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Players who played for Barnsley and Portsmouth

Which footballers have played for both Barnsley and Portsmouth? 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 5 in our list.
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PlayerCountryBarnsleyPortsmouth
David CotterillWales20122011 loan
Jacob BrownEngland / Scotland2015–20202026 loan
Arjan de ZeeuwNetherlands––
Conor ChaplinEngland––
Ákos BuzsákyHungary––

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Barnsley and Portsmouth?

5 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Barnsley and Portsmouth, including David Cotterill, Jacob Brown and Arjan de Zeeuw.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Two players, David Cotterill and Jacob Brown, made the link through a loan spell.

Test yourself

In The Connection you get two clubs and a country, and the first to name a player who links them wins the point. Try it with your mates, or take on today's daily.

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