Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Everton

21 players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Everton, according to Wikidata. The best known include Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Lucas Neill and Mark Hughes. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Yakubu Aiyegbeni. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1897 (Jimmy Ashcroft), the most recent in 2020 (Jarrad Branthwaite).

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. Everton special (in French)Today's games with its 274 players.

The full list (21 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBlackburn RoversEverton
Yakubu AiyegbeniForwardNigeria2011–20122007–2011
Lucas NeillDefenderAustralia2001–20072009–2010
Mark HughesForwardWales2000–20022000
Michael KeaneDefenderEngland2014since 2017
Jack RodwellMidfielderEngland2018–20192007–2012
Joshua KingForwardNorway2012–20152021
Lars JacobsenDefenderDenmark2009–20102008–2009
Shane DuffyDefenderNorthern Ireland, Ireland2014–20162009–2014
Lee CarsleyMidfielderIreland1999–20002002–2008
James BeattieForwardEngland1996–19982005–2007
Tom LawrenceForwardWales2015–2016–
Jarrad BranthwaiteDefenderEngland2021since 2020
Howard KendallMidfielderUnited Kingdom1979–19811967–1981
Marcus BentForwardUnited Kingdom2000–20012004–2006
Francis JeffersForwardEngland2006–20071997–2004
Darren PotterMidfielderIreland––
Keith NewtonDefenderEngland1959–19691969–1972
Hope AkpanMidfielderNigeriasince 20152009–2011
Roy VernonForwardWales1955–19601960–1965
Alan IrvineMidfielderUnited Kingdom1989–19921981–1984
Jimmy AshcroftGoalkeeperEngland1908–19131897–1899

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 County22Birmingham City20Liverpool20Aston Villa18Manchester City17Sunderland17

With Everton

Manchester City26Aston Villa24Manchester United23Arsenal21Fulham21Sheffield United21Wigan Athletic19Leicester City18