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How Valentine’s became a stand-out date in Palace history

Over the years, Crystal Palace have enjoyed historic success on Valentine’s Day. It may only come around once a year and land on a footballing day even less frequently, but the Eagles have recorded a string of landmark performances on February 14th.

We’ve taken a look back at three of the best.

1976 - Taylor dismantles Chelsea

When Division Three Crystal Palace took to the Stamford Bridge turf against names such as Peter Bonetti, Ray Wilkins and Ron Harris, they knew they were entering the FA Cup Fifth Round as clear and deserving underdogs.