Players who played for Sunderland and Watford

Which footballers have played for both Sunderland and Watford? 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	Sunderland	Watford
Kevin Phillips	England	1997–2003	1994–1997
David Connolly	England / Republic of Ireland	2006–2009	1995–1997
Danny Graham	England	2013–2016 & 2020–2021	2009–2011
Danny Rose	England	2012–2013 loan	2009 & 2021–2022 loan
Younès Kaboul	France	2015–2016	2016–2018
Tommy Smith (born 1980)	England	–	–

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Sunderland and Watford.
The most common countries are England (5), France (1).
The earliest in our list is Kevin Phillips; the most recent is Younès Kaboul.
1 player made the link through a loan spell, including Danny Rose.

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