Players who played for Leeds United and Manchester United

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Leeds United	Manchester United
Andy Ritchie	England	1983–1987	1977–1980
Mickey Thomas	Wales	1989–1990	1978–1981
Peter Barnes	England	1981–1982 & 1983–1984	1985–1987
Gordon Strachan	Scotland	1989–1995	1984–1989
David Healy	Northern Ireland	2004–2007	1999–2001
Rio Ferdinand	England	2000–2002	2002–2014
Liam Miller	Republic of Ireland	2005–2006 loan	2004–2006
Daniel James	Wales / England	2021–present	2019–2021

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Manchester United.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (2), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Andy Ritchie; the most recent is Daniel James.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Liam Miller.

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