Players who played for Portsmouth and Sheffield United

10 players have played for both Portsmouth and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ritchie De Laet, David Cotterill and Bjørn Helge Riise. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Bjørn Helge Riise. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1993 (Paul Hall), the most recent in 2014 (Kieron Freeman).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityPortsmouthSheffield United
Ritchie De LaetDefenderBelgium20112010
David CotterillMidfielderWales20112008–2010
Bjørn Helge RiiseMidfielderNorway20112011
Dave KitsonForwardUnited Kingdom2010–20122012–2013
Shaun DerryMidfielderUnited Kingdom2000–20021998–2000
Michael BrownMidfielderUnited Kingdom1999–20111999–2004
Carl RobinsonMidfielderWales2002–20042004
Paul HallForwardJamaica1993–19981999–2000
Kieron FreemanDefenderWales20162014
David UnsworthDefenderUnited Kingdom2004–20052005–2007

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 Portsmouth

With Sheffield United