Players who played for Arsenal and Norwich City

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Norwich City? 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	Norwich City
David Rocastle	England	1985–1992	1997 loan
Andy Linighan	England	1990–1997	1988–1990
John Hartson	Wales	1995–1997	2007 loan
David Bentley	England	2001–2006	2004–2005 loan
Kieran Gibbs	England	2007–2017	2008 loan

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and Norwich City.
The most common countries are England (4), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is David Rocastle; the most recent is Kieran Gibbs.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including David Rocastle.

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