Players who played for Liverpool and West Ham United

Which footballers have played for both Liverpool and West Ham 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 15 in our list.

Show all 15 players

Player	Country	Liverpool	West Ham United
Ray Houghton	Scotland / Republic of Ireland	1987–1992	1979–1982
Paul Ince	England	1997–1999	1986–1989
David Burrows	England	1988–1993	1993–1994
David Speedie	Scotland	1991	1993 loan
Don Hutchison	England / Scotland	1991–1994	1994–1996 & 2001–2005
David James	England	1992–1999	2001–2004
Neil Ruddock	England	1993–1998	1998–2000
Joe Cole	England	2010–2013	1998–2003 & 2013–2014
Titi Camara	Guinea	1999–2000	2000–2003
Glen Johnson	England	2009–2015	2002–2003
Paul Konchesky	England	2010–2011	2005–2007
Yossi Benayoun	Israel	2007–2010	2005–2007 & 2012
Craig Bellamy	Wales	2006–2007 & 2011–2012	2007–2009
Javier Mascherano	Argentina	2007–2010	2006–2007
Stewart Downing	England	2011–2013	2013–2015

Quick facts

15 players in our verified list have played for both Liverpool and West Ham United.
The most common countries are England (9), Scotland (2), Guinea (1).
The earliest in our list is Ray Houghton; the most recent is Stewart Downing.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including David Speedie.

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