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Players who played for Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion? 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 10 in our list.
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PlayerCountryCrystal PalaceWest Bromwich Albion
Danny GabbidonWales2012–20141998–2000
Ben WatsonEngland2003–20092010 loan
Kevin PhillipsEngland2013 loan & 2013–20142006–2008
Paul McShaneRepublic of Ireland2012 loan2006–2007
Scott SinclairEngland2008 loan2013–2014 loan
Jerome ThomasEngland2013–20152009–2013
Dwight GayleEngland2013–20162018–2019 loan
Sam JohnstoneEngland2022–20242018–2022
Conor GallagherEngland2021–2022 loan2020–2021 loan
Bakary SakoFrance / Mali––

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion?

10 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion, including Scott Sinclair, Kevin Phillips and Ben Watson.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Six players made the link through a loan spell, including Ben Watson and Kevin Phillips.

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