Players who played for Liverpool and Preston North End

12 players have played for both Liverpool and Preston North End, according to Wikidata. The best known include Andy Carroll, Gordon Milne and Chris Kirkland. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Andy Carroll. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1888 (Jimmy Ross), the most recent in 2013 (Ben Davies).

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. Preston North End special (in French)Today's games with its 113 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityLiverpoolPreston North End
Andy CarrollForwardEngland2011–20132007–2008
Gordon MilneMidfielderUnited Kingdom1960–19671956–1960
Chris KirklandGoalkeeperEngland2001–20062015–2016
David NugentForwardEngland–2005–2007
Mark LawrensonDefenderEngland, Ireland1981–19881974–1977
Ben DaviesDefenderEngland2021–20222013–2021
Michael RobinsonForwardIreland1983–19841975–1979
David JohnsonForwardEngland1976–19821984–1985
Peter ThompsonMidfielderEngland1963–19731960–1963
Erik MeijerForwardNetherlands1999–20012000–2001
Neil MellorForwardUnited Kingdom2002–20062006–2012
Jimmy RossForwardScotland1894–18961888–1894

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 Preston North End

Manchester United20Manchester City16Derby County14Everton13Blackburn Rovers13Bolton Wanderers12Wigan Athletic12Leicester City12