The list
| # | Player | Born | Reading | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Bridge | 1980 | 2013–2014 | 2012 |
| 2 | John O'Shea | 1981 | 2018–2019 | 2011–2018 |
| 3 | Vito Mannone | 1988 | 2017–2020 | 2013–2017 |
| 4 | Anton Ferdinand | 1985 | 2014–2016 | 2008–2011 |
| 5 | Paul McShane | 1986 | 2015–2019 | 2007–2009 |
| 6 | David Meyler | 1989 | 2018–2019 | 2008–2013 |
| 7 | Connor Wickham | 1993 | — | 2011–2015 |
| 8 | Ian Harte | 1977 | 2010–2013 | 2007–2008 |
| 9 | Ovie Ejaria | 1997 | 2019–2020, 2020–2023 | 2018 |
| 10 | Ian Porterfield | 1946 | 1976 | 1967–1977 |
| 11 | Greg Halford | 1984 | 2007 | 2007–2009 |
| 12 | John Oster | 1978 | 2005–2008 | 1999–2005 |
| 13 | Philip Bach | 1872 | 1895–1897 | 1897–1899 |
| 14 | Joe Hewitt | 1881 | 1911 | 1901–1904 |
| 15 | Chris Makin | 1973 | 2005–2006 | 1997–2001 |
| 16 | Tom Bradshaw | 1879 | — | 1897 |
| 17 | Cyril Gilhespy | 1898 | 1930–1931 | 1920–1921 |
| 18 | Jack Huggins | 1886 | 1908–1909 | 1906–1908, 1909 |
| 19 | Ernie Coquet | 1883 | 1907–1908 | 1905–1907 |
| 20 | Adam Allan | 1904 | 1930–1933 | 1927–1930 |
| 21 | Bill Raisbeck | 1876 | 1904–1905 | 1896–1897, 1898–1900 |
| 22 | David Willis | 1881 | 1904 | 1902–, 1904–1906 |
| 23 | Steve Hetzke | 1955 | 1971–1982 | 1986–1987 |
| 24 | Fred Smallwood | 1910 | 1938–1940 | — |
| 25 | Bill Pickering | 1901 | 1929–1930 | 1924–1925 |
| 26 | Billy Whitehurst | 1959 | 1988 | 1988 |
| 27 | Tommy Tait | 1908 | 1934–1939 | 1923 |
| 28 | Bruce Stuckey | 1947 | 1973–1977 | 1968–1970 |
| 29 | Johnny Mapson | 1917 | 1935–1936 | 1936–1954 |
Which way they moved
- Reading first, then Sunderland: 3
- Sunderland first, then Reading: 21
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 Sunderland, 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 Sunderland
- Newcastle United – Sunderland 54 players
- Stoke City – Sunderland 51 players
- Manchester City – Sunderland 50 players
- Leeds United – Sunderland 47 players
- Middlesbrough – Sunderland 44 players
- Nottingham Forest – Sunderland 42 players
- Everton – Sunderland 38 players
- Rangers – Sunderland 37 players
Sunderland: 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.