Players who played for Manchester United and Sunderland
18 players · Premier League since 1992/93
18 players have played for both Manchester United and Sunderland in the Premier League since 1992/93. 16 played for Manchester United first and 2 for Sunderland first. The longest-serving made 444 appearances across both; the top scorer got 93 goals; 6 scored for both; the first move came in 2003/04, the most recent in 2016/17.
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- Man Utd 255 · Sunderland 189
- Man Utd 232 · Sunderland 76
- Man Utd 195 · Sunderland 7
- Man Utd 8 · Sunderland 174
- Man Utd 162 · Sunderland 15
- Man Utd 41 · Sunderland 134
- Man Utd 96 · Sunderland 27
- Man Utd 92 · Sunderland 26
- Man Utd 86 · Sunderland 11
- Man Utd 49 · Sunderland 25
- Man Utd 2 · Sunderland 58
- Man Utd 24 · Sunderland 20
- Man Utd 31 · Sunderland 12
- Man Utd 9 · Sunderland 27
- Man Utd 23 · Sunderland 9
- Man Utd 4 · Sunderland 22
- Man Utd 1 · Sunderland 13
- Man Utd 1 · Sunderland 12
Who stands out
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John O'Shea has the most appearances for the two combined: 255 for Manchester United and 189 for Sunderland. Andrew Cole scored the most goals across both (93 for Manchester United, 0 for Sunderland), and 6 players scored for both.
In our data, David Bellion was the first to have played for both (his first game for Manchester United came in 2003/04). The most recent player to play for both is Darron Gibson, who first played for Sunderland in 2016/17.
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| Player | Man Utd | Sunderland | First | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Seasons | Apps | Gls | Seasons | ||
| John O'Shea | 255 | 10 | 2001–2011 | 189 | 3 | 2011–2017 | Man Utd |
| Wes Brown | 232 | 3 | 1997–2011 | 76 | 1 | 2011–2016 | Man Utd |
| Andrew Cole | 195 | 93 | 1994–2002 | 7 | 0 | 2007/08 | Man Utd |
| Phil Bardsley | 8 | 0 | 2005/06 | 174 | 7 | 2007–2014 | Man Utd |
| Jonny Evans | 162 | 4 | 2008–2025 | 15 | 0 | 2007/08 | Sunderland |
| Kieran Richardson | 41 | 2 | 2002–2007 | 134 | 14 | 2007–2013 | Man Utd |
| Dwight Yorke | 96 | 48 | 1998–2002 | 27 | 1 | 2007–2009 | Man Utd |
| Danny Welbeck | 92 | 20 | 2008–2015 | 26 | 6 | 2010/11 | Man Utd |
| Louis Saha | 86 | 28 | 2003–2008 | 11 | 0 | 2012/13 | Man Utd |
| Adnan Januzaj | 49 | 5 | 2013–2016 | 25 | 0 | 2016/17 | Man Utd |
| Fraizer Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2007–2009 | 58 | 6 | 2009–2013 | Man Utd |
| David Bellion | 24 | 4 | 2003–2005 | 20 | 1 | 2001–2003 | Sunderland |
| Darron Gibson | 31 | 3 | 2008–2012 | 12 | 0 | 2016/17 | Man Utd |
| Liam Miller | 9 | 0 | 2004–2006 | 27 | 1 | 2007–2009 | Man Utd |
| Paddy McNair | 23 | 0 | 2014–2016 | 9 | 0 | 2016/17 | Man Utd |
| Danny Higginbotham | 4 | 0 | 1997–2000 | 22 | 3 | 2007–2009 | Man Utd |
| David Healy | 1 | 0 | 2000/01 | 13 | 1 | 2008–2010 | Man Utd |
| Donald Love | 1 | 0 | 2015/16 | 12 | 0 | 2016/17 | Man Utd |
Head to head
In the Premier League since 1992/93, Manchester United and Sunderland have met 34 times: Manchester United won 24, Sunderland 3, and 7 games were drawn.
- Manchester United's biggest win: Man Utd 5-0 Sunderland (1996/97)
- Sunderland's biggest win: Man Utd 0-1 Sunderland (2013/14)
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- How many players have played for both Manchester United and Sunderland?
- 18 in the Premier League since 1992/93: John O'Shea, Wes Brown, Andrew Cole, Phil Bardsley, Jonny Evans, Kieran Richardson and 12 more.
- Has anyone scored for both Manchester United and Sunderland?
- Yes, 6: Dwight Yorke (48 and 1), Danny Welbeck (20 and 6), Kieran Richardson (2 and 14), John O'Shea (10 and 3), David Bellion (4 and 1) and Wes Brown (3 and 1).
- Who is the most recent player to play for both Manchester United and Sunderland?
- Darron Gibson. He played for Manchester United (2008–2012), then Sunderland from 2016/17.
- What period does this list cover?
- Premier League games from 1992/93 to the present, updated as new games are played. Earlier games aren't in our data, so all-time lists can be longer.
Data: Premier League since 1992/93. Earlier games aren't included, so all-time lists can be longer.