Players who played for Aston Villa and Sheffield United

22 players have played for both Aston Villa and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Kyle Walker, Gary Cahill and Jordan Ayew. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Gary Cahill. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1969 (Bruce Rioch), the most recent in 2021 (Cameron Archer).

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The full list (22 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaSheffield United
Kyle WalkerDefenderEngland20112008–2010
Gary CahillDefenderEngland2004–20082007
Jordan AyewForwardGhana2015–2017since 2026
Ciaran ClarkDefenderIreland2009–20162022–2023
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium2016–20192010
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland20072007–2008
Paul McGrathDefenderIreland1989–19961997–1998
Matthew LowtonDefenderEngland2012–20152007–2012
Peter WitheForwardEngland1980–19911985–1989
Dean SaundersForwardWales1992–19951997–1998
Jamie WardForwardNorthern Ireland2005–20062009–2011
Bruce RiochMidfielderScotland1969–19741979
Mark BunnGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2015–20192009–2010
Ugo EhioguDefenderEngland1991–20002008–2009
Cameron ArcherForwardEngland2021–20242023–2024
Lee HendrieMidfielderUnited Kingdom1995–20072007–2009
Shane LowryDefenderAustralia2009–20122011
Adrian HeathMidfielderUnited Kingdom1989–19901995–1996
Earl BarrettDefenderUnited Kingdom1992–19951998
Gordon CowansMidfielderEngland1976–19941995–1996
Dennis MortimerMidfielderUnited Kingdom1975–19851985
David UnsworthDefenderUnited Kingdom19982005–2007

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Aston Villa

Manchester United28Liverpool27Chelsea25Nottingham Forest25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Leicester City24

With Sheffield United

Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16Stoke City15