Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Everton

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Everton? 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	Blackburn Rovers	Everton
Roy Vernon	Wales	1955–1960	1960–1965
James Beattie	England	1996–1998	2005–2007
Francis Jeffers	England	2006–2007	1997–2001 & 2003–2004 loan
Marcus Bent	England	2000–2001	2004–2006
Mark Hughes	Wales	2000–2002	2000
Lucas Neill	Australia	2001–2007	2009–2010
Jack Rodwell	England	2018–2019	2007–2012
Yakubu	Nigeria	2011–2012	2007–2011
Shane Duffy	Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland	2014–2016	2009–2014
Michael Keane	England	2014 loan	2017–present

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Everton.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (2), Australia (1).
The earliest in our list is Roy Vernon; the most recent is Jack Rodwell.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Francis Jeffers.

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