Players who played for Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers

Which footballers have played for both Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers? 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	Newcastle United	Queens Park Rangers
Les Ferdinand	England	1995–1997	1987–1995
Aaron Hughes	Northern Ireland	1997–2005	2014
Kieron Dyer	England	1999–2007	2011–2013
Leon Best	England / Republic of Ireland	2010–2012	2004–2005 loan
Joey Barton	England	2007–2011	2011–2015
Danny Simpson	England	2009–2010 & 2010–2013	2013–2014
Wayne Routledge	England	2010–2011	2009–2010 & 2011
Andros Townsend	England	2016	2013 loan
Jeff Hendrick	Republic of Ireland	2020–2024	2022 loan

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers.
The most common countries are England (7), Northern Ireland (1), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Les Ferdinand; the most recent is Jeff Hendrick.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Leon Best.

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