Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United

Which footballers have played for both Blackburn Rovers 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 5 in our list.

Show all 5 players

Player	Country	Blackburn Rovers	Sheffield United
Nathan Blake	Wales	1998–2001	1994–1995
James Beattie	England	1996–1998	2007–2009 & 2011–2012
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	1998–2003	2005–2009
Marcus Bent	England	2000–2001	1999–2000 & 2011 loan
Jack Rodwell	England	2018–2019	2020–2021

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (1), Northern Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Nathan Blake; the most recent is Jack Rodwell.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Marcus Bent.

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