The Crystal Palace manager spoke at length with the club's matchday programme for the Newcastle clash, discussing racism within football and more.

It makes for a revealing read as the club marks its dedicated No Room For Racism fixture.

As well as Vieira, Chairman Steve Parish and captain Luka Milivojevic share their usual pre-match thoughts, we look at the Palace player with a hidden history, uncover how sport psychology works at Academy level and more.

Like every edition, the Palace v Newcastle programme is available to [buy online by clicking here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/souvenirs/matchday-programmes/).

### What's inside

* Club news

* Manager, Chairman and captain’s notes

* A run-down on the opposition, including analysis and memories, a look at the key players and the stats you need to know

* Seven pages dedicated to the Academy, including: player interviews, updates from the managers and staff, and a look back at our proudest graduates – Aidan Steele and Arthur Hudgell feature in this edition, and we introduce Karl Eccleston, the Academy's Head of Operations

* Insight into our earliest years in the 1800s and a feature on local non-league sides

* Updates from the Palace Women players, stats for all teams, challenges, your comments and more

There's also a story about a celebrity psychic, exclusive images and news from Palace for Life Foundation.

Don't miss out and [get your hands on a hard copy programme here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/souvenirs/matchday-programmes/)!

*Please note, orders must be made within the United Kingdom and pre-orders must be made before 23:59 BST on Tuesday, 19th October.*

*Please also note that programmes will be posted two days in advance on a 24-hour delivery service, allowing time for it to arrive ahead of each match if ordered before the cut-off period. We will endeavour to ensure you receive your programme pre-game, however cannot accept liability for deliveries once they leave our mailing house.*  

Patrick Vieira has given an in-depth interview about his thoughts on tackling discrimination, charity work and how his career has inspired thousands in Senegal.

Patrick Vieira shares impassioned views on discrimination in programme interview

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United (2021-10-23)

The eye-catching kits are already proving popular with supporters, especially when showcased in wins such as the 3-0 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur last month.
 
The kits are currently available in all three Club Shops (Croydon, Bromley and Selhurst), meaning you can get your hands on one right now.

Alternatively, you can [buy online right now by clicking here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/home-kit-2122/)!
 
Unfortunately, as previously communicated, delivery and in-store purchases will not include the ladies fit shirts, baby kits or infant (ages 2-4) kits due to a further delay with these items.
 
We would like to take this opportunity to thank supporters for their patience and apologise for the frustration caused by these delays. This was caused by an increase in COVID-19 infection rates in Vietnam, where our partners PUMA’s factory is located, and subsequent regional lockdown.

We are delighted to confirm that 21/22 Crystal Palace home kits are now available for supporters to wear, with stock arriving this week in-store and online.

21/22 Crystal Palace home kits on sale now 

But crisp hours on the terraces are part and parcel of English football and, save for the bloke three seats ahead who wears shorts regardless, most of us are stocking up to stay warm at Selhurst and beyond this autumn.
 
With [our range of jumpers, jackets, hats, scarves and gloves](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/clothing/ranges/autumn-clothing/), you can do just that while repping the Palace colours.

You can buy [the tracktops worn by players and coaches in training or pre-match](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/clothing/ranges/autumn-clothing/), or for colder days [replace your ‘90s bar scarf](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/accessories/hats-scarves-gloves/). Our range of retro accessories are particularly popular, and you can see why, with iconic kits from ’72 and ’73 spanning the club’s transition from claret and light blue to today’s colours. You can don this timeless look or go for something else entirely by [viewing the range here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/accessories/hats-scarves-gloves/)!
 
We also have [a collection of stylish jumpers and hoodies](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/clothing/adult-clothing/sweatshirts-hoodies/) that go just as well on the streets as they do in-stadium. And better still, act fast and you’ll be able to grab two hoodies for £50! [See what’s on offer here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/clothing/adult-clothing/sweatshirts-hoodies/).
 
Once you’re all set, prep for the very harshest days of stand in the rain and hope for the sun, and [grab yourself a Bovril-ready flask here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/homeware-garden/mugs-glassware/3356_cpfc-travel-mug.html).

Those in attendance for Crystal Palace’s evening clash with Brighton last Monday will confirm: the cold nights are drawing in.

Get set for colder months with range of Palace jumpers and jackets

Supporters can [update their wardrobe for the 21/22 season](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumarange/puma-mens/puma-cup-range/) and change their look as we fill Selhurst’s terraces again with the smart pink and black or grey and blue styles.
 
