Players who played for Aston Villa and Newcastle United

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Newcastle United? 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 11 in our list.

Show all 11 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Newcastle United
Peter Withe	England	1980–1985	1978–1980
Steve Watson	England	1998–2000	1990–1998
David Ginola	France	2000–2002	1995–1997
Aaron Hughes	Northern Ireland	2005–2007	1997–2005
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	2011–2015	1997–2009
Ronny Johnsen	Norway	2002–2004	2004–2005
James Milner	England	2005–2006 & 2008–2010	2004–2008
Marlon Harewood	England	2007–2010	2009 loan
Wayne Routledge	England	2008–2009	2010–2011
Ciaran Clark	England / Republic of Ireland	2009–2016	2016–2023
Matt Targett	England	2019–2022	2022 & 2022–2026

Quick facts

11 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Newcastle United.
The most common countries are England (7), France (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Withe; the most recent is Matt Targett.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Marlon Harewood.

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