Players who played for Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United

Which footballers have played for both Bolton Wanderers 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Bolton Wanderers	Leeds United
Peter Barnes	England	1987 & 1988–1989	1981–1982 & 1983–1984
John Sheridan	England / Republic of Ireland	1996 & 1996–1998	1982–1989
Gary Speed	Wales	2004–2008	1988–1996
Nathan Blake	Wales	1995–1998	2005 loan
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2004–2005 & 2005–2008	2012–2014
Robbie Blake	England	2010–2012	2005–2007

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (2), Senegal (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Barnes; the most recent is El Hadji Diouf.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Nathan Blake.

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