Players who played for Aston Villa and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Southampton? 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.

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Player	Country	Aston Villa	Southampton
Chris Nicholl	England / Northern Ireland	1972–1977	1977–1983
Kevin Phillips	England	2005–2006	2003–2005
Steven Davis	Northern Ireland	2004–2007	2012–2019
Matt Targett	England	2019–2022	2013–2019

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (3), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Chris Nicholl; the most recent is Matt Targett.

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