Players who played for Blackpool and Stoke City

11 players have played for both Blackpool and Stoke City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Stanley Matthews, Charlie Adam and James Beattie. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Stanley Matthews. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1903 (Fred Pentland), the most recent in 2009 (James Beattie).

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBlackpoolStoke City
Stanley MatthewsForwardEngland1947–19611932–1965
Charlie AdamMidfielderScotland2009–20112012–2019
James BeattieForwardEngland20112009–2010
Richard KeoghDefenderIreland2021–20222004–2005
Ricardo FullerForwardJamaica2013–20142006–2012
Andy WilkinsonDefenderUnited Kingdom2006–20072001–2016
Nigel WorthingtonDefenderNorthern Ireland1997–19981996–1997
Fred PentlandForwardEngland19031913
Lee HendrieMidfielderUnited Kingdom20082006–2007
Martin PatersonForwardNorthern Ireland, United Kingdomsince 20152005–2007
Carl DickinsonDefenderUnited Kingdom20062004–2011

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 Blackpool

With Stoke City