Players who played for Derby County and Swansea City

Which footballers have played for both Derby County 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 4 in our list.

Show all 4 players

Player	Country	Derby County	Swansea City
Dean Saunders	Wales	1988–1991	1982–1985
Dean Holdsworth	England	2005–2006	1988 loan
Danny Graham	England	2005–2006 loan	2011–2013
Conor Hourihane	Republic of Ireland	2022–2024	2021 loan

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Derby County and Swansea City.
The most common countries are England (2), Wales (1), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Dean Saunders; the most recent is Conor Hourihane.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Dean Holdsworth.

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