Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion? 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	Blackburn Rovers	Brighton & Hove Albion
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2004–2006	1994 loan
Bradley Johnson	England	2019–2022	2008–2009 loan
Leon Best	England / Republic of Ireland	2012–2015	2015 loan
Shane Duffy	Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland	2014–2016	2016–2023

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Brighton & Hove Albion.
The most common countries are England (2), Scotland (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Paul Dickov; the most recent is Bradley Johnson.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Dickov.

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