Players who played for Birmingham City and Sheffield United

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Sheffield United? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 11 in our list.

Show all 11 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Sheffield United
Peter Withe	England	1975–1976 & 1987	1985–1989
Bruce Rioch	England / Scotland	1978 loan	1979 loan
Chris Marsden	England	1997–1999	1987–1988
Steve Bruce	England	1996–1998	1998–1999
Curtis Woodhouse	England	2001–2003	1997–2001
Marcus Bent	England	2008–2011	1999–2000 & 2011 loan
David Cotterill	Wales	2014–2017	2008 & 2008–2010
Kyle Bartley	England	2013–2014 loan	2010 & 2010–2011
Ché Adams	England / Scotland	2016–2019	2014–2016
Scott Hogan	England / Republic of Ireland	2020 & 2020–2024	2019 loan
Jack Robinson	England	2025–2026	2020–2025

Quick facts

11 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Sheffield United.
The most common countries are England (10), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Withe; the most recent is Jack Robinson.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Bruce Rioch.

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