Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers 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	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle United
Alan Shearer	England	1992–1996	1996–2006
David Batty	England	1993–1996	–
Kevin Gallacher	Scotland	1993–1999	1999–2001
Shay Given	Republic of Ireland	1994–1997	1997–2009
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	1998–2003	1995–1998
Damien Duff	Republic of Ireland	1996–2003	2006–2009
Craig Bellamy	Wales	2005–2006	2001–2005
Danny Simpson	England	2008–2009 loan	2009–2010 & 2010–2013
Grant Hanley	Scotland	2010–2016	2016–2017
Leon Best	England / Republic of Ireland	2012–2015	2010–2012

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (2), Republic of Ireland (2).
The earliest in our list is Alan Shearer; the most recent is Grant Hanley.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Danny Simpson.

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