Players who played for Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur

Which footballers have played for both Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur? 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	Tottenham Hotspur
Paul Walsh	England	1992–1994 & 1995–1996	1988–1992
Darren Anderton	England	1990–1992	1992–2004
Tim Sherwood	England	2003–2004	1999–2003
Peter Crouch	England	2001–2002 & 2008–2009	2009–2011
Wayne Routledge	England	2006 loan	2005–2008
Niko Kranjčar	Croatia	2006–2009	2009–2012
Younès Kaboul	France	2008–2010	2007–2008 & 2010–2015

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Portsmouth and Tottenham Hotspur.
The most common countries are England (5), Croatia (1), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Paul Walsh; the most recent is Peter Crouch.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Wayne Routledge.

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