Every so often, you stumble across an old picture of a player from a long-forgotten corner of their career, and you find find yourself thinking: “I’d completely forgotten he played for them…”
So here’s a list of players wearing the shirts of clubs with which you absolutely wouldn’t associate them…
1. Jonas Gutierrez – Norwich
2014 (loan)

2. John Terry – Nottingham Forest
2000 (loan)

3. Frank Lampard – Swansea
1995-96 (loan)
A young Frank Lampard playing for Swansea City on loan in 1995. pic.twitter.com/Kivb68JldR
— Footy Land (@FootyLand) August 7, 2014
4. David Ginola – Everton
2002

5. Ian Wright – Burnley
2000

6. Paul Gascoigne – Burnley
2002

7. Paul Parker – Chelsea
1997

8. Ian Rush – Leeds
1996-97

9. Rio Ferdinand – Bournemouth
1996-97 (loan)
Rio Ferdinand (on loan to Bournemouth, 1996/1997) pic.twitter.com/6B5IQ6xfps
— La Rovesciata (@LaRovesciata) May 15, 2014
10. Fabrizio Ravanelli – Dundee
2003-04

11. Sol Campbell – Notts County
2009

12. Thomas Gravesen – Real Madrid
2005-06

13. Emmanuel Adebayor – Real Madrid
2011 (loan)

14. Henrik Larsson – Manchester United
2007 (loan)

15. Jan Molby – Norwich
1995 (loan)

16. Edgar Davids – Crystal Palace
2010

17. George Best – Hibernian
1979-80
George Best, Hibernian #HFC #Hibs pic.twitter.com/m1cXI2RwCa
— Football Memories (@footballmemorys) April 13, 2015
18. Paulo Futre – West Ham
1996-97

19. Andy Cole – Sunderland
2007-08

20. Andy Booth – Tottenham
2001 (loan)
Remember when Andy Booth went on loan to Spurs from Sheff Weds in 2001? Scored an amazing 0 goals in 4 games! pic.twitter.com/OU5itrFhMU
— Lost Football Pics (@FootballersLost) June 8, 2014
21. Alan Pardew – Tottenham
1995 (loan)
Alan Pardew glittering European career with Tottenham. pic.twitter.com/zlANgsDnCz
— Parker Goldman (@goldnewsuk) March 22, 2015
22. Nobby Solano – Hartlepool
2011-12

23. Robert Pires – Aston Villa
2010-11

24. Steve Bull – West Brom
1985-86

25. Andy Goram – Manchester United
2001 (loan)

26. Victor Valdes – Manchester United
2015

2. Lee Sharpe – Sampdoria
1998-99 (loan)
Sin pena ni gloria: la historia del inglés Lee #Sharpe en la #Sampdoria. Su arribo creó grandes expectativas pero… pic.twitter.com/bgBX0seVp0
— Sampdorianos (@Sampdorianos) April 10, 2015
28. Claudio Caniggia – Dundee
2000-01

29. Luis Boa Morte – Chesterfield
2012-13

Source: SNAPPA