Players who played for Burnley and Sheffield United

14 players have played for both Burnley and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Kyle Walker, Gary Cahill and Sam Vokes. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Sam Vokes. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1992 (Adrian Heath), the most recent in 2020 (Sander Berge).

The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBurnleySheffield United
Kyle WalkerDefenderEnglandsince 20252008–2010
Gary CahillDefenderEngland2004–20052007
Sam VokesForwardWales2011–20122011
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland20062007–2008
Sander BergeMidfielderNorway2023–20242020–2023
Nathan DyerMidfielderUnited Kingdom20052008–2009
Matthew LowtonDefenderEnglandsince 20152007–2012
David EdgarDefenderCanada2009–2014since 2015
Ade AkinbiyiForwardNigeria2005–20092006–2007
Adrian HeathMidfielderUnited Kingdom1992–19971995–1996
Gordon CowansMidfielderEngland19971995–1996
Kevin McDonaldMidfielderScotland2008–20112011–2013
Daniel LaffertyDefenderNorthern Irelandsince 2012–
David UnsworthDefenderUnited Kingdom2007–20082005–2007

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 Burnley

With Sheffield United