Players who played for Arsenal and Blackpool

10 players have played for both Arsenal and Blackpool, according to Wikidata. The best known include Alan Ball, Stan Mortensen and Daniel Ballard. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1941 (Stan Mortensen), the most recent in 2018 (Daniel Ballard).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityArsenalBlackpool
Alan BallMidfielderEngland1971–19761962–1981
Stan MortensenForwardEngland, Wales1944–19451941–1955
Daniel BallardDefenderNorthern Irelandsince 20182020–2021
Paul DickovForwardScotland1990–19962008
Jamie O'HaraMidfielderEnglanduntil 20032014–2015
Jay Emmanuel-ThomasMidfielderUnited Kingdom2008–20112009
Kevin RichardsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom1987–19902000
Graham StackGoalkeeperIreland2000–20062008–2009
Charlie PatiñoMidfielderEngland2015–20242022–2023
George WoodGoalkeeperScotland1980–19831971–1990

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

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With Blackpool