Players who played for Leeds United and Liverpool

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United 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 9 in our list.

Show all 9 players

Player	Country	Leeds United	Liverpool
Ian Rush	Wales	1996–1997	1980–1986 & 1986–1987 & 1988–1996
Gary McAllister	Scotland	1990–1996	2000–2002
Dominic Matteo	Scotland	2000–2004	1992–2000
Harry Kewell	Australia	1996–2003	2003–2008
Nick Barmby	England	2002–2004	2000–2002
El Hadji Diouf	Senegal	2012–2014	2002–2005
James Milner	England	2002–2004	2015–2023
Scott Carson	England	2003–2005	2005–2008
Harry Wilson	Wales	2026–present	2014–2022

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Liverpool.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (2), Scotland (2).
The earliest in our list is Ian Rush; the most recent is Harry Wilson.

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