Which players played for both Huddersfield and Sunderland?

32 players have played for both Huddersfield and Sunderland, including Sam Allardyce, Steve Harper, Kevin Kilbane, Dean Whitehead, Willie Watson, Reece James, Ronald Brebner, Frank Worthington, Marcus Stewart and Jon Stead.

Players Who Played for Both Huddersfield and Sunderland (32 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 32 players have played for both Huddersfield and Sunderland. The best known: Sam Allardyce, Steve Harper and Kevin Kilbane.

The list

#	Player	Born	Huddersfield	Sunderland
1	Sam Allardyce	1954	1984–1985	1980–1981
2	Steve Harper	1975	1997–1998	2016
3	Kevin Kilbane	1977	2011	1999–2003
4	Dean Whitehead	1982	2015–2018	2004–2009
5	Willie Watson	1920	1938–1939	1946–1954
6	Reece James	1993	2015	2018–2019
7	Ronald Brebner	1881	1911–1912	1905
8	Frank Worthington	1948	1966–1972	1982–1983
9	Marcus Stewart	1972	1996–2000	2002–2005
10	Jon Stead	1983	2002–2004, 2013–2015	2005–2007
11	Kevin Kyle	1981	2000	2000–2006
12	Bob Kelly	1893	1927–1932	1925–1927
13	Mike Hellawell	1938	1966–1968	1965–1966
14	Rod Belfitt	1945	1975–1976	1973–1975
15	Leigh Richmond Roose	1877	1910–1911	1908–1910
16	Terry Curran	1955	1985–1986	1986
17	Jim McDonagh	1952	1987–1988	1985
18	Tom Wilson	1896	1919–1931	1914–1915
19	Andy Dibble	1965	1987	1986
20	Martin Smith	1974	2000–2003	1992–1999
21	Roy Greenwood	1952	1982–1984	1975–1978
22	Ken Willingham	1912	1930–1945	1945–1947
23	Tommy Miller	1979	2011–2012	2005–2007
24	Jack Foster	1877	1909–1910	1907–1908
25	Tony Norman	1958	1995–1997	1988–1995
26	Steve Hardwick	1956	1988–1991	1987
27	Steve Doyle	1958	1982–1987	1987–1989
28	James Richardson	1885	1910–1912	1912–1914
29	George Metcalf	1885	1909–1911	—
30	Bill Pickering	1901	1927–1929	1924–1925
31	Dan Smith	1986	2006	2004–2006
32	Tom Lilley	1900	1922–1923	1926–1928

Which way they moved

Huddersfield first, then Sunderland: 11
Sunderland first, then Huddersfield: 19

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More pairs with Sunderland

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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 Huddersfield and Sunderland