Sheffield United: They played for both

Sheffield United: They played for both

We look at 11 players who played for both the Whites and the Blades.

Leeds United are back in Premier League action on Saturday (3pm), taking on Sheffield United, looking to go three games unbeaten in the top-flight.

Ahead of the clash at Elland Road, we look at 11 players who have played for both Yorkshire sides.


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Paddy Kenny

The goalkeeper played under Neil Warnock at Bury, Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United. He played over 250 times for the Blades from 2002-2010 and was at Leeds from 2012-2014.


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Leigh Bromby

Bromby is one of the few players to have played for both Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. He had two spells at Bramall Lane prior to joining Leeds in 2009 and he helped the Whites win promotion to the Championship from League One.


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Matt Kilgallon

The defender broke into the first team at Leeds, prior to moving to Sheffield United in 2007.  Kilgallon also had spells at Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City and the now 37-year-old is currently on the books at Non-League Buxton.


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Kyle Bartley

Now at fellow Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, Bartley spent time on loan with the Blades whilst at Arsenal. He spent the 2016/17 season at Leeds, enjoying a successful loan spell from Swansea City.


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Gary Speed

Speed is remembered fondly by every club he played at. He helped Leeds win the First Division title in 1992 and ended his career with the Blades, where he was from 2008-2010. He made a staggering 841 appearances as a senior professional and represented Wales 85 times.


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Vinnie Jones
The midfielder played a key part in Leeds winning promotion to the First Division in 1990, after having helped Wimbledon win the FA Cup in 1988. From the Whites he moved to Bramall Lane, staying for just the one season.
    

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Michael Brown

Brown joined Sheffield United on loan from Manchester City, before the move was made permanent in 2000. After spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, Wigan Athletic and Portsmouth, Brown joined Leeds in 2011 for a three-year spell.

    

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Tony Currie

Officially named Sheffield United’s greatest ever player, Currie was at Bramall Lane from 1968-1976, playing over 300 games for the club. He moved to Leeds from the Blades and went on to play over 100 games for the Whites.


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Mick Jones

The forward joined Leeds from Sheffield United in 1967. He scored the winning goal for the Whites in the 1968 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final. He also won two league titles and the FA Cup with Leeds during eight years at Elland Road.


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Brian Deane
The striker had three spells at Sheffield United and two at Leeds United during a long playing career.  He made over 200 appearances for both Yorkshire clubs and won three caps for England.

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Billy Sharp
Now in his third spell at Sheffield United, Sharp will always be held in the highest regard by Sheffield United supporters for his regular goalscoring season’s at the club. The striker had one year with the Whites which saw him net five times during 2014/15.

 

 

 

 

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