Players who played for Crystal Palace and Derby County

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Derby County? 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Crystal Palace	Derby County
Lee Bradbury	England	1998–1999	2003–2004 loan
Rob Edwards	England / Wales	2003 loan	2004 loan
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	2009–2010	2005 loan
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2007 loan	2009 loan
Chris Martin	England / Scotland	2011–2012 loan	2013 & 2013–2020
Tom Ince	England	2014 loan	2015 & 2015–2017
Will Hughes	England	–	–

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Derby County.
The most common countries are England (5), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Lee Bradbury; the most recent is Tom Ince.
6 players made the link through a loan spell, including Lee Bradbury.

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