Players who played for Southampton and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Southampton 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 12 in our list.

Show all 12 players

Player	Country	Southampton	West Ham United
Ted MacDougall	Scotland	1976–1978	1973
Neil Ruddock	England	1989–1992	1998–2000
Iain Dowie	England / Northern Ireland	1991–1995	1991 & 1995–1998
David Speedie	Scotland	1992–1993	1993 loan
Robbie Slater	England / Australia	1996–1998	1995–1996
Wayne Bridge	England	1998–2003	2011 loan
Christian Dailly	Scotland	2007 loan	2001–2008
David Connolly	England / Republic of Ireland	2009–2012	2003–2004
Henri Camara	Senegal	2005 loan	2007–2008 loan
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	2005–2006	2007–2010
James Ward-Prowse	England	2011–2023 & 2026–present	2023–2026
Kyle Walker-Peters	England	–	–

Quick facts

12 players in our verified list have played for both Southampton and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (8), Scotland (3), Senegal (1).
The earliest in our list is Ted MacDougall; the most recent is James Ward-Prowse.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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