Players who played for Birmingham City and Portsmouth

16 players have played for both Birmingham City and Portsmouth, according to Wikidata. The best known include Andy Cole, Steve Finnan and Papa Bouba Diop. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Andy Cole. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1989 (Darryl Powell), the most recent in 2018 (Omar Bogle).

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBirmingham CityPortsmouth
Andy ColeForwardEngland20072006–2007
Steve FinnanDefenderIreland1995–19962009–2010
Papa Bouba DiopMidfielderSenegal2012–20132007–2010
Aliou CisséMidfielderSenegal2002–20042004–2006
Jermaine PennantMidfielderUnited Kingdom2005–20062009
Salif DiaoMidfielderSenegal20052005–2006
Quincy Owusu-AbeyieForwardGhana2008–20092010
Darren AndertonMidfielderEngland2004–20051990–1992
David CotterillMidfielderWalessince 20142011
Djimi TraoréDefenderMali20092007–2009
Darryl PowellMidfielderJamaica2002–20031989–1995
Grégory VignalDefenderFrance2009–20102005–2006
Erik HusekleppForwardNorway20122011–2012
Omar BogleForwardUnited Kingdom2018–2019since 2019
Hayden MullinsMidfielderEngland2012–20142009–2012
Jake JervisForwardEngland2010–20132012–2014

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Birmingham City

With Portsmouth