Players who played for Arsenal and West Brom

14 players have played for both Arsenal and West Brom, according to Wikidata. The best known include Nicolas Anelka, Carlos Vela and Serge Gnabry. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Serge Gnabry. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1952 (Don Howe), the most recent in 2016 (Hal Robson-Kanu).

The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityArsenalWest Brom
Nicolas AnelkaForwardFrance1997–19992013–2014
Carlos VelaForwardMexico2005–20122010–2011
Serge GnabryForwardGermany2012–20162015–2016
Jun'ichi InamotoMidfielderJapan2001–20022004–2006
Kieran GibbsDefenderEngland2004–20172017–2021
Nwankwo KanuForwardNigeria1999–20042004–2006
Hal Robson-KanuMidfielderEngland, Walesuntil 20042016–2021
Ainsley Maitland-NilesDefenderEngland2014–20232021
John HartsonForwardWales1995–19972006–2008
Kevin CampbellForwardEngland1988–19952005–2006
Don HoweDefenderEngland1964–19661952–1964
Semi AjayiDefenderEngland, Nigeria2013–2015since 2019
Jay SimpsonMidfielderEngland2007–20102009
Jerome ThomasMidfielderUnited Kingdom2001–20042009–2013

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 Arsenal

With West Brom