Which players played for both Brentford and Sheffield United?

32 players have played for both Brentford and Sheffield United, including Marcus Bent, Clayton Donaldson, Jack O'Connell, Stewart Houston, Chris Kamara, Billy Clarke, Simon Moore, Neil Shipperley, Carl Asaba and John Halls.

Players Who Played for Both Brentford and Sheffield United (32 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 32 players have played for both Brentford and Sheffield United. The best known: Marcus Bent, Clayton Donaldson and Jack O'Connell.

The list

#	Player	Born	Brentford	Sheffield United
1	Marcus Bent	1978	1995–1998	1999–2000, 2011
2	Clayton Donaldson	1984	2011–2014	2017–2018
3	Jack O'Connell	1994	2015–2016	2016–2023
4	Stewart Houston	1949	1972, 1972–1973	1980–1983
5	Chris Kamara	1957	1981–1985	1992–1993, 1993–1994
6	Billy Clarke	1987	2009	2011
7	Simon Moore	1990	2009–2013	2016–2021
8	Neil Shipperley	1974	2007	2005–2007
9	Carl Asaba	1973	1994–1997	2001–2003
10	John Halls	1982	2008–2009	2008
11	Billy Brawn	1878	1911–1913, 1916–1917	1900–1901
12	Paddy Sloan	1920	1945–1946	1947–1948
13	Glenn Cockerill	1959	1997–1998	1984–1985
14	Scott Marshall	1973	1999–2003	1994
15	Francis Joseph	1960	1982–1987	1988–1989
16	Graham Benstead	1963	1990–1993, 1997–1998	1988, 1988–1990
17	Richard Cadette	1965	1988–1992	1987–1988
18	Andy Scott	1972	1997–2001	1992–1997
19	Steve Kabba	1981	2009–2010	2002–2007
20	Jean-Philippe Javary	1978	2000–2001	2002–2003
21	Bob Booker	1958	1978–1988, 1991–1993	1988–1991
22	Jack Chisholm	1924	1947–1948	1948–1949
23	Ian Benjamin	1961	1993–1994	1979
24	Scott Fitzgerald	1969	2004, 2004–2005	1995
25	Danny Cullip	1976	1998–1999	2004–2005
26	Alec Blakeman	1936	1946–1948	1948–1949
27	Bobby Hughes	1892	1923–1924	1922–1923
28	Wilf Rostron	1956	1991	1989–1991
29	John Docherty	1940	1959–1961, 1966–1968, 1970–1974	1961–1966
30	Oakey Field	1879	1896–1898, 1907–1908	1898–1902
31	Bobby Reid	1911	1936–1939	1939–1946
32	Henry Simons	1887	1913–1914	1907–1908, 1910–1912

Which way they moved

Brentford first, then Sheffield United: 18
Sheffield United first, then Brentford: 13

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More pairs with Sheffield United

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Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.

Players who played for both Brentford and Sheffield United