Players who played for Cardiff City and Swansea City

Which footballers have played for both Cardiff City and Swansea City? 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Cardiff City	Swansea City
Leslie Jones	Wales	1929–1934	–
Alan Curtis	Wales	1986–1989	1972–1979 & 1980–1983 & 1989–1990
Robbie James	Wales	1992–1993	1973–1983 & 1988–1990
Dean Saunders	Wales	1985 loan	1982–1985
Wayne Routledge	England	2008–2009 loan	2011–2021

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Cardiff City and Swansea City.
The most common countries are Wales (4), England (1).
The earliest in our list is Leslie Jones; the most recent is Wayne Routledge.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Dean Saunders.

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