Players who played for Aston Villa and Norwich City

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Norwich 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Norwich City
Chris Sutton	England	2006–2007	1991–1994
Dion Dublin	England	1998–2004	2006–2008
Rob Edwards	England / Wales	1999–2004	2011 loan
Ritchie De Laet	Belgium	2016–2019	2011–2012 loan
Lewis Grabban	England	2018 loan	2014–2016

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Norwich City.
The most common countries are England (4), Belgium (1).
The earliest in our list is Chris Sutton; the most recent is Lewis Grabban.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Rob Edwards.

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