Players who played for Birmingham City and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and West Ham United? 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 10 in our list.

Show all 10 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	West Ham United
David Speedie	Scotland	1992 loan	1993 loan
Les Sealey	England	1992 loan	1994–1996 & 1996–2001
David Burrows	England	2000–2002	1993–1994
Lee Bowyer	England	2009 & 2009–2011 loan	2003 & 2006–2009
Matthew Upson	England	2003–2007	2007–2011
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	2008–2009 loan	2007–2010
Joe Hart	England	2009–2010 loan	2017–2018 loan
David Bentley	England	2011 loan	2011 loan
Papa Bouba Diop	Senegal	2012–2013	2011–2012
Jesse Lingard	England	2013–2014 loan	2021 loan

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (8), Scotland (1), Senegal (1).
The earliest in our list is David Speedie; the most recent is Jesse Lingard.
7 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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