Players who played for Birmingham City and Newcastle United

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Newcastle 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 10 in our list.

Show all 10 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Newcastle United
Ken Leek	Wales	1961–1964	1961
Peter Withe	England	1975–1976 & 1987	1978–1980
Mick Harford	England	1982–1984	1980–1981
Steven Caldwell	Scotland	2011–2013	1997–2004
Lee Bowyer	England	2009 & 2009–2011 loan	2003–2006
Nicky Butt	England	2005–2006 loan	2004–2010
Obafemi Martins	Nigeria	2011 loan	2006–2009
Andros Townsend	England	2012 loan	2016
Dan Burn	England	2013–2014 loan	2022–present
Grant Hanley	Scotland	2025	2016–2017

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Newcastle United.
The most common countries are England (6), Scotland (2), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Ken Leek; the most recent is Grant Hanley.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including Lee Bowyer.

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