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Players who played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic

Which footballers have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion 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 7 in our list.
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PlayerCountryBrighton & Hove AlbionWigan Athletic
Kevin NichollsEngland1999 loan1999–2001
Christian WaltonEngland2013–20222017–2018 & 2018–2019 loan
Joe BennettEngland2014–2015 loan2021–2023
Liam RidgewellEngland2016 loan2015 loan
Dan BurnEngland2018–20222016–2018 & 2018–2019
Ali Al-HabsiOman––
Gaëtan BongCameroon––

Quick facts

Common questions

How many players have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic?

7 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic, including Liam Ridgewell, Joe Bennett and Christian Walton.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Four players made the link through a loan spell, including Kevin Nicholls and Christian Walton.

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