Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town? 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	Swindon Town
Tim Flowers	England	1993–1999	1987 loan
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	1994–1997	1996 loan
Jonathan Douglas	Republic of Ireland	2000–2006	2009–2011
Junior Hoilett	Canada	2009–2012	–

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town.
The most common countries are Republic of Ireland (2), England (1), Canada (1).
The earliest in our list is Tim Flowers; the most recent to make the link is Jonathan Douglas.
Two players, Tim Flowers and Shay Given, made the link through a loan spell.

Common questions

How many players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town?

4 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town, most recently Jonathan Douglas, Junior Hoilett and Shay Given.

Who is the most recent player to play for Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town?

In our list, the most recent to make the link is Jonathan Douglas (Republic of Ireland).

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

Tim Flowers is the earliest player in our list to have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Swindon Town.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Two players, Tim Flowers and Shay Given, made the link through a loan spell.

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