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 Stephen James Coppell (born 9 July 1955) is an English professional football manager and former player. As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and rep ...

, 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 Oliver Glasner (born 28 August 1974) is an Austrian professional football coach, currently as a head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt. In his playing career, he played as a defender for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Ried. Playing career G ...

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

Key

* All first-team matches in national competition are counted, except the abandoned

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season and matches in wartime leagues and cups * Names of

caretaker manager In association footballing terms, a caretaker manager or interim manager is somebody who takes temporary charge of the management of a football team, usually when the regular Manager (association football), manager is dismissed or leaves for a ...

s are supplied where known and marked * Names of player-managers are marked * Win percentage is rounded to two decimal places

Managers

Statistics are complete up to and including the match played 14 September 2024. Edmund Goodman circa 1908.jpg, Edmund Goodman is Crystal Palace's longest serving manager, taking charge of 613 matches over 18 years. Terry Venables 1964.jpg, Terry Venables, a former Palace player, was manager between 1976 and 1980, helping the club to promotion out of the

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and winning the Second Division, as well as from 1998 to 1999. Steve coppell 2006 promotion celebration cropped.JPG,

, in charge across four spells between 1984 and 2000, led the club to two promotions, the

1990 FA Cup final The 1990 FA Cup Final was a football match played to determine to winners of the 1989–90 FA Cup. It was contested by Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium, London, England. The match finished 3–3 after extra time. Bryan R ...

, and its highest ever top-flight finish (third) and the

Full Members' Cup The Full Members' Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992. Th ...

in 1991. Alanpardew.jpg,

Alan Pardew Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who is the current manager of Greek Super League club Aris. Pardew's highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final th ...

, a former Palace player, was manager between 2015 and 2016, taking the club to the

2016 FA Cup final The 2016 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United on 21 May 2016 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, organised by the Football Association (FA). It marked the 135th final of the Football ...

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Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is a former English football manager and player. He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to th ...

, 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. 2022128173931 2022-05-08 Fussball Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia Mönchengladbach - Sven - 1D X MK II - 2395 - B70I8506 (cropped).jpg,

, the club's current manager since 2024, and the fourth from outside the British Isles.

Notes

External links

Crystal Palace's official website
{{Lists of English football managers Managers Crystal Palace