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The following is a list of managers of Crystal Palace Football Club, from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1905 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost).

The club's most successful manager is Steve Coppell, who took the club to an FA Cup final and third place in the top-flight, won the Full Members Cup and were also twice second tier play-off winners. He is also the club's second longest-serving manager after Edmund Goodman, presiding over a total of 565 games from 1984 to 2000 (over four spells). In 2005, he was voted as the manager for Palace's Centenary XI.

Oliver Glasner is the current manager, having been in the role since 2024.

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Statistics are complete up to and including the match played 9 November 2024.

  • Edmund Goodman is Crystal Palace's longest serving manager, taking charge of 613 matches over 18 years.
    Edmund Goodman is Crystal Palace's longest serving manager, taking charge of 613 matches over 18 years.
  • Terry Venables, a former Palace player, was manager between 1976 and 1980, helping the club to promotion out of the Third Division and winning the Second Division, as well as from 1998 to 1999.
    Terry Venables, a former Palace player, was manager between 1976 and 1980, helping the club to promotion out of the Third Division and winning the Second Division, as well as from 1998 to 1999.
  • Steve Coppell, in charge across four spells between 1984 and 2000, led the club to two promotions, the 1990 FA Cup final, and its highest ever top-flight finish (third) and the Full Members' Cup in 1991.
    Steve Coppell, in charge across four spells between 1984 and 2000, led the club to two promotions, the 1990 FA Cup final, and its highest ever top-flight finish (third) and the Full Members' Cup in 1991.
  • Alan Pardew, a former Palace player, was manager between 2015 and 2016, taking the club to the 2016 FA Cup final.
    Alan Pardew, a former Palace player, was manager between 2015 and 2016, taking the club to the 2016 FA Cup final.
  • Roy Hodgson, a former Palace player, was manager from 2017 to 2021 and again from 2023 to 2024, helping establish the club's longest spell in the top-flight.
    Roy Hodgson, a former Palace player, was manager from 2017 to 2021 and again from 2023 to 2024, helping establish the club's longest spell in the top-flight.
  • Oliver Glasner, the club's current manager since 2024, and the fourth from outside the British Isles.
    Oliver Glasner, the club's current manager since 2024, and the fourth from outside the British Isles.
Name Nat. From To Record Honours Notes
P W D L Win%
Jack Robson  ENG 1905 1907 77 35 18 24 045.45 Southern League Division Two championship: 1905–06
Edmund Goodman  ENG 1907 1925 613 242 166 205 039.48 London Challenge Cup winners: 1912–13, 1913–14, 1920–21
Football League Third Division winners: 1920–21
Alex Maley  SCO 1925 1927 83 36 16 31 043.37
Fred Mavin  ENG 1927 1930 132 63 33 36 047.73
Jack Tresadern  ENG 1930 1935 213 98 44 71 046.01
Tom Bromilow  ENG 1935 1936 44 23 5 16 052.27 [a]
R. S. Moyes  ENG 1936 1936 23 6 6 11 026.09
Tom Bromilow  ENG 1937 1939 118 48 35 35 040.68 [a]
George Irwin[b]  ENG 1939 1947 45 15 11 19 033.33
Jack Butler  ENG 1947 1949 88 23 24 41 026.14
Ronnie Rooke[b]  ENG 1949 1950 62 19 15 28 030.65
Fred Dawes[b]
Charlie Slade 		 ENG
 ENG 		1950 1951 40 8 10 22 020.00
Laurie Scott[b]  ENG 1951 1954 145 43 41 61 029.66
Cyril Spiers  ENG 1954 1958 181 52 53 76 028.73
George Smith  ENG 1958 1960 100 42 27 31 042.00
Arthur Rowe  ENG 1960 1962 132 52 32 48 039.39 Football League Fourth Division promotion: 1960–61 [c]
Dick Graham[b]  ENG 1962 1966 150 68 41 41 045.33 Football League Third Division promotion: 1963–64
Arthur Rowe †  ENG 1966 1966 7 2 2 3 028.57 [c]
Bert Head  ENG 1966 1973 328 101 96 131 030.79 Football League Second Division promotion: 1968–69
