Players who played for Manchester United and Sunderland

27 players have played for both Manchester United and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Danny Welbeck, John O'Shea and Jonny Evans. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Danny Welbeck. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1972 (Jim Holton), the most recent in 2021 (Amad Diallo).

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The full list (27 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedSunderland
Danny WelbeckForwardEngland2008–20142010–2011
John O'SheaDefenderIreland1999–20112011–2018
Jonny EvansDefenderNorthern Ireland2006–20252007–2008
Wes BrownDefenderEngland1996–20112011–2016
Andy ColeForwardEngland1995–20012007–2008
Louis SahaForwardFrance2004–20082012–2013
Dwight YorkeForwardTrinidad and Tobago1998–20022006–2009
Darron GibsonMidfielderIreland2005–20122017–2018
Adnan JanuzajMidfielderBelgium2013–20172016–2017
Amad DialloForwardIvory Coastsince 2021since 2022
Fraizer CampbellForwardEngland2006–20092009–2013
Paddy McNairDefenderNorthern Irelandsince 2014–
Phil BardsleyDefenderScotland2003–20082008–2014
Danny SimpsonDefenderUnited Kingdom2006–20102007
Quinton FortuneDefenderSouth Africa1999–20062007–2008
Kieran RichardsonMidfielderEngland2002–20072007–2012
Paul McShaneDefenderIreland2004–20062007–2009
David HealyMidfielderNorthern Ireland1999–20012008–2011
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar1997–20002007–2008
Liam MillerMidfielderIreland2004–20062006–2009
Reece JamesDefenderEngland2013–2015–
Jimmy NichollDefenderNorthern Ireland, Ireland1974–19821982–1983
David BellionForwardFrance2003–20062001–2003
Jim HoltonDefenderScotland1972–19761976–1977
Paul HeckingbottomDefenderUnited Kingdom–1996–1999
Peter BarnesMidfielderEngland1984–19871989
Michael GrayDefenderEngland–1992–2004

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 Villa28Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19West Ham19

With Sunderland

West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19Ipswich Town19