Players who played for Burnley and Manchester United

18 players have played for both Burnley and Manchester United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Wout Weghorst, Andy Cole and Anders Lindegaard. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Wout Weghorst. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1956 (John Connelly), the most recent in 2022 (Martin Dúbravka).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBurnleyManchester United
Wout WeghorstForwardNetherlandssince 20222023
Andy ColeForwardEngland20081995–2001
Anders LindegaardGoalkeeperDenmark2017–20192010–2015
Thomas HeatonGoalkeeperEngland2013–20192005–2010
Michael KeaneDefenderEngland2014–20172011–2015
Martin DúbravkaGoalkeeperSlovakia2025–20262022–2023
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2019–20202008–2012
Robbie BradyMidfielderIreland2017–20212011–2013
Chris EaglesMidfielderUnited Kingdom2008–20112003–2008
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland20062003–2008
Éric Djemba-DjembaMidfielderCameroon20072003–2005
John ConnellyMidfielderEngland1956–19641964–1966
Mike PhelanMidfielderEngland1979–19851989–1994
David JonesMidfielderEngland2013–20162003–2007
Richard EckersleyDefenderEngland2009–20122007–2009
David MayDefenderUnited Kingdom2003–20041994–2003
Luke ChadwickMidfielderUnited Kingdom2003–20041999–2004
Willie MorganMidfielderScotland1960–19761968–1975

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Burnley

Aston Villa19Stoke City17Manchester City16Bolton Wanderers16Norwich City16Everton15Sheffield United14Fulham14

With Manchester United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19