Which players played for both Burnley and Sheffield United?

35 players have played for both Burnley and Sheffield United, including Kyle Walker, Gary Cahill, Sam Vokes, Phil Bardsley, Sander Berge, Nathan Dyer, Matthew Lowton, David Edgar, Ade Akinbiyi and Adrian Heath.

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

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 35 players have played for both Burnley and Sheffield United. The best known: Kyle Walker, Gary Cahill and Sam Vokes.

The list

#	Player	Born	Burnley	Sheffield United
1	Kyle Walker	1990	2025–	2008–2009, 2009–2010
2	Gary Cahill	1985	2004–2005	2007
3	Sam Vokes	1989	2011–2012, 2012–2019	2011
4	Phil Bardsley	1985	2006, 2017–2022	2007–2008
5	Sander Berge	1998	2023–2024	2020–2023
6	Nathan Dyer	1987	2005	2008–2009
7	Matthew Lowton	1989	2015–2023	2007–2012
8	David Edgar	1987	2009–2014	2015–2016
9	Ade Akinbiyi	1974	2005–2006, 2007–2009	2006–2007
10	Adrian Heath	1961	1992–1995, 1996–1997	1995–1996
11	Gordon Cowans	1958	1997	1995–1996
12	Kevin McDonald	1988	2008–2011	2011–2013
13	Danny Lafferty	1989	2012–2017	2016–2017, 2017–2019
14	David Unsworth	1973	2007–2008	2005–2007
15	Stephen Jordan	1982	2007–2010	2010–2011
16	Keith Treacy	1988	2011–2014	2009
17	Jay McEveley	1985	2003–2004	2014–2016
18	Jon Harley	1979	2005, 2005–2008	2002–2003, 2003, 2004–2005
19	David Johnson	1976	2002	2005
20	Glen Little	1975	1997–2004	2009–2010
21	Gareth Taylor	1973	2001, 2001–2003	1996–1998
22	Andy Gray	1977	2006, 2006–2008	2004–2005
23	Paul Shaw	1973	1995	2004–2006
24	John Dryden	1908	1938–1940	1935–1936
25	John Francis	1963	1990–1992, 1993–1996	1988–1990
26	Doug Hodgson	1969	1996	1994–1997
27	Colin Morris	1953	1974–1976	1981–1988
28	Tony Philliskirk	1965	1994–1995	1983–1988
29	Jamie Hoyland	1966	1994–1998	1990–1994
30	Des Thompson	1928	1952–1955	1955–1964
31	Nathan Peel	1972	1993–1996	1991–1993
32	Tom Cowan	1969	1999–2000	1991–1994
33	William Egan	1872	1894–1895	1895–1896
34	Andy McLaren	1922	1948–1949	1949–1951
35	Roger Hansbury	1955	1983–1985	1987–1988

Which way they moved

Burnley first, then Sheffield United: 18
Sheffield United first, then Burnley: 16

Test yourself

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More pairs with Sheffield United

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Huddersfield – Sheffield United 57 players
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Everton – Sheffield United 49 players
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Sheffield United: every club it shares players with

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 Burnley and Sheffield United