Players who played for Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic? 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	Oldham Athletic
Earl Barrett	England	1992–1995	1987–1992
Lewis Grabban	England	2018 loan	2006 loan
Sam Johnstone	England	2017 & 2017–2018 loan	2011 loan
Ian Olney	England	–	–

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic.
The most common countries are England (4).
The earliest in our list is Earl Barrett; the most recent is Lewis Grabban.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Lewis Grabban.

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