Players who played for Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion? 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	West Bromwich Albion
David Burrows	England	2000–2002	1985–1988
Andy Marriott	England / Wales	2003	1989 loan
Alan Miller	England	1991–1992 loan	1991 & 1997 & 1997–2000
David Speedie	Scotland	1992 loan	1992 loan
Kevin Phillips	England	2008–2011	2006–2008
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	2008–2009 loan	2006–2007
Ben Foster	England	2010–2012	2011–2012 & 2012–2018
Kyle Bartley	England	2013–2014 loan	2018–2025

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.
The most common countries are England (7), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is David Burrows; the most recent is Kyle Bartley.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including Andy Marriott.

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