Players who played for Birmingham City and Leicester City

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Leicester City? 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 10 in our list.

Show all 10 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Leicester City
Ken Leek	Wales	1961–1964	1958–1961
David Speedie	Scotland	1992 loan	1993–1994
Emile Heskey	England	2004–2006	1994–2000
Steve Claridge	England	1994–1996	1996–1998
Robbie Savage	Wales	2002–2005	1997–2002
Marcus Bent	England	2008–2011	2003–2004 loan
Matthew Upson	England	2003–2007	2014–2015
Alex Bruce	England / Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland	2005–2006	2010 loan
Kevin Phillips	England	2008–2011	2014
Jesse Lingard	England	2013–2014 loan	2012–2013 loan

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Leicester City.
The most common countries are England (7), Wales (2), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Ken Leek; the most recent is Matthew Upson.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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