Which players played for both Cardiff City and Leeds United?

33 players have played for both Cardiff City and Leeds United, including Kasper Schmeichel, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Robbie Fowler, John Charles, Harry Wilson, Sol Bamba, Ross Turnbull, Stuart Taylor, Lee Peltier and Andy Keogh.

Players Who Played for Both Cardiff City and Leeds United (33 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 33 players have played for both Cardiff City and Leeds United. The best known: Kasper Schmeichel, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Robbie Fowler.

The list

#	Player	Born	Cardiff City	Leeds United
1	Kasper Schmeichel	1986	2007–2008	2010–2011
2	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	1972	2007–2008	1997–1999
3	Robbie Fowler	1975	2007–2008	2001–2003
4	John Charles	1931	1963–1966	1949–1957, 1962
5	Harry Wilson	1997	2020–2021	2026–
6	Sol Bamba	1985	2016–2021	2015, 2015–2016
7	Ross Turnbull	1985	2007	2015–2017
8	Stuart Taylor	1980	2009	2014–2015
9	Lee Peltier	1986	2015–2020	2012–2014
10	Andy Keogh	1986	2010–2011	2003–2005, 2011–2012
11	John McClelland	1955	1974–1975	1989–1992
12	Mel Charles	1935	1962–1965	—
13	Ross McCormack	1986	2008–2010	2010–2014
14	Michael Ricketts	1978	2005–2006	2004–2006
15	Tony Warner	1974	2004–2006	2006, 2010
16	Tom Adeyemi	1991	2014–2017	2015–2016
17	Brian Flynn	1955	1984–1985	1977–1982
18	Cody Drameh	2001	2022	2021–2024
19	Alan Wright	1971	2006–2007	2006
20	Stephen McPhail	1979	2006–2013	1997–2004
21	Nathan Blake	1972	1990–1994	2005
22	Tony Capaldi	1981	2007–2010	2009–2010
23	Ian Baird	1964	1983–1984	1985–1987, 1988–1990
24	Mark Aizlewood	1959	1993–1995	1987–1989
25	Alan Curtis	1954	1986–1989	1979–1980
26	Frank Dudley	1925	1953	1949–1951
27	Ken DeMange	1964	1990–1991	1987–1988
28	Jeff Chandler	1959	1989–1990	1979–1981
29	Simon Walton	1987	2007	2004–2006
30	Ernie Stevenson	1923	1948–1950	1951–1952
31	Don Mills	1928	1951	1951–1952
32	Ken Chisholm	1925	1952–1953	1948–1949
33	John Pearson	1963	1995	1987–1991

Which way they moved

Cardiff City first, then Leeds United: 12
Leeds United first, then Cardiff City: 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 Cardiff City and Leeds United