Players who played for Leeds United and Newcastle United

19 players have played for both Leeds United and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include James Milner, Danny Rose and Ian Rush. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ian Rush. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1949 (Tommy Casey), the most recent in 2018 (Sean Longstaff Jugador).

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The full list (19 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLeeds UnitedNewcastle United
James MilnerDefenderEngland2002–20042004–2008
Danny RoseDefenderEngland2006–20072020
Ian RushForwardWales1996–19971997–1998
Mark VidukaForwardAustralia2000–20042007–2009
Chris WoodForwardNew Zealand2015–20172022–2023
Gary SpeedMidfielderWales1988–19961998–2004
Alan SmithForwardEngland1998–20042007–2012
Andros TownsendMidfielderEngland2012since 2016
Jonathan WoodgateDefenderEngland1998–20032003–2004
Sean Longstaff JugadorMidfielderEnglandsince 20252018–2025
Lee BowyerMidfielderEngland1996–20032003–2006
James TavernierDefenderEngland–2009–2014
David BattyDefenderEngland1986–20041996–1998
Andy O'BrienDefenderIreland2010–20122001–2005
Karl DarlowGoalkeeperWalessince 20232014–2023
Amdy FayeMidfielderSenegal2010–20112005–2006
Steven CaldwellDefenderScotland20041997–2004
Didier DomiDefenderFrance2003–20041998–2001
Tommy CaseyMidfielderNorthern Ireland1949–19501952–1958

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 Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Aston Villa19QPR19Wigan Athletic19