A breakaway by the top 22 clubs saw Palace become founder members of the new
FA Premier League for the
1992β93 season. However, they would be without the services of another key player β Mark Bright β who was sold to
Sheffield Wednesday and the Eagles struggled to score goals without him. They were demoted on goal difference, after
Oldham Athletic's 4β3 victory over Southampton.[1] Palace's 49 points from 42 games that season became the joint-highest total of any club ever to have been relegated from the top flight of English football, and remains a Premier League record. Palace's drop prompted the resignation of manager Steve Coppell after nine years at the helm, and he was succeeded by his assistant
Alan Smith.
^Young was born in
Singapore, but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for
Wales in May 1990.
^Ndah was born in
Southwark,
England, but also qualified to represent
Nigeria internationally and was called up by
Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
^O'Connor was born in
Walsall,
England, but made his international debut for the
Cayman Islands in 2000, but it was later discovered that he was not eligible to represent them.
^Thompson was born in
Birmingham,
England, but was raised in
Canada from the age of 2 and made his international debut for
Canada in March 1993.
A breakaway by the top 22 clubs saw Palace become founder members of the new
FA Premier League for the
1992β93 season. However, they would be without the services of another key player β Mark Bright β who was sold to
Sheffield Wednesday and the Eagles struggled to score goals without him. They were demoted on goal difference, after
Oldham Athletic's 4β3 victory over Southampton.[1] Palace's 49 points from 42 games that season became the joint-highest total of any club ever to have been relegated from the top flight of English football, and remains a Premier League record. Palace's drop prompted the resignation of manager Steve Coppell after nine years at the helm, and he was succeeded by his assistant
Alan Smith.
^Young was born in
Singapore, but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as a British passport holder and made his international debut for
Wales in May 1990.
^Ndah was born in
Southwark,
England, but also qualified to represent
Nigeria internationally and was called up by
Nigeria in 1999, but was prevented from playing due to injury.
^O'Connor was born in
Walsall,
England, but made his international debut for the
Cayman Islands in 2000, but it was later discovered that he was not eligible to represent them.
^Thompson was born in
Birmingham,
England, but was raised in
Canada from the age of 2 and made his international debut for
Canada in March 1993.