Players who played for Southampton and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Southampton and Sunderland? 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Southampton	Sunderland
Kevin Phillips	England	2003–2005	1997–2003
Wayne Bridge	England	1998–2003	2012 loan
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2003–2006	2007–2008
David Connolly	England / Republic of Ireland	2009–2012	2006–2009
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	2007–2009	2007

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Southampton and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (4), Trinidad and Tobago (1).
The earliest in our list is Kevin Phillips; the most recent is Wayne Bridge.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Wayne Bridge.

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