	1923–24	Div 2	42	13	13	16	53	65	39	15th	R3					17
scope=row	1924–25	Div 2	42	12	10	20	38	54	34	21st	R2					14
scope=row	1925–26	Div 3S	42	19	3	20	75	79	41	13th	R5					33
scope=row	1926–27	Div 3S	42	18	9	15	84	81	45	6th	R1					32
scope=row	1927–28	Div 3S	42	18	12	12	79	72	48	5th	R2					22
scope=row	1928–29	Div 3S	42	23	8	11	81	67	54	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R5					24
scope=row	1929–30	Div 3S	42	17	12	13	81	74	46	9th	R3					37
scope=row	1930–31	Div 3S	42	22	7	13	107	71	51	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R4					54
scope=row	1931–32	Div 3S	42	20	11	11	74	63	51	4th	R2					24
scope=row	1932–33	Div 3S	42	19	8	15	78	64	46	5th	R1					15
scope=row	1933–34	Div 3S	42	16	9	17	71	67	41	12th	R4		Third Division South Cup	R1		21
scope=row	1934–35	Div 3S	42	19	10	13	86	64	48	5th	R1		Third Division South Cup	R3		19
scope=row	1935–36	Div 3S	42	22	5	15	96	74	49	6th	R2		Third Division South Cup			39
scope=row	1936–37	Div 3S	42	13	12	17	62	61	38	14th	R1		Third Division South Cup	R2		12
scope=row	1937–38	Div 3S	42	18	12	12	67	47	48	7th	R3		Third Division South Cup	R2		17
scope=row	1938–39	Div 3S	42	20	12	10	71	52	52	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R1		Third Division South Cup			14
scope=row	1939–40	Div 3S	3	2	1	0	8	9	5	2nd						5
scope=row colspan="16"
scope=row	1945–46	There was no league football in 1945–46.									R3
scope=row	1946–47	Div 3S	42	13	11	18	49	62	37	18th	R3					11
scope=row	1947–48	Div 3S	42	13	13	16	49	49	39	13th	R3					18
scope=row	1948–49	Div 3S	42	8	11	23	38	76	27	22nd	R1					12
scope=row	1949–50	Div 3S	42	15	14	13	55	54	44	7th	R1					21
scope=row	1950–51	Div 3S	46	8	11	27	33	84	27	24th	R1					5
scope=row	1951–52	Div 3S	46	15	9	22	61	80	39	19th	R1					21
scope=row	1952–53	Div 3S	46	15	13	18	66	82	43	13th	R2					19
scope=row	1953–54	Div 3S	46	14	12	20	60	86	40	22nd	R1					20
scope=row	1954–55	Div 3S	46	11	16	19	52	80	38	20th	R2					12
scope=row	1955–56	Div 3S	46	12	10	24	54	83	34	23rd	R1					8
scope=row	1956–57	Div 3S	46	11	18	17	62	75	40	20th	R3					16
scope=row	1957–58	Div 3S	46	15	13	18	70	72	43	14th	R3					17
scope=row	1958–59	Div 4	46	20	12	14	90	71	52	7th	R3					27
scope=row	1959–60	Div 4	46	19	12	15	84	64	50	8th	R3					19
scope=row	1960–61	Div 4	46	29	6	11	110	69	64	2nd	R2	R1				31
scope=row	1961–62	Div 3	46	14	14	18	83	80	42	15th	R3	R1				19
scope=row	1962–63	Div 3	46	17	13	16	68	58	47	11th	R2	R2				15
scope=row	1963–64	Div 3	46	23	14	9	73	51	60	2nd	R2	R2				23
scope=row	1964–65	Div 2	42	16	13	13	55	51	45	7th	QF	R4				17
scope=row	1965–66	Div 2	42	14	13	15	47	52	41	11th	R3	R2				7
scope=row	1966–67	Div 2	42	19	10	13	61	55	48	7th	R3	R2				18
scope=row	1967–68	Div 2	42	14	11	17	56	56	39	11th	R3	R2				18
scope=row	1968–69	Div 2	42	22	12	8	70	47	56	2nd	R3	QF				17
scope=row	1969–70	Div 1	42	6	15	21	34	68	27	20th	R5	R4				11
scope=row	1970–71	Div 1	42	12	11	19	39	57	35	18th	R3	QF	Anglo-Italian Cup	GS		14
scope=row	1971–72	Div 1	42	8	13	21	39	65	29	20th	R3	R3				11
scope=row	1972–73	Div 1	42	9	12	21	41	58	30	21st	R4	R2	Anglo-Italian Cup			15
scope=row	1973–74	Div 2	42	11	12	19	43	56	34	20th	R3	R2				15
scope=row	1974–75	Div 3	46	18	15	13	66	57	51	5th	R2	R2				16
scope=row	1975–76	Div 3	46	18	17	11	61	46	53	5th		R2				19
scope=row	1976–77	Div 3	46	23	13	10	68	40	59	3rd	R3	R2				13
scope=row	1977–78	Div 2	42	13	15	14	50	47	41	9th	R3	R2				12
