Players who played for Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic? 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	Wigan Athletic
Neil Redfearn	England	1987–1988	2000–2001
Marcus Bent	England	1998–1999	2007–2008 loan
James McArthur	Scotland	2014–2023	2010–2014
Patrick van Aanholt	Netherlands	2017–2021	2011 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Wigan Athletic.
The most common countries are England (2), Scotland (1), Netherlands (1).
The earliest in our list is Neil Redfearn; the most recent is Patrick van Aanholt.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Marcus Bent.

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