Players who played for Birmingham City and Newcastle United

16 players have played for both Birmingham City and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Obafemi Martins, Andy Cole and Chris Wood. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Nicky Butt. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1975 (Peter Withe), the most recent in 2022 (John Ruddy).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBirmingham CityNewcastle United
Obafemi MartinsForwardNigeria20112006–2009
Andy ColeForwardEngland20071993–1995
Chris WoodForwardNew Zealand2011–20122022–2023
Nicky ButtMidfielderEngland2005–20062004–2010
Dan BurnDefenderEngland2013–2014since 2022
Andros TownsendMidfielderEngland2012since 2016
John RuddyGoalkeeperEngland2022–20242024–2025
Grant HanleyDefenderScotland20252016–2017
Lee BowyerMidfielderEngland2009–20112003–2006
Peter WitheForwardEngland1975–19871978–1980
Stephen CarrDefenderIreland2009–20132004–2008
Peter LøvenkrandsMidfielderDenmark2012–20142009–2012
Shane FergusonDefenderNorthern Ireland2013–20142009–2016
David EdgarDefenderCanada2014–20152005–2009
Steven CaldwellDefenderScotland2011–20131997–2004
Darren AmbroseMidfielderUnited Kingdom2012–20142003–2005

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 Birmingham City

Derby County24Nottingham Forest23Aston Villa21Wigan Athletic21Blackburn Rovers20Manchester United19Arsenal19Leeds United19

With Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Aston Villa19Leeds United19QPR19