Which players played for both Sheffield United and Sunderland?

37 players have played for both Sheffield United and Sunderland, including Jack Rodwell, Phil Bardsley, Danny Higginbotham, Anthony Stokes, Andy Reid, Brian Deane, David Kelly, Jody Craddock, Carl Robinson and Matthew Kilgallon.

Players Who Played for Both Sheffield United and Sunderland (37 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 37 players have played for both Sheffield United and Sunderland. The best known: Jack Rodwell, Phil Bardsley and Danny Higginbotham.

The list

#	Player	Born	Sheffield United	Sunderland
1	Jack Rodwell	1991	2020–2021	2014–2018
2	Phil Bardsley	1985	2007–2008	2008–2014
3	Danny Higginbotham	1978	2013	2007–2008
4	Anthony Stokes	1988	2008–2009	2007–2009
5	Andy Reid	1982	2010	2008–2011
6	Brian Deane	1968	1988–1993, 1997–1998, 2005–2006	2005
7	David Kelly	1965	2000–2001	1995–1997
8	Jody Craddock	1975	1999	1997–2003
9	Carl Robinson	1976	2004	2004, 2004–2006
10	Matthew Kilgallon	1984	2007–2010	2010–2013
11	Nyron Nosworthy	1980	2010, 2010–2011	2005–2012
12	Greg Halford	1984	2008–2009	2007–2009
13	Jon Stead	1983	2007–2008	2005–2007
14	Alf Common	1880	1901–1904	1900–1901, 1904–1905
15	Don Hutchison	1971	1996–1998	2000–2001
16	Arthur Brown	1885	1902–1908	1908–1910
17	Neill Collins	1983	2006, 2011–2016	2004–2007
18	Simon Moore	1990	2016–2021	2024–
19	Brett Angell	1968	1996	1995–1996
20	Andy Gray	1977	2004–2005	2005–2006
21	Peter Beagrie	1965	1986–1988	1991
22	Terry Curran	1955	1982–1983	1986
23	Colin Grainger	1933	1953–1957	1957–1960
24	Alan Quinn	1979	2004–2008	2003
25	Martin Smith	1974	1999–2000	1992–1999
26	Kevin Arnott	1958	1982–1987	1976–1981
27	Marc McNulty	1992	2014	2019
28	Joe Bolton	1955	1983–1986	1972–1981
29	Paul Thirlwell	1979	2004–2005	1997–2004
30	Archie Annan	1879	1904–1905	1902–1904
31	Wilf Rostron	1956	1989–1991	1977–1979
32	John MacPhail	1955	1978–1983	1987–1990
33	John Moore	1966	1989	1984–1988
34	Peter Boyle	1876	1898–1904	1896–1898
35	Billy Whitehurst	1959	1990–1991	1988
36	Dennis Longhorn	1950	1976–1977	1973–1976
37	George Philip	—	1918–1919	1914–1920

Which way they moved

Sheffield United first, then Sunderland: 12
Sunderland first, then Sheffield United: 24

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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 Sheffield United and Sunderland