Players who played for Leeds United and Sheffield United

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United 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 14 in our list.

Show all 14 players

Player	Country	Leeds United	Sheffield United
Terry Phelan	England / Republic of Ireland	1985–1986	2001
Gary Speed	Wales	1988–1996	2008–2010
Vinnie Jones	England / Wales	1989–1990	1990–1991
Nathan Blake	Wales	2005 loan	1994–1995
Ian Rush	Wales	1996–1997	1998 loan
Michael Tonge	England	2012 & 2013–2015	2001–2008
Danny Webber	England	2012	2005 & 2005–2009
Rob Hulse	England	2005–2006	2006–2008
Ugo Ehiogu	England	2006–2007 loan	2008–2009
Sam Vokes	England / Wales	2009 loan	2011 loan
Kyle Bartley	England	2016–2017 loan	2010 & 2010–2011
Dominic Calvert-Lewin	England	2025–present	2014–2016
Kalvin Phillips	England	2014–2022	2026 & 2026–present loan
Ethan Ampadu	England / Wales	2023–present	2020–2021 loan

Quick facts

14 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Sheffield United.
The most common countries are England (11), Wales (3).
The earliest in our list is Terry Phelan; the most recent is Kalvin Phillips.
7 players made the link through a loan spell, including Nathan Blake.

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