Players who played for Manchester United and Sheffield United

Which footballers have played for both Manchester 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 7 in our list.

Show all 7 players

Player	Country	Manchester United	Sheffield United
Paul McGrath	England / Republic of Ireland	1982–1989	1997–1998
Steve Bruce	England	1987–1996	1998–1999
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	1993–1995	2005–2009
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	1997–2000	2013
Phil Bardsley	England / Scotland	2003–2008	2007–2008 loan
Ritchie De Laet	Belgium	2009–2012	2010 loan
Dean Henderson	England	2015–2023	2018–2020 loan

Quick facts

7 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester United and Sheffield United.
The most common countries are England (5), Northern Ireland (1), Belgium (1).
The earliest in our list is Paul McGrath; the most recent is Dean Henderson.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Phil Bardsley.

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