The quarter-zips make for the perfect protection in the stands as the temperature starts to drop, or for those rare sunny days in SE25 our t-shirts and shorts make for a casual look suited to both the stadium and gym.

Recent signing and brace-grabbing debutant Odsonne Edouard even got the chance to don the new gear on his arrival in SE25.

To view the full range now and be one of the first to get your hands on it, click the banner below!

Crystal Palace have launched a new collection of clothing, the Cup Range, stocking freshly designed jackets, tops and shorts.

Crystal Palace launch NEW retail range – available now

With diagonals central again on the new 2021/22 PUMA home shirts this season, the red and blue sash made its first appearance into Palace folklore in the 1975/76 season under Malcolm Allison.

Then on a white background, the sash marked Palace’s successful run to the FA Cup semi-finals – but similarly exciting things were happening at the youth level too.

With a side packed with talents including Vince Hilaire, Terry Fenwick and Kenny Sansom, Palace’s youngsters would win the FA Youth Cup two years in a row.

Becoming the core of Terry Venables' young side, the sash on the Palace shirt came to embody the dynamic, youthful football that defined the ‘Team of the 80s’.

With a brand new Academy chock-full of promising talent and plenty of hungry, exciting youngsters in the first-team squad – many hailing from south London itself – it seems apt that the sash should return to the home strip once again.

But which are Palace’s best sash designs until now?

#### 1977/80 Home

Not the original – but certainly the first to make a real impact. Nothing screams 1970s quite like a stylish Admiral number, with the red and blue trim and the V neck collar completing the look.


#### 2008/09 Home

A return to a white home kit for the first time since the mid-1980s saw the sash emblazened across the Palace shirt once again, this time worn by Shaun Derry, Paddy McCarthy et al - with a young Nathaniel Clyne making his first, but by no means his last, Palace outing.

#### 2013/14 Away

This time arrowing across a black background, Palace’s return to the Premier League was defined by this stylish shirt harking back to the gutsy sides that came before them.

Make sure you grab Palace's newest sash designs by [pre-ordering the home shirt HERE](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/all-kit-2122/) - and with all three designs for the 21/22 season now revealed, [get yourself kitted out HERE](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/all-kit-2122/).

In the long history of Crystal Palace kits – both home and away – one feature has made comeback after comeback: the sash.

Through the years: Palace's Sash

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Golf fans across the world will be putting their feet up in front of the TV from Friday lunchtime through to Sunday evening, filling their entire weekend with the competition.
 
But after that it’s time to hit the courses, with the following weekend set to be filled with Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy impressions. So, to prepare for an upcoming 18-hole, why not stock up on golf gear in style with the Crystal Palace Club Shop?
 
We have a range of golfing items such as gloves, covers, gift sets and balls. And our new Callaway collection ensures you’re getting the best quality Palace-branded products.
 
But there’s more, with a whole host of polos and sweat tops to ensure you’re representing the club wherever you are – including when you’re sinking the winning putt to grab yourself – yep, you guessed it – an eagle...
 
So get set for the Ryder Cup and following weekends on the courses by [browsing our shop here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/accessories/golf-and-darts/)!

Golf’s greatest spectacle, the Ryder Cup, is here this weekend as Team Europe bid to win consecutive tournaments.

Get set for Ryder Cup with range of Palace golf gear and clothing

The lads played as smartly as they looked at times, enjoying several promising passages against Charlton Athletic in an eventual 2-2 draw.

Jesurn Rak-Sakyi opened the scoring with his determined pressure on visiting 'keeper Craig MacGillivary resulting in a deflected goal.

After Charlton pulled level, another Academy player in Scott Banks restored Palace's lead before the visitors again regained parity.

Released on Monday evening, the third kit pays homage to the club's founding in 1861, with subtle touches such as the Crystal Palace building emblazoned across the shirt. You can see how it looks in the gallery above.

**It is available to [buy online here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/third-kit-2122/) and in-store now.**

Crystal Palace walked-out to supporters at Selhurst Park in their special edition third kit on Tuesday evening, with the 1861-inspired designs looking as impressive in the flesh as they do online.

Gallery: Eagles don eye-catching third kit for first time

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As people pore over the new designs, it can be hard to keep track of the reactions.

We've pulled together some of the best below.

