Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Leeds 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Blackburn Rovers	Leeds United
David Batty	England	1993–1996	1987–1993 & 1998–2004
Nathan Blake	Wales	1998–2001	2005 loan
Paul Robinson	England	2008–2015	1998–2004
Dominic Matteo	Scotland	2004–2007	2000–2004
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2004–2006	2010
Danny Graham	England	2016–2020	2006 loan
Bradley Johnson	England	2019–2022	2008–2011
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2009–2011	2012–2014

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (2), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is David Batty; the most recent is Bradley Johnson.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Nathan Blake.

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