Players who played for Southampton and Watford

Which footballers have played for both Southampton and Watford? 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	Watford
Kerry Dixon	England	1992–1993	1996
Kevin Phillips	England	2003–2005	1994–1997
David Connolly	England / Republic of Ireland	2009–2012	1995–1997
Chris Baird	Northern Ireland	2001–2007	2004 loan
Jack Cork	England	2008–2009 & 2011–2015	2009 loan

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Southampton and Watford.
The most common countries are England (4), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Kerry Dixon; the most recent is David Connolly.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Chris Baird.

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