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overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzLYAZryoe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Joel Ward (@joelward2)</a></p></div></blockquote> <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/YhHytMSCl2">https://t.co/YhHytMSCl2</a></p>&mdash; Jeffrey Schlupp (@Jeffrey_Schlupp) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeffrey_Schlupp/status/1419688720970756105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now I like this <a href="https://twitter.com/CPFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPFC</a> 🔥🔥🔥</p>&mdash; Darren Ambrose (@DarrenAmbrose84) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenAmbrose84/status/1419675374955515912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Loving the 1861 Palace kit! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cpfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cpfc</a> <a href="https://t.co/8oEg87nsns">pic.twitter.com/8oEg87nsns</a></p>&mdash; Julian Chenery (@julianchenery) <a href="https://twitter.com/julianchenery/status/1419677199477755905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh goodness 😍 <a href="https://t.co/aPQ2P2Q0Aa">https://t.co/aPQ2P2Q0Aa</a></p>&mdash; The Eagles Beak (@TheEaglesBeak) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEaglesBeak/status/1419678710060494850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Take a bow, design team.</p>&mdash; New York Eagles (@NYEagles) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYEagles/status/1419675904859648001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow! This year’s kits are looking amazing. Thought the yellow one was class but this is immense!</p>&mdash; Peter Howard (@PeterHoward01) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterHoward01/status/1419677168003698688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beautiful. Potential to be up there with some of our finest ever kits 😍</p>&mdash; Paul Jempson (@PaulGDJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulGDJ/status/1419678895402594314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a thing of beauty this is!!!! <a href="https://t.co/5sOK2uXq70">https://t.co/5sOK2uXq70</a></p>&mdash; Conner Agar (@ConAgar22) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConAgar22/status/1419678586261344260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Several supporters picked up on the kit's finer details, such as the 1861 stamp on the back, and the Crystal Palace building emblazoned across the front.

You can [find out more about the little touches here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/story-behind-the-kit-explaining-third-kit-designs-and-details/2021-07-26/).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s the small details for me 🤩 <a href="https://t.co/sjjQLurmOM">https://t.co/sjjQLurmOM</a></p>&mdash; Mike Kelleher (@MikeKelleher01) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeKelleher01/status/1419677737371983874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s the small details that make a kit 😍 <a href="https://t.co/ZhfRqvu2hz">pic.twitter.com/ZhfRqvu2hz</a></p>&mdash; Sean CPFC (@SH20CPFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SH20CPFC/status/1419674543849885706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That’s actually so nice, blacked out badge is beautiful <a href="https://t.co/jGVDMVKcck">https://t.co/jGVDMVKcck</a></p>&mdash; amesy (@cpfcames) <a href="https://twitter.com/cpfcames/status/1419678673603530752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And one made an optimistic prediction. Let's hope the lads have their shooting boots on...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1861 to celebrate our new kit.</p>&mdash; Dom🦅 (@DomCPFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/DomCPFC/status/1419707105230168071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Crystal Palace's newly released third kit has sparked an impressive reaction from fans and the wider footballing world, with a range of supporters, including popular YouTuber Yung Filly, suggesting it's the best we've ever had.

'Best we've ever had': Your top reactions to new third kit

160 YEARS OF CRYSTAL PALACE

The sky blue and white half and half shirt is based on the colours and design worn by the first ever team from the Crystal Palace Club, which was set up by cricketers who wanted to keep fit during the winter months. 

The CPFC 1861 logo on the back of the shirt recognises the club’s pivotal role in developing modern football as the oldest league club in existence still playing professional football. 

The club was only the second organised football team to be set up in London and, after playing its first official game the following March, seven of its members were involved in founding the Football Association in 1863 and agreeing the rules of the sport, as documented in the original FA minutes book. 

In 1871 it played an important role in establishing the FA Cup, football’s oldest cup competition, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary.

Also featured on the shirt is a silhouette of the original Crystal Palace, the giant cast-iron and glass structure which was moved to Sydenham after hosting the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. The 200-acre site was owned and operated by the Crystal Palace Company, which set up the cricket club in 1857, from which the football team was born. It played in blue and white as a nod to the colours of the Crystal Palace. A special edition blackout crest features on the shirt and shorts.

Crystal Palace’s place in footballing history emerged after five years of research by historian Peter Manning, who established the unbroken connection between the original amateur team and the professional club founded in 1905. 

Although the team stopped playing matches for several years in the late 19th century, the professional club’s 1906 handbook acknowledged its historical links to the amateur club, proudly listing some of its early amateur England internationals from the 1870s.

Peter Manning said: “The Crystal Palace football team that played under that name at the Crystal Palace started off as an amateur team in blue and white and eventually became the professional team, owned by the Crystal Palace Company, playing in red and blue in 1905. The football club, Crystal Palace and Crystal Palace Company are all part of the same DNA.

