Players who played for Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers

20 players have played for both Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers, according to Wikidata. The best known include Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke and David Bentley. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Dwight Yorke. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1900 (Fred Pentland), the most recent in 2010 (Grant Hanley).

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The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBirmingham CityBlackburn Rovers
Andy ColeForwardEngland20072001–2004
Dwight YorkeForwardTrinidad and Tobago2004–20052002–2004
David BentleyMidfielderEngland20112005–2013
Scott DannDefenderEngland2009–20112011–2014
Grant HanleyDefenderScotland20252010–2016
Lee CarsleyMidfielderIreland2008–20101999–2000
Chris SuttonForwardEngland20061994–1999
Robbie SavageMidfielderWales2002–20052005–2008
David DunnMidfielderUnited Kingdom2003–20071998–2015
Barry FergusonMidfielderScotland2009–20112003–2005
Howard KendallMidfielderUnited Kingdom1974–19771979–1981
Marcus BentForwardUnited Kingdom2008–20112000–2001
Matt DerbyshireForwardEngland2010–20112003–2009
Martin TaylorDefenderEngland2004–20101997–2004
Alex BruceDefenderNorthern Ireland2004–20062004–2005
Alan KellyGoalkeeperIreland20011999–2004
Fred PentlandForwardEngland1900–19031903–1906
D.J. CampbellForwardUnited Kingdom2006–20072013–2014
Damien JohnsonMidfielderNorthern Ireland2002–20101997–2002
Horace BaileyGoalkeeperEngland1910–19121910

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 Birmingham City

Derby County24Nottingham Forest23Aston Villa21Wigan Athletic21Manchester United19Arsenal19Leeds United19Crystal Palace19

With Blackburn Rovers

Manchester United25Leicester City24Derby County22Everton21Liverpool20Aston Villa18Manchester City17Sunderland17