Players who played for Aston Villa and Southampton

16 players have played for both Aston Villa and Southampton, according to Wikidata. The best known include Peter Crouch, Gareth Southgate and Jan Bednarek. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jan Bednarek. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1972 (Chris Nicholl), the most recent in 2021 (Cameron Archer).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaSouthampton
Peter CrouchForwardEngland2002–20042004–2005
Gareth SouthgateDefenderEngland1995–2001–
Jan BednarekDefenderPoland2022–20232017–2025
Steven DavisMidfielderNorthern Ireland2004–20072012–2019
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland20142014–2021
Calum ChambersDefenderEnglandsince 20222012–2014
Danny IngsForwardEnglandsince 20212018–2021
Kevin PhillipsForwardEngland2005–20062003–2005
Matt TargettDefenderEngland2019–20222014–2019
Alan McLoughlinMidfielderIreland19911990–1992
Andy TownsendMidfielderIreland1993–19971985–1988
Cameron ArcherForwardEngland2021–2024since 2024
Chris NichollDefenderNorthern Ireland1972–19771977–1983
Kevin RichardsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom1991–19951997–1998
Hassan KachloulMidfielderFrance, Morocco2001–20031998–2001
Mark DraperMidfielderUnited Kingdom1995–20002000–2003

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 Southampton

Liverpool22AFC Bournemouth21Tottenham19Norwich City17Derby County17Fulham16West Ham16Nottingham Forest16