Which players played for both Brighton and Sheffield United?

35 players have played for both Brighton and Sheffield United, including Sam Vokes, Colin Kâzım-Richards, James Wilson, Oliver Norwood, Chris Wilder, Dean Saunders, Ade Akinbiyi, Lee Hendrie, Howard Wilkinson and Dennis Mortimer.

Players Who Played for Both Brighton and Sheffield United (35 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 35 players have played for both Brighton and Sheffield United. The best known: Sam Vokes, Colin Kâzım-Richards and James Wilson.

The list

#	Player	Born	Brighton	Sheffield United
1	Sam Vokes	1989	2012	2011
2	Colin Kâzım-Richards	1986	2005–2006	2006–2007
3	James Wilson	1995	2015–2016	2018
4	Oliver Norwood	1991	2016–2019	2018–2019, 2019–2024
5	Chris Wilder	1967	1999	1986–1992, 1998–1999
6	Dean Saunders	1964	1985–1987	1997–1998
7	Ade Akinbiyi	1974	1994	2006–2007
8	Lee Hendrie	1977	2010	2007–2009
9	Howard Wilkinson	1943	1966–1971	—
10	Dennis Mortimer	1952	1985–1986	1985
11	Greg Halford	1984	2014–2015	2008–2009
12	Joe Mattock	1990	2012	2011
13	Dean Hammond	1983	2000–2008, 2012–2013	2015–2016, 2016
14	Jamie Murphy	1989	2015–2018	2013–2015
15	Chris O'Grady	1986	2014–2017	2014
16	Billy Paynter	1984	2011–2012	2014
17	Mark Yeates	1985	2003–2004	2010–2011
18	Reda Khadra	2001	2021–2023	2022–2023
19	Darius Henderson	1981	2003	2008–2011
20	Georges Santos	1970	2006–2007	2000–2002
21	Wally Gould	1938	1964–1967	1958–1961
22	Will Hoskins	1986	2011–2014	2012
23	Billy Booth	1886	1908–1920	1907–1908
24	Barry Butlin	1949	1975	1979–1981
25	Danny Cullip	1976	1999, 1999–2004	2004–2005
26	Tony Towner	1955	1973–1978	1983
27	Mark Morris	1962	1996–1997	1989–1991
28	Fred Hawley	1890	1925–1926	1913–1919
29	Paul Rogers	1965	1999–2003	1992–1995
30	Fred Brown	1895	1923–1924	1919–1923
31	Paul Wood	1964	1987–1990	1990–1991
32	Andy Kennedy	1964	1992–1994	1987
33	Alan Young	1955	1983–1984	1982–1983
34	Mike Trusson	1959	1987–1989	1980–1983
35	Mark Mellors	1880	—	1909

Which way they moved

Brighton first, then Sheffield United: 15
Sheffield United first, then Brighton: 16

Test yourself

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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 Brighton and Sheffield United