Players who played for Birmingham City and Chelsea

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Chelsea? 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	Birmingham City	Chelsea
David Speedie	Scotland	1992 loan	1982–1987
Mick Harford	England	1982–1984	1992–1993
Chris Sutton	England	2006	1999–2000
Mario Melchiot	Netherlands	2004–2006	1999–2004

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Chelsea.
The most common countries are England (2), Scotland (1), Netherlands (1).
The earliest in our list is David Speedie; the most recent is Chris Sutton.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

Test yourself

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