Players who played for Sunderland and West Ham

14 players have played for both Sunderland and West Ham, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jermain Defoe, Wayne Bridge and Stewart Downing. 3 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Anton Ferdinand. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1988 (David Kelly), the most recent in 2011 (Wayne Bridge).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalitySunderlandWest Ham
Jermain DefoeForwardEngland2015–20221999–2004
Wayne BridgeDefenderEngland20122011
Stewart DowningMidfielderEngland20032013–2015
Kieran RichardsonMidfielderEngland2007–2012–
Tal Ben HaimDefenderIsrael20092010–2011
Anton FerdinandDefenderEngland2008–20112003–2008
David ConnollyForwardIreland2006–20092003–2004
George McCartneyDefenderNorthern Ireland1998–20122006–2014
Gary BreenDefenderIreland2003–20062002–2003
David BellionForwardFrance2001–20032005–2006
Brian DeaneForwardUnited Kingdom20052003–2004
David KellyForwardIreland1996–19971988–1989
Calum DavenportDefenderUnited Kingdom20092004–2010
Danny CollinsDefenderWales2004–20092012

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 Sunderland

Manchester United27West Brom24Manchester City22Leeds United21Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest19Tottenham19Rangers19

With West Ham

Arsenal30Tottenham28Charlton Athletic28Aston Villa25Portsmouth24Chelsea22Liverpool22Manchester City21