Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United
10 players · Premier League since 1992/93
10 players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United in the Premier League since 1992/93. 3 played for Blackburn Rovers first and 7 for Manchester United first. The longest-serving made 278 appearances across both; the top scorer got 120 goals; 7 scored for both; the first move came in 1994/95, the most recent in 2011/12.
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- Blackburn 83 · Man Utd 195
- Blackburn 209 · Man Utd 66
- Blackburn 35 · Man Utd 169
- Blackburn 74 · Man Utd 84
- Blackburn 60 · Man Utd 96
- Blackburn 21 · Man Utd 111
- Blackburn 73 · Man Utd 9
- Blackburn 27 · Man Utd 5
- Blackburn 15 · Man Utd 13
- Blackburn 12 · Man Utd 3
Who stands out
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Andrew Cole has the most appearances for the two combined: 83 for Blackburn Rovers and 195 for Manchester United. Andrew Cole scored the most goals across both (27 for Blackburn Rovers, 93 for Manchester United), and 7 players scored for both.
In our data, David May was the first to have played for both (his first game for Manchester United came in 1994/95). The most recent player to play for both is Phil Jones, who first played for Manchester United in 2011/12.
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| Player | Blackburn | Man Utd | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Seasons | Apps | Gls | Seasons | ||
| Andrew Cole | 83 | 27 | 2001–2004 | 195 | 93 | 1994–2002 | Man Utd |
| Henning Berg | 209 | 6 | 1992–2003 | 66 | 2 | 1997–2001 | Blackburn |
| Phil Jones | 35 | 0 | 2009–2011 | 169 | 2 | 2011–2022 | Blackburn |
| David May | 74 | 2 | 1992–1994 | 84 | 6 | 1994–2003 | Blackburn |
| Dwight Yorke | 60 | 12 | 2002–2005 | 96 | 48 | 1998–2002 | Man Utd |
| Mark Hughes | 21 | 1 | 2001/02 | 111 | 35 | 1992–1995 | Man Utd |
| Keith Gillespie | 73 | 3 | 1998–2003 | 9 | 1 | 1994/95 | Man Utd |
| Mame Biram Diouf | 27 | 3 | 2010/11 | 5 | 1 | 2009/10 | Man Utd |
| John Curtis | 15 | 0 | 2001–2003 | 13 | 0 | 1997–2000 | Man Utd |
| Danny Simpson | 12 | 0 | 2008/09 | 3 | 0 | 2007/08 | Man Utd |
Head to head
In the Premier League since 1992/93, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United have met 36 times: Blackburn Rovers won 6, Manchester United 20, and 10 games were drawn.
- Blackburn Rovers' biggest win: Blackburn 2-0 Man Utd (1993/94)
- Manchester United's biggest win: Man Utd 7-1 Blackburn (2010/11)
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- How many players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United?
- 10 in the Premier League since 1992/93: Andrew Cole, Henning Berg, Phil Jones, David May, Dwight Yorke, Mark Hughes and 4 more.
- Has anyone scored for both Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United?
- Yes, 7: Andrew Cole (27 and 93), Dwight Yorke (12 and 48), Mark Hughes (1 and 35), Henning Berg (6 and 2), David May (2 and 6), Keith Gillespie (3 and 1) and Mame Biram Diouf (3 and 1).
- Who is the most recent player to play for both Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United?
- Phil Jones. He played for Blackburn Rovers (2009–2011), then Manchester United from 2011/12.
- What period does this list cover?
- Premier League games from 1992/93 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.
Data: Premier League since 1992/93. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.