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Players who played for Hull City and Reading

Which footballers have played for both Hull City and Reading? 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 13 in our list.
Show all 13 players
PlayerCountryHull CityReading
Neil ClementEngland2008 loan1998–1999 loan
Ibrahima SonkoSenegal2009–2010 loan2004–2008
Stephen HuntRepublic of Ireland2009–20102005–2009
Liam RoseniorEngland2010–20152007–2010
Paul McShaneRepublic of Ireland2008–2009 loan & 2009–20152015–2019
Vito MannoneItaly2010–2011 & 2012 loan2017–2020
Sone AlukoEngland / Nigeria2012–20162017–2021
Billy SharpEngland20242013–2014 loan
Tom InceEngland2014–20152022 & 2022–2023
Chris MartinEngland / Scotland2018–2019 loan2018 loan
Tommy ElphickEngland2018 loan2018 loan
James HarperEngland––
Shane LongRepublic of Ireland––

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Hull City and Reading?

13 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Hull City and Reading, including Tom Ince, Chris Martin and Paul McShane.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Seven players made the link through a loan spell, including Neil Clement and Ibrahima Sonko.

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