Players who played for Coventry City and Sunderland

15 players have played for both Coventry City and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jordan Henderson, Sam Allardyce and Patrick van Aanholt. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jordan Henderson. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1976 (Jim Holton), the most recent in 2010 (Blair Adams).

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The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCoventry CitySunderland
Jordan HendersonMidfielderEngland20092008–2011
Sam AllardyceDefenderUnited Kingdom1983–19841980–1981
Patrick van AanholtDefenderNetherlands2009–2010since 2014
Keiren WestwoodGoalkeeperIreland2008–20112011–2014
David MeylerMidfielderIreland20192008–2013
Terry ButcherDefenderEngland1990–19921992–1993
Stern JohnForwardTrinidad and Tobago2004–20072007
Kevin KilbaneDefenderIreland20121999–2003
Márton FülöpGoalkeeperHungary2005–20062006–2010
Phil BabbDefenderIreland1992–19942002–2004
Gary BreenDefenderIreland1997–20022003–2006
Jim HoltonDefenderScotland1977–19811976–1977
Calum DavenportDefenderUnited Kingdom2001–20042009
Blair AdamsDefenderUnited Kingdom2012–20142010–2013
Peter BarnesMidfielderEngland1984–19851989

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 Coventry City

Nottingham Forest19West Brom19Aston Villa16Blackburn Rovers16Southampton15Sheffield Wednesday15Liverpool14Leeds United14

With Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19