Players who played for Leeds United and Newcastle United

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United and Newcastle 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 14 in our list.

Show all 14 players

Player	Country	Leeds United	Newcastle United
David Batty	England	1987–1993 & 1998–2004	–
Gary Speed	Wales	1988–1996	1998–2004
Darren Huckerby	England	1999–2000	1995–1996
Ian Rush	Wales	1996–1997	1997–1998
Lee Bowyer	England	1996–2003	2003–2006
Steven Caldwell	Scotland	2004 loan	1997–2004
Alan Smith	England	1998–2004	2007–2008
Jonathan Woodgate	England	1998–2003	2003–2004
Michael Bridges	England	1999–2004	2004 loan
Mark Viduka	Australia	2000–2004	2007–2009
James Milner	England	2002–2004	2004–2008
Danny Rose	England	2006–2007	2020 loan
Andros Townsend	England	2012 loan	2016
Karl Darlow	England / Wales	2023–2026	2014–2023

Quick facts

14 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Newcastle United.
The most common countries are England (10), Wales (2), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is David Batty; the most recent is Karl Darlow.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Steven Caldwell.

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