Players who played for Portsmouth and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Portsmouth 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	Portsmouth	Southampton
Mick Channon	England	1985–1986	1965–1977 & 1979–1982
Ron Davies	Wales	1973–1974	1966–1973
Dave Beasant	England	2001–2002 & 2002	1993–1997
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	2000–2005	2005–2006
Peter Crouch	England	2001–2002 & 2008–2009	2004–2005
Christian Dailly	Scotland	2011	2007 loan
David Connolly	England / Republic of Ireland	2012–2015	2009–2012

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Portsmouth and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Mick Channon; the most recent is David Connolly.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Christian Dailly.

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