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Aston Villa: They played for both

We take a look at 11 players who played for Leeds and Villa.

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"\u003Cp\u003EAhead of Friday\u0027s Premier League fixture between Leeds United and Aston Villa at Villa Park, we look at 11 players who have played for both sides.\u003C/p\u003E""\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/31541232562599/scott_carson.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScott Carson\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe goalkeeper started his professional career at Leeds before joining Liverpool.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe spent the 2007/08 season on loan at Villa Park, before joining rivals West Bromwich Albion.\u003C/span\u003E\uFEFF\u00A0 He is now at Manchester City, on loan from Derby County.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/00866975495082/tony_dorigo.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETony Dorigo\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFull-back Dorigo made over 100 appearances for both Leeds and Villa.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDorigo joined the Whites from Chelsea in 1991 and helped Leeds win the last ever First Division Championship in 1992, prior to the formation of the Premier League.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/05842646784684/brendan_ormsby.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrendon Ormsby\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPart of the glory years at Villa Park when Aston Villa went on to lift the First Division, European Cup and European Super Cup, he was signed by the Whites in 1986.\u003C/span\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/08904392532587/ugo_ehiogu.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUgo Ehiogu\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESigned from rivals West Brom, Ehiogu went on to make over 200 appearances at Villa Park.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe went on to join Middlesbrough for \u00A38m in 2000 and spent time on loan at Leeds in 2006.\u003C/span\u003E\uFEFF\u00A0 The former defender sadly passed away in April 2017, suffering a cardiac arrest, when a coach at Tottenham Hotspur.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/61317664420786/stephen_warnock.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStephen Warnock\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe full-back spent over three years at Villa Park before joining Leeds in January 2013.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe won two caps for England and was part of the 2010 World Cup squad.\u003C/span\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/11846233894182/alan_thompson.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlan Thompson\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMidfielder Thompson spent two years at Villa Park after moving from Bolton Wanderers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe went on to enjoy huge success at Scottish giants Celtic, before joining Leeds in 2007.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 /\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/94926821608926/james_milner.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Milner\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMilner made his Leeds debut as a 16 year-old, and at the time in 2002 Milner became the youngest goal-scorer in Premier League history.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 He moved to Newcastle and then Aston Villa, before a stint at Manchester City and now Liverpool.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/47625577244470/eirik_bakke.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEirik Bakke\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Norwegian midfielder made over 100 appearances for Leeds, helping the club reach the 2001 Champions League semi-final, before joining Villa on loan in 2005.\u003C/span\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/08693368339216/fabien_delph.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFabian Delph\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe England international made his breakthrough at Leeds, before being snapped up by Aston Villa in 2009 for \u00A36m.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDuring his time at Villa Park he was an FA and League Cup runner up.\u003C/span\u003E\uFEFF\u00A0 He is now at Everton.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0 \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/83982938851555/ross_mccormack.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoss McCormack\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESigned from Cardiff City, McCormack scored over 50 goals for Leeds before joining Fulham.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHe moved from Craven Cottage to join Aston Villa for \u00A312m, but it proved to be an unsuccessful spell.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Chr /\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022row\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-4\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022img-thumbnail\u0022 src=\u0022https://dc6vmiz8c91pk.cloudfront.net/media/44/24184392719505/julian_joachim.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022Cinque Terre\u0022 width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022auto\u0022 /\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-GB\u0022\u003EJulian Joachim\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\uFEFF\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-GB\u0022\u003EA \u00A31.5m signing from Leicester City, the striker enjoyed the best spell of his career at Villa Park making over 100 appearances.\u00A0 He joined Leeds on a free transfer in 2004 after leaving Coventry City.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022col-sm-8\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E"

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