Which players played for both Sunderland and Wigan Athletic?

26 players have played for both Sunderland and Wigan Athletic, including Darron Gibson, Patrick van Aanholt, James McClean, Lee Cattermole, Pascal Chimbonda, Titus Bramble, Tyias Browning, Jordi Gómez, Emerson Thome and Kevin Kilbane.

Players Who Played for Both Sunderland and Wigan Athletic (26 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 26 players have played for both Sunderland and Wigan Athletic. The best known: Darron Gibson, Patrick van Aanholt and James McClean.

The list

#	Player	Born	Sunderland	Wigan Athletic
1	Darron Gibson	1987	2017–2018	2018–2019
2	Patrick van Aanholt	1990	2014–2017	2011
3	James McClean	1989	2011–2013	2013–2015, 2021–2023
4	Lee Cattermole	1988	2009–2019	2008–2009
5	Pascal Chimbonda	1979	2008–2009	2005–2006
6	Titus Bramble	1981	2010–2013	2007–2010
7	Tyias Browning	1994	2017–2018	2014
8	Jordi Gómez	1985	2014–2016	2009–2014, 2016–2017
9	Emerson Thome	1972	2000–2003	2004–2006
10	Kevin Kilbane	1977	1999–2003	2006–2009
11	Alan Kennedy	1954	1986–1987	1987
12	David Connolly	1977	2006–2009	2005–2006
13	Jerome Sinclair	1996	2018	2015
14	Donald Love	1994	2016–2019	2015
15	Reece James	1993	2018–2019	2015–2018
16	Callum McManaman	1991	2017–2018	2009–2015, 2018–2019, 2023–
17	Steven Caldwell	1980	2004–2007	2010–2011
18	Graham Kavanagh	1973	2006–2009	2005–2006
19	Terry Cooke	1976	1996	2000
20	Martyn Waghorn	1990	2007–2010	2014, 2014–2015
21	Mikael Mandron	1994	2013–2016	2017
22	Peter Beagrie	1965	1991	2001
23	John O'Hare	1946	1964–1967	—
24	Chris Makin	1973	1997–2001	1992–1993
25	Jamie Lawrence	1970	1993–1994	2003
26	Joe Hinnigan	1955	1980–1982	1975–1980

Which way they moved

Sunderland first, then Wigan Athletic: 11
Wigan Athletic first, then Sunderland: 14

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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 Sunderland and Wigan Athletic