Players who played for Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United

13 players have played for both Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jack Rodwell, Colin Kazim-Richards and James Beattie. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jack Rodwell. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1991 (Gordon Cowans), the most recent in 2018 (Jack Rodwell).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Blackburn Rovers special (in French)Today's games with its 213 players. Sheffield United special (in French)Today's games with its 159 players.

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBlackburn RoversSheffield United
Jack RodwellMidfielderEngland2018–20192020–2021
Colin Kazim-RichardsMidfielderEngland, Turkey2012–20132006–2007
James BeattieForwardEngland1996–19982007–2012
Marcus BentForwardUnited Kingdom2000–20011999–2011
Yórgos DónisMidfielderGreece1996–19971999
Mark BunnGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2008–20122009–2010
Nick BlackmanForwardBarbados2009–20122012–2013
Alan KellyGoalkeeperIreland1999–20041992–1999
Gordon CowansMidfielderEngland1991–19931995–1996
Jack O'ConnellDefenderEngland2012–2015since 2016
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland1998–20032005–2009
Alex BaptisteDefenderUnited Kingdom2014–20152016
Paul GallagherForwardScotland2002–20092012

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 Blackburn Rovers

Manchester United25Leicester City24Derby County22Everton21Birmingham City20Liverpool20Aston Villa18Manchester City17

With Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16