Players who played for Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool

Which footballers have played for both Bolton Wanderers 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
Peter Beardsley	England	1997–1998	1987–1991
Jason McAteer	England / Republic of Ireland	1992–1995	1995–1999
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2004–2005 & 2005–2008	2002–2005
Daniel Sturridge	England	2011 loan	2013–2019
Owen Beck	Wales	2022–2023 loan	2021–present

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool.
The most common countries are England (3), Senegal (1), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Beardsley; the most recent is Owen Beck.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Daniel Sturridge.

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