Players who played for Cardiff City and Liverpool

12 players have played for both Cardiff City and Liverpool, according to Wikidata. The best known include Craig Bellamy, Robbie Fowler and Rickie Lambert. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Craig Bellamy. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1941 (Johnny Carey), the most recent in 2019 (Nathaniel Phillips).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Cardiff City special (in French)Today's games with its 143 players. Liverpool special (in French)Today's games with its 367 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCardiff CityLiverpool
Craig BellamyForwardWales2010–20142006–2012
Robbie FowlerForwardEngland2007–20081993–2007
Rickie LambertForwardEngland2016–20172014–2015
John ToshackForwardWales1965–19701970–1978
Marko GrujićMidfielderSerbia20182016–2020
Steven CaulkerDefenderSierra Leone, England2013–2014since 2016
Nathaniel PhillipsDefenderEngland20242019–2025
Dean SaundersForwardWales19851991–1992
Sheyi OjoForwardEngland2020–20242015–2022
Lee PeltierDefenderEnglandsince 20152004–2008
Johnny CareyDefenderIreland1941–1942–
Mark KennedyMidfielderIreland2008–20101995–1998

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 Cardiff City

Crystal Palace19QPR17Aston Villa16Arsenal14Middlesbrough13Derby County13Leeds United12West Brom12

With Liverpool

Aston Villa27Manchester City24Southampton22West Ham22Newcastle United21Bolton Wanderers21Fulham21Blackburn Rovers20