Players who played for Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion? 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	West Bromwich Albion
Alan Miller	England	1988–1994	1991 & 1997 & 1997–2000
John Hartson	Wales	1995–1997	2006–2008
Nicolas Anelka	France	1997–1999	2013–2014
Kanu	Nigeria	1999–2004	2004–2006
Junichi Inamoto	Japan	2001–2002 loan	2004–2006
Kieran Gibbs	England	2007–2017	2017–2021
Ainsley Maitland-Niles	England	2014–2023	2021 loan

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (1), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Alan Miller; the most recent is Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Junichi Inamoto.

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