# The 14 Best Crystal Palace Players of All Time

> Selhurst Park has cheered cup-winning captains, cult strikers and academy kids who outgrew the club. Pick the ones who meant the most.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-14-best-crystal-palace-players-of-all-time*

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1. **Ian Wright** — score 1000/1000
   Striker signed from non-league who scored 117 goals and was named Palace's Player of the Century.
2. **Wilfried Zaha** — score 914/1000
   Academy winger who spent over a decade as Palace's talisman and two-time Player of the Year.
3. **Scott Dann** — score 731/1000
   Centre-back who captained the side and reached the 2016 FA Cup final.
4. **Jean-Philippe Mateta** — score 632/1000
   French striker who became a prolific Premier League scorer for the club.
5. **Dean Henderson** — score 548/1000
   Goalkeeper whose penalty save helped win the 2025 FA Cup final.
6. **Gareth Southgate** — score 548/1000
   Academy product who captained Palace to the 1994 First Division title.
7. **Kenny Sansom** — score 448/1000
   Left-back from the 1979 Second Division title team who went on to win 86 England caps.
8. **Michael Olise** — score 448/1000
   Gifted winger whose creativity lit up two seasons before his move to Bayern Munich.
9. **Mile Jedinak** — score 448/1000
   Australian captain who led the club's return to the Premier League in 2013.
10. **Marc Guéhi** — score 329/1000
   Centre-back who captained Palace to the 2025 FA Cup and Community Shield.
11. **Attilio Lombardo** — score 329/1000
   Italian winger and cult hero of the 1997-98 Premier League season.
12. **Clinton Morrison** — score 329/1000
   Academy striker with over 100 goals across two spells at Selhurst Park.
13. **Julian Speroni** — score 0/1000
   Argentine goalkeeper who played 405 games and won Player of the Year four times.
14. **Eberechi Eze** — score 0/1000
   Playmaker who scored the winner in the 2025 FA Cup final, the club's first major trophy.

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