Players who played for Crystal Palace and Portsmouth

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Portsmouth? 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	Crystal Palace	Portsmouth
Kit Symons	England / Wales	2001–2005	1988–1995
Lee Bradbury	England	1998–1999	1995–1997 & 1999–2004
Wayne Routledge	England	2001–2005	2006 loan
Joel Ward	England	2012–2025	2008–2012

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Portsmouth.
The most common countries are England (4).
The earliest in our list is Kit Symons; the most recent is Joel Ward.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Wayne Routledge.

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