Players who played for Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers? 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 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Bolton Wanderers
Gareth Farrelly	Republic of Ireland	1995–1997	1999–2004
Gavin McCann	England	2003–2007	2007–2010
Gary Cahill	England	2004–2008	2008–2012
Alan Hutton	Scotland	2011–2019	2014 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers.
The most common countries are England (2), Republic of Ireland (1), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Gareth Farrelly; the most recent is Alan Hutton.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Alan Hutton.

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