Which players played for both Norwich City and Sheffield United?

37 players have played for both Norwich City and Sheffield United, including Martin Peters, Steve Bruce, Sam Vokes, Ritchie De Laet, Kyle Naughton, David Carney, Ben Godfrey, Mark Bunn, Ade Akinbiyi and Kieran Dowell.

Players Who Played for Both Norwich City and Sheffield United (37 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 37 players have played for both Norwich City and Sheffield United. The best known: Martin Peters, Steve Bruce and Sam Vokes.

The list

#	Player	Born	Norwich City	Sheffield United
1	Martin Peters	1943	1975–1980	1980–1981
2	Steve Bruce	1960	1984–1987	1998–1999
3	Sam Vokes	1989	2011	2011
4	Ritchie De Laet	1988	2011–2012	2010
5	Kyle Naughton	1988	2011–2012	2008–2009
6	David Carney	1983	2009	2007–2009
7	Ben Godfrey	1998	2016–2020	2025–2026
8	Mark Bunn	1984	2012–2015	2009–2010
9	Ade Akinbiyi	1974	1993–1997	2006–2007
10	Kieran Dowell	1997	2020–2023	2019
11	Ched Evans	1988	2007–2008	2009–2012, 2017–2019
12	Carl Robinson	1976	2005–2006, 2006–2007	2004
13	Arturo Lupoli	1987	2008–2009	2009
14	Paul Peschisolido	1971	2001	2001, 2001–2004
15	George Long	1993	2023–2026	2011–2018
16	Leigh Bromby	1980	2003	2004–2008, 2009
17	Ashley Ward	1970	1994–1996	2003–2005
18	Simon Lappin	1983	2007–2013	2013–2014
19	Viv Busby	1949	1976–1977	1980
20	Carl Bradshaw	1968	1994–1997	1989–1994
21	Paddy Sloan	1920	1951–1952	1947–1948
22	Graham Stuart	1970	2005	1997–1999
23	Robert Ullathorne	1971	1990–1996	2000–2003
24	Graham Benstead	1963	1985, 1985–1988	1988, 1988–1990
25	Jack Peart	1888	1922–1923	1907–1909
26	Trevor Hockey	1943	1973	1971–1973
27	George Brown	1880	1905–1906	1908–1909
28	Alex Notman	1979	2000–2003	2000
29	Anis Ben Slimane	2001	2025–2026	2023–2024
30	Albert Sturgess	1882	1923–1925	1908–1922
31	Jimmy Bone	1949	1972–1973	1973–1974
32	Simon Tracey	1967	1994	1988–2003
33	Des Hamilton	1976	2000	1998
34	Norman Wharton	1903	1931–1935	1928–1931
35	Henry Simons	1887	1920	1907–1908, 1910–1912
36	Bill Punton	1934	1959–1967	1967
37	Roger Hansbury	1955	1973–1981	1987–1988

Which way they moved

Norwich City first, then Sheffield United: 16
Sheffield United first, then Norwich City: 18

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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 Norwich City and Sheffield United