Players who played for Manchester United and Newcastle United

15 players have played for both Manchester United and Newcastle United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Michael Owen, Andy Cole and Louis Saha. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Michael Owen. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1974 (Dave McCreery), the most recent in 2021 (Anthony Elanga).

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The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedNewcastle United
Michael OwenForwardEngland2009–20132005–2009
Andy ColeForwardEngland1995–20011993–1995
Louis SahaForwardFrance2004–20081998–1999
Martin DúbravkaGoalkeeperSlovakia2022–20232018–2025
Alan SmithForwardEngland2004–20072007–2012
Giuseppe RossiForwardItaly2004–20072006–2007
Nicky ButtMidfielderEngland1992–20042004–2010
Anthony ElangaForwardSweden2021–2023since 2025
Peter BeardsleyForwardEngland1982–19831983–1997
Danny SimpsonDefenderUnited Kingdom2006–20102009–2013
Ronny JohnsenDefenderNorway1996–20022004–2005
Gabriel ObertanMidfielderFrance2009–20112011–2016
Danny GuthrieMidfielderEngland2000–20022008–2012
Dave McCreeryMidfielderNorthern Ireland1974–19791982–1989
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland1993–19951995–1998

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 United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19

With Newcastle United

Liverpool21Tottenham21West Ham21Sunderland20Nottingham Forest20Aston Villa19Leeds United19QPR19