Players who played for Manchester City and Sheffield United

13 players have played for both Manchester City and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips and Jack Rodwell. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Sun Jihai. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1985 (Earl Barrett), the most recent in 2022 (Kalvin Phillips).

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The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester CitySheffield United
Kyle WalkerDefenderEngland2017–20252008–2010
Kalvin PhillipsMidfielderEnglandsince 20222026
Jack RodwellMidfielderEngland2012–20142020–2021
Iliman NdiayeForwardSenegalsince 20262019–2023
Sun JihaiDefenderPeople's Republic of China2002–20082008–2009
Richard WrightGoalkeeperUnited Kingdom2012–20162010–2011
Ched EvansForwardWales2007–20092009–2012
Michael BrownMidfielderUnited Kingdom1995–19991999–2004
Terry PhelanDefenderIreland1992–19952001
Adrian HeathMidfielderUnited Kingdom1990–19921995–1996
Earl BarrettDefenderUnited Kingdom1985–19871998
Keith CurleDefenderEngland1991–19962000–2002
Paddy McCarthyDefenderIreland2002–20052014

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 Manchester City

Everton26Chelsea25Liverpool24Arsenal23Aston Villa23Bolton Wanderers22Nottingham Forest22Sunderland22

With Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16