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“Charles Alcock’s football annual, which is a valuable primary source, listed the club’s colours as blue and white and if you look at old colour prints of the Crystal Palace at the time, they show the iron work painted in a light blue and white. Some of the written descriptions of the Crystal Palace say that it was painted in such a way it almost blended in with the sky.”

Crystal Palace Chairman Steve Parish said: “As a lifelong supporter of Crystal Palace, I was proud to discover that our history dates all the way back to the Victorian cricketers of 1861 and that we played a central role in the very first FA meetings, which shaped the game we all love. I am delighted that we are finally recognising our unique history in this very special 1861-inspired kit”.

The historic kit will be worn for the first time in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic at Selhurst Park (6pm kick-off with tickets available, and live on Palace TV+). 

The 1861-inspired Crystal Palace third kit is [available now online here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/third-kit-2122/), and in-store in the three Club Shops from 9am on Tuesday, 27th July.

Crystal Palace have today launched a new special edition third kit which celebrates the origins of the club 160 years ago.

Crystal Palace honour 1861 origins in new kit 

It is based on the colours and design worn by the first team from the Crystal Palace Club, with a sky blue and white half-and-half pattern and a range of subtle touches to commemorate our history.

Here’s what you need to know on the new third kit, celebrating 160 years of Crystal Palace.

### The claim ###

In April 2020, Crystal Palace staked a claim to being the world's oldest league club in existence still playing professional football after new research found a direct connection to the team established in 1861, who were founder members of the Football Association.

Historian Peter Manning showed how the Crystal Palace Company formed a football club in 1861 to keep its cricketers fit in the winter months. This club went on to become founder members of the FA and played organised matches between 1862-1875.

Crystal Palace stopped playing organised games in 1875 – likely due to the damage it caused the cricket pitches – but continued to play cricket. Football resumed in 1895 when the Crystal Palace Company built a stadium to host the FA Cup finals, but the amateur club failed to attract large enough crowds.

So a new limited company was set up to form a professional club in 1905, and the Crystal Palace Company bought enough shares to have a controlling interest – the same business which owned the side in 1861.

When the professional club published its first handbook in 1906, having joined Division 2 of the Southern League, it listed some of the internationals who had previously represented Crystal Palace, including Alex Morten in 1873 and Arthur Savage and Charles Eastlake Smith in 1876, showing that they recognised themselves as a continuation of the original amateur team.

### The kit ###

Crystal Palace’s third kit has been launched for the 160th anniversary of the club’s founding in 1861, and is based on the strips worn by the first ever team.

The colours, Manning explains, reflect those of the Crystal Palace building; “painted in such a way it almost blended in with the sky”. We know the team wore blue and white because Charles Alcock’s football annual – the primary source of information on Victorian football – stated it so. Indeed, Alcock later went on to represent Palace.

Alcock also went into detail on the configuration of shirts at the time, which were typically one of four styles: bars, hoops, stripes or half-and-half. Alcock would describe the bars, hoops and stripes in detail, but said nothing of Palace’s common approach – simply “blue and white”.

“If it was anything other than half and half it would have been mentioned,” Manning confirms.

The original Crystal Palace building is emblazoned across the front of the shirt.

The club crest has also been modified to a blacked-out special edition.

PUMA remain the club's kit manufactures for 2021/22.

The CPFC 1861 stamp, found on the back of shirts.

160 YEARS OF CRYSTAL PALACE: THE DETAILS

### The details ###

This kit is covered in small, subtle touches paying homage to Crystal Palace’s history.

Perhaps most strikingly, the original Crystal Palace building is emblazoned across the front of the shirt, going from top to bottom much like the eagle does on the new away kit.

The club crest has also been modified to a blacked-out special edition, blending in smartly with the wider designs.

Then, on the back of the shirt, supporters will find a CPFC 1861 stamp and the black trim running across the collar and hems.

The 1861-inspired Crystal Palace third kit is [available online here now](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/third-kit-2122/), and in-store in the three Club Shops.

Crystal Palace’s newly-released third kit is a special edition design that celebrates the club’s 160-year-old origins.

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We took supporters’ feedback last season, rejigged the content and redesigned the entire layout – providing a crisp new look for the season.

