Newcastle vs Liverpool: 7 Stars Who Played for Both Iconic Clubs

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1951-2026— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 20, 2026The two-time Ballon d’Or winner joined Newcastle in 1982, where he was hugely popular among the Toon faithful, scoring 48 goals in just 78 appearances during his two years on Tyneside.The Englishman went on to manage the Magpies in 1992, gaining promotion to the Premier League just a year later, where he would break the world record transfer fee to sign Alan Shearer in 1996.4. Craig BellamyBellamy joined Newcastle in the summer of 2001, where he formed a formidable partnership with Shearer, scoring 41 goals between them during his first season.The Welshman saw out the final months of Sir Bobby Robson’s tenure at Newcastle, and had a strained relationship with new manager Graeme Souness.🗓 #OnThisDay in 2002, Craig Bellamy scored after two minutes and @alanshearer added a second as #NUFC beat Sunderland 2-0. #125YearsUnited pic.twitter.com/T9FUt30LBn— Newcastle United (@NUFC) September 21, 2017Bellamy left the Tyneside outfit for Blackburn in 2005, before joining Liverpool a year later, where the controversy that seemingly followed him throughout his entire career made his Anfield stay a short one.Following spells at West Ham, Manchester City and Cardiff City, Bellamy returned to Liverpool in 2011, where he won the League Cup and finished as a runner-up in the FA Cup final.3.

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9 shirt in his final season.In January 2011, Carroll was tasked with replacing the synonymous Fernando Torres at Liverpool, who had left for Chelsea, as a reported £35 million bid was accepted by Newcastle.🗓 On This Day in 2012 Andy Carroll scores the winner at Wembley to beat Everton in the Semi Final of the FA Cup, worth every penny just for that 💥pic.twitter.com/fg9WtnPr6s— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) April 14, 2024However, due to an injury sustained while playing for the Magpies, Carroll did not make his Liverpool debut until March, in a 3-1 win against Manchester United.The Englishman scored in both the semi-final and final of the FA Cup as the Reds lost out to Chelsea, while he also won the League Cup, before joining West Ham United in the summer.1. Michael OwenPerhaps the only thing greater than Michael Owen’s footballing ability were the controversies he was embroiled in during his playing career.Aged 17, he scored on his Liverpool debut in May 1997, and went on to win the Premier League Golden Boot a year later with 18 goals.Following Liverpool's treble of the FA Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001, Owen was awarded the Ballon d’Or.— GOAL (@goal) December 18, 2018118 goals in 216 Liverpool appearances earned him a transfer to Real Madrid in 2004, but his stay with Los Blancos was short-lived as Owen joined Newcastle in August 2005.The striker’s Newcastle career was plagued with injuries, damaging his ACL during England’s 2006 World Cup campaign, keeping him out of action for over a year.He eventually departed the Magpies in July 2009, making the widely controversial move to Manchester United, the arch rivals of his former club Liverpool.This effectively severed all ties with the Anfield faithful, while Newcastle fans will feel that their club record transfer did not live up to the billing in the slightest during his spell on Tyneside.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow