Players who played for Leeds United and Manchester United

18 players have played for both Leeds United and Manchester United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Éric Cantona, Rio Ferdinand and Alan Smith. 11 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Éric Cantona. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1957 (Johnny Giles), the most recent in 2010 (Scott Wootton).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLeeds UnitedManchester United
Éric CantonaForwardFrance19921992–1997
Rio FerdinandDefenderEngland2000–20022002–2014
Alan SmithForwardEngland1998–20042004–2007
Denis IrwinDefenderIreland1983–19861990–2002
Gordon StrachanMidfielderScotland1989–19951984–1989
Joe JordanForwardScotland1970–19781978–1981
David HealyMidfielderNorthern Ireland2004–20071999–2001
Johnny GilesMidfielderIreland1963–19751957–1963
Liam MillerMidfielderIreland2005–20062004–2006
Gordon McQueenDefenderScotland1972–19781978–1985
Lee SharpeMidfielderEngland1996–19991988–1996
Alex BruceDefenderNorthern Ireland2010–20121998–2001
Scott WoottonDefenderEnglandsince 20132010–2013
Danny PughMidfielderUnited Kingdom2004–20142002–2004
Alan TateDefenderUnited Kingdom2012–20132000–2004
Peter BarnesMidfielderEngland1981–19841984–1987
Michael GrayDefenderEngland2005–2007–
Brian GreenhoffMidfielderEngland1979–19821970–1979

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 Leeds United

Manchester City21Sunderland21Tottenham20Leicester City20Sheffield United20Nottingham Forest20Derby County20Liverpool19

With Manchester United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19