out of the bottom 6 by the end of the year. Only once since 2000-1 season has a team outside the bottom 6 on Dec31st gone down</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="421" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 21px; height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 92px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2000-1</font></td><td style="width: 36px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 40px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 39px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 21px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 76px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">2003-4</font></td><td style="width: 30px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 30px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td style="width: 36px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">19</font></td><td><font size="3"><font color="#ff0000"><font face="Calibri">Huddersfield</font></font></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-7</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">13</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Walsall</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">35</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">20</font></td><td><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Stockport</font></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">14</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Stoke</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">33</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">21</font></td><td><font size="3"><font color="#ff0000"><font face="Calibri">Tranmere</font></font></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-16</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">15</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Gillingham</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">33</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-6</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Sheff W</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-17</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">16</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Rotherham</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">33</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">QPR</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-12</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">17</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Coventry</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">32</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-2</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">24</font></td><td><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Crewe</font></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-17</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">18</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Crystal P</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">31</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">2001-2</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">19</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Watford</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">29</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-6</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">19</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Barnsley</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">29</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-13</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">20</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Nott F</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">28</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-1</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">20</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Crewe</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">29</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-15</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">21</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Burnley</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">28</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-10</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">21</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Walsall</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-15</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Derby</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-16</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Grimsby</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-23</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Bradford</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">20</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-19</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Sheff W</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-18</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Wimbledon</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">18</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-25</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Stockport</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">12</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-37</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">2004-5</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">2002-3</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Gillingham</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-20</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">21</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Grimsby</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-19</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Nott F</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">21</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-14</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Stoke</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">20</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-19</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Rotherham</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">16</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-18</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Brighton</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">18</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-20</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">2005-6</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px" align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Sheff W</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">17</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-22</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">21</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Brighton</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">25</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-15</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Sheff W</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">-14</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Millwall</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-19</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Crewe</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">27</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-22</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">2006-7</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">19</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Luton</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">30</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-10</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">20</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">QPR</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">27</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">21</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Barnsley</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-16</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">22</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">Hull</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">24</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" size="3">-12</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">23</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Leeds</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">21</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-23</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3" /></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">24</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">Southend</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">26</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">18</font></td><td align="right"><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">-25</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>
Was 03/04 the year that Palace sneaked into the play-offs and got promoted after their terrible start.
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">indeed it was-6th place on 73 points</font></p> <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">42 points from last 20 games!!</font></p>