Players who played for Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion? 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	Manchester City	West Bromwich Albion
Asa Hartford	Scotland	1974–1979 & 1981–1984	1967–1974
Peter Barnes	England	1974–1979 & 1987–1988	1979–1981
Nicolas Anelka	France	2002–2005	2013–2014
Daniel Sturridge	England	2006–2009	2018 loan
Scott Carson	England	2019–2021 loan	2008–2011
Gareth Barry	England	2009–2014	2017–2020
Joleon Lescott	England	2009–2014	2014–2015
Tosin Adarabioyo	England	2016–2020	2018–2019 loan

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion.
The most common countries are England (6), Scotland (1), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Asa Hartford; the most recent is Scott Carson.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Daniel Sturridge.

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