Players who played for Aston Villa and Cardiff City

16 players have played for both Aston Villa and Cardiff City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Thomas Heaton, Danny Drinkwater and James Collins. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Wayne Routledge. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1947 (Trevor Ford), the most recent in 2021 (Jaden Philogene).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaCardiff City
Thomas HeatonGoalkeeperEngland2019–20212008–2012
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland20202010–2011
James CollinsDefenderWales2009–20122000–2005
Wayne RoutledgeMidfielderEngland2008–20092008–2009
Albert AdomahForwardGhana2016–20192020
Stuart TaylorGoalkeeperEngland2005–20092009
Dean SaundersForwardWales1992–19951985
Peter WhittinghamMidfielderEngland2003–20072007–2017
Jlloyd SamuelDefenderEngland, Trinidad and Tobago1998–20072011
Rudy GestedeForwardFrance, Beninsince 20152011–2014
Jaden PhilogeneForwardEngland2021–20232022–2023
Gerry HitchensForwardEngland1957–19611955–1957
Trevor FordForwardWales1947–19501953–1956
Peter EnckelmanGoalkeeperFinland1999–20042008–2010
Mark DelaneyDefenderWales1999–20071998–1999
Ross McCormackForwardScotland–2008–2010

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 Cardiff City

Crystal Palace19QPR17Arsenal14Middlesbrough13Derby County13Leeds United12West Brom12Fulham12