The list
| # | Player | Born | Celtic | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung-yueng Ki | 1989 | 2010–2012 | 2013–2014 |
| 2 | Aiden McGeady | 1986 | 2004–2010 | 2017–2022 |
| 3 | Craig Gordon | 1982 | 2014 | 2007–2012 |
| 4 | Jason Denayer | 1995 | 2014–2015 | 2016–2017 |
| 5 | Patrick Roberts | 1997 | 2016–2018 | 2022–2026 |
| 6 | Daryl Murphy | 1983 | 2010–2013 | 2005–2010 |
| 7 | Liam Miller | 1981 | 2000–2004 | 2006–2009 |
| 8 | Anthony Stokes | 1988 | 2010–2016 | 2007–2009 |
| 9 | Glenn Loovens | 1983 | 2008–2012 | 2018–2019 |
| 10 | Adam Matthews | 1992 | 2011–2015 | 2015–2019 |
| 11 | Stanislav Varga | 1972 | 2003–2006 | 2000–2003, 2006–2008 |
| 12 | Jim Holton | 1951 | — | 1976–1977 |
| 13 | Michael Gray | 1974 | 2003 | 1992–2004 |
| 14 | Alan Stubbs | 1971 | 1996–2001 | 2005–2006 |
| 15 | Ross Wallace | 1985 | 2002–2006 | 2006–2009 |
| 16 | Colin Healy | 1980 | 1998–2003 | 2003–2006 |
| 17 | John Hughes | 1943 | 1959–1971 | 1973 |
| 18 | Harry Hood | 1944 | 1969–1976 | 1964–1966 |
| 19 | George Livingstone | 1876 | 1901–1902 | 1900–1901 |
| 20 | Anton Rogan | 1966 | 1986–1991 | 1991–1993 |
| 21 | Dylan McGeouch | 1993 | 2011–2015 | 2019 |
| 22 | Marc McNulty | 1992 | — | 2019 |
| 23 | John Colquhoun | 1963 | 1984–1985 | 1992–1993 |
| 24 | Dougie McGuire | 1967 | 1986–1988 | 1988 |
| 25 | Benny Gaughran | 1915 | 1936–1937 | 1937–1938 |
| 26 | Alec Brady | 1865 | 1891–1892 | 1888, 1889 |
| 27 | Peter Meehan | 1872 | 1895–1896 | 1893–1895 |
| 28 | Adam McLean | 1899 | 1917–1928 | 1928–1930 |
| 29 | Michael Gilhooley | 1896 | 1913–1914 | 1922–1925 |
Which way they moved
- Celtic first, then Sunderland: 18
- Sunderland first, then Celtic: 9
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Celtic and Sunderland, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Celtic
- Aston Villa – Celtic 30 players
- Celtic – Manchester City 27 players
- Celtic – Norwich City 27 players
- Celtic – Middlesbrough 26 players
- Celtic – Southampton 25 players
- Celtic – Leicester City 25 players
- Celtic – Coventry City 24 players
- Celtic – Liverpool 23 players
Celtic: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Sunderland
- Newcastle United – Sunderland 54 players
- Stoke City – Sunderland 51 players
- Manchester City – Sunderland 50 players
- Leeds United – Sunderland 47 players
- Middlesbrough – Sunderland 44 players
- Nottingham Forest – Sunderland 42 players
- Everton – Sunderland 38 players
- Rangers – Sunderland 37 players
Sunderland: 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.