During the 1994–95 English football season,

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competed in the

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Season summary

Crystal Palace returned to the Premier League a year after leaving it, and, over the next few months, they would experience one of the most unusual seasons in their history. They were the division's lowest scoring team with just 34 goals, but reached the semi-finals of both cup competitions. They also finished fourth from bottom in the Premier League, which – due to the streamlining of the division to 20 clubs – cost them their top flight status. Manager Alan Smith was sacked just days afterwards, with

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returning to the manager's seat two years after handing the reins over to his former assistant Smith. The aftermath of Palace's relegation saw the sale of numerous players including Richard Shaw,

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, Chris Armstrong and

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. A barely recognisable Palace squad would kick off the Endsleigh League Division One campaign with one of the youngest-ever squads to be faced with a challenge for promotion to the Premier League.

Final league table

;Results summary ;Results by round

Results

''Crystal Palace's score comes first''

Legend

FA Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Out

:Transfers in: £1,830,000 :Transfers out: £740,000 :Total spending: £1,090,000

Notes

References

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