Neil Warnock named as new Crystal Palace manager

Crystal Palace have appointed former boss Neil Warnock as their new manager. 

The 65-year-old, who was at Palace between 2007 and 2010, has signed a two-year deal after being chosen ahead of ex-West Brom boss Steve Clarke.

Palace chairman and co-owner Steve Parish has turned to Warnock as a successor to Tony Pulis after Malky Mackay was ruled out last week.

The London club are keen for caretaker manager Keith Millen to be integrated into the new set-up.

Warnock has been told he will have funds to spend before the transfer window closes on Monday.

Both he and Clarke were interviewed this week after Palace turned their back on Mackay, and Tim Sherwood pulled out of the running.

Pulis left on 14 August, just 48 hours before the new Premier League season.

Neil Warnock timeline
1948: Born 1 December, Sheffield	May 2007: Leaves Bramall Lane after controversial Premier League relegation at the expense of West Ham and the Carlos Tevez row
1967: Begins playing career at Chesterfield aged 19 and plays more than 300 times as a winger for clubs including Barnsley and Rotherham United	October 2007: Joins cash-strapped Crystal Palace and declares it will be his final managerial position
1981: First full-time managerial job with Northern Premier League side Gainsborough Trinity	March 2010: With Palace in administration, Warnock crosses London to take over QPR
1987: Leads non-league Scarborough into Football League	May 2011: Takes the Hoops into the Premier League as champions
1993: Guides Huddersfield to Autoglass Trophy final at Wembley in his first season	January 2012: Leaves Loftus Road with QPR sitting 17th in the Premier League.
1999: Appointed Sheffield United boss after spells with Notts County, Plymouth, Oldham and Bury	February 2012: Joins Championship club Leeds United and finishes 14th
2003: Reaches FA Cup and League Cup semi-finals with the Blades	April 2013: Leaves Leeds with the club 17th and five points off Championship relegation zone
2006: Leads home town team into the Premier League as Blades win promotion	August 2014: Ends 16-month period out of game with Palace return

By David Ornstein BBC Sport