Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City

16 players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Craig Bellamy and Jay Bothroyd. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Stephen Warnock. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1987 (Colin Hendry), the most recent in 2017 (Dominic Hyam).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Blackburn Rovers special (in French)Today's games with its 213 players. Coventry City special (in French)Today's games with its 144 players.

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBlackburn RoversCoventry City
Yakubu AiyegbeniForwardNigeria2011–20122017
Craig BellamyForwardWales2005–20062000–2001
Jay BothroydForwardEngland2004–20052000–2003
Stephen WarnockDefenderEngland2007–20092003–2004
Nathan DelfounesoForwardEngland2015–20162014
Scott DannDefenderEngland2011–20142008–2009
Lee CarsleyMidfielderIreland1999–20002000–2011
Tim SherwoodMidfielderEngland1992–19992004–2005
Tim FlowersGoalkeeperEngland1993–19992002
Leon BestForwardIreland2012–20152007–2010
Colin HendryDefenderScotland1987–19982000–2001
Dominic HyamDefenderScotland2022–20252017–2022
Kevin GallacherForwardScotland1993–19991990–1993
Simeon JacksonForwardCanada, Jamaica20162014–2015
Roy WegerleForwardUnited States19921992–1995
David ThompsonMidfielderEngland2002–20062000–2002

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 Blackburn Rovers

Manchester United25Leicester City24Derby County22Everton21Birmingham City20Liverpool20Aston Villa18Manchester City17

With Coventry City

Nottingham Forest19West Brom19Aston Villa16Sunderland15Southampton15Sheffield Wednesday15Liverpool14Leeds United14