Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool

20 players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool, according to Wikidata. The best known include Craig Bellamy, Stewart Downing and Robbie Fowler. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Craig Bellamy. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1983 (Jim Beglin), the most recent in 2019 (Harvey Elliott).

The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBlackburn RoversLiverpool
Craig BellamyForwardWales2005–20062006–2012
Stewart DowningMidfielderEngland2019–20212011–2013
Robbie FowlerForwardEngland20081993–2007
Brad FriedelGoalkeeperUnited States2000–20081997–2000
Harvey ElliottForwardEngland2020–2021since 2019
El-Hadji DioufMidfielderSenegal2009–20112002–2004
Markus BabbelDefenderGermany2003–20042000–2004
Stephen WarnockDefenderEngland2007–20092002–2007
Jay SpearingMidfielderUnited Kingdom20152008–2013
Stéphane HenchozDefenderSwitzerland1997–20071999–2005
Danny MurphyMidfielderEngland2012–20131997–2004
Florent Sinama-PongolleForwardFrance2005–20062003–2007
Stig Inge BjørnebyeDefenderNorway2000–20031992–2000
Danny GuthrieMidfielderEnglandsince 20152005–2008
Jason McAteerMidfielderIreland1999–20011995–1999
Besian IdrizajForwardAustria20092005–2008
Darren PotterMidfielderIreland–2003–2007
Dominic MatteoDefenderScotland2004–20071992–2000
David ThompsonMidfielderEngland2002–20061996–2000
Jim BeglinDefenderIreland1990–19911983–1989

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 Blackburn Rovers

With Liverpool