Which players played for both Stoke City and Sunderland?

51 players have played for both Stoke City and Sunderland, including Shay Given, Thomas Sörensen, James McClean, Phil Bardsley, Steven Fletcher, Rory Delap, Kenwyne Jones, Danny Higginbotham, Steve Bould and Dean Whitehead.

Players Who Played for Both Stoke City and Sunderland (51 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 51 players have played for both Stoke City and Sunderland. The best known: Shay Given, Thomas Sörensen and James McClean.

The list

#	Player	Born	Stoke City	Sunderland
1	Shay Given	1976	2015–2017	1996
2	Thomas Sörensen	1976	2008–2015	1998–2003
3	James McClean	1989	2018–2021	2011–2013
4	Phil Bardsley	1985	2014–2017	2008–2014
5	Steven Fletcher	1987	2020–2022	2012–2016
6	Rory Delap	1976	2006, 2007–2013	2006–2007
7	Kenwyne Jones	1984	2005, 2010–2014	2007–2010
8	Danny Higginbotham	1978	2006–2007, 2008–2013	2007–2008
9	Steve Bould	1962	1980–1988	1999–2000
10	Dean Whitehead	1982	2009–2013	2004–2009
11	Josh Maja	1998	2022	2016–2019
12	Jack Clarke	2000	2021	2022, 2022–2024
13	Liam Lawrence	1981	2006–2007, 2007–2011	2004–2007
14	Dominic Matteo	1974	2007–2009	1995
15	Jody Craddock	1975	2007	1997–2003
16	Danny Collins	1980	2009–2012	2004–2009
17	David Watson	1946	1982–1983	1970–1975
18	Graham Kavanagh	1973	1996, 1996–2001	2006–2009
19	Stephen Wright	1980	2007–2008	2002–2008
20	Lee Chapman	1959	1978–1982	1983–1984
21	William Maxwell	1876	1895–1901	1902–1903
22	Paul Bracewell	1962	1979–1983	1983–1984, 1989–1992, 1995–1997
23	Paul Stewart	1964	1997–1998	1995, 1996–1997
24	Arthur Bridgett	1882	1902	1902–1912
25	Howard Gayle	1958	1987	1984–1986
26	Marco Gabbiadini	1968	1997–1998	1987–1991
27	Dennis Tueart	1949	1983	1968–1974
28	Leigh Richmond Roose	1877	1901–1904, 1905–1907	1908–1910
29	Peter Beagrie	1965	1988–1989	1991
30	Jeff Whitley	1979	2006	2003–2005
31	Mark Prudhoe	1963	1993–1997	1981–1984
32	Clive Clarke	1980	1999–2005	2006–2008
33	Calvin Palmer	1940	1963–1968	1968–1970
34	Tony Ford	1959	1986–1989	1986
35	Sam Aiston	1976	1999	1995–2000
36	Keith Bertschin	1956	1984–1987	1987–1988
37	Walter Watkins	1880	1900–1903, 1907–1908	1904–1905
38	William Dickson	1866	1892–1896	1888–1889
39	George Kinnell	1937	1963–1966	1966–1968
40	Joe Kasher	1894	1922–1924	1919–1922
41	Jimmy Gemmell	1880	1907	1900–1906, 1910–1911
42	Iain Munro	1951	1980–1981	1981–1984
43	Charlie Parker	1891	1913–1920	1920–1928
44	Leslie Scott	1895	1922	1913–1921
45	Loek Ursem	1958	1978–1982	1981
46	Billy Whitehurst	1959	1990	1988
47	Ernest Hodkin	1890	1911–1913	1910–1911
48	Barry Siddall	1954	1984–1986	1976–1982
49	Tommy Hyslop	1874	1894–1896, 1898–1899	1893–1894
50	Patrick Gallacher	1909	1938–1939	1929–1938
51	Victor Shore	1897	1921–1922	1919–1920

Which way they moved

Stoke City first, then Sunderland: 18
Sunderland first, then Stoke City: 30

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More pairs with Sunderland

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Everton – Sunderland 38 players
Rangers – Sunderland 37 players
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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 Stoke City and Sunderland