All this week, as we look forward to welcoming our heroes from 68/69, 78/79 and 88/89 back to Selhurst Park for the Everton game this Saturday, Crystal Palace will be looking back at the anniversaries of those three glorious promotion campaigns for the Eagles.
No nonsense defender John Pemberton made 54 appearances during the 1988/89 promotion season, and he recalls those moments below!
When you joined Palace in 1988, what were your first impressions?
I had a number of offers from other clubs at the time including the one from Palace. Having played with Geoff Thomas at Crewe Alexandra I got some feedback on what the setup was like, and after a chat with the club the decision was made really.