Players who played for Newcastle United and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Newcastle United 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Newcastle United	Southampton
Mick Channon	England	1982	1965–1977 & 1979–1982
Alan Shearer	England	1996–2006	1988–1992
Dave Beasant	England	1988–1989	1993–1997
Alan Neilson	Germany / Wales	1991–1995	1995–1997
Leon Best	England / Republic of Ireland	2010–2012	2004–2007
Fraser Forster	England	2006–2012	2014–2022
Matt Targett	England	2022 & 2022–2026	2013–2019
Aaron Ramsdale	England	2025–2026 loan	2024–present

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Newcastle United and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (7), Germany (1).
The earliest in our list is Mick Channon; the most recent is Aaron Ramsdale.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Aaron Ramsdale.

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