Which players played for both Cardiff City and QPR?

40 players have played for both Cardiff City and QPR, including Jay Bothroyd, Fábio, Federico Macheda, Steven Caulker, Danny Gabbidon, Junior Hoilett, Gary O'Neil, Albert Adomah, Wayne Routledge and Ravel Morrison.

Players Who Played for Both Cardiff City and QPR (40 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 40 players have played for both Cardiff City and QPR. The best known: Jay Bothroyd, Fábio and Federico Macheda.

The list

#	Player	Born	Cardiff City	QPR
1	Jay Bothroyd	1982	2008–2011	2011–2013
2	Fábio	1990	2014–2016	2012–2013
3	Federico Macheda	1991	2014–2016	2012
4	Steven Caulker	1991	2013–2014	2014–2017
5	Danny Gabbidon	1979	2000, 2000–2005, 2014–2015	2011–2012
6	Junior Hoilett	1990	2016–2021	2012–2016
7	Gary O'Neil	1983	2004	2013–2014
8	Albert Adomah	1987	2020	2020–2024
9	Wayne Routledge	1985	2008–2009	2009–2010, 2011
10	Ravel Morrison	1993	2014	2014, 2017
11	Heiðar Helguson	1977	2012–2013	2008–2009, 2009–2012
12	Trevor Sinclair	1973	2007–2008	1993–1998
13	Jordon Mutch	1991	2012–2014	2014–2015
14	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	1990	2011	2015–2018
15	Matthew Connolly	1987	2012–2020	2008–2012
16	Alex Smithies	1990	2018–2022	2015–2018
17	Mark Kennedy	1976	2008–2010	1998
18	Gareth Ainsworth	1973	2003	2003–2010
19	Gerry Francis	1951	1984	1968–1979, 1981–1982
20	Tommy Smith	1980	2012–2014	2010–2012
21	Robbie James	1957	1992–1993	1984–1987
22	Chris Barker	1980	2002–2007	2007–2008
23	Matt Brazier	1976	1998, 1999–2002	1994–1998
24	Peter Molloy	1909	1934–1935	1935–1936
25	Kevin Brock	1962	1993–1994	1987–1989
26	George Emmerson	1906	1930–1933	1933–1935
27	Andrew McCulloch	1950	1972–1974	1970–1972
28	Leon Jeanne	1980	2001–2002	1997–2001
29	Tommy Best	1920	1948–1949	1949–1950
30	Leslie Adlam	1897	1933–1934	1931–1932
31	Jermaine Darlington	1974	2005–2006	1999–2001
32	Tony Scully	1976	1996	1998–2001
33	Simon Walton	1987	2007	2007–2008
34	Karl Elsey	1958	1983–1985	1979–1980
35	Stan Cribb	1905	1932–1933	1931–1932
36	Richard Langley	1979	2003–2005	1996–2003, 2005–2006
37	Garry Thompson	1959	1993–1995	1991–1993
38	Wayne Fereday	1963	1994–1995	1980–1989
39	Don Mills	1928	1951	1946–1951
40	Joe Roberts	1900	1935–1936	1927–1928

Which way they moved

Cardiff City first, then QPR: 12
QPR first, then Cardiff City: 24

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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 QPR