Players who played for Manchester City and Southampton

15 players have played for both Manchester City and Southampton, according to Wikidata. The best known include Wayne Bridge, Andrei Kanchelskis and Roméo Lavia. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Andrei Kanchelskis. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1965 (Mick Channon), the most recent in 2021 (Roméo Lavia).

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The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester CitySouthampton
Wayne BridgeDefenderEngland2009–20131998–2003
Andrei KanchelskisForwardSoviet Union, Russia20012002–2003
Roméo LaviaDefenderBelgium2021–20222022–2023
Richard WrightGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2012–20162008
Justin FashanuForwardEngland19891982
Peter ReidMidfielderEngland1990–19931993–1994
Uwe RöslerForwardGermany1994–19982000–2002
Djamel BelmadiMidfielderAlgeria20032005–2007
Tim FlowersGoalkeeperEngland2002–20031986–1993
Eyal BerkovicMidfielderIsrael2001–20041996–1997
Egil ØstenstadForwardNorway20011996–1999
Bradley Wright-PhillipsForwardEngland2004–20062006–2009
Lucien MettomoDefenderCameroon2002–20032007–2008
David WatsonDefenderEngland1975–19791979–1982
Mick ChannonForwardEngland1977–19791965–1982

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 Southampton

Liverpool22AFC Bournemouth21Tottenham19Norwich City17Derby County17Aston Villa16Fulham16West Ham16