Players who played for Sheffield United and Sunderland

11 players have played for both Sheffield United and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jack Rodwell, Phil Bardsley and Quinton Fortune. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Anthony Stokes. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1988 (Brian Deane), the most recent in 2014 (Jack Rodwell).

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The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalitySheffield UnitedSunderland
Jack RodwellMidfielderEngland2020–20212014–2018
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland2007–20082008–2014
Quinton FortuneDefenderSouth Africa20082007–2008
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar20132007–2008
John EganDefenderIreland20122011–2014
Anthony StokesForwardIreland2008–20092007–2009
Andy ReidMidfielderIreland20102008–2011
Brian DeaneForwardUnited Kingdom1988–20062005
David KellyForwardIreland2000–20011996–1997
Carl RobinsonMidfielderWales20042004–2006
Jody CraddockDefenderUnited Kingdom19991997–2003

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 Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16

With Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19