The list
| # | Player | Born | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shay Given | 1976 | 2011–2015 | 1996 |
| 2 | Stewart Downing | 1984 | 2009–2011 | 2003 |
| 3 | Dwight Yorke | 1971 | 1989–1998 | 2006–2009 |
| 4 | Darren Bent | 1984 | 2011–2015 | 2009–2011 |
| 5 | Thomas Sörensen | 1976 | 2003–2008 | 1998–2003 |
| 6 | Joleon Lescott | 1982 | 2015–2016 | 2017 |
| 7 | Ahmed Elmohamady | 1987 | 2017 | 2010–2013 |
| 8 | Phil Bardsley | 1985 | 2007 | 2008–2014 |
| 9 | Alan Hutton | 1984 | 2011 | 2010 |
| 10 | Kevin Phillips | 1973 | 2005–2006 | 1997–2003 |
| 11 | Carlos Cuéllar | 1981 | 2008–2012 | 2012–2014 |
| 12 | Kieran Richardson | 1984 | 2014 | 2007–2012 |
| 13 | Craig Gardner | 1986 | 2005–2010 | 2011–2014 |
| 14 | Gavin McCann | 1978 | 2003–2007 | 1998–2003 |
| 15 | Trevor Ford | 1923 | 1947–1950 | 1950–1953 |
| 16 | Dariusz Kubicki | 1963 | 1992–1994 | 1994–1997 |
| 17 | Darren Byfield | 1976 | 1997–1999 | 2004 |
| 18 | Leigh Richmond Roose | 1877 | 1911 | 1908–1910 |
| 19 | Walter Watkins | 1880 | 1903–1904 | 1904–1905 |
| 20 | William Dickson | 1866 | 1889–1891 | — |
| 21 | Alan O'Neill | 1937 | 1960–1962 | 1956–1960 |
| 22 | George Harper | 1877 | — | 1902–1903 |
| 23 | Jimmy Stephenson | 1894 | 1913–1921 | 1921–1922 |
Which way they moved
- Aston Villa first, then Sunderland: 10
- Sunderland first, then Aston Villa: 11
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Aston Villa and Sunderland, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Aston Villa
- Aston Villa – Everton 47 players
- Aston Villa – Manchester United 47 players
- Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 41 players
- Aston Villa – Coventry City 38 players
- Aston Villa – Liverpool 37 players
- Aston Villa – Chelsea 37 players
- Aston Villa – Crystal Palace 37 players
- Aston Villa – Manchester City 36 players
More pairs with Sunderland
- Newcastle United – Sunderland 52 players
- Manchester City – Sunderland 49 players
- Leeds United – Sunderland 45 players
- Nottingham Forest – Sunderland 42 players
- Everton – Sunderland 37 players
- Manchester United – Sunderland 36 players
- Hull City – Sunderland 35 players
- Coventry City – Sunderland 33 players
Türkçe: Aston Villa ve Sunderland ortak oyuncuları
Source: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia club articles. Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.