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 2025–26 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 LP = League phase R1 = First round, etc. KPO = Knockout phase play-offs R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals SF/S = Semi-finals – Southern Section RU = Runners-up RU/S = Runners-up Southern Section W = Winners
Seasons +List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results and top scorer(s)SeasonLeagueFACupEFLCupEurope / OtherTop scorer(s)DivisionCompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals1905–06SL Div 2 2419416614421stR1211906–07SL Div 138892146662519thR4121907–08SL Div 1381710115451444thR3151908–09SL Div 14012121662623616thR2201909–10SL Div 142206166950467thR1231910–11SL Div 138171385548474thR1151911–12SL Div 1381510137046407thR2201912–13SL Div 1381711105536455thR3London Challenge CupW271913–14SL Div 138171656032502ndR2London Challenge CupW271914–15SL Div 1381381747613415thR1201919–20SL Div 142206166950463rdR1191920–21Div 3 42241177034591stR2London Challenge CupW281921–22Div 24213131645513914thR2101922–23Div 24213111854623716thR1171923–24Div 24213131653653915thR3171924–25Div 2 4212102038543421stR2141925–26Div 3S421932075794113thR5331926–27Div 3S42189158481456thR1321927–28Div 3S421812127972485thR2221928–29Div 3S42238118167542ndR5241929–30Div 3S421712138174469thR3371930–31Div 3S422271310771512ndR4541931–32Div 3S422011117463514thR2241932–33Div 3S42198157864465thR1151933–34Div 3S421691771674112thR4Third Division South CupR1211934–35Div 3S421910138664485thR1Third Division South CupR3191935–36Div 3S42225159674496thR2Third Division South Cup391936–37Div 3S4213121762613814thR1Third Division South CupR2121937–38Div 3S421812126747487thR3Third Division South CupR2171938–39Div 3S422012107152522ndR1Third Division South Cup141939–40Div 3S32108952nd51945–46There was no league football in 1945–46.R31946–47Div 3S4213111849623718thR3111947–48Div 3S4213131649493913thR3181948–49Div 3S428112338762722ndR1121949–50Div 3S421514135554447thR1211950–51Div 3S468112733842724thR151951–52Div 3S461592261803919thR1211952–53Div 3S4615131866824313thR2191953–54Div 3S4614122060864022ndR1201954–55Div 3S4611161952803820thR2121955–56Div 3S4612102454833423rdR181956–57Div 3S4611181762754020thR3161957–58Div 3S4615131870724314thR3171958–59Div 4462012149071527thR3271959–60Div 4461912158464508thR3191960–61Div 4 462961111069642ndR2R1311961–62Div 34614141883804215thR3R1191962–63Div 34617131668584711thR2R2151963–64Div 3 46231497351602ndR2R2231964–65Div 2421613135551457thQFR4171965–66Div 24214131547524111thR3R271966–67Div 2421910136155487thR3R2181967–68Div 24214111756563911thR3R2181968–69Div 2 42221287047562ndR3QF171969–70Div 1426152134682720thR5R4111970–71Div 14212111939573518thR3QFAnglo-Italian CupGS141971–72Div 1428132139652920thR3R3111972–73Div 1 429122141583021stR4R2Anglo-Italian Cup151973–74Div 2 4211121943563420thR3R2151974–75Div 3461815136657515thR2R2161975–76Div 3461817116146535thR2191976–77Div 3 462313106840593rdR3R2131977–78Div 2421315145047419thR3R2121978–79Div 2 42191945124571stR5R3151979–80Div 14212161441504013thR3R391980–81Div 1 42672947831922ndR3R3111981–82Div 2421392034454815thQFR481982–83Div 24212121843524815thR5R3Football League Group CupGS121983–84Div 24212111942524718thR4R171984–85Div 24212121846654815thR3R291985–86Div 242199145752665thR3R2Full Members' CupR1111986–87Div 242195185153626thR4R3Full Members' CupR1111987–88Div 244229138659756thR3R3Full Members' CupR11988–89Div 2 462312117149813rdR3R3Full Members' Cup331989–90Div 1381391642664815thRUR3Full Members' Cup171990–91Div 13820995041693rdR3R4Full Members' CupW251991–92Div 14214151353615710thR3QFFull Members' Cup221992–93Prem 4211161548614920thR3SF151993–94Div 1 46279107346901stR3R3251994–95Prem 4211121934494519thSF181995–96Div 1462015116748753rdR3R3201996–97Div 1 461914137848716thR3R3181997–98Prem 38892137713320thR5R281998–99Div 14614161658715814thR3R2UEFA Intertoto CupR3131999–2000Div 14613151857675415thR3R2152000–01Div 14612132157704921stR3SF192001–02Div 1462062070626610thR3R3242002–03Div 14614171559525914thR5172003–04Div 1 462110157261736thR3R4322004–05Prem 387121941623318thR3R4212005–06Champ462112136748756thR4R4172006–07Champ4618111759516512thR4R1122007–08Champ461817115842715thR3R1162008–09Champ4615121952555615thR4R2102009–10Champ4614171550534921stR5R2202010–11Champ4612122244694820thR3R292011–12Champ4613171646515617thR3SF102012–13Champ 461915127362725thR3R2312013–14Prem381361933484511thR4R282014–15Prem381391647514810thR5R3102015–16Prem381191839514215thRUR472016–17Prem381252150634114thR4R3152017–18Prem3811111645554411thR3R4102018–19Prem381471751534912thQFR4122019–20Prem3811101731504314thR3R292020–21Prem 381281841664414thR3R2112021–22Prem 3811151250464812thSFR2152022–23Prem 3811121540494511thR3R3102023–24Prem 3813101557584910thR3R3192024–25Prem 3813141151515312thWQF172025–26Prem3811121541514515thR3QFFA Community ShieldW21UEFA Conference LeagueW
Overall Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 26 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 37 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 33 Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 3
Footnotes
References
Sources Soccerbase Football Club History Database Football Site