Players who played for Sheffield United and Sunderland

Which footballers have played for both Sheffield United and Sunderland? 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	Sheffield United	Sunderland
David Kelly	England / Republic of Ireland	2000–2001	1995–1997
Don Hutchison	England / Scotland	1996–1998	2000–2001
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2013	2007–2008
Phil Bardsley	England / Scotland	2007–2008 loan	2008–2014
Jack Rodwell	England	2020–2021	2014–2018

Quick facts

5 players in our verified list have played for both Sheffield United and Sunderland.
The most common countries are England (5).
The earliest in our list is David Kelly; the most recent is Jack Rodwell.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Phil Bardsley.

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