Players who played for Manchester United and West Ham

19 players have played for both Manchester United and West Ham, according to Wikidata. The best known include Carlos Tévez, Rio Ferdinand and Javier Hernández Balcázar. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Carlos Tévez. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1919 (James McCrae), the most recent in 2019 (Aaron Wan-Bissaka).

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The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedWest Ham
Carlos TévezForwardArgentina2007–20092006–2007
Rio FerdinandDefenderEngland2002–20141996–2000
Javier Hernández BalcázarForwardMexico2010–20142017–2019
Patrice ÉvraDefenderFrance2006–20142018
Michael CarrickMidfielderEngland2006–20181999–2004
Jesse LingardForwardEngland2011–20222021
Teddy SheringhamForwardEngland1997–20012004–2007
Paul InceMidfielderEngland1989–19951986–1989
Aaron Wan-BissakaDefenderDemocratic Republic of the Congo, England2019–2024since 2024
Jonathan SpectorDefenderUnited States2003–20062006–2011
Kieran RichardsonMidfielderEngland2002–2007–
Roy CarrollGoalkeeperNorthern Ireland2001–20052005–2007
Ravel MorrisonMidfielderEngland, Jamaica2010–20122012–2015
Raimond van der GouwGoalkeeperKingdom of the Netherlands1996–20022002–2003
David BellionForwardFrance2003–20062005–2006
Luke ChadwickMidfielderUnited Kingdom1999–20042004–2006
Noel CantwellDefenderIreland1960–19671952–1960
Ashley FletcherForwardEnglandsince 2015–
James McCraeMidfielderScotland1925–19261919–1920

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 Manchester United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19

With West Ham

Arsenal30Tottenham28Charlton Athletic28Aston Villa25Portsmouth24Chelsea22Liverpool22Manchester City21