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Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Bradford 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 4 in our list.
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PlayerCountryBlackburn RoversBradford City
Ashley WardEngland1998–20002000–2003
Keith GillespieNorthern Ireland1998–20032009
Stephen WarnockEngland2007–20092002 & 2018 loan
Jon SteadEngland2004–20052014 & 2014–2015 loan

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City?

4 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City, most recently Jon Stead, Keith Gillespie and Stephen Warnock.

Who is the most recent player to play for Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City?

In our list, the most recent to make the link is Jon Stead (England).

Who was the first player in our list to play for both?

Ashley Ward is the earliest player in our list to have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Two players, Stephen Warnock and Jon Stead, made the link through a loan spell.

Test yourself

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