Harvey Barnes is a player with a life in both camps. Ayoze Perez and Chris Wood are two other players still in action, to have played for both Newcastle and Leicester. Islam Slimani had a short loan spell at Newcastle earlier. He also played during his days at Leicester.
The name Jackie Sinclair comes to mind. He was a Scottish forward who scored goals for the two clubs in the late 60’s. Leicester City signed him from Dunfirmline Athletic. His importance was early to see. He scored 50 goals in 103 league appearances while at Filbert Street. He later won the Fairs Cup with Newcastle United. He was sold on to Sheffield Wednesday after just a year at St. James Park.
Keith Robson might be most known for his time at West Ham United. However, the flair winger started his career at Newcastle United. He played 14 league games and scored 3 goals before moving to Upton Park in 1974. After spells at Cardiff City and Norwich City he made a move to Leicester City late in his career. He only appeared in 9 games at Leicester City, before moving abroad and after that into non-league action.
Les Ferdnand moved to Leicester City for the 2003-04 Premier League return. Steve Howey joined him under the management of Micky Adams. Both players were former England internationals. Les Ferdinand contributed well with his presence. Steve Howey never managed to become a player with influence.
Danny Simpson made his breakthrough in the Premier League with Newcastle United and later became champions with Leicester City. He was a great defender at full back. He often played with a lack of support and had to rely on his own pace and tackling ability.
Nikos Dabizas had a type of cult status at Newcastle United and played his best football while at St. James Park. He also contributed well at Leicester City, but the club was in decline when the Greece international arrived and appeared.
Paul Kitson started his career with Leicester City in the early 90’s. He was seen as a potential “super star.” Despite this, he was let go early on for £1.3million, signing for Derby County. The England U.21 international built on his great start at Leicester City. He was sold on to Newcastle United. His potential was not really boosted while at St. James Park. The move never really materialized in the manner that was expected. He later moved to West Ham and Brighton.
David Kelly moved from Leicester City to Newcastle United, and the forward scored goals in both camps. Kelly started out at Walsall. He had a nomadic life in football. He also played at places such as Wolverhampton, Motherwell, Sunderland, Tranmere Rovers, and Sheffield United.
Keith Gillespie started out at Manchester United. He made a move early on to Newcastle United. There, he spent three years before moving to Blackburn Rovers. He was a talented winger who also had a spell at Leicester City. He played there from 2003 to 2005. He then moved on to Sheffield United. Gillespie is capped 86 times for Northern Ireland.
An early 60’s favorite at Filbert Street, Welsh international Ken Leek also had a spell at St. James Park, moving from Leicester City to Newcastle in 1961. Leek later played for Birmingham City, Northampton Town and Bradford City.
A list of players in both camps,
- Goalkeepers
- Defenders
- Danny Simpson
- Nolberto Solano
- Patrick van Aanholt
- Nikos Dabizas
- Steve Howey
- Midfield
- Paul Moran
- Keith Gillespie
- Keith Robson
- Franz Carr
- Forwards
- Jack Sinclair
- David Kelly
- Paul Kitson
- Les Ferdinand
- Ken Leek
- Ayoze Perez
- Chris Wood
- Harvey Barnes
- Islam Slimani
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