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Neil Shipperley - The West Ham play-off final was my proudest moment

15 years ago to the day, Crystal Palace launched themselves into the Premier League and memories of one match from 2004 - a distant past given Palace's packed history since - will stand out strongly and proudly in the minds of south Londoners.

But it will be one man in particular who appears most prominently among any nostalgic recollections: Neil Shipperley.

When Palace earned promotion to the Premier League in the 2003/2004 season, it was following a play-off final win over West Ham United. Shipperley captained the side that day and scored the match's solitary, promotion-winning goal.