Players who played for Leeds United and Liverpool

19 players have played for both Leeds United and Liverpool, according to Wikidata. The best known include Robbie Keane, James Milner and Ian Rush. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ian Rush. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1925 (Gordon Hodgson), the most recent in 2013 (Scott Wootton).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Leeds United special (in French)Today's games with its 255 players. Liverpool special (in French)Today's games with its 367 players.

The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLeeds UnitedLiverpool
Robbie KeaneForwardIreland2001–20022008–2009
James MilnerDefenderEngland2002–20042015–2023
Ian RushForwardWales1996–19971980–1996
Harry KewellForwardAustralia1996–20032003–2008
Robbie FowlerForwardEngland2001–20031993–2007
Scott CarsonGoalkeeperEngland2003–20052005–2008
El-Hadji DioufMidfielderSenegal2012–20142002–2004
Jermaine PennantMidfielderUnited Kingdom2003–20042006–2009
Stephen WarnockDefenderEngland2013–20152002–2007
Gary McAllisterMidfielderScotland1990–19962000–2002
Nick BarmbyForwardEngland2002–20042000–2002
David MartinGoalkeeperEngland2009–20102006–2010
Lee PeltierDefenderEngland2012–20142004–2008
Scott WoottonDefenderEnglandsince 2013–
Gordon HodgsonForwardEngland1937–19391925–1936
Dominic MatteoDefenderScotland2000–20041992–2000
Tommy YoungerGoalkeeperScotland1961–19631956–1959
John ScalesDefenderEngland1984–19851994–1996
Jim BeglinDefenderIreland1989–19911983–1989

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 Leeds United

Manchester City21Sunderland21Tottenham20Leicester City20Sheffield United20Nottingham Forest20Derby County20Aston Villa19

With Liverpool

Aston Villa27Manchester City24Southampton22West Ham22Newcastle United21Bolton Wanderers21Fulham21Blackburn Rovers20