Players who played for Aston Villa and Blackpool

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Blackpool? 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	Aston Villa	Blackpool
Les Sealey	England	1991–1993	1994
Gareth Farrelly	Republic of Ireland	1995–1997	2006–2007
Rob Edwards	England / Wales	1999–2004	2008–2011
Kevin Phillips	England	2005–2006	2011–2013
Marlon Harewood	England	2007–2010	2010–2011

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Blackpool.
The most common countries are England (4), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Les Sealey; the most recent is Kevin Phillips.

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