Interestingly, it appears that it wasn't until early 1915 before that happened. So the reasons it wasn't played at The Crystal Palace are unclear.
Edit: The article clearly states 'At the Crystal Palace ground this afternoon' although the report, when I saw it, clearly had 'Sydenham' written as...
You may be interested in this little piece I wrote about our 1914/15 encounter with Crystal Palace. At last I can put some faces to the names.
http://brightonlines.com/2014/06/25/local-news-in-1914-maid-servants-all-out-war-and-an-albion-win-at-crystal-palace/
This is the The Evening Argus...