Players who played for Arsenal and Middlesbrough

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Middlesbrough? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
Viv Anderson	England	1984–1987	1994–1995
Paul Merson	England	1985–1997	1997–1998
Alan Miller	England	1988–1994	1994–1997
Brian Marwood	England	1988–1990	1992 loan
Jérémie Aliadière	France	2001–2007	2007–2010
Ray Parlour	England	–	–

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and Middlesbrough.
The most common countries are England (5), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Viv Anderson; the most recent is Jérémie Aliadière.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Brian Marwood.

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