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Players who played for Blackpool and Watford

Which footballers have played for both Blackpool and Watford? 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
PlayerCountryBlackpoolWatford
Rick HoldenEngland1995–19961988–1989
Kevin PhillipsEngland2011–20131994–1997
Hameur BouazzaFrance / Algeria2009–20102003–2007
Michael ChopraEngland2013–20142003 loan
Chris EaglesEngland2014–20152005 & 2006 loan
Danny GrahamEngland2006 loan2009–2011
Liam BridcuttEngland / Scotland2022–20232008–2009 loan
Nyron NosworthyEngland / Jamaica2014–20152011–2012 loan & 2012–2014
Tom InceEngland2011–20142023–present
Dan GoslingEngland2013–2014 loan2021–2023
Ashley FletcherEngland2024–20262021–2024
Craig CathcartNorthern Ireland––

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Blackpool and Watford?

12 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Blackpool and Watford, including Danny Graham, Tom Ince and Ashley Fletcher.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Six players made the link through a loan spell, including Michael Chopra and Chris Eagles.

Test yourself

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