Premier League, Championship, free agent & Los Angeles: Where the Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday stars from the last derby are now

What happened to the 26 players that featured in the last meeting of Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United?

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the last time Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday met in the Championship.

Of course, there remains the possibility a Steel City derby lies in wait next season as both clubs battle against relegation from their respective divisions. As it stands both United and Wednesday lie deep in trouble - although it would be safe to say the Owls have a better chance of remaining in the Championship than their cross-city rivals do of avoiding the drop into the second tier.

But what happened to the players that featured in the last clash of the famous old rivals as United and Wednesday battled their way to a goalless draw on a wet night at Hillsborough in January 2019? The Star takes a look and finds one working for Deadpool, another plying his trade in Slovenia and one cult hero that had a short spell enjoying the sun in Los Angeles.

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