Players who played for Birmingham City and Everton

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Everton? 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Everton
Bruce Rioch	England / Scotland	1978 loan	1976–1977
David Burrows	England	2000–2002	1994–1995
Andy Johnson	England	1998–2002	2006–2008
James McFadden	Scotland	2008–2011	2003–2008
Marcus Bent	England	2008–2011	2004–2006
Andros Townsend	England	2012 loan	2021–2023

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Everton.
The most common countries are England (5), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Bruce Rioch; the most recent is Andros Townsend.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Bruce Rioch.

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