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Club History - 1969 - 1973 - Oral History

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This era was one of great upheaval - firstly due to the team being promoted in '69 up to the First Division (at the time, the highest division in English football). The second upheaval was the subsequent relegation in '73, under the reign of Malcolm Allison.

Fan spoken to: Sue Anderson and Chris Miles ¦ Year of Birth: 1954 Content Description: Not knowing which team to support against Man United.
Fan spoken to: Sue Anderson and Chris Miles ¦ Year of Birth: 1954 Content Description: Making a whole day of it on matchday.
Fan spoken to: Sue Anderson and Chris Miles ¦ Year of Birth: 1954 Content Description: Jim Cannon's curly hair, and other favourites.
Fan spoken to: Eric Pudney ¦ Year of Birth: 1929 Content Description: Playing Arsenal twice in a week, and beating them in the cup.
Fan spoken to: Steve Smith ¦ Year of Birth: 1952 Content Description: The arrival of Don Rogers, and beating Man Utd 5-0
Fan spoken to: Andrew Fishleigh ¦ Year of Birth: 1954 Content Description: Travelling to away games and being chased by skinheads in Newcastle.
Fan spoken to: Andrew Fishleigh ¦ Year of Birth: 1954 Content Description: A pre-season trip to Holland, the Seven-Day War, and borrowing a tenner from Bert Head
Fan spoken to: Andrew Fishleigh ¦ Year of Birth: 1954 Content Description: Would John Sewell and Yogi Hughes have survived in today's game?
Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1942 Content Description: Content How the Palace Dollies started with a meeting announced at a match
Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1942 Content Description: Content How the Dollies decided what to wear
Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1942 Content Description: Content Dollies selling tickets with minders
Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1969 Content Description: Content Standing near a supporter who couldn't help swearing.
Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953 Content Description: Skinhead supporter gangs from different local areas
Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953 Content Description: Trouble at matches especially near the stations
Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953 Content Description: Racism in crowds, black and Asian supporters
Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953 Content Description: Meeting up on the pier at Brighton before a game
Fan spoken to: Sylvia Henty ¦ Year of Birth: 1942 Content Description: Standing in for husband John as the ground announcer.
Fan spoken to: John Henty ¦ Year of Birth: 1942 Content Description: The life lessons to be learned from following Palace.
Fan spoken to: Dave Illingworth ¦ Year of Birth: 1955 Content Description: Steve Kember hitting the side netting against Notts Forest

Fan spoken to: Sue Anderson and Chris Miles ¦ Year of Birth: 1954

Content Description:
Not knowing which team to support against Man United.

Fan spoken to: Sue Anderson and Chris Miles ¦ Year of Birth: 1954

Content Description:
Making a whole day of it on matchday.

Fan spoken to: Sue Anderson and Chris Miles ¦ Year of Birth: 1954

Content Description:
Jim Cannon's curly hair, and other favourites.

Fan spoken to: Eric Pudney ¦ Year of Birth: 1929

Content Description:
Playing Arsenal twice in a week, and beating them in the cup.

Fan spoken to: Steve Smith ¦ Year of Birth: 1952

Content Description:
The arrival of Don Rogers, and beating Man Utd 5-0

Fan spoken to: Andrew Fishleigh ¦ Year of Birth: 1954

Content Description:
Travelling to away games and being chased by skinheads in Newcastle.

Fan spoken to: Andrew Fishleigh ¦ Year of Birth: 1954

Content Description:
A pre-season trip to Holland, the Seven-Day War, and borrowing a tenner from Bert Head

Fan spoken to: Andrew Fishleigh ¦ Year of Birth: 1954

Content Description:
Would John Sewell and Yogi Hughes have survived in today's game?

Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1942

Content Description:
Content How the Palace Dollies started with a meeting announced at a match

Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1942

Content Description:
Content How the Dollies decided what to wear

Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1942

Content Description:
Content Dollies selling tickets with minders

Fan spoken to: Chris from Audreys Dollies ¦ Year of Birth: 1969

Content Description:
Content Standing near a supporter who couldn't help swearing.

Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953

Content Description:
Skinhead supporter gangs from different local areas

Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953

Content Description:
Trouble at matches especially near the stations

Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953

Content Description:
Racism in crowds, black and Asian supporters

Fan spoken to: Stephen Maple ¦ Year of Birth: 1953

Content Description:
Meeting up on the pier at Brighton before a game

Fan spoken to: Sylvia Henty ¦ Year of Birth: 1942

Content Description:
Standing in for husband John as the ground announcer.

Fan spoken to: John Henty ¦ Year of Birth: 1942

Content Description:
The life lessons to be learned from following Palace.

Fan spoken to: Dave Illingworth ¦ Year of Birth: 1955

Content Description:
Steve Kember hitting the side netting against Notts Forest