Players who played for Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Coventry 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	Coventry City	West Bromwich Albion
Cyrille Regis	France / England	1984–1991	1977–1984
Peter Barnes	England	1984–1985	1979–1981
David Burrows	England	1995–2000	1985–1988
David Speedie	Scotland	1987–1991	1992 loan
Alan Miller	England	2000 loan	1991 & 1997 & 1997–2000
Lee Hughes	England	2001–2002	1997–2001 & 2002–2004
Chris Kirkland	England	1998–2001	2005–2006 loan
John Hartson	Wales	2001	2006–2008

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion.
The most common countries are England (5), France (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Cyrille Regis; the most recent is John Hartson.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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