Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool? 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 9 in our list.

Show all 9 players

Player	Country	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
Steve Harkness	England	1999–2000	1989–1999
David Speedie	Scotland	1991–1992	1991
Dominic Matteo	Scotland	2004–2007	1992–2000
Jason McAteer	England / Republic of Ireland	1999–2001	1995–1999
Brad Friedel	United States	2000–2008	1997–2000
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2009–2011	2002–2005
Craig Bellamy	Wales	2005–2006	2006–2007 & 2011–2012
Stewart Downing	England	2019–2021	2011–2013
Owen Beck	Wales	2024–2025 loan	2021–present

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool.
The most common countries are England (3), Scotland (2), Wales (2).
The earliest in our list is Steve Harkness; the most recent is Owen Beck.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Owen Beck.

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