Players who played for Cardiff City and Derby County

13 players have played for both Cardiff City and Derby County, according to Wikidata. The best known include Joe Ledley, Cameron Jerome and Nathaniel Phillips. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Nathaniel Phillips. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1985 (Dean Saunders), the most recent in 2024 (Nathaniel Phillips).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCardiff CityDerby County
Joe LedleyMidfielderWales2004–20102017–2019
Cameron JeromeForwardUnited Kingdom, Grenada2004–20062018
Nathaniel PhillipsDefenderEngland20242024–2025
Kenny MillerForwardScotland2011–20122007–2008
Tom LawrenceForwardWalessince 2016since 2017
Dean SaundersForwardWales19851988–1991
Peter WhittinghamMidfielderEngland2007–20172005
Robert EarnshawForwardWales1998–20132007–2008
Jordon MutchMidfielderEngland2012–2014–
Deon BurtonForwardJamaica1996–19971997–2002
Lee NaylorDefenderEngland2010–20122014–2015
Chris RiggottDefenderEngland2010–20111999–2012
John BrayfordDefenderEngland2013–20152010–2013

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 Cardiff City

With Derby County