Which players played for both Middlesbrough and Sunderland?

44 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Sunderland, including Shay Given, Boudewijn Zenden, Stewart Downing, Brian Clough, Adam Johnson, Paddy McNair, Lee Cattermole, Patrick Roberts, Danny Graham and Justin Hoyte.

Players Who Played for Both Middlesbrough and Sunderland (44 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 44 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Sunderland. The best known: Shay Given, Boudewijn Zenden and Stewart Downing.

The list

#	Player	Born	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
1	Shay Given	1976	2013–2014	1996
2	Boudewijn Zenden	1976	2003–2004, 2004–2005	2009–2011
3	Stewart Downing	1984	2001–2009, 2015–2019	2003
4	Brian Clough	1935	1955–1961	1961–1964
5	Adam Johnson	1987	2004–2010	2012–2016
6	Paddy McNair	1995	2018–2024	2016–2018
7	Lee Cattermole	1988	2005–2008	2009–2019
8	Patrick Roberts	1997	2020–2021	2022–2026
9	Danny Graham	1985	2004–2007, 2014	2013–2016, 2020–2021
10	Justin Hoyte	1984	2008–2014	2005–2006
11	Dean Whitehead	1982	2013–2015	2004–2009
12	Jason Steele	1990	2007–2015	2017–2018
13	Stan Anderson	1933	1965–1966	1952–1963
14	Brian Deane	1968	1998–2001	2005
15	Julio Arca	1981	2006–2013	2000–2006
16	Grant Leadbitter	1986	2012–2019	2003–2009, 2019–2021
17	Matthew Kilgallon	1984	2010	2010–2013
18	Alf Common	1880	1905–1910	1900–1901, 1904–1905
19	Arthur Brown	1885	1912	1908–1910
20	Graham Kavanagh	1973	1991–1996	2006–2009
21	Peter Davenport	1961	1988–1990	1990–1993
22	Colin Cooper	1967	1984–1991, 1998–2006	2004
23	David Hodgson	1960	1978–1982, 1987	1984–1986
24	Johnny Crossan	1938	1967–1970	1962–1965
25	Peter Beagrie	1965	1983–1986	1991
26	Mick Buckley	1953	1984–1985	1978–1983
27	Allan Johnston	1973	2001–2004	1997–2000
28	Alan Foggon	1950	1972–1976	1976–1977
29	Andy Dibble	1965	1991, 1998	1986
30	Gary Rowell	1957	1985–1986	1974–1984
31	Geoff Butler	1947	1965–1967	1967–1969
32	Joe Bolton	1955	1981–1983	1972–1981
33	Stan Cummins	1958	1975–1979	1979–1983, 1984–1985
34	Benny Yorston	1905	1934–1939	1932–1934
35	William Agnew	1879	1904–1906	1908–1910
36	George Kinnell	1937	1968–1969	1966–1968
37	Jackie Mordue	1886	1920–1923	1908–1920
38	Mark Proctor	1961	1978–1981, 1989–1993	1983–1987
39	John Kay	1964	1985	1987–1996
40	Derek Weddle	1935	1961–1962	1953–1956
41	Dick Jackson	1873	1898	1898–1905
42	Dickie Rooks	1940	1965–1969	1957–1965
43	Dick Healey	1889	1914–1915	1910–1914
44	Jimmy Watson	1877	1907–1910	1900–1907

Which way they moved

Middlesbrough first, then Sunderland: 20
Sunderland first, then Middlesbrough: 22

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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 Middlesbrough and Sunderland