Players who played for Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers? 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 10 in our list.

Show all 10 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Blackburn Rovers
Andy Marriott	England / Wales	2003	1989 loan
Alan Miller	England	1991–1992 loan	2000–2003
David Speedie	Scotland	1992 loan	1991–1992
Chris Sutton	England	2006	1994–1999
Marcus Bent	England	2008–2011	2000–2001
Dwight Yorke	Trinidad and Tobago	2004–2005	2002–2004
Robbie Savage	Wales	2002–2005	2005–2008
Barry Ferguson	Scotland	2009–2011	2003–2005
David Bentley	England	2011 loan	2005–2006 & 2006–2008 & 2013 loan
Grant Hanley	Scotland	2025	2010–2016

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers.
The most common countries are England (5), Scotland (3), Trinidad and Tobago (1).
The earliest in our list is Andy Marriott; the most recent is Grant Hanley.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Andy Marriott.

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