Players who played for Stoke City and Swansea City

Which footballers have played for both Stoke 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Stoke City	Swansea City
John Mahoney	Wales	1967–1977	1979–1983
Alan Curtis	Wales	1986 loan	1972–1979 & 1980–1983 & 1989–1990
Robbie James	Wales	1983–1984	1973–1983 & 1988–1990
Lee Chapman	England	1978–1982	1996
Ashley Williams	Wales / England	2018–2019 loan	2008 & 2008–2016
Wilfried Bony	Ivory Coast	2016–2017 loan	2013–2015 & 2017–2019

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Stoke City and Swansea City.
The most common countries are Wales (4), England (1), Ivory Coast (1).
The earliest in our list is John Mahoney; the most recent is Ashley Williams.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Alan Curtis.

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