Players who played for Manchester United and Sheffield United

13 players have played for both Manchester United and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Dean Henderson, Steve Bruce and Ritchie De Laet. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ritchie De Laet. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1969 (Don Givens), the most recent in 2015 (Dean Henderson).

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The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedSheffield United
Dean HendersonGoalkeeperEngland2015–20232018–2020
Steve BruceDefenderEngland1987–19961998–1999
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium2009–20122010
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland2003–20082007–2008
Quinton FortuneDefenderSouth Africa1999–20062008
Paul McGrathDefenderIreland1982–19891997–1998
Jim LeightonGoalkeeperScotland1988–19911993
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar1997–20002013
Andy GoramGoalkeeperScotland20011998
Lee MartinMidfielderUnited Kingdom2005–20092008
Paul ParkerDefenderEngland1991–19961996
Don GivensForwardIreland1969–19701980–1981
Keith GillespieMidfielderNorthern Ireland1993–19952005–2009

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 United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19

With Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Nottingham Forest17Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16