Players who played for Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers

10 players have played for both Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers, according to Wikidata. The best known include David Raya, Andy Cole and Jay Bothroyd. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including William Garbutt. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1900 (Jimmy Ashcroft), the most recent in 2014 (David Raya).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityArsenalBlackburn Rovers
David RayaGoalkeeperSpain2023–20242014–2019
Andy ColeForwardEngland1989–19922001–2004
Jay BothroydForwardEnglanduntil 20002004–2005
David BentleyMidfielderEngland2001–20062005–2013
Frank StapletonForwardIreland1974–19811989–1991
Paul DickovForwardScotland1990–19962004–2006
Francis JeffersForwardEngland2001–20042006–2007
William GarbuttForwardUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1906–19121908–1911
John RadfordMidfielderEngland1964–19761977–1978
Jimmy AshcroftGoalkeeperEngland1900–19081908–1913

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 Arsenal

With Blackburn Rovers