Which players played for both Middlesbrough and Stoke City?

36 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Stoke City, including Mikel John Obi, Shay Given, Robert Huth, Tuncay Şanlı, Jonathan Woodgate, Dean Whitehead, Dave Kitson, Carlo Nash, Fred Pentland and Chris Riggott.

Players Who Played for Both Middlesbrough and Stoke City (36 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 36 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Stoke City. The best known: Mikel John Obi, Shay Given and Robert Huth.

The list

#	Player	Born	Middlesbrough	Stoke City
1	Mikel John Obi	1987	2019	2020–2021
2	Shay Given	1976	2013–2014	2015–2017
3	Robert Huth	1984	2006–2009	2009–2015
4	Tuncay Şanlı	1982	2007–2009	2009–2011
5	Jonathan Woodgate	1980	2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2012–2016	2011–2012
6	Dean Whitehead	1982	2013–2015	2009–2013
7	Dave Kitson	1980	2009	2008–2010
8	Carlo Nash	1973	2003–2005	2008, 2010–2013
9	Fred Pentland	1883	1908–1912	1913
10	Chris Riggott	1980	2003–2010	2008
11	Michael Ricketts	1978	2003–2004	2005
12	John Eustace	1979	2003	2003–2008
13	Graham Kavanagh	1973	1991–1996	1996, 1996–2001
14	Frazer Richardson	1982	2013–2014	2003
15	Chris Kamara	1957	1993	1988–1990
16	Andrew Davies	1984	2002–2008, 2011	2008–2012
17	Mark Crossley	1969	2000–2003	2002, 2003
18	Peter Beagrie	1965	1983–1986	1988–1989
19	Mick Kennedy	1961	1982–1984	1990–1992
20	John Mahoney	1946	1977–1979	1967–1977
21	Mark Wilson	1979	2001–2005	2002–2003
22	Eric McManus	1950	1985	1979–1982
23	Geoff Scott	1956	1984	1977–1980
24	Bert Mitchell	1922	1954–1956	1941–1948
25	George Kinnell	1937	1968–1969	1963–1966
26	Brian Horne	1967	1992	1992
27	John Love Jones	1885	1909–1910	1905–1907
28	Joey Williams	1902	1932–1935	1926–1929
29	Nicky Mohan	1970	1987–1994	1999–2001
30	Don Ratcliffe	1934	1963–1966	1954–1963
31	Bill Godley	1879	1902–1904	1904–1905
32	Tom Coxon	1883	1905	1903–1904, 1907
33	Ken Thomson	1930	1960–1962	1952–1960
34	Charlie Scrimshaw	1909	1938–1939	1929–1938
35	Jock Stirling	1869	1911–1914	1919–1920
36	Jack Hall	1883	1908–1910	1904–1906

Which way they moved

Middlesbrough first, then Stoke City: 18
Stoke City first, then Middlesbrough: 16

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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 Stoke City