| Crystal Palace | | | | £1 million from any club the former West |
| | | | Ham United striker would join. |
| Odds: 12/1 | | | | |
| | | | It has been a season of rebuilding at |
| Last Five Seasons | | | | Selhurst Park, following the sales of key |
| | | | players Andy Johnson, Fitz Hall and Mikele |
| 2005/06 - 6 (Championship), 2004/05 - 18 | | | | Leigertwood. Everton smashed their club |
| (Premiership, Relegated), 2003/04 - 6 | | | | record transfer fee by signing Johnson for |
| (Championship, Promoted), 2002/03 - 14 | | | | £8.6 million, beating the previous record |
| (Championship), 2001/02 - 10 (Championship). | | | | of £6 million to sign fellow striker James |
| | | | Beattie from Southampton. Johnson is expected |
| 2005/06 Cup Progress | | | | to be Everton's highest paid player on a |
| | | | reported £40,000 a week and Palace will |
| FA Cup Fourth Round (replay) vs Preston North | | | | received more than £5 million up front in |
| End (h) - lost 2-1. | | | | the deal. |
| | | | |
| Carling Cup Fourth Round vs Middlesbrough (a) | | | | Defender Fitz Hall joined Wigan for an |
| - lost 2-1. | | | | undisclosed fee, reportedly £3 million |
| | | | while Leigertwood joined Premiership new boys |
| Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Andy Johnson | | | | Sheffield United for £600,000. |
| (striker) - 17 goals. | | | | |
| | | | Taylor returned to old club Hull City to sign |
| Players In | | | | defender Leon Cort as a replacement for the |
| | | | departed Hall in a deal worth £1.25 |
| Leon Cort (Hull City - £1,250,000), James | | | | million. Hull had earlier rejected a |
| Scowcroft (£500,000), Scott Flinders | | | | £750,000 bid for player Taylor signed on a |
| (Barnsley - Undisclosed), Mark Kennedy | | | | free transfer for the Tigers in 2004. He also |
| (Wolves - Free) | | | | raided Coventry City for striker James |
| | | | Scowcroft who he worked with at Leicester |
| Players Out | | | | City in a £500,000 deal. |
| | | | |
| Andy Johnson (Everton - £8,600,000), | | | | Taylor drafted in winger Mark Kennedy on a |
| Mikele Leigertwood (Sheffield United - | | | | free transfer from Wolves and Barnsley |
| £600,000), Fitz Hall (Wigan Athletic - | | | | goalkeeper Scott Flinders in a deal which |
| Undisclosed), Sam Togwell (Barnsley - | | | | could rise to £1 million depending on |
| Undisclosed), Wayne Andrews (Coventry City - | | | | appearances. Taylor selected Flinders for the |
| Free), Tony Popovic (Al Arabi - Free), Aki | | | | Football League XI team that faced Italy last |
| Riihilahti (Released), Glenn Wilson | | | | season. |
| (Released). | | | | |
| | | | Verdict |
| Peter Taylor is the new man in charge at play | | | | |
| off losers Crystal Palace this season | | | | This could be a transitional season at |
| following Iain Dowie's defection to Charlton | | | | Selhurst Park and the Eagles will miss the |
| Athletic. Palace chairman Simon Jordan | | | | goals Andy Johnson provided them. Clinton |
| launched action against Dowie for 'fraudulent | | | | Morrison will be under pressure to perform |
| misrepresentation' over his move across South | | | | following his 13 goal tally last season and |
| London. Jordan claimed Dowie's domestic | | | | even though there is money to spend, Palace |
| situation prompted him to waive a clause in | | | | could find themselves just short of a play |
| his contract which required compensation of | | | | off place in May. |