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Club History - 1923 - 1939 - Oral History

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Palace moved to a brand new stadium at Selhurst Park, but despite the efforts of goalscoring legend Peter Simpson, spent much of this period languishing in Division Three South.

Fan spoken to: Ted Grant ¦ Year of Birth: 1931 Content Description: Watching the brothers Fred and Albert Dawes
Fan spoken to: Jim Walker ¦ Year of Birth: 1914 Content Description: Coming over from Ireland in 1933, and going along to see Palace.
Fan spoken to: Rosa Hurn ¦ Year of Birth: 1918 Content Description: The Saturday morning ritual between the wars.
Fan spoken to: Walter Clarke ¦ Year of Birth: 1907 Content Description: The players used to take labouring jobs during the Summer
Fan spoken to: Ted Grant ¦ Year of Birth: 1931 Content Description: Never any doubt about being a Palace supporter
Fan spoken to: Ted Grant ¦ Year of Birth: 1931 Content Description: The ground was a rubbish tip before it was developed
Fan spoken to: Ralph Pittman ¦ Year of Birth: 1914 Content Description: The primitive toilet facilities on the Whitehorse Lane terrace
Fan spoken to: Walter Clarke ¦ Year of Birth: 1907 Content Description: Albert Dawes' ability with the dead ball.
Fan spoken to: Walter Clarke ¦ Year of Birth: 1907 Content Description: The various entertainments at the original Crystal Palace
Fan spoken to: Norman Barnett ¦ Year of Birth: 1920 Content Description: Taking the old tram to see Palace at The Nest in the 20s
Fan spoken to: Norman Barnett ¦ Year of Birth: 1920 Content Description: Billy Callender's shinpads, and mysterious suicide
Fan spoken to: Eric Spottiswood ¦ Year of Birth: 1917 Content Description: Eric's father, Bob Spottiswood, was a Palace player before becoming a trainer at Inter Milan.

Fan spoken to: Ted Grant ¦ Year of Birth: 1931

Content Description:
Watching the brothers Fred and Albert Dawes

Fan spoken to: Jim Walker ¦ Year of Birth: 1914

Content Description:
Coming over from Ireland in 1933, and going along to see Palace.

Fan spoken to: Rosa Hurn ¦ Year of Birth: 1918

Content Description:
The Saturday morning ritual between the wars.

Fan spoken to: Walter Clarke ¦ Year of Birth: 1907

Content Description:
The players used to take labouring jobs during the Summer

Fan spoken to: Ted Grant ¦ Year of Birth: 1931

Content Description:
Never any doubt about being a Palace supporter

Fan spoken to: Ted Grant ¦ Year of Birth: 1931

Content Description:
The ground was a rubbish tip before it was developed

Fan spoken to: Ralph Pittman ¦ Year of Birth: 1914

Content Description:
The primitive toilet facilities on the Whitehorse Lane terrace

Fan spoken to: Walter Clarke ¦ Year of Birth: 1907

Content Description:
Albert Dawes' ability with the dead ball.

Fan spoken to: Walter Clarke ¦ Year of Birth: 1907

Content Description:
The various entertainments at the original Crystal Palace

Fan spoken to: Norman Barnett ¦ Year of Birth: 1920

Content Description:
Taking the old tram to see Palace at The Nest in the 20s

Fan spoken to: Norman Barnett ¦ Year of Birth: 1920

Content Description:
Billy Callender's shinpads, and mysterious suicide

Fan spoken to: Eric Spottiswood ¦ Year of Birth: 1917

Content Description:
Eric's father, Bob Spottiswood, was a Palace player before becoming a trainer at Inter Milan.