Malcolm Allison  ENG 1973 1976 146 52 45 49 035.62 [d]
Terry Venables[b]  ENG 1976 1980 189 69 68 52 036.51 Football League Third Division promotion: 1976–77
Football League Second Division championship: 1978–79 		[e]
Ernie Walley[b] †  ENG 1980 1980 6 1 1 4 016.67
Malcolm Allison  ENG 1980 1981 9 1 3 5 011.11 [d]
Dario Gradi  ENG 1981 1981 30 7 3 20 023.33
Steve Kember[b]  ENG 1981 1982 30 8 8 14 026.67 [f]
Alan Mullery  ENG 1982 1984 98 31 27 40 031.63
Steve Coppell  ENG 1984 1993 442 179 113 150 040.50 Football League Second Division play-off winners: 1988–89
Full Members' Cup winners: 1990–91 		[g]
Alan Smith  ENG 1993 1995 108 48 25 35 044.44 Football League First Division championship: 1993–94 [h]
Steve Coppell (2)  ENG 1995 1996 32 9 14 9 028.13 [g]
Dave Bassett  ENG 1996 1997 60 29 15 16 048.33
Steve Coppell (3)  ENG 1997 1998 51 16 13 22 031.37 Football League First Division play-off winners: 1996–97 [g]
Attilio Lombardo  ITA 1998 1998 7 2 0 5 028.57
Ron Noades
Ray Lewington † 		 ENG
 ENG 		1998 1998 2 0 1 1 000.00
Terry Venables[b]  ENG 1998 1999 31 11 8 12 035.48 [e]
Steve Coppell (4)  ENG 1999 2000 40 17 6 17 042.50 [g]
Alan Smith  ENG 2000 2001 55 14 18 23 025.45 [h]
Steve Kember[b] †  ENG 2001 2001 2 2 0 0 100.00 [f]
Steve Bruce  ENG 2001 2001 18 11 2 5 061.11
Terry Bullivant
Steve Kember[b] † 		 ENG
 ENG 		2001 2001 4 1 0 3 025.00 [f]
Trevor Francis  ENG 2001 2003 78 28 22 28 035.90
Steve Kember[b]  ENG 2003 2003 23 7 6 10 030.43 [f]
Kit Symons[b] †  WAL 2003 2003 9 3 3 3 033.33
Iain Dowie[b]  NIR 2003 2006 123 50 29 44 040.65 Football League First Division play-off winners: 2003–04
Peter Taylor[b]  ENG 2006 2007 60 21 16 23 035.00
Neil Warnock  ENG 2007 2010 129 47 39 43 036.43 [i]
Paul Hart  ENG 2010 2010 14 3 6 5 021.43
George Burley  SCO 2010 2011 25 7 5 13 028.00
Dougie Freedman[b]  SCO 2011 2012 90 32 27 31 035.56
Curtis Fleming[b] †
Lennie Lawrence † 		 ENG
 IRL 		2012 2012 2 1 1 0 050.00
Curtis Fleming[b] †  IRL 2012 2012 1 1 0 0 100.00
Ian Holloway  ENG 2012 2013 46 14 14 18 030.43 Football League Championship play-off winners: 2012–13
Keith Millen †  ENG 2013 2013 4 1 1 2 025.00
Tony Pulis  WAL 2013 2014 28 12 5 11 042.86
Keith Millen †  ENG 2014 2014 3 1 0 2 033.33
Neil Warnock (2)  ENG 2014 2014 17 3 6 8 017.65 [i]
Keith Millen †  ENG 2014 2015 2 0 2 0 000.00
Alan Pardew[b]  ENG 2015 2016 87 35 13 39 040.23
Sam Allardyce  ENG 2016 2017 24 9 3 12 037.50
Frank de Boer  NED 2017 2017 5 1 0 4 020.00
Roy Hodgson[b]  ENG 2017 2021 162 54 37 71 033.33
Patrick Vieira  FRA 2021 2023 74 22 25 27 029.73
Paddy McCarthy[b]†  IRL 2023 2023 1 0 0 1 000.00
Roy Hodgson[b] (2)  ENG 2023 2024 38 12 10 16 031.58
Paddy McCarthy[b]†  IRL 2024 2024 1 0 1 0 000.00
Oliver Glasner  AUT 2024 Present 27 11 7 9 040.74

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  1. ^ a b Tom Bromilow served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P162 W71 D40 L51 W%43.83%).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Formerly played for the club.
  3. ^ a b Arthur Rowe served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P139 W54 D34 L51 W%38.85).
  4. ^ a b Malcolm Allison served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P155 W53 D48 L54 W%34.19).
  5. ^ a b Terry Venables served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P220 W80 D76 L64 W%36.36).
  6. ^ a b c d Steve Kember served four terms as manager (including one spell as co-manager). His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P59 W18 D14 L27 W%30.51).
  7. ^ a b c d Steve Coppell served four terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P596 W223 D166 L207 W%37.42).
  8. ^ a b Alan Smith served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P163 W62 D43 L58 W%38.04).
  9. ^ a b Neil Warnock served two terms as manager. His cumulative managerial statistics read as – Record (P146 W50 D45 L51 W%34.25).
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