Players who played for Derby County and Manchester United

Which footballers have played for both Derby County and Manchester 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Derby County	Manchester United
Mickey Thomas	Wales	1986 loan	1978–1981
Paul McGrath	England / Republic of Ireland	1996–1997	1982–1989
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2000–2003	1997–2000
Jesse Lingard	England	2015 loan	2011–2022
Michael Keane	England	2013–2014 loan	2011–2015
Tom Lawrence	Wales	2017–2022	2013–2014
Mason Mount	England	2018–2019 loan	2023–present

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Derby County and Manchester United.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (2).
The earliest in our list is Mickey Thomas; the most recent is Mason Mount.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Mickey Thomas.

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