The 2013–14 season was Crystal Palace's first season back in the Premier League after eight years. After a poor start to the season which saw Ian Holloway resign and Tony Pulis take over as manager, Palace recovered and finished in 11th position. The club also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.
Background In May 2013 the club unveiled a new badge for the coming season. The club had previously announced designs to update the badge, but after none of the original designs met with fan approval the club utilised a design suggested by a fan and reworked it, launching it at the end of year awards on 7 May 2013. Palace also launched their new kit at the awards ceremony. The home kit is reminiscent of Barcelona, with red and blue halves on the shirt and yellow trim. Co-Chairman Steve Parish said the club would be looking to redevelop the ground at Selhurst Park. He said the club would be "working on re-developing the ground a stand at a time." In July Parish announced the main stand would be getting new seats. To celebrate promotion the club's cheerleaders, The Crystals, released a video of themselves and US cheerleaders the Jacksonville Jaguars ROAR performing "Glad All Over". The club also held their annual beer festival during the close season, and Kevin Day and Jo Brand hosted the second annual comedy night for Comic Relief and the Palace Academy.
The club bought their training ground in Beckenham for £2.3 million at auction after the current owners put the land up for sale. The decision to purchase it was taken after a discussion between Co-chairman Steve Parish and the coaching staff at Palace. It was felt that the training ground's proximity to the club's natural catchment area was an asset too vital to lose. The club also announced that they would be looking for a sponsor for Selhurst Park. Co-chairman Steve Parish told the Croydon Advertiser the club were looking to do a deal that was "not really (about) naming rights but a sponsor so that every advert in the stadium can be one thing."
Pre-season Crystal Palace held talks with both Bordeaux and Inter Milan regarding a pre-season friendly to be held at Selhurst Park on 10 or 11 August. Bordeaux were unavailable, having a competitive match against Paris St Germain in the French league. Inter Milan were initially agreeable to the game, but after Real Madrid approached them with an offer of a friendly on the same date they decided to pursue that option rather than the Palace game. Palace then approached Italian Cup winners Lazio, and a date of 10 August was agreed for the final pre-season friendly. The club began their pre-season training in Portugal on 8 July 2013, Holloway described the trip as "very pleasing. Very nice surroundings, the lads have worked really hard".
The fixtures list saw Palace drawn against Premiership giants Tottenham at home for the first game of the season. Five matches involving Palace were initially chosen for broadcast, Sky opting to show the Palace vs Tottenham match on Sunday 18 August 2013, the home game against Sunderland on 31 August 2013 and the 21 October home game against Fulham. BT Sport selected the away game against Manchester United on 14 September 2013 and the home game against Arsenal on 26 October.
Transfers
Crystal Palace announced the release of six players from their academy on 4 June 2013. Bayan Fenwick, Jack Holland, Kadell Daniel, Aaron Akuruka, William Johnson-Cole and Kieran Woodley all left the club having not been offered professional contracts following promotion to the Premier League. André Moritz also left the club by mutual agreement after a new deal could not be agreed. Owen Garvan, Peter Ramage and Danny Gabbidon all signed new contracts while Stephen Dobbie's loan move from Brighton & Hove Albion was made permanent. On 3 July 2013, Palace smashed their transfer record after signing Dwight Gayle from Peterborough United for a reported £4.5 million. Jerome Thomas signed a two-year contract with the club in early July. Alex Marrow left the club to return to Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee. Marrow represented the club four times in the previous season.
Kit
Players
Squad information
|colspan="12"|Players that left the club during the season.
Transfers and loans
Transfer in Pos:PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSourceMF Brighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed (~ £500,000) Peterborough United£4,500,000Free agentFree transfer SevillaUndisclosed (~ £1,700,000) BlackpoolFree transfer BlackpoolFree transfer ArsenalUndisclosed RangersFree transfer BordeauxFree transfer ReadingUndisclosed (~ £1,000,000) Huddersfield TownUndisclosed (~ £2,000,000) ReadingUndisclosed (~ £2,000,000) Aston Villa£500,000 Nottingham Forest£2,500,000 Blackburn RoversUndisclosed (~ £1,500,000) Wolverhampton Wanderers£3,000,000 Celtic£700,000 SouthamptonUndisclosed
Total spending: £13,000,000 (~ £25,200,000)
Loan in Pos:PlayerLoaned fromDateLoan expiresSource Southampton Stoke City Blackpool
Transfer out Pos:PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSourceFree agentFree transfer (Released)Free AgentFree transfer (Released)Free AgentFree transfer (Released)Free AgentFree transfer (Released)Free AgentFree transfer (Released)Free AgentFree transfer (Released) MillwallUndisclosed Bolton WanderersFree transfer Blackburn RoversUndisclosed Leicester CityFree transfer (Released)Free Agent (later join Sochaux)Free transfer (Released) Plymouth ArgyleUndisclosed Plymouth ArgyleUndisclosedFree Agent (later join Blackpool)Free transfer (Released)Free Agent (later join Newport County)Free transfer (Released)
Total income: Undisclosed
Loan out Pos:PlayerLoaned toDateLoan expiresSource M.K. Dons Cheltenham Town (terminated on 13 September 2013) BarnsleyFW Blackpool (later extended)FW Cambridge UnitedDF Forest Green RoversMF Leeds UnitedDF Luton TownFW Notts CountyDF Jack Hunt BarnsleyMF 1. FC NürnbergMF Crawley TownMF Crawley TownDF GillinghamMF Ipswich Town (later extended)MF MillwallFW AFC WimbledonDF Colchester UnitedGK Mansfield Town
