Players who played for Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic

14 players have played for both Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic, according to Wikidata. The best known include Emile Heskey, Tom Cleverley and Marc Albrighton. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Emile Heskey. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1991 (Alan McLoughlin), the most recent in 2017 (Matija Sarkic).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaWigan Athletic
Emile HeskeyForwardEngland2009–20122006–2009
Tom CleverleyMidfielderEngland2014–20152010–2011
Marc AlbrightonMidfielderEngland2009–20142013
Scott CarsonGoalkeeperEngland2007–20082013–2015
Stephen WarnockDefenderEngland2009–20132016–2017
Shaun MaloneyForwardScotland2007–20082011–2015
Scott SinclairMidfielderEngland20152009–2010
Charles N'ZogbiaMidfielderFrance2011–20162009–2011
Liam RidgewellDefenderEngland2002–20072015
Grant HoltForwardUnited Kingdom20142013–2016
Matija SarkicGoalkeeperMontenegro2019–20202017–2018
Chris HerdMidfielderAustralia2007–20152015
Alan McLoughlinMidfielderIreland19911999–2001
David UnsworthDefenderUnited Kingdom19982007

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Aston Villa

Manchester United28Liverpool27Chelsea25Nottingham Forest25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Leicester City24

With Wigan Athletic

Birmingham City21Everton19West Brom19Newcastle United19Manchester United17Liverpool17West Ham15Blackburn Rovers15