Players who played for Liverpool and Middlesbrough

17 players have played for both Liverpool and Middlesbrough, according to Wikidata. The best known include Stewart Downing, Paul Ince and Boudewijn Zenden. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Paul Ince. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1942 (Johnny Carey), the most recent in 2022 (Ben Doak).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Liverpool special (in French)Today's games with its 367 players. Middlesbrough special (in French)Today's games with its 213 players.

The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLiverpoolMiddlesbrough
Stewart DowningMidfielderEngland2011–20132001–2019
Paul InceMidfielderEngland1997–19991999–2002
Boudewijn ZendenMidfielderNetherlands2005–20072003–2005
Christian ZiegeDefenderGermany2000–20011999–2000
Graeme SounessMidfielderScotland1978–19841972–1978
Brad JonesGoalkeeperAustralia2010–20152001–2010
Antonio BarragánDefenderSpain2005–20062016–2018
Abel XavierDefenderPortugal2001–20032005–2007
Ben DoakForwardScotland2022–20252024–2025
Daniel AyalaDefenderSpain2009–20112013–2014
Nick BarmbyForwardEngland2000–20021995–1996
John WarkMidfielderScotland1984–19881990–1991
David NugentForwardEngland–since 2015
Craig JohnstonMidfielderEngland, Australia1981–19881977–1981
Adam HammillMidfielderEngland2006–20092012
Johnny CareyDefenderIreland–1942–1943
Michael ThomasMidfielderUnited Kingdom1991–20001998

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 Liverpool

Aston Villa27Manchester City24Southampton22West Ham22Newcastle United21Bolton Wanderers21Fulham21Blackburn Rovers20

With Middlesbrough

Aston Villa22Leeds United18Nottingham Forest18Chelsea17Manchester City16Norwich City16Sunderland15Hull City15