Crystal Palace
Description
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. They currently play in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. The club was formed in 1905 by workers at the Crystal Palace, and celebrated its centenary in 2005. Originally known as "The Glaziers" - a reference to their original home in the shadow of Joseph Paxton's enormous glass exhibition hall, the "Eagles" are owned by chairman Simon Jordan. Their arch rivals since the 1970s are the "Seagulls" of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. a keen rivalry also exisitng with fellow south London team Millwall. Since the 1960s, Crystal Palace has adopted The Dave Clark Five's song "Glad All Over" as its anthem; it is played at the start of all home matches, when they score, and following a victory.