Players who played for Manchester United and Newcastle United

Which footballers have played for both Manchester 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 9 in our list.

Show all 9 players

Player	Country	Manchester United	Newcastle United
Wyn Davies	Wales	1972–1973	1966–1971
Alan Davies	England / Wales	1978–1985	1985–1987
Peter Beardsley	England	1982–1983	1983–1987 & 1993–1997
Nicky Butt	England	1992–2004	2004–2010
Andy Cole	England	1995–2001	1993–1995
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	1993–1995	1995–1998
Ronny Johnsen	Norway	1996–2002	2004–2005
Louis Saha	France	2004–2008	1999 loan
Danny Simpson	England	2006–2010	2009–2010 & 2010–2013

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester United and Newcastle United.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Wyn Davies; the most recent is Danny Simpson.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Louis Saha.

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