Players who played for Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion

Which footballers have played for both Manchester United 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 12 in our list.

Show all 12 players

Player	Country	Manchester United	West Bromwich Albion
Jimmy Nicholl	Canada / Northern Ireland	1974–1982	1984–1986
Mickey Thomas	Wales	1978–1981	1985–1986
Peter Barnes	England	1985–1987	1979–1981
Garth Crooks	England	1983–1984 loan	1985–1987
Jonathan Greening	England	1998–2001	2004–2010
Darren Fletcher	Scotland	1999–2015	2015–2017
Kieran Richardson	England	2002–2007	2005 loan
Ben Foster	England	2005–2010	2011–2012 & 2012–2018
Jonny Evans	Northern Ireland	2006–2015 & 2023–2025	2015–2018
Sam Johnstone	England	2011–2018	2018–2022
Paddy McNair	Northern Ireland	2014–2016	2024 loan
Arthur Albiston	Scotland	–	–

Quick facts

12 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion.
The most common countries are England (6), Scotland (2), Northern Ireland (2).
The earliest in our list is Jimmy Nicholl; the most recent is Paddy McNair.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Garth Crooks.

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