(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1905 1969 Crystal Palace Formation in 1905 The professional Crystal Palace club was formed on 10 September 1905 under the guidance of Aston Villa assistant secretary Edmund Goodman. Palace applied for election to the Football League, but were rejected and the club found itself in the Southern League Second Division for the 1905 – 1906 …