Players who played for Preston North End and Stoke City

10 players have played for both Preston North End and Stoke City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Liam Delap, Ritchie De Laet and Howard Kendall. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Danny Pugh. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1963 (Howard Kendall), the most recent in 2022 (Liam Delap).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityPreston North EndStoke City
Liam DelapForwardEngland2023–20242022–2023
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium20102007–2009
Howard KendallMidfielderUnited Kingdom1963–19671977–1979
Sammy McIlroyMidfielderNorthern Ireland1989–19911982–1985
Ricardo FullerForwardJamaica2002–20042006–2012
Carlo NashGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2005–20072008–2013
Danny PughMidfielderUnited Kingdom2006–20102007–2012
Daniel JohnsonMidfielderJamaica2015–2023since 2023
Paul GallagherForwardScotland2007–20152005–2008
Leon CortDefenderGuyana2010–20112007–2010

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 Preston North End

With Stoke City