Which players played for both Coventry City and Stoke City?

36 players have played for both Coventry City and Stoke City, including Jay Bothroyd, Leo Østigård, Maurice Setters, Danny Pugh, Carl Dickinson, John Eustace, Micky Adams, Stephen Wright, Gerry Daly and Ashley Grimes.

Players Who Played for Both Coventry City and Stoke City (36 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 36 players have played for both Coventry City and Stoke City. The best known: Jay Bothroyd, Leo Østigård and Maurice Setters.

The list

#	Player	Born	Coventry City	Stoke City
1	Jay Bothroyd	1982	2000–2003	2008
2	Leo Østigård	1999	2020–2021	2021
3	Maurice Setters	1936	1967–1970	1965–1967
4	Danny Pugh	1982	2014–2015	2007–2008, 2008–2012
5	Carl Dickinson	1987	2013	2004–2011
6	John Eustace	1979	1996–2003	2003–2008
7	Micky Adams	1961	1983–1987	1994
8	Stephen Wright	1980	2008–2010	2007–2008
9	Gerry Daly	1954	1980–1984	1987–1988
10	Ashley Grimes	1957	1983–1984	1991–1992
11	Gary Bannister	1960	1978–1981, 1988–1990	1993
12	Bjarni Guðjónsson	1979	2004	2000–2003
13	Kyle Lightbourne	1968	1997–1998	1998–2001
14	Dave Bamber	1959	1983–1984	1988–1989
15	Paul Williams	1971	1995–2001	2003–2005
16	Paul Dyson	1959	1978–1983	1983–1986
17	John Gayle	1964	1993–1994	1995–1997
18	Gareth Evans	1967	1985–1986	1990
19	John Tudor	1946	1966–1968	1976–1977
20	Clive Clarke	1980	2006	1999–2005
21	Marcus Hall	1976	1994–2002, 2005–2010	2002–2005
22	Sean Flynn	1968	1991–1995	1997
23	Arthur Arrowsmith	1880	1905	1906–1908
24	Eric McManus	1950	1969–1972	1979–1982
25	Ally Pickering	1967	1993–1996	1996–1999
26	Joe Jones	1887	1922–1923	1911–1920
27	John Williams	1968	1992–1995	1994
28	Gavin Ward	1970	2003–2004	1999–2002
29	Billy Poole	1902	1925–1926	1922–1923
30	Ian Painter	1964	1986–1987	1982–1986
31	Archie Dyke	1886	1920	1909–1912, 1914
32	John Cull	1900	1931–1932	1925–1930
33	Lee Mills	1970	2001, 2001–2003	2003
34	Micky Gynn	1961	1983–1993	1993–1995
35	Alec McClure	1892	1926–1928	1924–1926
36	Jock Stirling	1869	1920	1919–1920

Which way they moved

Coventry City first, then Stoke City: 22
Stoke City first, then Coventry City: 14

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More pairs with Coventry City

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Coventry City – West Brom 49 players
Coventry City – Crystal Palace 48 players
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Brentford – Coventry City 39 players
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More pairs with Stoke City

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Stoke City – Sunderland 51 players
Stoke City – Wolves 48 players
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Aston Villa – Stoke City 47 players
Southampton – Stoke City 45 players

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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 Coventry City and Stoke City