### What’s inside ###

* Club news

* Manager, Chairman and captain’s notes, with Patrick Vieira’s first page printed in the Brentford edition

* In-depth first-team interviews: James McArthur reveals his instructions for teammates from the terraces last season

* A run-down on the opposition, including Darren Ambrose’s analysis, paying particular attention to Ivan Toney and his own pre-season struggles

* Seven pages dedicated to the Academy, including: player interviews, updates from the managers and staff, and a look back at our proudest graduates – Noah Watson, Gary Issott and Johnny Byrne take centre stage in the current edition

* Insight into south London’s most notable events and figures – including our non-league neighbours, starting with Corinthian-Casuals

* Exclusive imagery from decades of Palace matches

* Insight into our earliest years in the 1800s

* Updates from the Palace Women players, stats for all teams, challenges, your comments and more

The Crystal Palace matchday programme has been revamped for 2021/22, with new and popular features filling its 76 pages as supporters return to Selhurst Park.

Read Palace v Brentford programme for new design, McArthur and more

Vicente Guaita and co will be sporting the green PUMA outfit between the sticks at Selhurst Park this season, which you can purchase now online and in club stores from Friday.


The away shirt features a stylish pink design, which could make its first competitive appearance at Stamford Bridge in Palace’s pre-season opener against Chelsea on Saturday, August 14th. 

Guaita kept eight clean sheets across the last campaign, winning both the Player of the Season and Player’s Player of the Season awards.

He and Jack Butland are [joined by Remi Matthews](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/goalkeeper-remi-matthews-joins-the-eagles/2021-07-13/) as Palace’s goalkeeping cohort for the upcoming season. 

Check out the new kits at the club shop [by clicking HERE](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumakit/gk-kit-2122/)!


With the new Premier League season just around the corner, Palace have released their brand new goalkeeper kits – available to shop online NOW.

Palace reveal new Goalkeeper Kits for 21/22

Our 76-page programme will be written and designed in-house again for 21/22, providing you insight direct from the club through a range of features, updates and stories.

We’ll share in-depth interviews with the first-team squad, including the host of recent signings, direct messages from the manager, Chairman and captain, news from the Academy, a variety of stats, results and much more.

To ensure you don’t miss a thing and have every home league and cup programme posted direct to you, [subscribe to our season-long bundle here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/souvenirs/matchday-programme/3999_matchday-programmes-subscription-2122.html).

You'll receive 19 home league programmes and any produced for home cup matches, all for £85. That includes delivery, so for league games alone, you're saving £10 by subscribing now instead of purchasing programmes individually.

Programmes will also be on sale at Selhurst Park on matchdays.

We’ll also be bringing the messageboard back for 21/22. So if you’d like to have a message printed in any edition throughout the season, please send an image and up to 30-word message to [programme@cpfc.co.uk](mailto:programme@cpfc.co.uk).

## What’s inside ##

* Club news

* Manager, Chairman and captain’s notes

* In-depth first-team interviews

* A run-down on the opposition, including Darren Ambrose’s analysis

* Seven pages dedicated to the Academy, including: player interviews, updates from the managers and staff, and a look back at our proudest graduates

* Insight into south London’s most notable events and figures – including our non-league neighbours

* Exclusive imagery from decades of Palace matches

* Insight into our earliest years in the 1800s

* Updates from the Palace Women players, stats for all teams, challenges, your comments and more

Get all of this in a smartly designed physical programme throughout the season in one step below!


Please note, delivery is only for supporters within the UK and Ireland.

Programmes are posted two days pre-match and are sent 1st class, however we cannot accept liability for these third party deliveries once they have left our mailing house.

Subscriptions must be made by 23:59 BST on Tuesday, 17th August to receive the Brentford programme.

Crystal Palace’s matchday programme has remained a staple of home games throughout the last 18 months, and now you can get your hands on every edition in one step. But act fast, as time is running out to make your order.

Time running out to order 21/22 programme subscription

The [stylish new collection](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumarange/puma-mens/training-wear/) comes in stripped-back versions in both red (coaches collection) and blue (players collection), and will be worn by the first-team, Women and Academy players throughout the week in training.

For you, the shirts are an eye-catching new look for summer gym sessions and the jackets and sweatshirts mean you can rep club colours on those more British of summer evenings…

The entire training range is now available to buy both online and in-store at Palace’s three Club Shops. It is the perfect way to get set for 21/22 or to get ahead of the crowd in prepping your new matchday outfit, so [check out the new designs here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/pumarange/puma-mens/training-wear/)!

Crystal Palace have launched their PUMA training wear for the 21/22 season, modelled by first-team players Tyrick Mitchell and Jairo Riedewald.

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