Players who played for Aston Villa and Newcastle United

19 players have played for both Aston Villa and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include James Milner, Shay Given and Brad Friedel. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including James Milner. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1978 (Peter Withe), the most recent in 2019 (Jacob Ramsey).

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The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaNewcastle United
James MilnerDefenderEngland2005–20102004–2008
Shay GivenGoalkeeperIreland2011–20151997–2009
Brad FriedelGoalkeeperUnited States2008–20111994
Ciaran ClarkDefenderIreland2009–20162016–2023
David GinolaForwardFrance2000–20021995–1997
Jermaine JenasMidfielderEngland2011–20122002–2005
Aaron HughesDefenderNorthern Ireland2005–20071997–2005
Stephen IrelandMidfielderIreland2010–20142011
Ronny JohnsenDefenderNorway2002–20042004–2005
Charles N'ZogbiaMidfielderFrance2011–20162004–2009
Habib BeyeDefenderSenegal2009–20122007–2009
Matt TargettDefenderEngland2019–20222022–2026
Wayne RoutledgeMidfielderEngland2008–20092010–2011
Marlon HarewoodForwardEngland2007–20102009
Jacob RamseyMidfielderEngland2019–2025since 2025
Nolberto SolanoMidfielderPeru2004–20051998–2007
Peter WitheForwardEngland1980–19911978–1980
Roy AitkenDefenderScotland–1990–1991
Oskars KļavaDefenderLatvia2013–20142012–2013

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 Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Leeds United19QPR19Wigan Athletic19