Players who played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace

Which footballers have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crystal Palace
Eric Young	Singapore / Wales	1982–1987	1990–1995
Paul Dickov	Scotland	1994 loan	2007 loan
Matthew Upson	England	2013 & 2013–2014	2001 loan
Glenn Murray	England	2008–2011 & 2016–2017 & 2017–2021	2011–2015

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.
The most common countries are England (2), Singapore (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Eric Young; the most recent is Matthew Upson.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Dickov.

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