Players who played for Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	Blackburn Rovers
Alan Miller	England	1988–1994	2000–2003
Paul Dickov	Scotland	1990–1996	2004–2006
Kaba Diawara	France / Guinea	1999	2000 loan
David Bentley	England	2001–2006	2005–2006 & 2006–2008 & 2013 loan
Francis Jeffers	England	2001–2004	2006–2007

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers.
The most common countries are England (3), Scotland (1), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Alan Miller; the most recent is Francis Jeffers.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Kaba Diawara.

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