Players who played for Derby County and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Derby County and Southampton? 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Derby County	Southampton
Peter Shilton	England	1987–1992	1982–1987
Christian Dailly	Scotland	1996–1998	2007 loan
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2000–2003	2003–2006
Chris Baird	Northern Ireland	2015–2018	2001–2007
Leon Best	England / Republic of Ireland	2014–2015 loan	2004–2007
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	2005 loan	2007–2009
Alex Pearce	England / Republic of Ireland	2015–2019	2008 loan

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Derby County and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Shilton; the most recent is Chris Baird.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Christian Dailly.

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