Players who played for Middlesbrough and Stoke City

Which footballers have played for both Middlesbrough and Stoke 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Middlesbrough	Stoke City
John Mahoney	Wales	1977–1979	1967–1977
Graham Kavanagh	Republic of Ireland	1991–1996	1996–2001
Mark Crossley	England / Wales	2000–2003	2002 & 2003
Jonathan Woodgate	England	2006–2007 & 2007–2008 & 2012–2016 loan	2011–2012
Robert Huth	Germany	2006–2009	2009–2015
Dean Whitehead	England	2013–2015	2009–2013
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	2013–2014 loan	2015–2017

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Middlesbrough and Stoke City.
The most common countries are England (3), Republic of Ireland (2), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is John Mahoney; the most recent is Shay Given.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Jonathan Woodgate.

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