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Southampton: Five players who’ve played for both Saints and Aston Villa

By Marc Walker

4 JUL 1994: FRANK RIJKAARD #3 OF HOLLAND MAKES A GREAT TACKLE ON ANDY TOWNSEND #3 THE CAPTAIN OF IRELAND DURING THE 1994 WORLD CUP GAME AT THE CITRUS BOWL IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill/ALLSPORT
4 JUL 1994: FRANK RIJKAARD #3 OF HOLLAND MAKES A GREAT TACKLE ON ANDY TOWNSEND #3 THE CAPTAIN OF IRELAND DURING THE 1994 WORLD CUP GAME AT THE CITRUS BOWL IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill/ALLSPORT /
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SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 11: Peter Crouch of Southampton salutes the crowd during the Barclays Premiership match between Southampton and Middlesbrough at St. Mary’s Stadium on December 11, 2004 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 11: Peter Crouch of Southampton salutes the crowd during the Barclays Premiership match between Southampton and Middlesbrough at St. Mary’s Stadium on December 11, 2004 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Peter Crouch

After impressing in his first spell with Portsmouth, Crouch joined Aston Villa for a significant £6m back in 2002.

However, his time at Villa Park proved to be less fruitful on the goal front with just six goals in 43 games.

Saints snapped him up from Villa in 2004 and he started to prove himself as a real goalscorer in the Premier League.

He found the net 15 times in 30 appearances before leaving at the end of the season to join Liverpool.

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