Players who played for Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday

Which footballers have played for both Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday? 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	Sheffield Wednesday
Earl Barrett	England	1992–1995	1998–2000
Benito Carbone	Italy	1999–2000	1996–1999
Steve Watson	England	1998–2000	2007 & 2007–2009
Joe Bennett	England	2012–2016	2016 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday.
The most common countries are England (3), Italy (1).
The earliest in our list is Earl Barrett; the most recent is Joe Bennett.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Joe Bennett.

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