Players who played for Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic

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

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Aston Villa	Wigan Athletic
Gareth Farrelly	Republic of Ireland	1995–1997	2004
Emile Heskey	England	2009–2012	2006–2009
Scott Carson	England	2007–2008 loan	2013–2015
Tom Cleverley	England	2014–2015 loan	2010–2011 loan
Joe Bennett	England	2012–2016	2021–2023

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic.
The most common countries are England (4), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Gareth Farrelly; the most recent is Joe Bennett.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Scott Carson.

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