The Glaziers joined the Football League in 1920, and have spent the majority of their league history competing in the top two tiers of English football.
Palace became one of the original founding members of the Premier League, but quickly went on to set two unwanted Premier League records for relegation. In 1992–93 they were relegated on 49 points, which is still a record number of points for a relegated Premier League club. They are also the only club ever to be relegated from the Premier League when finishing fourth from bottom in 1994–95, as it had been decided that the league would be reduced from 22 to 20 clubs for the following season.
Bradford (Park Avenue) VS Crystal Palace
| Games won: | 5 |
| Games drawn: | 3 |
| Games lost: | 4 |
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1922 | Crystal Palace v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 18 Apr 1922 | Bradford Park Avenue v Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | League Division Two |
| 20 Sep 1958 | Crystal Palace v Bradford Park Avenue | L | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 07 Feb 1959 | Bradford Park Avenue v Crystal Palace | W | 5-0 | League Division Four |
| 07 Oct 1959 | Bradford Park Avenue v Crystal Palace | W | 3-1 | League Division Four |
| 27 Apr 1960 | Crystal Palace v Bradford Park Avenue | L | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 22 Oct 1960 | Crystal Palace v Bradford Park Avenue | L | 4-1 | League Division Four |
| 11 Mar 1961 | Bradford Park Avenue v Crystal Palace | W | 3-1 | League Division Four |
| 07 Mar 1962 | Bradford Park Avenue v Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | League Division Three |
| 24 Mar 1962 | Crystal Palace v Bradford Park Avenue | D | 0-0 | League Division Three |
| 10 Nov 1962 | Bradford Park Avenue v Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | League Division Three |
| 30 Mar 1963 | Crystal Palace v Bradford Park Avenue | L | 6-0 | League Division Three |