Players who played for Stoke City and Sunderland

17 players have played for both Stoke City and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Shay Given, Thomas Sørensen and James McClean. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Phil Bardsley. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1970 (David Watson), the most recent in 2012 (Steven Fletcher).

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The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityStoke CitySunderland
Shay GivenGoalkeeperIreland2015–20171996
Thomas SørensenGoalkeeperDenmark2008–20151998–2003
James McCleanMidfielderIreland2018–20212011–2013
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotlandsince 20142008–2014
Steven FletcherForwardScotland2020–20222012–2016
Kenwyne JonesForwardTrinidad and Tobago2005–20142007–2010
Rory DelapMidfielderIreland2006–20132006–2007
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar2006–20132007–2008
Márton FülöpGoalkeeperHungary20082006–2010
Dean WhiteheadMidfielderUnited Kingdom2009–20132004–2009
Steve BouldDefenderUnited Kingdom1980–19881999–2000
Josh MajaForwardNigeria––
Liam LawrenceForwardIreland2006–20112004–2007
Dominic MatteoDefenderScotland2007–20091995
Jody CraddockDefenderUnited Kingdom20071997–2003
David WatsonDefenderEngland1982–19831970–1975
Danny CollinsDefenderWales2009–20122004–2009

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 Stoke City

Derby County21Aston Villa19West Brom18Birmingham City18Manchester United17Burnley17Wolves17Portsmouth16

With Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19