Players who played for Reading and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Reading and West Ham United? 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	West Ham United
Ray Houghton	Scotland / Republic of Ireland	1997–1999	1979–1982
Shaka Hislop	Trinidad and Tobago / England	1992–1995	1998–2002 & 2005–2006
Matthew Upson	England	2002 loan	2007–2011
Wayne Bridge	England	2013–2014	2011 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Reading and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (2), Scotland (1), Trinidad and Tobago (1).
The earliest in our list is Ray Houghton; the most recent is Wayne Bridge.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Matthew Upson.

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