Which players played for both Brentford and Cardiff City?

24 players have played for both Brentford and Cardiff City, including Deon Burton, Romaine Sawyers, Conor McAleny, Kadeem Harris, Tom Adeyemi, Simon Moore, Tommy Smith, Fred Keenor, Leo Fortune-West and John Cornwell.

Players Who Played for Both Brentford and Cardiff City (24 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 24 players have played for both Brentford and Cardiff City. The best known: Deon Burton, Romaine Sawyers and Conor McAleny.

The list

#	Player	Born	Brentford	Cardiff City
1	Deon Burton	1976	2004–2005	1996–1997
2	Romaine Sawyers	1991	2016–2019	2022–2024
3	Conor McAleny	1992	2013	2015
4	Kadeem Harris	1993	2013	2012–2019
5	Tom Adeyemi	1991	2012–2013	2014–2017
6	Simon Moore	1990	2009–2013	2013–2016
7	Tommy Smith	1980	2014–2015	2012–2014
8	Fred Keenor	1894	1915–1919	1912–1931
9	Leo Fortune-West	1971	1998–1999	2000–2003
10	John Cornwell	1964	1993	1993
11	Mickey Bennett	1969	1992–1994	1996–1997
12	Frank Dudley	1925	1953–1958	1953
13	Andrew McCulloch	1950	1976–1979	1972–1974
14	Brian Edgley	1937	1961–1962	1960–1961
15	Joe Bonson	1934	1964–1965	1957–1960
16	Dai Ward	1934	1963–1965	1954, 1961–1962
17	Phil Bater	1955	1986–1987	1987–1989
18	Ralph Williams	1905	1924–1925	1929–1931
19	Paul Maddy	1962	1986–1987	1980–1983, 1989
20	David Greene	1973	1996	2000–2001
21	Charlie Oatway	1973	1997–1999	1994–1995
22	Gary Stevens	1954	1986–1987	1978–1982
23	Scott Partridge	1974	1999–2001	1997–1998
24	Johnny Rainford	1930	1953–1962	1953

Which way they moved

Brentford first, then Cardiff City: 9
Cardiff City first, then Brentford: 12

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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.

Players who played for both Brentford and Cardiff City