The list
| # | Player | Born | Reading | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Upson | 1979 | 2002 | 2011–2013 |
| 2 | Charlie Adam | 1985 | 2019–2020 | 2012–2019 |
| 3 | Graham Potter | 1975 | 1999 | 1993–1996 |
| 4 | Steve Sidwell | 1982 | 2003–2007 | 2014–2016 |
| 5 | Stephen Kelly | 1983 | 2013–2015 | 2009 |
| 6 | Adam Federici | 1985 | 2005–2015 | 2018–2020 |
| 7 | Dave Kitson | 1980 | 2003–2008, 2009 | 2008–2010 |
| 8 | Andy Griffin | 1979 | 2010, 2010–2012 | 1996–1998, 2006–2007, 2008–2010 |
| 9 | Michael Duberry | 1975 | 2007–2009 | 2004–2005, 2005–2007 |
| 10 | Luke Chadwick | 1980 | 2003 | 2005–2006, 2006–2007 |
| 11 | Ibrahima Sonko | 1981 | 2004–2008 | 2008–2011 |
| 12 | Herbert Smith | 1877 | 1900–1902, 1903–1906, 1907 | 1902–1903 |
| 13 | Frank Soo | 1914 | — | 1933–1945 |
| 14 | Brynjar Gunnarsson | 1975 | 2005–2013 | 1999–2003, 2003–2004 |
| 15 | Garry Brooke | 1960 | 1991 | 1990 |
| 16 | James Bradley | 1881 | 1911–1913 | 1898–1905, 1913–1915 |
| 17 | Carl Asaba | 1973 | 1997–1998 | 2003–2005 |
| 18 | John Halls | 1982 | 2006–2008 | 2003, 2003–2006 |
| 19 | Paul Barron | 1953 | 1986 | 1985 |
| 20 | Bill Capewell | 1878 | 1896–1898 | 1895, 1899–1902 |
| 21 | William Robertson | 1907 | 1935–1936 | 1929–1934 |
| 22 | Mark Smith | 1964 | 1990 | 1989–1990 |
| 23 | Ray Wallace | 1969 | 1994 | 1994–1999 |
| 24 | Arthur Leonard | 1874 | 1905, 1908 | 1904 |
| 25 | Frank Jordan | 1883 | 1910–1911 | 1911–1912 |
| 26 | Freddie Houldsworth | 1911 | 1938–1939 | 1935 |
| 27 | Dick Williams | 1905 | 1930–1931 | 1926–1929 |
| 28 | Walter Rogers | 1883 | — | 1907–1908 |
| 29 | Paul Holsgrove | 1969 | 1994–1997 | 1998 |
| 30 | Lee Sandford | 1968 | 1997 | 1989–1996 |
| 31 | Abe Jones, Jr. | 1899 | 1921–1922 | 1924–2019 |
| 32 | Frank Richardson | 1897 | 1926–1929 | 1922–1923 |
| 33 | Billy Whitehurst | 1959 | 1988 | 1990 |
| 34 | James Martin | 1898 | 1924–1925 | 1919–1920 |
| 35 | Bert Ralphs | 1896 | 1914 | 1922–1925 |
| 36 | Keith Scott | 1967 | 1999–2001 | 1994–1995 |
| 37 | Bill Godley | 1879 | 1906 | 1904–1905 |
| 38 | Jack Palethorpe | 1909 | 1930–1933 | 1933–1934 |
| 39 | George Harris | 1877 | 1904–1905 | 1900–1904 |
| 40 | Sam Higginson | 1880 | 1904–1905 | 1899–1903 |
| 41 | Joe Hutton | 1927 | 1949–1951 | 1953–1956 |
Which way they moved
- Reading first, then Stoke City: 15
- Stoke City first, then Reading: 23
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Reading and Stoke City, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Reading
- Brentford – Reading 64 players
- Reading – Southampton 58 players
- Fulham – Reading 51 players
- Crystal Palace – Reading 50 players
- Brighton – Reading 49 players
- Reading – Watford 48 players
- Reading – West Ham United 45 players
- Reading – Tottenham Hotspur 42 players
Reading: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Stoke City
- Sheffield United – Stoke City 54 players
- Manchester City – Stoke City 53 players
- Stoke City – Sunderland 51 players
- Stoke City – Wolves 48 players
- Stoke City – West Brom 48 players
- Burnley – Stoke City 48 players
- Aston Villa – Stoke City 47 players
- Southampton – Stoke City 45 players
Stoke City: every club it shares players with
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.