Today we turn our attentions to the programme produced by Crystal Palace for the 2025/26 season. Read our full review of this impressive issue below and click here to see all of the current season issues.
The Palace programme benefits from high-quality design work, with consistent layouts and good use of the club’s familiar red and blue colours, giving each issue a bright and engaging feel. Content is well-organised, with related features grouped into clearly defined sections.
The standout material can be found in the Down the Decades section. To mark the club’s historic FA Cup win in the 2024/25 season, FA Cup Archives explores Palace’s history through the lens of a series of classic cup ties. Each match is revisited in the main narrative, with Player in Focus offering a biography of one member of the Palace team involved in the game. Campaign Capsule broadens the scope to tell the story of some memorable seasons for the club, examining the club’s fortunes and the players who shaped them.
Each programme also offers an in-depth interview with a first-team player, alongside the thoughts of former Palace striker Kevin Phillips on the latest developments at Selhurst Park. International Eagles ties in with the 2026 World Cup – identifying Palace connections with the nations taking part in the tournament. Behind the Lens showcases images captured by the club’s official photographer, while Commentator’s Corner recalls how various key moments from the past were covered on television.
Each issue features extensive opposition coverage, opening with a feature reviewing the team’s season so far alongside a closer look at their most recent match. A Season to Remember highlights a memorable campaign for the visitors, before the current first-team squad is profiled across four pages, with key players given short individual pen-pics. Talking Tactics is a welcome inclusion, offering analysis of the team’s style of play, a formation graphic showing the team’s shape, and details of one Player to Watch. Both Sides of the Fence recounts the story of one player to have appeared for both Palace and their opponents, while When We Last Met looks back at what happened when the two teams last faced off.
Inside Palace brings together information from around the club, including news, results, fixtures and league tables for the club’s academy and women’s teams, alongside player interviews. The club’s charitable work is covered with a look at the Palace for Life Foundation, while there is coverage too of Palace for All – the club’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiative. In addition, each issue offers two-page columns from the manager, captain, and chairman, and a statistics section at the back of the programme.
Palace’s programme has been one of the most improved Premier League issues in recent times, successfully blending some quality original content with attractive page designs. This season’s programme continues that trend, with a polished and enjoyable read that reflects the club’s on-pitch successes.