Players who played for Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday

Which footballers have played for both Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday? 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	Manchester City	Sheffield Wednesday
Trevor Francis	England	1981–1982	1990–1994
Earl Barrett	England	1985–1987	1998–2000
Nigel Clough	England	1996–1998	1997 loan
Lee Bradbury	England	1997–1998	2002–2003 loan
Mark Robins	England	1999 loan	2003–2004
Andy Hinchcliffe	England	–	–

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester City and Sheffield Wednesday.
The most common countries are England (6).
The earliest in our list is Trevor Francis; the most recent is Mark Robins.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Nigel Clough.

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