A statement released from the Venables family confirmed he passed away on Saturday after a long illness.
Hailing from east London, Venables signed for Palace from Queens Park Rangers in 1974, playing 16 games for the club before being handed a coaching role by Malcolm Allison. Palace subsequently reached the 1976 FA Cup semi-finals and, that summer, Venables rose in rank to become manager.
In 1976/77, Palace gained promotion from the third to the second division, a major accomplishment considering Venables’ short tenure.
Furthering his success, Palace won promotion to the top-flight as Second Division champions in 1978/79, as Venables built the youthful, exciting team hailed the Eagles’ ‘Team of the Eighties’ – one of the most exciting epochs in the club's rich history.
In Venables’ first season as a top-flight manager, Palace topped the English football pyramid for the first and only time in September 1979. They ended the 1979/80 season in 13th place, at the time the club’s highest-ever league finish.
Following spells with Queens Park Rangers, Barcelona, Tottenham, England and Australia, Venables returned to Palace for a brief second spell as manager in summer 1998.
The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Terry’s family at this time.
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