Players who played for Manchester City and Newcastle United

18 players have played for both Manchester City and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include James Milner, Kieran Trippier and Andy Cole. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Joey Barton. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1951 (Ivor Broadis), the most recent in 2025 (Nico González).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester CityNewcastle United
James MilnerDefenderEngland2010–20152004–2008
Kieran TrippierDefenderEngland2009–20122022–2026
Andy ColeForwardEngland2005–20061993–1995
Joey BartonMidfielderEngland2002–20072007–2011
Shay GivenGoalkeeperIreland2009–20111997–2009
Craig BellamyForwardWales2009–20112001–2005
Elliot AndersonMidfielderEnglandsince 20262019–2024
Dietmar HamannMidfielderGermany2006–20091998–1999
Nico GonzálezMidfielderSpain2025–2026since 2026
Stuart PearceDefenderEngland2001–20021997–1999
Peter BeardsleyForwardEngland19981983–1997
Stephen IrelandMidfielderIreland2005–20102011
Sylvain DistinDefenderFrance2002–20072001–2002
Justin FashanuForwardEngland19891991
Ivor BroadisForwardEngland1951–19531953–1955
Antoine SibierskiForwardFrance2003–20062006–2007
Steve HoweyDefenderEngland2000–20031989–2000
Mick ChannonForwardEngland1977–19791982

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 Manchester City

Everton26Chelsea25Liverpool24Arsenal23Aston Villa23Bolton Wanderers22Nottingham Forest22Sunderland22

With Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Aston Villa19Leeds United19QPR19