Players who played for Crystal Palace and Manchester City

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Manchester City? 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Crystal Palace	Manchester City
Wyn Davies	Wales	1975 loan	1971–1972
Eddie McGoldrick	England / Republic of Ireland	1988–1993	1996 & 1996–1999
Terry Phelan	England / Republic of Ireland	1999 loan	1992–1995
Gareth Taylor	England / Wales	1995–1996	1998–2001
Kit Symons	England / Wales	2001–2005	1995–1998
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2007 loan	1996–2002 & 2006–2008
Lee Bradbury	England	1998–1999	1997–1998
Mark Kennedy	Republic of Ireland	2006–2008	1999–2001

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Manchester City.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Wyn Davies; the most recent is Paul Dickov.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Wyn Davies.

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