Which players played for both Middlesbrough and Sheffield United?

42 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Sheffield United, including Muhamed Bešić, Ritchie De Laet, Adlène Guedioura, Kyle Naughton, Ravel Morrison, Marcus Bent, Dave Kitson, Ugo Ehiogu, Jan Åge Fjørtoft and Carl Ikeme.

Players Who Played for Both Middlesbrough and Sheffield United (42 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 42 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Sheffield United. The best known: Muhamed Bešić, Ritchie De Laet and Adlène Guedioura.

The list

#	Player	Born	Middlesbrough	Sheffield United
1	Muhamed Bešić	1992	2018–2019	2019–2020
2	Ritchie De Laet	1988	2016	2010
3	Adlène Guedioura	1985	2017–2018	2021
4	Kyle Naughton	1988	2010	2008–2009
5	Ravel Morrison	1993	2020	2019–2020
6	Marcus Bent	1978	2009–2010	1999–2000, 2011
7	Dave Kitson	1980	2009	2012–2013
8	Ugo Ehiogu	1972	2000–2007	2008–2009
9	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	1967	1995–1997	1997–1998
10	Carl Ikeme	1986	2011	2009
11	Marlon King	1980	2009	2013
12	Cameron Archer	2001	2023	2023–2024
13	Brian Deane	1968	1998–2001	1988–1993, 1997–1998, 2005–2006
14	Barry Robson	1978	2010–2012	2013
15	Dean Windass	1969	2001–2003	2002, 2003
16	Matthew Kilgallon	1984	2010	2007–2010
17	Alf Common	1880	1905–1910	1901–1904
18	Arthur Brown	1885	1912	1902–1908
19	Chris Kamara	1957	1993	1992–1993, 1993–1994
20	Jay O'Shea	1988	2010	2017
21	Alan Wright	1971	2003–2004	2003–2004, 2004–2007
22	Andrew Davies	1984	2002–2008, 2011	2009
23	Mark Yeates	1985	2009–2010	2010–2011
24	Peter Beagrie	1965	1983–1986	1986–1988
25	Tony McMahon	1986	2004–2012	2012–2014
26	Brian Marwood	1960	1992	1990–1992
27	Bob Hatton	1947	—	1980–1982
28	Billy Brawn	1878	1906–1907	1900–1901
29	Andy Campbell	1979	1995–2002	1998–1999, 1999
30	Fred Priest	1875	1906–1908	1896–1905
31	John Gannon	1966	1993	1989, 1989–1996
32	Joe Bolton	1955	1981–1983	1983–1986
33	Albert Groves	1894	1907–1910	1904–1907
34	James Groves	1883	1907–1910	1904–1907
35	Terry Garbett	1945	1965–1966	1974–1976
36	Dean Glover	1963	1987–1989	1987
37	Phil Kite	1962	1986	1990–1993
38	Willie Falconer	1966	1991–1993	1993–1994
39	George Waller	1864	1890–1892	1892–1915
40	Alan Roberts	1964	1982–1985	1988–1989
41	Willie Hamilton	1938	1961–1962	1956–1961
42	George Laking	1913	1936–1947	1942

Which way they moved

Middlesbrough first, then Sheffield United: 21
Sheffield United first, then Middlesbrough: 17

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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 Middlesbrough and Sheffield United