Statistics
Player statistics
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No.Pos.Nat.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1 GK Julián Speroni 3702000390002 DF Joel Ward 3600000360303 DF Adrian Mariappa 23 (1)1200025 (1)17+04 DF Jonathan Parr 7 (8)020009 (8)01+05 DF Paddy McCarthy 0 (1)010001 (1)0006 DF Scott Dann 1410000141407MF Yannick Bolasie 23 (6)0100024 (6)0118MF Kagisho Dikgacoi 25 (1)0100026 (1)03111MF Tom Ince 5 (3)100005 (3)10012MF Stuart O'Keefe 2 (10)11 (1)0104 (11)13*013MF Jason Puncheon 29 (5)71 (1)00030 (6)72014MF Jerome Thomas 3 (6)000003 (6)02015MF Mile Jedinak 38100003817016FW Dwight Gayle 8 (15)71 (1)1009 (16)80017FW Glenn Murray 3 (11)100003 (11)11018FW Aaron Wilbraham 1 (3)00 (1)1102 (4)11+019DF Danny Gabbidon 22 (1)1100023 (1)10021DF Dean Moxey 17 (2)00 (1)00017 (3)02025GKNeil Alexander 000010100026GKWayne Hennessey 100000100027DFDamien Delaney 37120003919028MFJoe Ledley 14200001421029FWMarouane Chamakh 27 (5)51 (1)10028 (6)69030FWCameron Jerome 21 (7)2100022 (7)25+031MFAdlène Guedioura 4 (4)010005 (4)00035MFKyle De Silva 00000 (1)00 (1)00046MFBarry Bannan 13 (2)1200015 (2)11049DFJerome Williams 0000101000Players that left the club during the season.6MF José Campaña[L] 4 (2)000004 (2)0009FW Kevin Phillips[O] 0 (4)0000 (1)00 (5)00010MF Owen Garvan[L] 1 (1)000112 (1)10011FW Stephen Dobbie[L] 100010200020MF Jonathan Williams[L] 0 (9)010102 (9)00023DFFlorian Marange[O] 000010100024MFElliot Grandin[O] 000010100028MFJimmy Kébé[L] 2 (4)000002 (4)00032MFKwesi Appiah[L] 00000 (1)00 (1)00036DFAlex Wynter[L] 000010100038MFHiram Boateng[L] 001000101+0 [L] – Out on loan [O] – Left club permanent * – One booked in League Cup + – One booked in FA Cup
Goalscorers
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total3DF Adrian Mariappa 10016DF Scott Dann 100110MF Owen Garvan 001111MF Tom Ince 100112MF Stuart O'Keefe 100113MF Jason Puncheon 700715MF Mile Jedinak 100116FW Dwight Gayle 710817FW Glenn Murray 100118FW Aaron Wilbraham 010119DF Danny Gabbidon 100127DF Damien Delaney 100128MF Joe Ledley 200229FW Marouane Chamakh 510630FW Cameron Jerome 200246MF Barry Bannan 1001Own goal1 John Terry own goal on 29 March 2014 1001Total 333137
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 2DF Joel Ward 3000000003003DF Adrian Mariappa 6001000007004DF Jonathan Parr 0001000001006DF Scott Dann 4000000004007MF Yannick Bolasie 1010000001018MF Kagisho Dikgacoi 30100000030112MF Stuart O'Keefe 20000010030013MF Jason Puncheon 20000010020014MF Jerome Thomas 20000000020015MF Mile Jedinak 70000000070017FW Glenn Murray 10000000010018FW Aaron Wilbraham 00010000010021DF Dean Moxey 20000000020027DF Damien Delaney 90000000090028MF Joe Ledley 10000000010029FW Marouane Chamakh 90000000090030FW Cameron Jerome 40010000050038MF Hiram Boateng 00010000010046MF Barry Bannan 100000000100Total 57025001006302
Goalkeeper statistics
No.Nat.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalConcededClean SheetsConcededClean SheetsConcededClean SheetsConcededClean Sheets1 Julián Speroni 46122100481325 Neil Alexander 0000202026 Wayne Hennessey 20000020Total 481221205213
Pre-season and friendlies
Last updated:18 July 2013Source:Crystal Palace F.C.
Competitions
Overall
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Source:BBC Sport
FA Cup
League Cup
Overall summary
Summary
Games played 41 (38 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Home played 19 (19 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away played 23 (19 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Games won 14 (13 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Home won 8 (8 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away won 6 (5 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games drawn 6 (6 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Home drawn 3 (3 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away drawn 3 (3 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games lost 21 (19 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Home lost 8 (8 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away lost 13 (11 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals scored 37 (33 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Home scored 18 (18 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away scored 19 (15 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals conceded 52 (48 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Home conceded 23 (23 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away conceded 29 (25 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Goal difference −15Home goal difference −5Away goal difference −10Clean sheets 13 (12 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Home clean sheets 7 (7 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Away clean sheets 6 (5 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Yellow cards 63 (57 Premier League, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Second yellow cards 0 (0 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Red cards 2 (2 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst discipline Dikgacoi (3 , 1 )Best result 0–3 vs Cardiff City (Away)Worst result 0–3 vs Newcastle United (Home), 1–4 vs Fulham (Home)Most appearances Speroni (39)Top scorer Gayle (8 goals)Points 45
Score overview
OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoublePointAgg.Arsenal0–20–200–4Aston Villa1–01–062–0Cardiff City2–03–065–0Chelsea1–01–232–2Everton0–03–243–2Fulham1–42–213–6Hull City1–01–062–0Liverpool3–31–314–6Manchester City0–20–100–3Manchester United0–20–200–4Newcastle United0–30–100–4Norwich City1–10–111–2Southampton0–10–200–3Stoke City1–01–232–2Sunderland3–10–043–1Swansea City0–21–111–3Tottenham Hotspur0–10–200–3West Bromwich Albion3–10–233–3West Ham United1–01–062–0
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