Players who played for Sheffield United and Stoke City

Which footballers have played for both Sheffield United and Stoke City? 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 10 in our list.

Show all 10 players

Player	Country	Sheffield United	Stoke City
Phil Jagielka	England	2000–2007 & 2019–2021	2022–2023
Michael Tonge	England	2001–2008	2008–2013
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2013	2006–2007 & 2008–2013
James Beattie	England	2007–2009 & 2011–2012	2009–2010
Phil Bardsley	England / Scotland	2007–2008 loan	2014–2017
Henri Camara	Senegal	2009–2010	2009 loan
Sam Vokes	England / Wales	2011 loan	2019–2021
Enda Stevens	Republic of Ireland	2017–2023	2023–2025
Scott Hogan	England / Republic of Ireland	2019 loan	2019–2020 loan
Ciaran Clark	England / Republic of Ireland	2022–2023 loan	2023–2024

Quick facts

10 players in our verified list have played for both Sheffield United and Stoke City.
The most common countries are England (8), Senegal (1), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Phil Jagielka; the most recent is Enda Stevens.
5 players made the link through a loan spell, including Phil Bardsley.

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