Players who played for Manchester United and Stoke City

17 players have played for both Manchester United and Stoke City, according to Wikidata. The best known include Michael Owen, Darren Fletcher and Ben Foster. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Michael Owen. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1953 (Dennis Viollet), the most recent in 2009 (Mame Biram Diouf).

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The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedStoke City
Michael OwenForwardEngland2009–20132012–2013
Darren FletcherMidfielderScotland2003–20152017–2019
Ben FosterGoalkeeperEngland2005–20102001–2005
Mame Biram DioufForwardSenegal2009–20122014–2020
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium2009–20122007–2009
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland2003–2008since 2014
Harry GreggGoalkeeperNorthern Ireland1957–19661966–1967
James ChesterDefenderWales2007–20112020–2022
Ryan ShawcrossDefenderEngland2006–20082007–2021
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar1997–20002006–2013
Dennis ViolletForwardEngland1953–19621962–1967
Sammy McIlroyMidfielderNorthern Ireland1971–19821982–1985
Lee MartinMidfielderUnited Kingdom2005–20092007
Maurice SettersMidfielderEngland1960–19651965–1967
David HerdForwardScotland1961–19681968–1970
Danny PughMidfielderUnited Kingdom2002–20042007–2012
Luke ChadwickMidfielderUnited Kingdom1999–20042005–2007

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 Stoke City

Derby County21Aston Villa19West Brom18Birmingham City18Burnley17Sunderland17Wolves17Portsmouth16