Players who played for Manchester City and Portsmouth

14 players have played for both Manchester City and Portsmouth, according to Wikidata. The best known include Andy Cole, David James and Sylvain Distin. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Andy Cole. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1977 (Mick Channon), the most recent in 2011 (Abdul Razak).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester CityPortsmouth
Andy ColeForwardEngland2005–20062006–2007
David JamesGoalkeeperEngland2004–20062006–2010
Sylvain DistinDefenderFrance2002–20072007–2009
Tal Ben HaimDefenderIsrael2008–20092009–2012
Karim RekikDefenderNetherlands2011–20152012
BenjaniForwardZimbabwe2008–20102006–2012
Eyal BerkovicMidfielderIsrael2001–20042004–2005
Abdul RazakMidfielderIvory Coast2011–20132011
Michael BrownMidfielderUnited Kingdom1995–19991999–2011
Paul WalshForwardEngland1994–19951992–1996
Brian MurphyGoalkeeperIreland2000–2003since 2015
Kelvin EtuhuMidfielderNigeria2006–20112012
Mick ChannonForwardEngland1977–19791985–1986
Fitzroy SimpsonMidfielderJamaica1992–19951995–1999

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 Manchester City

Everton26Chelsea25Liverpool24Arsenal23Aston Villa23Bolton Wanderers22Nottingham Forest22Sunderland22

With Portsmouth

Tottenham24West Ham24Arsenal20QPR18Liverpool17Aston Villa17Newcastle United17Fulham17