Players who played for Ipswich Town and Manchester United

Which footballers have played for both Ipswich Town 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Ipswich Town	Manchester United
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2012 loan	1997–2000
David Healy	Northern Ireland	2010 loan	1999–2001
Danny Simpson	England	2008 loan	2006–2010
Tom Lawrence	Wales	2016–2017 loan	2013–2014
Axel Tuanzebe	DR Congo	2023–2025	2015–2023

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Ipswich Town and Manchester United.
The most common countries are England (2), Northern Ireland (1), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Danny Higginbotham; the most recent is Axel Tuanzebe.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Danny Higginbotham.

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