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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans react as club unearth big historic fact"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-fans-react-as-club-unearth-big-historic-fact/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2020-04-22T18:10:40Z"
modified: "2020-04-22T18:10:40Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans react as club unearth big historic fact

**A lot of Crystal Palace fans are reacting to news unearthed by the club and posted on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1252575830510796801?s=20) which argues that they could in fact be the world’s oldest football club still playing professionally.**

Research by an author called Peter Manning has established that Crystal Palace can claim a link back to the Crystal Palace football team established in 1861, which played its first match in March 1862, via [Crystal Palace](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/crystal-palace-the-oldest-professional-football-club-in-the-world-formed-1861). This has confused many linked with the club as it was previously believed that they were founded in 1905.

Fans of Non-League Sheffield FC will still be able to call themselves the oldest football club in the game as they were founded on October 24th 1857, via [Sheffield FC](https://sheffieldfc.com/).

However the fanbase of Notts County might not be happy with this latest news and it might cause a lot of debate, as they were founded in November 1862 and according to the [Football Association](https://www.thefa.com/), they are currently the oldest professional club.

More information on Palace’s claim can be found on their club website, [Crystal Palace](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/crystal-palace-the-oldest-professional-football-club-in-the-world-formed-1861). The club’s faithful are excited to learn more whilst also finding some entertainment in the news, as one said: “Please can I get a refund for my 2005 centenary shirt?”

Here is how fans have reacted to the news:

> Crystal Palace Football Club: The Pride of south London since 1861.[#CPFC1861](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CPFC1861?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1252575830510796801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> New badge needed 😂😂 [pic.twitter.com/UQaV3wlqkG](https://t.co/UQaV3wlqkG)
>
> — Robbie George (@RobbieGeorge123) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/RobbieGeorge123/status/1252594207224627201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Please can I get a refund for my 2005 centenary shirt?
>
> — L.i.am (@GilesyL14) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/GilesyL14/status/1252576243159048193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> ‘Oldest club in the world, you’ll never sing that’
>
> — Oliver Render (@OliverRender) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/OliverRender/status/1252578129664782340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Give us the title
>
> — Sam Waters (@SamWaters1994) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/SamWaters1994/status/1252582953076633600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> UTP 🔴🔵
>
> — Connor Delaney (@cxnnor\_cpfc) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/cxnnor_cpfc/status/1252585720730005507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Amazing unknown history!!
>
> — Jim Dawes (@JimDawes3) [April 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/JimDawes3/status/1252601031537590279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Palace fans, what are your thoughts on this revelation? Comment below!***