The list
| # | Player | Born | Brentford | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Ferdinand | 1966 | 1988 | 2005 |
| 2 | Steve Sidwell | 1982 | 2001–2002 | 2003–2007 |
| 3 | Stephen Hunt | 1981 | 2001–2005 | 2005–2009 |
| 4 | Alex McCarthy | 1989 | 2010 | 2007–2014 |
| 5 | Simon Cox | 1987 | 2006, 2006–2007 | 2005–2008, 2014–2016 |
| 6 | Liam Moore | 1993 | 2013, 2015 | 2016–2023 |
| 7 | George Saville | 1993 | 2013–2014 | — |
| 8 | Ívar Ingimarsson | 1977 | 1999–2002 | 2003–2011 |
| 9 | Ibrahima Sonko | 1981 | 2002–2004 | 2004–2008 |
| 10 | John Swift | 1995 | 2015–2016 | 2016–2022 |
| 11 | Mikkel Andersen | 1988 | 2008 | 2007–2015 |
| 12 | Frank Soo | 1914 | 1943–1944 | — |
| 13 | Ted Hanney | 1889 | 1917–1919 | 1921–1922 |
| 14 | Johnny Brooks | 1931 | 1961–1964 | 1949–1953 |
| 15 | Jay Tabb | 1984 | 2000–2006 | 2009–2013 |
| 16 | Nick Colgan | 1973 | 1997 | 1998 |
| 17 | John Salako | 1969 | 2004–2005 | 2001–2004 |
| 18 | Sam Sodje | 1979 | 2004–2006 | 2006–2009 |
| 19 | Garry Brooke | 1960 | 1990 | 1991 |
| 20 | Carl Asaba | 1973 | 1994–1997 | 1997–1998 |
| 21 | John Halls | 1982 | 2008–2009 | 2006–2008 |
| 22 | Tariqe Fosu | 1995 | 2022 | 2014 |
| 23 | Tony Rougier | 1971 | 2003–2004 | 2000–2003 |
| 24 | Ralph Allen | 1906 | 1930–1933 | 1936 |
| 25 | Neil Clement | 1978 | 1999–2000 | 1998–1999 |
| 26 | Albert Bartlett | 1884 | 1909–1911 | 1911 |
| 27 | Francis Joseph | 1960 | 1982–1987 | 1987–1988 |
| 28 | Paul Brooker | 1976 | 2005–2007 | 2004, 2004–2005 |
| 29 | David Crown | 1958 | 1980–1981 | 1983–1985 |
| 30 | Nicholas Bignall | 1990 | 2011 | 2008–2014 |
| 31 | Maurice Edelston | 1918 | 1937–1938 | 1939–1952 |
| 32 | Alfred Douglas | 1899 | 1925–1929 | 1929–1931 |
| 33 | Lloyd Owusu | 1976 | 1998–2002, 2005–2007 | 2003–2004, 2004–2005 |
| 34 | Brian Bedford | 1933 | 1966–1967 | 1954–1955 |
| 35 | Nicky Forster | 1973 | 1994–1997, 2010–2011 | 1999–2005 |
| 36 | Michael Dobson | 1981 | 1999–2006 | 2006 |
| 37 | Paul Bence | 1948 | 1970–1977 | 1968–1970 |
| 38 | Ricky Newman | 1970 | 2005–2006 | 2000, 2000–2005 |
| 39 | Neil Smillie | 1958 | 1977, 1988–1993 | 1986–1988 |
| 40 | Brian Statham | 1969 | 1992, 1992–1997 | 1991 |
| 41 | Allan Cockram | 1963 | 1988–1991 | 1991–1992 |
| 42 | Ron Foster | 1938 | 1968–1969 | 1966–1968 |
| 43 | Walter Whittaker | 1878 | 1904–1906 | 1898–1900, 1906–1907 |
| 44 | Kevin Watson | 1974 | 1994 | 2001, 2002–2004 |
| 45 | Billy Lane | 1904 | 1929–1932 | 1928–1929 |
| 46 | Billy Wrigglesworth | 1912 | — | 1948 |
| 47 | Lee Nogan | 1969 | 1987 | 1995–1997 |
| 48 | Pat Terry | 1933 | 1968–1969 | 1964–1967 |
| 49 | John Docherty | 1940 | 1959–1961, 1966–1968, 1970–1974 | 1968–1970 |
| 50 | Ray Reeves | 1931 | 1961–1962 | 1952–1961 |
| 51 | Terry Hurlock | 1958 | 1980–1986 | 1986–1987 |
| 52 | Keith Jones | 1965 | 1987–1991 | 2000–2002 |
| 53 | Paddy Logan | 1877 | 1901–1902 | 1900–1901 |
| 54 | Fred Morley | 1890 | 1918–1921 | 1909 |
| 55 | John Mackie | 1976 | 2007–2008 | 1999–2004 |
| 56 | Gary Phillips | 1961 | 1984–1988 | 1988–1989 |
| 57 | Bill Livingstone | 1929 | 1959–1960 | 1949–1955 |
| 58 | Bill Inglis | 1899 | 1922–1925 | 1925–1930 |
| 59 | Jimmy Tomlinson | 1875 | 1904–1908 | 1909–1910 |
| 60 | Bill McCafferty | 1882 | 1909–1910 | 1905–1906 |
| 61 | Leo Roget | 1977 | 2002–2004 | 2002 |
| 62 | John Murray | 1948 | 1978 | 1974–1978 |
| 63 | Johnny Mapson | 1917 | — | 1935–1936 |
| 64 | Joe Wilson | 1911 | 1935–1939 | 1939 |
Which way they moved
- Brentford first, then Reading: 33
- Reading first, then Brentford: 26
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Brentford and Reading, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Brentford
- Brentford – Fulham 90 players
- Brentford – QPR 79 players
- Brentford – Crystal Palace 73 players
- Brentford – Tottenham Hotspur 61 players
- Brentford – Watford 61 players
- Arsenal – Brentford 53 players
- Brentford – West Ham United 51 players
- Brentford – Brighton 51 players
Brentford: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Reading
- Reading – Southampton 58 players
- Fulham – Reading 51 players
- Crystal Palace – Reading 50 players
- Brighton – Reading 49 players
- Reading – Watford 48 players
- Reading – West Ham United 45 players
- Reading – Tottenham Hotspur 42 players
- Bournemouth – Reading 42 players
Reading: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.