Players who played for Manchester City and Portsmouth

Which footballers have played for both Manchester 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	Manchester City	Portsmouth
Mick Channon	England	1977–1979	1985–1986
Kit Symons	England / Wales	1995–1998	1988–1995
Paul Walsh	England	1994–1995	1992–1994 & 1995–1996
Lee Bradbury	England	1997–1998	1995–1997 & 1999–2004
Paul Ritchie	Scotland	2000–2003	2002 loan
David James	England	2004–2006	2006–2010
Benjani	Zimbabwe	2008–2010	2006–2008 & 2011–2012
Tal Ben Haim	Israel	2008–2009	2009–2012

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester City and Portsmouth.
The most common countries are England (5), Scotland (1), Zimbabwe (1).
The earliest in our list is Mick Channon; the most recent is Tal Ben Haim.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Ritchie.

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