Players who played for Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic

21 players have played for both Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic, according to Wikidata. The best known include Emile Heskey, Jean Beausejour and Dan Burn. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Emile Heskey. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1979 (Archie Gemmill), the most recent in 2017 (Omar Bogle).

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The full list (21 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBirmingham CityWigan Athletic
Emile HeskeyForwardEngland2004–20062006–2009
Jean BeausejourMidfielderChile2010–20122012–2014
Dan BurnDefenderEngland2013–20142016–2018
Wilson PalaciosMidfielderHonduras2007–20082008–2009
Jermaine PennantMidfielderUnited Kingdom2005–20062015
Richard KingsonGoalkeeperGhana2007–20082008–2010
Scott SinclairMidfielderEngland20092009–2010
Liam RidgewellDefenderEngland2007–20122015
James VaughanForwardEnglandsince 2015–
Olivier KapoForwardFrance2007–20082008–2010
David CotterillMidfielderWalessince 20142006–2008
Mario Dino Crisis MelchiotDefenderNetherlands2004–20062007–2010
Marcus BentForwardUnited Kingdom2008–20112007–2008
Daniël de RidderMidfielderNetherlands2007–20082008–2011
Matija SarkicGoalkeeperMontenegro2021–20222017–2018
Archie GemmillMidfielderScotland1979–19821982
Alex BruceDefenderNorthern Ireland2004–2006–
Marlon KingForwardJamaica2011–20132008–2009
Steven CaldwellDefenderScotland2011–20132010–2011
Ryan ShottonDefenderUnited Kingdom20162013
Omar BogleForwardUnited Kingdom2018–20192017

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 Birmingham City

Derby County24Nottingham Forest23Aston Villa21Blackburn Rovers20Manchester United19Arsenal19Leeds United19Crystal Palace19

With Wigan Athletic

Everton19West Brom19Newcastle United19Manchester United17Liverpool17West Ham15Blackburn Rovers15Aston Villa14