Players who played for Blackpool and Derby County

Which footballers have played for both Blackpool and Derby County? 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 12 in our list.

Show all 12 players

Player	Country	Blackpool	Derby County
Ashley Ward	England	1992 loan	1996–1997
Rob Edwards	England / Wales	2008–2011	2004 loan
Danny Graham	England	2006 loan	2005–2006 loan
Robert Earnshaw	Wales / Zambia	2014	2007–2008
Lee Hendrie	England	2008 loan	2009–2010
Luke Varney	England	2010–2011 loan	2008–2009 loan & 2009–2011
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2008 loan	2009 loan
Barry Bannan	Scotland	2009–2010 loan	2009 loan
DJ Campbell	England	2009 loan & 2010 loan & 2010–2011	2009–2010 loan
Tom Ince	England	2011–2014	2015 & 2015–2017
Richard Keogh	England / Republic of Ireland	2021–2022	2012–2019
Ian Evatt	England	–	–

Quick facts

12 players in our verified list have played for both Blackpool and Derby County.
The most common countries are England (9), Scotland (2), Wales (1).
Eight players made the link through a loan spell, including Ashley Ward and Rob Edwards.

Common questions

How many players have played for both Blackpool and Derby County?

12 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Blackpool and Derby County, including Paul Dickov, Danny Graham and Tom Ince.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Eight players made the link through a loan spell, including Ashley Ward and Rob Edwards.

Test yourself

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