[Albion] Best Ever Away Support at Palace

[Juan Albion]

I'm not sure you can beat the Kelvin Morton game. The crowd, obviously, was going berserk. Shame about the result but it was something else.

 

[tigertim68]

I have always thought that Palace never brought as many down to the goldstone, as we took up to Selhurst

 

[Barham's tash]

I have always thought that Palace never brought as many down to the goldstone, as we took up to Selhurst

See they’ve NEVER really cared about the rivalry at all.


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[BUTTERBALL]

Not sure about numbers, but the 2005 game with McShane's 79th min header was one of the most phenomenal atmospheres I've been in. The noise for the whole 90 was incredible, still get goose bumps thinking of it.

This 100%, amazing atmosphere.

 

[Southern Scouse]

I have no idea when it was but the train stopped at Norwood junction and we all got off to avoid the Police. Then we were running streets with them lot until we got into the ground which was manic.... could have been 1979?

 

[Mr Bridger]

Cant remember what game it was but the last game I went to Selhurst was when the separating doors got pushed through at half time by our lot,only for everyone to freeze , big stand off then one loan Palace came running through and dived into the crowd. He got a few slaps but fair play to him.

 

[Mackenzie]

I'm not sure you can beat the Kelvin Morton game. The crowd, obviously, was going berserk. Shame about the result but it was something else.

I didn’t think that one was too raucous. Beautiful sunshine and ironic shouts of “penalty” every time we touched the ball was my overriding memory. The McShane game was much more feisty I reckon.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

I have always thought that Palace never brought as many down to the goldstone, as we took up to Selhurst

I think they claim to have brought c.10K to the GG in the mid-70s

 

[wigman]

I think they claim to have brought c.10K to the GG in the mid-70s

The 1st game of the 74 / 75 they bought a fair few.
Loads of trouble inside and outside the ground.

 

[Paddington Gal]

Proof that the rivalry was on before 1976 cup matches along with the song

As I was walking down Shoreham Road
Singing singing Brighton are the champions
I saw Malcolm Allison sitting on a wall on a wall
I said to him what's up my friend
He said that Palace ran again
Singing singing Brighton are the champions
Singing singing Brighton are the kings

 

[Return of the Rev]

I think they claim to have brought c.10K to the GG in the mid-70s

Er no

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Er no

Agree it will be an exaggeration but they have claimed it. I can't imagine that not one of those mid-70s games had at least 7K+ Palace...?

Which of the mid-70s matches do you think Palace had most at and how many? (For context, Chelsea brought 8K+ in 1983...)

 

[Miami Seagull]

The 5-0 game we had the whole of the AW, with the ends not in use. 5250 as I remember. Some of the games back in the 80's it was actually quite low in the away end because we just had the standing in the corner, which we would fill. It is why, when you see videos from games back then (lie the one on seagulls tv right now), that there were albion celebrating in many areas of the ground when we scored. Happened the other way around with games at the goldstone too.

 

[Dr Bandler]

Agree it will be an exaggeration but they have claimed it. I can't imagine that not one of those mid-70s games had at least 7K+ Palace...?

Which of the mid-70s matches do you think Palace had most at and how many? (For context, Chelsea brought 8K+ in 1983...)

I remember an all-ticket game at the Goldstone where they had the whole of the South Stand. Would that have been late 70s? And wouldn't that have been around 5000?

 

[Juan Albion]

I didn’t think that one was too raucous. Beautiful sunshine and ironic shouts of “penalty” every time we touched the ball was my overriding memory. The McShane game was much more feisty I reckon.

The next time Morton reffed at the Goldstone, I tried yelling penalty every time the ball went into the box but rightfully got nothing but icy glares from the rest of the North Stand.

 

[amexer]

not sure what year but remember watching Palace outplay us all game and then Ward getting winner in injury time. Had very good following that day

 

[Easy 10]

Agree it will be an exaggeration but they have claimed it.

Eh ? Palace fans EXAGERRATING ?

Surely you're mistaken.

 

[sydney]

'When we took Bejams'.

we literally took it ...down the street in trolleys.....smoked cod vol au vents for everyone.....

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

not sure what year but remember watching Palace outplay us all game and then Ward getting winner in injury time. Had very good following that day

Are you mixing that up with the game in August 1974 when Ian Mellor scored late on? I think I saw every Palace game that Ward played in and don't remember him scoring any late winners.

 

[Eeyore]

we literally took it ...down the street in trolleys.....smoked cod vol au vents for everyone.....

Bejams is a stable memory of the 70s. Churchill Square and shopping with the parents.