Players who played for Crystal Palace and Watford

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Watford? 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	Watford
Peter Nicholas	Wales	1976–1981 & 1983–1985	1991–1993
Neil Redfearn	England	1987–1988	1988–1989
Kevin Phillips	England	2013 & 2013–2014 loan	1994–1997
Andros Townsend	England	2016–2021	2011 loan
Tom Ince	England	2014 loan	2023–present
Will Hughes	England	–	–

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Watford.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Nicholas; the most recent is Tom Ince.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Kevin Phillips.

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