Players who played for Middlesbrough and Sunderland

15 players have played for both Middlesbrough and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Shay Given, Stewart Downing and Brian Clough. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Stewart Downing. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1952 (Stan Anderson), the most recent in 2007 (Jason Steele).

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The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMiddlesbroughSunderland
Shay GivenGoalkeeperIreland2013–20141996
Stewart DowningMidfielderEngland2001–20192003
Brian CloughForwardEngland1955–19611961–1964
Boudewijn ZendenMidfielderNetherlands2003–20052009–2011
Adam JohnsonMidfielderEngland2004–20102012–2016
Paddy McNairDefenderNorthern Ireland––
Lee CattermoleMidfielderEngland2005–2008since 2009
Danny GrahamForwardEngland2004–2014since 2013
Justin HoyteDefenderEngland, Trinidad and Tobago2008–20142005–2006
Dean WhiteheadMidfielderUnited Kingdom2013–20152004–2009
Jason SteeleGoalkeeperEngland2007–20152017–2018
Stan AndersonMidfielderEngland1965–19661952–1963
Julio ArcaMidfielderArgentina2006–20132000–2006
Brian DeaneForwardUnited Kingdom1998–20012005
Grant LeadbitterMidfielderEnglandsince 20122003–2009

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 Middlesbrough

Aston Villa22Leeds United18Nottingham Forest18Chelsea17Liverpool17Manchester City16Norwich City16Hull City15

With Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19