Palace Aid to return with Mo Gilligan, Doc Brown, AJ & the cast of The Traitors!

Announcement

13 May 2024

Following a successful first match at Selhurst Park last year, Palace Aid, Palace for Life Foundation’s annual charity match, is returning with a new cast of celebrities and former players raising money to help end youth violence in south London.

Comedian and Creative Doc Brown and Palace legend Andrew Johnson will captain a side each in this year's charity fixture.

The line-ups will also star south London comedians Mo Gilligan and Chloe Petts; Paul, Harry, Diane, Ross, and Jasmine from this year’s BBC smash-hit The Traitors, former Palace players including Wayne Routledge, Sean Scannell and Gary Borrowdale; and many more recognisable faces from south London, Palace and beyond!

The famous faces will come together to compete for the revered Palace Aid trophy, all in aid of raising money to help end youth violence in south London. Profits will be divided between violence reduction charity Power The Fight and Palace for Life Foundation.

The match will take kick-off at 13:00 BST at Selhurst Park on Saturday, 25th May.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.

Buy tickets

An Adult ticket costs £8, and the Junior entry (U16) is £4. All profits will be split evenly between Power The Fight and Palace for Life. Buy a ticket here.

Fans will watch the match from the views of Selhurst Park’s Main Stand from 13:00 BST on Saturday 25th May.

On the same day, Selhurst Park will also host the 2024 Crystal Palace Beer Festival. Beer Festival ticket holders will be able to watch the game, but we encourage them also to purchase Palace Aid tickets to support the fixture's good causes.

You can see the initial line-up of stars due to play below - with more to be announced in due course!

What happened last year?

Johnson will be looking to avenge last year’s heavy defeat against Brown’s domineering side, who won out in a 6-2 thriller.

The likes of former Palace heroes Andrew Johnson, Wayne Routledge, Fitz Hall, Andy Gray and Gary Borrowdale were all in action in SE25, along with Academy products Arron Fray, Sagi Burton, Brendan Kiernan and Sam Togwell.

Watch the best moments from the big game below!

Palace Aid Match Highlights: AJ 2-6 Doc Brown

Why donate?

Comedian, Creative and Palace for Life Patron, Doc Brown, said: “Anyone who knows me will be aware that I was a youth worker for nearly 10 years and have continued to support young people in any way I can since. Supporting Palace for Life has become as second nature as supporting Palace itself.”

The Foundation's initiatives aim to assist at-risk young people with steering away from paths leading to criminality, and Power The Fight is dedicated to educating young people and aiding young people impacted by violence.

The stats:

In the rolling months to 31 March 2023, the total number of knife crime incidents in Croydon DOUBLED to 1,120 compared to the previous year’s total of 543
In 2022 and 2023, the number of race hate crimes averaged 863 per month, more than the average of the previous year
22% increase in Met Police recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in London in the last year (up to September 2023)

Profits from ticket sales and donations will go directly towards ending youth violence in south London. Funds will be divided between Power The Fight, a charity dedicated to aiding young people impacted by violence, and Palace for Life’s initiatives aimed at assisting at-risk young people with steering away from paths leading to criminality.

If you can’t make the game but would still like to donate, please head here.

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