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Club History - 1905 - 1914 - Oral History

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The brand new club was formed to play at the FA Cup final venue at Crystal Palace, and made steady progress through the Southern League, until the outbreak of the Great War.

Fan spoken to: Bill Boakes ¦ Year of Birth: 1930

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Bill's father used to watch Palace at the original ground, and at Herne Hill.


Fan spoken to: Geoff Ray ¦ Year of Birth: 1920

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Geoff's grandfather kept cattle on a field off Whitehorse Lane, later to become the site of Selhurst Park