Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday? 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Blackburn Rovers	Sheffield Wednesday
Paul Warhurst	England	1993–1997	1991–1993
Kevin Gallacher	Scotland	1993–1999	2002
Steve Harkness	England	1999–2000	2000–2002
Leon Best	England / Republic of Ireland	2012–2015	2005 & 2006 & 2014
Francis Jeffers	England	2006–2007	2007–2010
Jordan Rhodes	England / Scotland	2012–2016	2017 & 2017–2021

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday.
The most common countries are England (5), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Paul Warhurst; the most recent is Jordan Rhodes.

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