Players who played for Aston Villa and Liverpool

27 players have played for both Aston Villa and Liverpool, according to Wikidata. The best known include Philippe Coutinho, Pepe Reina and Robbie Keane. 13 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Milan Baroš. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1905 (Sam Hardy), the most recent in 2019 (Harvey Elliott).

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The full list (27 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaLiverpool
Philippe CoutinhoForwardBrazil2022–20252013–2018
Pepe ReinaGoalkeeperSpain20202005–2014
Robbie KeaneForwardIreland20122008–2009
James MilnerDefenderEngland2005–20102015–2023
Milan BarošForwardCzech Republic2005–20072002–2005
Peter CrouchForwardEngland2002–20042005–2008
Joe ColeMidfielderEngland, United Kingdom2014–20162010–2013
Emile HeskeyForwardEngland2009–20122000–2004
Christian BentekeForwardBelgium2012–20152015–2016
Stewart DowningMidfielderEngland2009–20112011–2013
David JamesGoalkeeperEngland1999–20011992–1999
Brad FriedelGoalkeeperUnited States2008–20111997–2000
Harvey ElliottForwardEngland2025–2026since 2019
Scott CarsonGoalkeeperEngland2007–20082005–2008
Stephen WarnockDefenderEngland2009–20132002–2007
Danny IngsForwardEnglandsince 20212015–2019
Patrik BergerMidfielderCzech Republic, Czechoslovakia2005–20081996–2003
Aly CissokhoDefenderFrance2014–20152013–2014
Steve StauntonDefenderIreland1991–20031986–2000
Tiago IloriDefenderPortugal2015–20162013–2014
Øyvind LeonhardsenMidfielderNorway2002–20031997–1999
Dean SaundersForwardWales1992–19951991–1992
Ray HoughtonMidfielderIreland1992–19951987–1992
Stan CollymoreForwardEngland1997–20001995–1997
Steve McMahonMidfielderEngland1983–19851985–1991
Gordon HodgsonForwardEngland1936–19371925–1936
Sam HardyGoalkeeperEngland1912–19211905–1912

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 United28Chelsea25Nottingham Forest25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Leicester City24Manchester City23

With Liverpool

Manchester City24Southampton22West Ham22Newcastle United21Bolton Wanderers21Fulham21Blackburn Rovers20Tottenham19