Players who played for Preston North End and Wigan Athletic

12 players have played for both Preston North End and Wigan Athletic, according to Wikidata. The best known include Gordon Milne, Will Keane and Chris Kirkland. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Carlo Nash. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1956 (Gordon Milne), the most recent in 2014 (Craig Davies).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Preston North End special (in French)Today's games with its 113 players. Wigan Athletic special (in French)Today's games with its 173 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityPreston North EndWigan Athletic
Gordon MilneMidfielderUnited Kingdom1956–19601970–1972
Will KeaneForwardIreland20152013
Chris KirklandGoalkeeperEngland2015–20162006–2012
Kevin KilbaneDefenderIreland1995–19972006–2009
David JonesMidfielderEngland2005–20062011–2013
Archie GemmillMidfielderScotland1967–19701982
Carlo NashGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2005–20072007–2008
David GrayMidfielderScotland2010–2012–
Nathan EllingtonForwardUnited Kingdom20112002–2005
Craig DaviesForwardWales2014since 2015
Neil MellorForwardUnited Kingdom2006–20122006
Joe GarnerForwardUnited Kingdomsince 20132018–2021

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

Manchester United20Manchester City16Derby County14Everton13Blackburn Rovers13Liverpool12Bolton Wanderers12Leicester City12

With Wigan Athletic

Birmingham City21Everton19West Brom19Newcastle United19Manchester United17Liverpool17West Ham15Blackburn Rovers15