Players who played for Reading and Sunderland

11 players have played for both Reading and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include John O'Shea, Wayne Bridge and Vito Mannone. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including John O'Shea. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1967 (Ian Porterfield), the most recent in 2018 (Ovie Ejaria).

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReadingSunderland
John O'SheaDefenderIreland2018–20192011–2018
Wayne BridgeDefenderEngland2013–20142012
Vito MannoneGoalkeeperItalysince 20172013–2017
Anton FerdinandDefenderEnglandsince 20142008–2011
Connor WickhamForwardEngland–2011–2015
Paul McShaneDefenderIrelandsince 20152007–2009
David MeylerMidfielderIreland2018–20192008–2013
Ian HarteDefenderIreland2010–20132007–2008
Chris WoodsGoalkeeperEngland19951997
Ovie EjariaMidfielderEngland20192018
Ian PorterfieldForwardScotland19761967–1977

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 Reading

With Sunderland