Players who played for Birmingham City and Manchester United

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Manchester United? 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	Birmingham City	Manchester United
Steve Bruce	England	1996–1998	1987–1996
Les Sealey	England	1992 loan	1990 & 1990–1991
Nicky Butt	England	2005–2006 loan	1992–2004
Dwight Yorke	Trinidad and Tobago	2004–2005	1998–2002
Ben Foster	England	2010–2012	2005–2010
Jesse Lingard	England	2013–2014 loan	2011–2022

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Manchester United.
The most common countries are England (5), Trinidad and Tobago (1).
The earliest in our list is Steve Bruce; the most recent is Jesse Lingard.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Les Sealey.

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