Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Stoke 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke City
Roy Vernon	Wales	1955–1960	1965–1970
Paul Warhurst	England	1993–1997	2003 loan
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	1994–1997	2015–2017
James Beattie	England	1996–1998	2009–2010
Dominic Matteo	Scotland	2004–2007	2007–2009

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City.
The most common countries are England (2), Wales (1), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Roy Vernon; the most recent is Shay Given.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Paul Warhurst.

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