Flinders is first choice

Last Updated : 21-Jul-2006 by

Scott Flinders has been handed the number one jersey ahead of next season, giving a clear indication he will be Palace's first choice keeper in 2006/7.

The new signing from Barnsley is just 20 years old and made only 14 league appearances for the Tykes, so it was unclear whether he or the more experienced Julian Speroni would be between the sticks.

However, Speroni has the number 12 shirt for the coming campaign, and the Argentinian faces another season of sitting on the bench.

Gabor Kiraly is still on the Palace books, but after making clear his intention to leave the Hungarian now has Speroni's old number 28 shirt.

New squad numbers in full:

1. Scott Flinders
3. Danny Granville
4. Darren Ward
5. Mark Hudson
6. Leon Cort
7. Jobi McAnuff
9. Dougie Freedman
10. Jon Macken
11. Clinton Morrison
12. Julian Speroni
14. Ben Watson
15. Mark Kennedy
16. Tommy Black
17. Michael Hughes
18. Gary Borrowdale
19. Tom Soares
20. Danny Butterfield
21. Emmerson Boyce
22. Marco Reich
28. Gabor Kiraly
30. Sandor Torghelle
31. Arron Fray
33. Lewis Grabban
34. Phil Starkey
35. Rhoys Wiggins
36. Lewwis Spence
37. Charlie Sheringham