Players who played for Birmingham City and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Birmingham City and Sunderland? 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 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Birmingham City	Sunderland
Mick Harford	England	1982–1984	1993
Kevin Phillips	England	2008–2011	1997–2003
Andy Marriott	England / Wales	2003	1998–2001
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	2002–2004	2007
Dwight Yorke	Trinidad and Tobago	2004–2005	2006–2009
Steven Caldwell	Scotland	2011–2013	2004–2007

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Birmingham City and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (3), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Mick Harford; the most recent is Steven Caldwell.

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