Players who played for Manchester United and Watford

12 players have played for both Manchester United and Watford, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck and Tomasz Kuszczak. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Tomasz Kuszczak. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1922 (Frank Barson), the most recent in 2015 (Ashley Fletcher).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Manchester United special (in French)Today's games with its 364 players. Watford special (in French)Today's games with its 202 players.

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedWatford
Ashley YoungDefenderEngland2011–20202003–2007
Danny WelbeckForwardEngland2008–20142019–2020
Tomasz KuszczakGoalkeeperPoland2006–20122012
Tom CleverleyMidfielderEngland2008–20152009–2023
Ben FosterGoalkeeperEngland2005–20102005–2022
Danny DrinkwaterMidfielderEngland2008–20122011
Joshua KingForwardNorway2009–20132021–2022
Chris EaglesMidfielderUnited Kingdom2003–20082005–2006
Craig CathcartDefenderNorthern Ireland2007–20102009–2023
Ashley FletcherForwardEnglandsince 2015–
Frank BarsonMidfielderEngland1922–19281928–1929
James McCraeMidfielderScotland1925–19261926–1927

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 Watford

Udinese28Tottenham21West Brom19West Ham17QPR17Aston Villa16Leeds United15Newcastle United15