Players who played for Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers

Which footballers have played for both Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers? 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Crystal Palace	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Eric Young	Singapore / Wales	1990–1995	1995–1997
Marcus Bent	England	1998–1999	2010–2011 loan
Stephen Hunt	Republic of Ireland	1999–2001	2010–2013
Mark Kennedy	Republic of Ireland	2006–2008	2001–2006
Rob Edwards	England / Wales	2003 loan	2004–2008
Steffen Iversen	Norway	2011–2012	2003–2004
Wayne Hennessey	Wales	2014–2021	2006–2014
Sam Johnstone	England	2022–2024	2024–present

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The most common countries are England (3), Republic of Ireland (2), Singapore (1).
The earliest in our list is Eric Young; the most recent is Sam Johnstone.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Marcus Bent.

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