Players who played for Aston Villa and Coventry City

16 players have played for both Aston Villa and Coventry City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Robbie Keane, Joe Cole and Stephen Warnock. 11 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Joe Cole. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1969 (Dennis Mortimer), the most recent in 2021 (Ian Maatsen).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaCoventry City
Robbie KeaneForwardIreland20121999–2000
Joe ColeMidfielderEngland, United Kingdom2014–20162015–2016
Stephen WarnockDefenderEngland2009–20132003–2004
Mustapha HadjiMidfielderMorocco2001–20041999–2001
Ian MaatsenDefenderNetherlandssince 20242021–2022
Nathan DelfounesoForwardEngland2008–20142014
Steve StauntonDefenderIreland1991–20032003–2005
Dion DublinForwardEngland1998–20041994–1998
Cyrille RegisForwardEngland, France1991–19931984–1991
George BoatengMidfielderNetherlands1999–20021998–1999
Gary GardnerMidfielderUnited Kingdomsince 20112011
Nii LampteyMidfielderGhana1994–19951995–1996
Kevin RichardsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom1991–19951995–1997
Andy MarshallGoalkeeperEngland2009–20132006–2009
Dennis MortimerMidfielderUnited Kingdom1975–19851969–1975
Lloyd DyerMidfielderUnited Kingdom–2005

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 Coventry City

Nottingham Forest19West Brom19Blackburn Rovers16Sunderland15Southampton15Sheffield Wednesday15Liverpool14Leeds United14