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Players who played for Charlton Athletic and Coventry City

Which footballers have played for both Charlton Athletic and Coventry 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 8 in our list.
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PlayerCountryCharlton AthleticCoventry City
Jay BothroydEngland2005–20062000–2003
Hermann HreiðarssonIceland2003–20072012
Johnnie JacksonEngland2010 loan & 2010–20182003 loan
Leon McKenzieEngland2009–20102006–2009
Leon BestEngland / Republic of Ireland2017–20182007–2010
Leon ClarkeEngland2012–20132013 loan & 2013–2014
Marvin SordellEngland2013–2014 loan2016–2017
Ian MaatsenNetherlands2020–2021 loan2021–2022 loan

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Charlton Athletic and Coventry City?

8 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Charlton Athletic and Coventry City, most recently Ian Maatsen, Leon Best and Marvin Sordell.

Who is the most recent player to play for Charlton Athletic and Coventry City?

In our list, the most recent to make the link is Ian Maatsen (Netherlands).

Who was the first player in our list to play for both?

Jay Bothroyd is the earliest player in our list to have played for both Charlton Athletic and Coventry City.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Four players made the link through a loan spell, including Johnnie Jackson and Leon Clarke.

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