Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United

16 players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Alan Shearer, Andy Cole and Shay Given. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Alan Shearer. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1929 (Jesse Carver), the most recent in 2010 (Leon Best).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBlackburn RoversNewcastle United
Alan ShearerForwardEngland1992–19961996–2006
Andy ColeForwardEngland2001–20041993–1995
Shay GivenGoalkeeperIreland1994–19971997–2009
Craig BellamyForwardWales2005–20062001–2005
Damien DuffMidfielderIreland1996–20032006–2009
Brad FriedelGoalkeeperUnited States2000–20081994
Danny SimpsonDefenderUnited Kingdom2008–20092009–2013
Grant HanleyDefenderScotland2010–20162016–2017
Danny GuthrieMidfielderEnglandsince 20152008–2012
Zurab KhizanishviliDefenderGeorgia2005–20092009
David BattyDefenderEngland1993–19961996–1998
Leon BestForwardIreland2012–20152010–2012
Shefki KuqiForwardFinland2005–20062011
Kevin GallacherForwardScotland1993–19991999–2001
Jesse CarverDefenderUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1929–19361936–1939
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland1998–20031995–1998

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

Manchester United25Leicester City24Derby County22Everton21Birmingham City20Liverpool20Aston Villa18Manchester City17

With Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Aston Villa19Leeds United19QPR19