Players who played for Crystal Palace and Leeds United

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Leeds United? 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	Leeds United
Andy Linighan	England	1997–2000	1984–1986
Terry Phelan	England / Republic of Ireland	1999 loan	1985–1986
Nigel Martyn	England	1989–1996	1996–2003
John Oster	England / Wales	2008–2009	2004–2005 loan
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2007 loan	2010
Andros Townsend	England	2016–2021	2012 loan
Eddie Nketiah	England	–	2019–2020 loan

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Leeds United.
The most common countries are England (6), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Andy Linighan; the most recent is Eddie Nketiah.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including Terry Phelan.

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