Players who played for Manchester City and Preston North End

16 players have played for both Manchester City and Preston North End, according to Wikidata. The best known include Liam Delap, Dickson Etuhu and Richard Wright. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Dickson Etuhu. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1888 (Jimmy Ross), the most recent in 2020 (Liam Delap).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester CityPreston North End
Liam DelapForwardEngland2020–20242023–2024
Dickson EtuhuMidfielderNigeria2000–20022002–2006
Richard WrightGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2012–20162012
Lukas NmechaForwardGermany––
Sammy McIlroyMidfielderNorthern Ireland1985–19861989–1991
Colin HendryDefenderScotland1989–19912002
Greg CunninghamDefenderIreland2010–2012since 2015
Michael RobinsonForwardIreland1979–19801975–1979
Carlo NashGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2001–20032005–2007
David JohnsonForwardEngland19841984–1985
Neil YoungForwardEngland1961–19721972–1974
Tyrone MearsDefenderJamaica2001–20022002–2006
Craig DaviesForwardWales2003–20042014
Brandon BarkerMidfielderEnglandsince 20142018–2019
Jimmy RossForwardScotland1898–19011888–1894
Paddy McCarthyDefenderIreland2002–20052015

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 Preston North End

Manchester United20Derby County14Everton13Blackburn Rovers13Liverpool12Bolton Wanderers12Wigan Athletic12Leicester City12