Players who played for Birmingham City and Leeds United

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Leeds United? 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Leeds United
John Sheridan	England / Republic of Ireland	1996 loan	1982–1989
Lee Bowyer	England	2009 & 2009–2011 loan	1996–2003
Steven Caldwell	Scotland	2011–2013	2004 loan
Alex Bruce	England / Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland	2005–2006	2010–2012
Robbie Blake	England	2005	2005–2007
Andros Townsend	England	2012 loan	2012 loan
Kyle Bartley	England	2013–2014 loan	2016–2017 loan

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Leeds United.
The most common countries are England (6), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is John Sheridan; the most recent is Kyle Bartley.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including John Sheridan.

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