Players who played for Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion? 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	West Bromwich Albion
Garth Crooks	England	1976–1980	1985–1987
Mickey Thomas	Wales	1982–1984 & 1990–1991	1985–1986
Marc Wilson	Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland	2010–2016	2017 loan
Peter Odemwingie	Nigeria / Uzbekistan	2014–2016	2010–2013
Ben Foster	England	–	2011–2012 & 2012–2018
James McClean	Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland	2018–2021	2015–2018

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion.
The most common countries are England (2), Wales (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Garth Crooks; the most recent is James McClean.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Marc Wilson.

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