Players who played for Birmingham City and Watford

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Watford? 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 15 in our list.

Show all 15 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Watford
Paul Furlong	England	1996–2002	1992–1994
Kevin Phillips	England	2008–2011	1994–1997
Tommy Mooney	England	2001–2003	1994 loan & 1994–2001
Jermaine Pennant	England	2005 loan & 2005–2006	2002 & 2002–2003 loan
Hameur Bouazza	France / Algeria	2009 loan	2003–2007
Martin Taylor	England	2004–2010	2010–2012
Ben Foster	England	2010–2012	2005–2006 & 2006–2007 & 2018–2022
Marlon King	England / Jamaica	2011–2013	2005 loan & 2005–2008
Jordon Mutch	England	2008–2012	2010–2011 loan
Will Buckley	England	2016 loan	2010–2011
Andros Townsend	England	2012 loan	2011 loan
Tomasz Kuszczak	Poland	2015–2019	2012 loan
Josh McEachran	England	2019–2021	2013–2014 loan
Mauro Zárate	Argentina	–	–
Troy Deeney	England	–	–

Quick facts

15 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Watford.
The most common countries are England (12), France (1), Poland (1).
Nine players made the link through a loan spell, including Tommy Mooney and Jermaine Pennant.

Common questions

How many players have played for both Birmingham City and Watford?

15 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Birmingham City and Watford, including Andros Townsend, Jermaine Pennant and Kevin Phillips.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Nine players made the link through a loan spell, including Tommy Mooney and Jermaine Pennant.

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