Players who played for Southampton and Sunderland

12 players have played for both Southampton and Sunderland, according to Wikidata. The best known include Wayne Bridge, Kevin Danso and Kevin Phillips. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Kevin Phillips. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1970 (David Watson), the most recent in 2019 (Kevin Danso).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalitySouthamptonSunderland
Wayne BridgeDefenderEngland1998–20032012
Kevin DansoDefenderAustria2019–2020since 2026
Kevin PhillipsForwardEngland2003–20051997–2003
Kenwyne JonesForwardTrinidad and Tobago2004–20072007–2010
Rory DelapMidfielderIreland2001–20062006–2007
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar2003–20062007–2008
Stern JohnForwardTrinidad and Tobago2007–20092007
Chris WoodsGoalkeeperEngland19961997
David ConnollyForwardIreland2009–20122006–2009
Kelvin DavisGoalkeeperEnglandsince 20062005–2006
Calum DavenportDefenderUnited Kingdom20052009
David WatsonDefenderEngland1979–19821970–1975

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 Southampton

With Sunderland