Players who played for Birmingham City and Manchester City

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Manchester 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 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Manchester City
Trevor Francis	England	1970–1979	1981–1982
David Seaman	England	1984–1986	2003–2004
Lee Bradbury	England	1999 loan	1997–1998
Joe Hart	England	2009–2010 loan	2006–2018

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Manchester City.
The most common countries are England (4).
The earliest in our list is Trevor Francis; the most recent is Joe Hart.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Lee Bradbury.

Test yourself

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