Players who played for Coventry City and Portsmouth

Which footballers have played for both Coventry City and Portsmouth? 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	Coventry City	Portsmouth
Mark Hateley	England	1978–1983	1983–1984
Lee Mills	England	2001 loan & 2001–2003	2000–2001
Tim Sherwood	England	2004–2005	2003–2004
Yakubu	Nigeria	2017	2003 loan & 2003–2005
Richard Duffy	Wales	2005 & 2005–2006 & 2006 & 2008 loan	2004–2009
Hermann Hreiðarsson	Iceland	2012	2007–2012
Arjan de Zeeuw	Netherlands	–	–
Conor Chaplin	England	–	–

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Coventry City and Portsmouth.
The most common countries are England (4), Nigeria (1), Wales (1).
Three players made the link through a loan spell, including Lee Mills and Yakubu.

Common questions

How many players have played for both Coventry City and Portsmouth?

8 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Coventry City and Portsmouth, including Hermann Hreiðarsson, Lee Mills and Yakubu.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Three players made the link through a loan spell, including Lee Mills and Yakubu.

Test yourself

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