Nationality English
Position Goalkeeper
Team(s) Blackburn 1990-1996, Crystal Palace 1996
Stats 127 Appearances, 0 Goals
Fun Fact Early on during his time at Tottenham Hotspur, a match at Loftus Road saw him let a soft shot go through his hands and body for an embarrassing goal for which he was dubbed “Booby Mimms”.
Nationality English
Position Defender
Team(s) Crystal Palace 1986-1995, Coventry City 1995-2006
Stats 317 Appearances, 1 Goal
Fun Fact Shaw was famously the player that got Eric Cantona sent off before he went on to kung-fu kick Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons.
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Nationality English
Position Left-back
Team(s) Crystal Palace 1991-1998, Middlesbrough 1998-2002
Stats 264 Appearances, 25 Goals
Fun Fact After leaving Middlesbrough, Gordon played for 20 different clubs in the space of 8 years, including 8 non-league clubs.
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Nationality English
Position Striker
Team(s) Crystal Palace 1992-1995, Tottenham 1995-2002
Stats 259 Appearances, 93 Goals
Fun Fact In March 1995, Armstrong tested positive for cannabis, becoming the first ever Premier League player to fail a drugs test. He was hit with a 4 game ban and returned after a short spell in rehab.
Nationality English
Position Defender
Team(s) Tottenham 1992-1998, Crystal Palace 1998-2002
Stats 266 Appearances, 6 Goals
Fun Fact Austin was sued by Celtic player Shaun Maloney for £125,000 after a Spanish property deal arranged by his agent turned sour.
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Nationality English
Position Midfield
Team(s) Arsenal 1988-1997, Crystal Palace 1997-2001
Stats 127 Appearances, 0 Goals
Fun Fact Is probably most famous for being the player that broke his arm in a celebration, as he was hoisted up and dropped by team mate and skipper Tony Adams.
Nationality Italian
Position Striker
Team Crystal Palace 1997-1998
Stats 12 Appearances, 1 Goal
Fun Fact In May 2006, he was arrested by Italian police in Torino over allegation of his implication in hashish traffic.
Nationality Irish
Position Winger, Central Midfielder, Right Back, Sweeper
Team Crystal Palace 1988-1993, Arsenal 1993-1996, Man City 1996-1999
Stats 243 Appearances 13 Goals
Fun Fact The ultimate utility player, McGoldrick sported a monobrow throughout his career and enjoyed what some may call the “poor man’s Bergomi” look during his time at Crystal Palace, which was based on Inter Milan’s Giuseppe Bergomi’s famous 80s monobrow
Nationality Swedish
Position Striker
Team(s) Leeds 1995-1997, Crystal Palace 1998
Stats 33 Appearances 4 Goals
Fun Fact Voted in at number 2 in The Times poll of the “50 Worst footballers (to grace the Premier League)”, Brolin gained notoriety in his native Sweden after an alleged “incident” with a badger.
Nationality Yugoslavian
Position Midfielder
Team(s) Bolton 1995-1996, Aston Villa 1996-1998, Crystal Palace 1998-1999
Stats 80 Appearances 9 Goals
Fun Fact In 2007 he won the Serbian Celebrity Big Brother
Nationality Italian
Position Winger
Team(s) Crystal Palace 1997-1999
Stats 43 appearances, 8 goals
Fun Fact There are no fun facts relating to Attilio Lombardo.
Fake Fact It is physically impossible to find a picture of Lombardo when he isn’t bald.
