The list
| # | Player | Born | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Southgate | 1970 | 1995–2001 | 2001–2006 |
| 2 | Adama Traoré | 1996 | 2015–2016 | 2016–2018 |
| 3 | Stewart Downing | 1984 | 2009–2011 | 2001–2009, 2015–2019 |
| 4 | Shay Given | 1976 | 2011–2015 | 2013–2014 |
| 5 | Calum Chambers | 1995 | 2022–2024 | 2016–2017 |
| 6 | Neil Taylor | 1989 | 2017–2021 | 2021–2022 |
| 7 | Morgan Rogers | 2002 | 2024–2026 | 2023–2024 |
| 8 | Ritchie De Laet | 1988 | 2016–2019 | 2016 |
| 9 | Brad Guzan | 1984 | 2008–2016 | 2016–2017 |
| 10 | Yannick Bolasie | 1989 | 2018–2019 | 2021 |
| 11 | Luke Young | 1979 | 2008–2011 | 2007–2008 |
| 12 | Matt Targett | 1995 | 2019–2022 | 2025–2026 |
| 13 | Albert Adomah | 1987 | 2016–2019 | 2013–2016 |
| 14 | Paul Merson | 1968 | 1998–2002 | 1997–1998 |
| 15 | Joe Bennett | 1990 | 2012–2016 | 2008–2012 |
| 16 | Mark Burke | 1969 | 1987 | 1987–1991 |
| 17 | Isaiah Osbourne | 1987 | 2006–2011 | 2009–2010 |
| 18 | Ugo Ehiogu | 1972 | 1991–2000 | 2000–2007 |
| 19 | George Boateng | 1975 | 1999–2002 | 2002–2008 |
| 20 | Andy Townsend | 1963 | 1993–1997 | 1997–1999 |
| 21 | Cameron Archer | 2001 | 2019–2023, 2024 | 2023 |
| 22 | Benito Carbone | 1971 | 1999–2000 | 2002 |
| 23 | Kevin Poole | 1963 | 1981–1987 | 1987–1991 |
| 24 | Alan Wright | 1971 | 1995–2003 | 2003–2004 |
| 25 | Neil Cox | 1971 | 1991–1994 | 1994–1997 |
| 26 | Arthur Cunliffe | 1909 | 1933–1935 | 1935–1937 |
| 27 | Pat Heard | 1960 | 1979–1983 | 1985–1986 |
| 28 | Billy Brawn | 1878 | 1901–1906 | 1906–1907 |
| 29 | Tom Griffiths | 1906 | 1935–1937 | 1933–1935 |
| 30 | Martin Thomas | 1959 | — | 1984 |
| 31 | Edmund Eyre | 1882 | 1908–1911 | 1911–1914 |
| 32 | Dean Glover | 1963 | 1981–1987 | 1987–1989 |
| 33 | Tom Niblo | 1877 | 1902–1904 | 1899 |
| 34 | Willie Hamilton | 1938 | 1965–1967 | 1961–1962 |
| 35 | Charlie Slade | 1891 | 1913–1914 | 1923–1925 |
| 36 | Paul Kerr | 1964 | 1982–1987 | 1987–1991 |
| 37 | William McAulay | 1879 | 1900–1901 | 1902–1903 |
| 38 | Ian Dickson | 1902 | 1921–1923 | 1923–1925 |
| 39 | Edward Layton | 1883 | 1908 | 1912 |
Which way they moved
- Aston Villa first, then Middlesbrough: 26
- Middlesbrough first, then Aston Villa: 10
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Aston Villa
- Aston Villa – Wolves 60 players
- Aston Villa – West Brom 56 players
- Aston Villa – Leicester City 55 players
- Aston Villa – Everton 47 players
- Aston Villa – Manchester United 47 players
- Aston Villa – Stoke City 45 players
- Aston Villa – Sheffield United 41 players
- Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 41 players
More pairs with Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough – Newcastle United 41 players
- Leicester City – Middlesbrough 30 players
- Middlesbrough – Tottenham Hotspur 25 players
- Liverpool – Middlesbrough 24 players
- Manchester City – Middlesbrough 24 players
- Manchester United – Middlesbrough 24 players
- Everton – Middlesbrough 23 players
- Arsenal – Middlesbrough 21 players
Türkçe: Aston Villa ve Middlesbrough ortak oyuncuları
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.