Players who played for Birmingham City and Sheffield United

17 players have played for both Birmingham City and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Steve Bruce, Ché Adams and David Cotterill. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Steve Bruce. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1975 (Peter Withe), the most recent in 2014 (Clayton Donaldson).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Birmingham City special (in French)Today's games with its 216 players. Sheffield United special (in French)Today's games with its 159 players.

The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBirmingham CitySheffield United
Steve BruceDefenderEngland1996–19981998–1999
Ché AdamsForwardScotlandsince 20162014–2016
David CotterillMidfielderWalessince 20142008–2010
Peter WitheForwardEngland1975–19871985–1989
Marcus BentForwardUnited Kingdom2008–20111999–2011
Kyle BartleyDefenderEngland2013–20142010–2011
Bruce RiochMidfielderScotland19781979
David EdgarDefenderCanada2014–2015since 2015
Gary AblettDefenderEngland1996–19991996
Alan KellyGoalkeeperIreland20011992–1999
Marlon KingForwardJamaica2011–20132013
Shane LowryDefenderAustralia2015–20162011
Clayton DonaldsonForwardEngland, Jamaica2014–20172017–2018
Peter NdlovuForwardZimbabwe1997–20012001–2004
Paul PeschisolidoForwardCanada1992–19962001–2004
Dennis MortimerMidfielderUnited Kingdom1986–19871985
Don GivensForwardIreland1978–19811980–1981

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Birmingham City

Derby County24Nottingham Forest23Aston Villa21Wigan Athletic21Blackburn Rovers20Manchester United19Arsenal19Leeds United19

With Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Wolves17Crystal Palace16Stoke City15