Players who played for Crystal Palace and Sheffield United

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Sheffield 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Crystal Palace	Sheffield United
Gareth Taylor	England / Wales	1995–1996	1996–1998
Marcus Bent	England	1998–1999	1999–2000 & 2011 loan
Terry Phelan	England / Republic of Ireland	1999 loan	2001
Gary Cahill	England	2019–2021	2007 loan
Dean Henderson	England	2023–present	2018–2020 loan
Rob Holding	England	–	2025 loan

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Sheffield United.
The most common countries are England (6).
The earliest in our list is Gareth Taylor; the most recent is Rob Holding.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including Marcus Bent.

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