Players who played for Barnsley and Manchester United

13 players have played for both Barnsley and Manchester United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Danny Drinkwater, Viv Anderson and Paul McShane. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Tommy Taylor. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1911 (Frank Barson), the most recent in 2015 (Ashley Fletcher).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarnsleyManchester United
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2011–20122008–2012
Viv AndersonDefenderEngland1993–19941987–1991
Paul McShaneDefenderIreland20112004–2006
Tommy TaylorForwardEngland1949–19531953–1958
Jonathan GreeningMidfielderEngland20121998–2001
Clayton BlackmoreDefenderWales19991982–1994
Ryan TunnicliffeMidfielderEngland20132009–2014
Joe RothwellMidfielderEngland2015since 2013
Adam EckersleyDefenderEngland20072004–2008
Paul HeckingbottomDefenderUnited Kingdom2006–2008–
Ashley FletcherForwardEnglandsince 2016since 2015
Frank BarsonMidfielderEngland1911–19191922–1928
Luke SteeleGoalkeeperEngland2008–20142002–2006

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 Barnsley

With Manchester United