Players who played for Birmingham City and Sunderland

17 players have played for both Birmingham City and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Nicklas Bendtner, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Nicklas Bendtner. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1966 (Colin Todd), the most recent in 2021 (Jobe Bellingham).

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The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBirmingham CitySunderland
Nicklas BendtnerForwardDenmark2006–20072011–2012
Andy ColeForwardEngland20072007–2008
Dwight YorkeForwardTrinidad and Tobago2004–20052006–2009
Sebastian LarssonMidfielderSweden2006–20112011–2017
Kevin PhillipsForwardEngland2008–20111997–2003
Jobe BellinghamMidfielderEngland2021–20232023–2025
Craig GardnerMidfielderEngland2010–20202011–2014
Thomas MyhreGoalkeeperNorway20002002–2005
Teemu TainioMidfielderFinland2009–20102008–2010
James McFaddenForwardScotland2008–20112012–2013
Stern JohnForwardTrinidad and Tobago2002–20042007
Jake Clarke-SalterDefenderEnglandsince 20192018
Kenny CunninghamDefenderIreland2002–20062006–2007
Gary BreenDefenderIreland1996–19972003–2006
Colin ToddDefenderEngland1979–19821966–1971
Steven CaldwellDefenderScotland2011–20132004–2007
Will BuckleyMidfielderUnited Kingdom2016since 2014

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 Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19