Crystal Palace’s Premier League Records and Milestones

Crystal Palace’s Premier League history is packed with survival stories, record-breaking runs and landmark goals that chart their evolution from yo-yo club to established top-flight side. These records and milestones capture the key numbers behind that journey, from 1992–93 to the modern Oliver Glasner era.​

Premier League Era Overview

Crystal Palace were founder members of the Premier League in 1992–93, finishing 20th in the 22‑team division and suffering relegation despite collecting 49 points, still the joint-highest tally for a relegated side in the competition’s history.

Multiple promotions and relegations followed before the club returned via the 2013 play-offs, beginning a record run of consecutive Premier League seasons through the 2010s and 2020s.​

Landmark Premier League Goals

Crystal Palace’s first ever Premier League goal was scored by Mark Bright in a 3-3 home draw with Blackburn Rovers on 15 August 1992, the opening day of the new competition. In September 2025 the club reached 700 Premier League goals, with an official club feature celebrating the landmark and revisiting key strikes along the way.

Palace’s attacking output has grown markedly in recent seasons, with the 2024–25 side hitting club-record tallies in both league and all competitions.​

Records: Runs, Points and Unbeaten Streaks

Palace’s longest ever unbeaten run in all competitions is 19 matches, set between 19 April and 5 October 2025 under Oliver Glasner, surpassing the previous club record of 18 games from 1969. That streak included a club‑record 12 consecutive top-division games without defeat and 10 straight Premier League away matches unbeaten between November 2024 and April 2025.

The same era also saw Palace set a new club best for consecutive Premier League matches in which they scored, reaching 12 league games in a row with at least one goal.​

On the points front, Alan Pardew’s side set a then-club record Premier League 38‑game haul of 63 points in 2015, but Glasner’s team have threatened to surpass that over a rolling season with 59 points from one 38‑game segment by autumn 2025. After 11 straight campaigns finishing between 41 and 49 points, Palace finally broke the 50‑point barrier in a single Premier League season during the mid‑2020s, confirming their shift from perennial battlers to mid‑table regulars.​

Individual Premier League Milestones

Wilfried Zaha is Crystal Palace’s all‑time leading Premier League scorer with 68 goals, comfortably topping the club’s era-specific charts ahead of Jean‑Philippe Mateta, Christian Benteke, Eberechi Eze and Luka Milivojević.

Palace’s all‑time Premier League appearance records are dominated by modern stalwarts such as Zaha, Joel Ward and James McArthur, reflecting how the stability of the post‑2013 era has allowed players to rack up long top-flight careers at Selhurst Park.​

Key Crystal Palace Premier League Records Table