Players who played for Birmingham City and Norwich City

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Norwich 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	Norwich City
Steve Bruce	England	1996–1998	1984–1987
Chris Sutton	England	2006	1991–1994
David Bentley	England	2011 loan	2004–2005 loan
Grant Hanley	Scotland	2025	2017–2025

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Norwich City.
The most common countries are England (3), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Steve Bruce; the most recent is Grant Hanley.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including David Bentley.

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