Players who played for Aston Villa and Watford

16 players have played for both Aston Villa and Watford, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ashley Young, Tom Cleverley and David James. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ashley Young. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1919 (Frank Barson), the most recent in 2014 (Lloyd Dyer).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaWatford
Ashley YoungDefenderEngland2007–20232003–2007
Tom CleverleyMidfielderEngland2014–20152009–2023
David JamesGoalkeeperEngland1999–20011988–1992
Gabriel AgbonlahorForwardEngland2005–20182005
Carlos Alberto Sánchez MorenoMidfielderColombia2014–20172021
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland20202011
Kevin PhillipsForwardEngland2005–20061994–1997
Andreas WeimannForwardAustria2010–20152011
Troy DeeneyForwardEngland–since 2010
Henri LansburyMidfielderEngland–2009–2010
Steve HodgeMidfielderEngland1985–19861995–1996
Jonathan HoggMidfielderUnited Kingdom2009–20112011–2013
Kevin RichardsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom1991–19951986–1987
Frank BarsonMidfielderEngland1919–19221928–1929
Lloyd DyerMidfielderUnited Kingdom–2014–2016
Tony DaleyMidfielderEngland1985–19941998–1999

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 Watford

Udinese28Tottenham21West Brom19West Ham17QPR17Leeds United15Newcastle United15Reading15