The Boomerang Boys
21 Players That Had A Second Spell At One Of Their Previous Clubs
1. Peter Beardsley (Newcastle, 1983-87 and 1993-97)
2. Henning Berg (Blackburn, 1993-97 and 2000-03)
3. Lee Bowyer (West Ham, 2003 and 2006-)
4. Lee Clark (Newcastle, 1990-97 and 2005-07)
5. Julian Dicks (West Ham, 1988-93 and 1994-99)
6. Paul Dickov (Leicester, 2002-04 and 2008-)
7. David Dunn (Blackburn, 1997-2003 and 2007-)
8. Duncan Ferguson (Everton, 1994-98 and 2000-06)
9. Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, 1993-2001 and 2006-07)
10. Juninho (Middlesbrough, 1995-97 and 2002-04)
11. Graeme Le Saux (Chelsea, 1987-93 and 1997-2003)
12. Ian Rush (Liverpool, 1983-87 and 1988-96)
13. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan, 1999-2006 and 2008-)
14. Nolberto Solano (Newcastle, 1998-2004 and 2005-07)
15. Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle, 1991-98 and 2006-07)
16. Steve Staunton (Aston Villa, 1991-98 and 2000-03)
17. Steve Staunton (Liverpool, 1986-91 and 1998-2000)
18. Alan Stubbs (Everton, 2001-05 and 2006-08)
19. Pierre van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord, 2001-03 and 2006-07)
20. Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest, 1985-89 and 1992-96)
21. Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City, 1999-2005 and 2008-)
...and a special mention goes to Paul Bracewell who had three spells at Sunderland in 1983-84, 1989-92 and 1995-97.
Can you think of any others to add to the above? If so, leave us a comment and let us know!
if you're counting loans, Juninho had 3 spells at Boro
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In Scotland, we also had:
Celtic
Billy McNeil - played and manager
Tommy Burns - played and manager (also at Kilmarnock)
Davie Hay - player and manager
Kenny Dalglish - player and manager
Jock Stein - player and manager
Lou Macari - player and manager (if only for a weekend or something. Also managed Stoke City twice).
Rangers
Barry Ferguson - now in his second spell at Ibrox
Jock Wallace - managed Rangers twice
Walter Smith - also in his second spell as Rangers manager
Willy Waddell - player and manager
John Greig - player and manager
Scott Symon - player and manager
Others
Phill O’Donnell - was in his second spell at Motherwell before his tragic death last year
George Burley - had two spells as a player at Motherwell
John Collins - Hibs player and manager
Craig Brewster - played for and managed Dundee United and Inverness Caley
And lets not forget Rangers' Kenny Miller, who played for Celtic before moving to Rangers, and then to Derby County before coming back to Rangers, making him the first player to have crossed the Old Firm divide twice!
ReplyDeleteSteve Guinan and Ben Smith - two spells each with Hereford United
ReplyDeleteThanks Organic Bull. Always nice to see our audience adding their own items to our Friday Lists! :)
ReplyDeleteMark Hughes Manchester United 1980-86 and 1988-95
ReplyDeleteAh yes - a glaringly obvious one if I do say so myself, Chase. Why didn't I think of that?!! lol...
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