Players who played for Aston Villa and Burnley

19 players have played for both Aston Villa and Burnley, according to Wikidata. The best known include Kyle Walker, Gary Cahill and Peter Crouch. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Gary Cahill. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1965 (Chris Nicholl), the most recent in 2022 (Ian Maatsen).

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The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaBurnley
Kyle WalkerDefenderEngland2011since 2025
Gary CahillDefenderEngland2004–20082004–2005
Peter CrouchForwardEngland2002–2004since 2019
Thomas HeatonGoalkeeperEngland2019–20212013–2019
Gábor KirályGoalkeeperHungary2006–20072007–2009
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland20202019–2020
Danny IngsForwardEnglandsince 20212011–2015
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland20072006
Ian MaatsenDefenderNetherlandssince 20242022–2023
Nathan DelfounesoForwardEngland2008–20142011
Éric Djemba-DjembaMidfielderCameroon2005–20072007
Matthew LowtonDefenderEngland2012–2015since 2015
Peter WhittinghamMidfielderEngland2003–20072005
George BoydMidfielderEngland, Scotland–since 2014
Chris NichollDefenderNorthern Ireland1972–19771965–1966
Adrian HeathMidfielderUnited Kingdom1989–19901992–1997
Gordon CowansMidfielderEngland1976–19941997
Lloyd DyerMidfielderUnited Kingdom–since 2016
David UnsworthDefenderUnited Kingdom19982007–2008

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 Aston Villa

Manchester United28Liverpool27Chelsea25Nottingham Forest25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Leicester City24

With Burnley

Manchester United18Stoke City17Manchester City16Bolton Wanderers16Norwich City16Everton15Sheffield United14Fulham14