scope=row	1978–79	Div 2	42	19	19	4	51	24	57	bgcolor=gold	1st	R5	R3				15
scope=row	1979–80	Div 1	42	12	16	14	41	50	40	13th	R3	R3				9
scope=row	1980–81	Div 1	42	6	7	29	47	83	19	22nd	R3	R3				11
scope=row	1981–82	Div 2	42	13	9	20	34	45	48	15th	QF	R4				8
scope=row	1982–83	Div 2	42	12	12	18	43	52	48	15th	R5	R3	Football League Group Cup	GS		12
scope=row	1983–84	Div 2	42	12	11	19	42	52	47	18th	R4	R1				7
scope=row	1984–85	Div 2	42	12	12	18	46	65	48	15th	R3	R2				9
scope=row	1985–86	Div 2	42	19	9	14	57	52	66	5th	R3	R2	Full Members' Cup	R1		11
scope=row	1986–87	Div 2	42	19	5	18	51	53	62	6th	R4	R3	Full Members' Cup	R1		11
scope=row	1987–88	Div 2	44	22	9	13	86	59	75	6th	R3	R3	Full Members' Cup	R1		25
scope=row	1988–89	Div 2	46	23	12	11	71	49	81	3rd	R3	R3	Full Members' Cup			33
scope=row	1989–90	Div 1	38	13	9	16	42	66	48	15th	bgcolor=silver	RU	R3	Full Members' Cup	bgcolor=silver			17
scope=row	1990–91	Div 1	38	20	9	9	50	41	69	3rd	R3	R4	Full Members' Cup	bgcolor=gold	W		25
scope=row	1991–92	Div 1	42	14	15	13	53	61	57	10th	R3	QF	Full Members' Cup			22
scope=row	1992–93		42	11	16	15	48	61	49	20th	R3	SF				15
scope=row	1993–94	Div 1	46	27	9	10	73	46	90	bgcolor=gold	1st	R3	R3				25
scope=row	1994–95	Prem	42	11	12	19	34	49	45	19th		SF				18
scope=row	1995–96	Div 1	46	20	15	11	67	48	75	3rd	R3	R3				20
scope=row	1996–97	Div 1	46	19	14	13	78	48	71	6th	R3	R3				18
scope=row	1997–98	Prem	38	8	9	21	37	71	33	20th	R5	R2				8
scope=row	1998–99	Div 1	46	14	16	16	58	71	58	14th	R3	R2	UEFA Intertoto Cup	R3		13
scope=row	1999–2000	Div 1	46	13	15	18	57	67	54	15th	R3	R2				15
scope=row	2000–01	Div 1	46	12	13	21	57	70	49	21st	R3	SF				19
scope=row	2001–02	Div 1	46	20	6	20	70	62	66	10th	R3	R3				24
scope=row	2002–03	Div 1	46	14	17	15	59	52	59	14th	R5					17
scope=row	2003–04	Div 1	46	21	10	15	72	61	73	6th	R3	R4				32
scope=row	2004–05	Prem	38	7	12	19	41	62	33	18th	R3	R4				21
scope=row	2005–06	Champ	46	21	12	13	67	48	75	6th	R4	R4				17
scope=row	2006–07	Champ	46	18	11	17	59	51	65	12th	R4	R1				12
scope=row	2007–08	Champ	46	18	17	11	58	42	71	5th	R3	R1				16
scope=row	2008–09	Champ	46	15	12	19	52	55	56	15th	R4	R2				10
scope=row	2009–10	Champ	46	14	17	15	50	53	49	21st	R5	R2				20
scope=row	2010–11	Champ	46	12	12	22	44	69	48	20th	R3	R2				9
scope=row	2011–12	Champ	46	13	17	16	46	51	56	17th	R3	SF				10
scope=row	2012–13	Champ	46	19	15	12	73	62	72	5th	R3	R2				31
scope=row	2013–14	Prem	38	13	6	19	33	48	45	11th	R4	R2				8
scope=row	2014–15	Prem	38	13	9	16	47	51	48	10th	R5	R3				10
scope=row	2015–16	Prem	38	11	9	18	39	51	42	15th	bgcolor=silver	RU	R4				7
scope=row	2016–17	Prem	38	12	5	21	50	63	41	14th	R4	R3				15
scope=row	2017–18	Prem	38	11	11	16	45	55	44	11th	R3	R4				10
scope=row	2018–19	Prem	38	14	7	17	51	53	49	12th	QF	R4				12
scope=row	2019–20	Prem	38	11	10	17	31	50	43	14th	R3	R2				9
scope=row	2020–21	Prem	38	12	8	18	41	66	44	14th	R3	R2				11
scope=row	2021–22	Prem	38	11	15	12	50	46	48	12th	SF	R2				15
scope=row	2022–23	Prem	38	11	12	15	40	49	45	11th	R3	R3				10
scope=row	2023–24	Prem	38	13	10	15	57	58	49	10th	R3	R3				19

Sources

• Soccerbase
• Football Club History Database
• Football Site
• Book: Peskett, Roy . The Crystal Palace Story . Roy Peskett Limited . 1969 . 9780950103907 .
• Book: King, Ian. Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. Derby Books Publishing Company Limited. 2012. 978-1-78091-221-9.