Players who played for Birmingham City and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Southampton? 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	Southampton
David Speedie	Scotland	1992 loan	1992–1993
Chris Marsden	England	1997–1999	1999–2004
Maik Taylor	Germany / Northern Ireland	2003–2004 & 2004–2011	1997
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	2002–2004	2007–2009
Kevin Phillips	England	2008–2011	2003–2005
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	2008–2009 loan	2005–2006
Ché Adams	England / Scotland	2016–2019	2019–2024

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (1), Germany (1).
The earliest in our list is David Speedie; the most recent is Ché Adams.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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