The list
| # | Player | Born | Aston Villa | Celtic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Keane | 1980 | 2012 | 2010 |
| 2 | Stiliyan Petrov | 1979 | 2006–2013 | 1999–2006 |
| 3 | Sam Johnstone | 1993 | 2017, 2017–2018 | 2026– |
| 4 | Shaun Maloney | 1983 | 2007–2008 | 2001–2007, 2008–2011 |
| 5 | Scott Sinclair | 1989 | 2015, 2015–2016 | 2016–2020 |
| 6 | Carlton Cole | 1983 | 2004–2005 | 2015–2016 |
| 7 | Tony Cascarino | 1962 | 1990–1991 | 1991–1992 |
| 8 | Barry Bannan | 1989 | 2008–2013 | — |
| 9 | Chris Sutton | 1973 | 2006–2007 | 2000–2006 |
| 10 | Aleksandar Tonev | 1990 | 2013–2015 | 2014–2015 |
| 11 | Dion Dublin | 1969 | 1998–2004 | 2006 |
| 12 | Roy Aitken | 1958 | — | 1975–1990 |
| 13 | Alan McInally | 1967 | 1987–1989 | 1984–1987 |
| 14 | Didier Agathe | 1975 | 2006–2007 | 2000–2006 |
| 15 | Evan Williams | 1943 | 1969 | 1969–1974 |
| 16 | Alan Thompson | 1973 | 1998–2000 | 2000–2007 |
| 17 | Frank McAvennie | 1959 | 1992 | 1987–1989, 1992–1994 |
| 18 | Paul Elliott | 1964 | 1985–1987 | 1989–1991 |
| 19 | Jack Reynolds | 1869 | 1893–1897 | 1897 |
| 20 | John Campbell | 1872 | 1895–1897 | 1890–1903 |
| 21 | Bobby Templeton | 1880 | 1898–1903 | 1906–1907 |
| 22 | Tommy Johnson | 1971 | 1995–1997 | 1997–2001 |
| 23 | John Cunningham | 1868 | — | — |
| 24 | Pat McMahon | 1945 | 1969–1975 | 1967–1969 |
| 25 | Frank O'Donnell | 1911 | 1938–1946 | 1930–1935 |
| 26 | Tommy Barber | 1888 | 1912–1919 | 1918 |
| 27 | William Dunning | 1865 | — | — |
| 28 | Charlie McEleny | 1873 | 1899–1900 | 1893–1895, 1896–1898 |
| 29 | James Welford | 1869 | — | — |
| 30 | Peter Dowds | 1871 | 1892–1893 | 1889–1892, 1894–1895 |
Which way they moved
- Aston Villa first, then Celtic: 12
- Celtic first, then Aston Villa: 12
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Aston Villa and Celtic, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Aston Villa
- Aston Villa – Wolves 63 players
- Aston Villa – West Brom 59 players
- Aston Villa – Leicester City 55 players
- Aston Villa – Everton 49 players
- Aston Villa – Stoke City 47 players
- Aston Villa – Manchester United 47 players
- Aston Villa – Sheffield United 44 players
- Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 43 players
Aston Villa: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Celtic
- Celtic – Sunderland 29 players
- Celtic – Manchester City 27 players
- Celtic – Norwich City 27 players
- Celtic – Middlesbrough 26 players
- Celtic – Southampton 25 players
- Celtic – Leicester City 25 players
- Celtic – Coventry City 24 players
- Celtic – Liverpool 23 players
Celtic: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.