Which players played for both Brentford and Middlesbrough?

33 players have played for both Brentford and Middlesbrough, including Chuba Akpom, Josh McEachran, Paul Merson, Marcus Bent, Ryan Fredericks, Jordan Rhodes, Adam Forshaw, Fred Pentland, George Saville and Chris Kamara.

Players Who Played for Both Brentford and Middlesbrough (33 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 33 players have played for both Brentford and Middlesbrough. The best known: Chuba Akpom, Josh McEachran and Paul Merson.

The list

#	Player	Born	Brentford	Middlesbrough
1	Chuba Akpom	1995	2013–2014	2020–2023
2	Josh McEachran	1993	2015–2019	2012–2013
3	Paul Merson	1968	1987	1997–1998
4	Marcus Bent	1978	1995–1998	2009–2010
5	Ryan Fredericks	1992	2012	2014–2015
6	Jordan Rhodes	1990	2009	2016–2017
7	Adam Forshaw	1991	2012–2014	2015–2018
8	Fred Pentland	1883	1906–1907	1908–1912
9	George Saville	1993	2013–2014	2018–2019, 2019–2021
10	Chris Kamara	1957	1981–1985	1993
11	Emmanuel Ledesma	1988	2016	2012–2015
12	Paul Smith	1979	2000–2004	2011
13	Billy Brawn	1878	1911–1913, 1916–1917	1906–1907
14	Michael Allen	1949	1971–1979	1967–1971
15	Alan Murray	1949	1972–1973	1969–1971
16	Jack Clough	1902	1933–1934	1922–1926
17	Chris Duffy	1884	1904–1905	1905–1906
18	Henry Cook	1893	1915–1916	1912–1916
19	Jack Curtis	1888	1914–1915, 1915–1916	1919–1920
20	Jack French	1903	1932–1934	1924–1925
21	Joe Frail	1869	1903	1900–1902, 1904–1905
22	Billy Scott	1907	1932–1947	1927–1932
23	Joseph Gettins	1874	1894–1895	1899, 1900, 1902
24	Herbert Watson	1908	1932–1936	1929–1932
25	Geordie Reid	1882	1908–1911	1905–1908
26	Alex McCulloch	1886	1908	1907–1908
27	James Mathieson	1904	1934–1938	1926–1934
28	Stan Webb	1947	1972–1974	1967–1971
29	Dick Wynn	1892	1915–1918	1914–1915
30	Jack Holliday	1908	1932–1944	1930–1932
31	Duncan McKenzie	1912	1932–1938, 1939–1945	1938–1945
32	Ernest Muttitt	1908	1932–1947	1929–1932
33	Peter McKennan	1918	1943–1944, 1948–1949	1949–1951

Which way they moved

Brentford first, then Middlesbrough: 15
Middlesbrough first, then Brentford: 18

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Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.

Players who played for both Brentford and Middlesbrough