Players who played for Reading and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Reading 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 4 in our list.

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Player	Country	Reading	Southampton
Kerry Dixon	England	1980–1983	1992–1993
Wayne Bridge	England	2013–2014	1998–2003
Chris Baird	Northern Ireland	2013–2014	2001–2007
Alex Pearce	England / Republic of Ireland	2006–2015	2008 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Reading and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (3), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Kerry Dixon; the most recent is Wayne Bridge.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Alex Pearce.

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