Crystal Palace have announced that they are changing their club crest to reflect the "indisputable fact" that their origins can be traced back to 1861.
The current Eagles badge contains the date 1905 - the year in which the professional club Crystal Palace FC were founded - but the new crest will reflect where the club now believe they can trace their official heritage back (1861). This will be the only change to the club badge which will appear for the first time on Palace’s new kit for the forthcoming season.
Palace’s assertion that they can link their heritage back to 1861 stems from research carried out by author Peter Manning over the last five years, who claims to have discovered a link to a cricket and football club formed in 1861 and the 1905 side through their ownership by the Crystal Palace Company.
