Players who played for Aston Villa and Fulham

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Fulham? 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Fulham
Ray Houghton	Scotland / Republic of Ireland	1992–1995	1982–1985
Steven Davis	Northern Ireland	2004–2007	2007–2008
Aaron Hughes	Northern Ireland	2005–2007	2007–2014
Wayne Routledge	England	2008–2009	2006–2007 loan
Philippe Senderos	Switzerland	2014–2016	2010–2014
Kieran Richardson	England	2014–2016	2012–2014
Ross McCormack	Scotland	2016–2019	2014–2016
Matt Targett	England	2019–2022	2018 loan

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Fulham.
The most common countries are England (3), Scotland (2), Northern Ireland (2).
The earliest in our list is Ray Houghton; the most recent is Matt Targett.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Wayne Routledge.

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