Players who played for Aston Villa and Manchester City

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Manchester City? 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 13 in our list.

Show all 13 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Manchester City
Earl Barrett	England	1992–1995	1985–1987
Darius Vassell	England	1998–2005	2005–2009
Gareth Barry	England	1998–2009	2009–2014
David James	England	1999–2001	2004–2006
Richard Dunne	Republic of Ireland	2009–2013	2000–2009
James Milner	England	2005–2006 & 2008–2010	2010–2015
Micah Richards	England	2015–2019	2005–2015
Stephen Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2010–2014	2005–2010
Scott Carson	England	2007–2008 loan	2019–2021 loan
Joleon Lescott	England	2015–2016	2009–2014
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	2011–2015	2009–2011
Kyle Walker	England	2011 loan	2017–2025
Glenn Whelan	Republic of Ireland	2017–2019	–

Quick facts

13 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Manchester City.
The most common countries are England (9), Republic of Ireland (4).
The earliest in our list is Earl Barrett; the most recent is Scott Carson.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Scott Carson.

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