Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic? 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	Wigan Athletic
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	1998–2003	1993 & 2000–2001
Marcus Bent	England	2000–2001	2007–2008 loan
Jason Roberts	England / Grenada	2006–2012	2004–2006
Pascal Chimbonda	France	2009–2011	2005–2006

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic.
The most common countries are England (2), Northern Ireland (1), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Keith Gillespie; the most recent is Pascal Chimbonda.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Marcus Bent.

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