Players who played for Sunderland and Wigan Athletic

14 players have played for both Sunderland and Wigan Athletic, according to Wikidata. The best known include Darron Gibson, Patrick van Aanholt and James McClean. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Darron Gibson. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1986 (Alan Kennedy), the most recent in 2017 (Darron Gibson).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalitySunderlandWigan Athletic
Darron GibsonMidfielderIreland2017–20182018–2019
Patrick van AanholtDefenderNetherlandssince 20142011
James McCleanMidfielderIreland2011–20132013–2023
Pascal ChimbondaDefenderFrance2008–20092005–2006
Lee CattermoleMidfielderEnglandsince 20092008–2009
Jordi GómezMidfielderSpain2014–20162009–2017
Titus BrambleDefenderUnited Kingdom2010–20132007–2010
Emerson ThomeDefenderBrazil2000–20032004–2006
Kevin KilbaneDefenderIreland1999–20032006–2009
Alan KennedyDefenderEngland1986–19871987
David ConnollyForwardIreland2006–20092005–2006
Reece JamesDefenderEngland–since 2015
Steven CaldwellDefenderScotland2004–20072010–2011
Callum McManamanMidfielderUnited Kingdom2017–20182009–2019

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 Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19

With Wigan Athletic

Birmingham City21Everton19West Brom19Newcastle United19Manchester United17Liverpool17West Ham15Blackburn Rovers15