Players who played for Leeds United and Oldham Athletic

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United and Oldham Athletic? 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	Leeds United	Oldham Athletic
John Sheridan	England / Republic of Ireland	1982–1989	1998–2004
Andy Ritchie	England	1983–1987	1987–1995 & 1997–1999
Andy Linighan	England	1984–1986	1986–1988
Alex Bruce	England / Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland	2010–2012	2004–2005 & 2005
Paul Dickov	Scotland	2010	2010–2011

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Oldham Athletic.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is John Sheridan; the most recent is Alex Bruce.

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