Which players played for both Coventry City and West Brom?

49 players have played for both Coventry City and West Brom, including Sam Allardyce, Martin Jol, Adam Armstrong, Chris Kirkland, Kevin Kilbane, John Hartson, Márton Fülöp, Cyrille Regis, Jacob Murphy and Carlton Palmer.

Players Who Played for Both Coventry City and West Brom (49 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 49 players have played for both Coventry City and West Brom. The best known: Sam Allardyce, Martin Jol and Adam Armstrong.

The list

#	Player	Born	Coventry City	West Brom
1	Sam Allardyce	1954	1983–1984	1989–1991
2	Martin Jol	1956	1984–1985	1981–1984
3	Adam Armstrong	1997	2015–2016	2025
4	Chris Kirkland	1981	1998–2001	2005–2006
5	Kevin Kilbane	1977	2012	1997–1999
6	John Hartson	1975	2001	2006–2008
7	Márton Fülöp	1983	2005–2006	2011–2012
8	Cyrille Regis	1958	1984–1991	1977–1984
9	Jacob Murphy	1995	2015–2016	2019
10	Carlton Palmer	1965	1999–2001	1984–1989
11	Maurice Setters	1936	1967–1970	1955–1960
12	Leon Barnett	1985	2009–2010	2007–2011
13	Marc-Antoine Fortuné	1981	2015–2016	2009, 2010–2013
14	Paul Hall	1972	1998–2000	2000
15	Luke Steele	1984	2004–2005, 2006, 2006–2007	2006–2008
16	Peter Barnes	1957	1984–1985	1979–1981
17	Lloyd Dyer	1982	2005	2001–2006
18	Lee Hughes	1976	2001–2002	1997–2001, 2002–2004
19	David Burrows	1968	1995–2000	1985–1988
20	Frank Nouble	1991	2014–2015, 2015	2010
21	Bobby Gould	1946	1963–1968	1971–1972
22	Gary Bannister	1960	1978–1981, 1988–1990	1990–1992
23	Alan Miller	1970	2000	1991, 1997, 1997–2000
24	Fred Morris	1893	1924–1925	1911–1924
25	Joe Murphy	1981	2011–2014	2002–2005
26	Trevor Benjamin	1979	2005	2002
27	David Speedie	1960	1987–1991	1992
28	Chris Whyte	1961	1995	1988–1990
29	Ronnie Rees	1944	1962–1968	1968–1969
30	David Cross	1950	1973–1976	1976–1977, 1984–1985
31	Gilbert Alsop	1908	1929–1931	1935–1937
32	Paul Dyson	1959	1978–1983	1986–1988
33	Reg Ryan	1925	1943–1945, 1958–1960	1945–1955
34	David Bradford	1953	1981–1982	1976
35	Tony Dobson	1969	1986–1991	1997–1998
36	Sean Flynn	1968	1991–1995	1997–2000
37	Paul Edwards	1963	1990–1992	1994–1996
38	Julian Darby	1967	1993–1995	1995–1997
39	Martin Singleton	1963	1981–1984	1986–1987
40	Paul Williams	1963	1992	1991–1993
41	Steve Hunt	1956	1978–1984	1984–1986
42	Jimmy Sanders	1920	—	1945–1958
43	Billy Smith	1882	1907–1908, 1909–1912, 1913–1914	1902–1905
44	Harry Parkes	1888	1908–1914	1906–1908, 1914–1919
45	Garry Thompson	1959	1977–1983	1983–1985
46	Tommy Green	1913	1939–1941	1932–1936
47	Paul Williams	1969	1993–1995	1993–1994
48	David Smith	1968	1986–1993	1994–1998
49	Charlie Wilson	1905	1934–1935	1922–1928

Which way they moved

Coventry City first, then West Brom: 24
West Brom first, then Coventry City: 23

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More pairs with West Brom

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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 West Brom