Players who played for Celtic and Motherwell

11 players have played for both Celtic and Motherwell, according to Wikidata. The best known include Michael McGlinchey, Paul Lambert and Phil O'Donnell. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Phil O'Donnell. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1975 (Jóhannes Eðvaldsson), the most recent in 2009 (Declan Gallagher).

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCelticMotherwell
Michael McGlincheyMidfielderNew Zealand2005–20092010
Paul LambertMidfielderScotland1997–20051993–1996
Phil O'DonnellMidfielderScotland1994–19991990–2007
Brian McClairForwardScotland1983–19871981–1998
Scott McDonaldForwardAustralia2007–20102004–2007
Tom BoydDefenderScotland1992–20031983–1991
Stephen McManusDefenderScotland2003–2010since 2013
Cillian SheridanForwardIreland2006–20102009
Declan GallagherDefenderScotland2009–2011since 2019
Jóhannes EðvaldssonDefenderIceland1975–19801982–1984
Tommy CoyneForwardIreland1989–19931993–1998

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 Celtic