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The highlight of his playing career came in 1990 when he helped Crystal Palace reach the FA Cup final, a year after guiding them to promotion to the First Division via the Second Division Playoffs . In 1991 he helped them finish third in the league behind champions Arsenal and runners-up Liverpool . He later turned out for Charlton Athletic before retiring as a player in 1997. Pardew was the manager of Reading between 1999 and 2003, but his relationship with the club turned sour when he reneged on a recently signed contract and accepted the manager's job at West Ham. Pardew had a clause in his contract which allowed him to accept offers from clubs in a higher league, but West Ham were in the same league as Reading at the time. Therefore, as he was in breach of contract, Reading initially refused to let Pardew leave the club and attempted to obtain an Injunction to prevent him from being employed by a competing club, but after a court appearance on 18 September 2003 , it was agreed that he could take control of the East London club, on the condition that he take one month Gardening Leave , that West Ham pay £380,000 in Compensation , and that West Ham sign no Reading players before the end of the 2003-04 Season . Pardew gained West Ham promotion to the Premiership in 2004-05 , and he guided the Hammers to a respectable start to the 2005-06 Season . Pardew made headlines on 10 March 2006 when he criticised Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger for not fielding any English players in the UEFA Champions League , a comment which Wenger responded to by calling Pardew Racist . Pardew dismissed Wenger's claim by saying his wife is Swedish . Pardew's greatest achievements at West Ham to date include winning promotion to the Premiership in the 2004-05 season and reaching the FA Cup final in the 2005-06 season, beating four Premiership clubs on the way. He is married and has two daughters.
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