crystal palace versus west ham united: brief history of soccer

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Crystal Palace Versus West Ham United

This presentation - written on 14th October, 2015 - features key facts frommatches played in this English football fixture throughout history at CrystalPalace grounds in South London.

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The first ever meeting between Crystal Palace and West Ham United tookplace in the grounds of the Crystal Palace in the Southern League FirstDivision on 29th September, 1906 and finished 1.1


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Their first meeting in the Football League was a Second Division clash on 4thMarch, 1922 which West Ham won 2.1


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West Ham's all-time record goalscorer, Victor Watson, scored in each of thefirst four Football League fixtures between the two clubs, including four goalson 31st March, 1923 in a 5.1 win


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The match in March, 1923 was Crystal Palace's last home league matchagainst West Ham for almost 50 years and played at 'The Nest.' The clubmoved to Selhurst Park the following year


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The first league match in this fixture to take place at Selhurst Park came inthe Football League First Division on 24th March, 1970 and finished 0.0


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West Ham won the league fixture at Selhurst Park in successive seasons -1971-72 and 1972-73 - scoring three goals on each occasion


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The clubs did not play each other at all in the 1980s, with league matchesresuming in the Football League Division One in 1991


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Crystal Palace finally secured their first home league victory over West Hamsince the First World War on 6th May, 1995. The match took place in thePremier League and finished 1.0


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Chris Armstrong scored Crystal Palace's winner in their first home leaguevictory against West Ham at Selhurst Park, in front of 18,224 fans


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One of the most famous matches between the two teams was the LeagueDivision One Play-Off Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in 2004.Crystal Palace won 1.0 - with a goal scored by Neil Shipperley - and weresubsequently promoted back to the Premier League


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