Players who played for Crystal Palace and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Sunderland? 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	Sunderland
Kevin Phillips	England	2013 & 2013–2014 loan	1997–2003
John Oster	England / Wales	2008–2009	1999–2005
Lewis Grabban	England	2005–2008	2017–2018 loan
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	2009–2010	2007
Fraizer Campbell	England	2014–2017	2009–2013
Patrick van Aanholt	Netherlands	2017–2021	2014–2017

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (4), Trinidad and Tobago (1), Netherlands (1).
The earliest in our list is Kevin Phillips; the most recent is Lewis Grabban.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Kevin Phillips.

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