Records

Record league victory
8-1
v Middlesbrough
12th Sep 1953
Record league defeat
1-11
v Aston Villa
14th November 1959
Record FA Cup victory
7-0
v Burton Albion
7th Jan 1956
Record League Cup victory
5-0
v Brentford
12th Aug 1980
First floodlit match at the Valley
v Rotherham Utd
20th Sep 1961
First Sunday match at the valley
v Shrewsbury Town
3rd Feb 1974
Sam Bartram
Most appearances
623 (579 league)
Oldest league player
42y 47d
Most goals
Derek Hales
168
1973-77 and 1978-85
Youngest league player
Paul Konchesky
16y 93d
16th Aug 1997
Most league goals in a season
Ralph Allen
32
1934/35
Most capped player
Jonatan Johansson
22 (20)
Finland
2000-2006
Highest attendance - 75,031, v Aston Villa, FA Cup 5th round, 12th Feb 1938
Highest attendance for a league match - 68,160, v Arsenal, Div 1, 17th Oct 1936
Lowest post war attendance - 817, v Bradford City, Full Members Cup 3rd Rnd,
25th Nov 1986, (Selhurst Park)
Lowest post-war league attendance - 3,015, v Halifax Town, Lge Div 3, 6th March 1973
Lowest top division attendance - 4,205 v Oxford Utd, Old Div 1, 24th Mar 1987, Selhurst Park
(5 days before the Full Members cup final at Wembley)