Crystal Palace F.C. Under-21s and Academy

The Crystal Palace F.C. Under-21s is the Under-21 Development team of Crystal Palace Football Club. They play in Premier League 2, the top level of reserve football in England and also compete in the Premier League Cup, Premier League International Cup and EFL Trophy.

The Crystal Palace F.C. Academy consists of the Under-18s and other youth teams of Crystal Palace Football Club. The Under-18 team compete in the U18 Premier League and FA Youth Cup. The academy has produced a number of well known international players over the years such as Johnny Byrne, Kenny Sansom, Peter Nicholas, Gareth Southgate and Wilfried Zaha.

Reserves/Development Squad

 * Premier League International Cup
 * Winners (1): 2023–24
 * Runners-up (1): 2022–23
 * Premier League 2 Division 2
 * Play-off Winners (1): 2020–21
 * The Football Combination
 * Champions (1): 2002–03
 * Runners-up (1): 2001–02
 * Kent League
 * Champions (1): 1913–14
 * Runners-up (2): 1910–11, 1912–13

Academy

 * FA Youth Cup
 * Winners (2): 1976–77, 1977–78
 * Runners-up (2): 1991–92, 1996–97
 * U15 National Floodlit Cup
 * Winners (2): 2018–19, 2022–23
 * Runners-up (1): 2021–22
 * U18 Premier League – South Group
 * Runners-up (1): 2020–21
 * Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
 * Winners (1): 1996–97
 * Runners-up (1): 1976–77

Notable Academy graduates
Players who have made at least 100 appearances for Crystal Palace.


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Bailey
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Berry
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Johnny Byrne
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Glazier
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alan Stephenson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Payne
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Jackson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Kember
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Hammond
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Swindlehurst
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Chatterton
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Hinshelwood
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kenny Sansom
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Vince Hilaire
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Gilbert
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Salako
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richard Shaw
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gareth Southgate
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dean Gordon
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hayden Mullins
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wayne Routledge
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Watson
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Soares
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathaniel Clyne
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tyrick Mitchell
 * 🇨🇮 Wilfried Zaha
 * Jerry Murphy
 * Clinton Morrison
 * Sean Scannell
 * 🇳🇬 George Ndah
 * Jim Cannon
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ian Walsh
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Peter Nicholas

Young Player of the Year
Note: This award was renamed Development Player of the Year from 2015.