Which players played for both Brentford and Watford?

61 players have played for both Brentford and Watford, including Josh McEachran, Kenny Sansom, Martin Taylor, Andre Gray, Lee Hodson, Marcus Gayle, Marcello Trotta, Rob Kiernan, Tommy Smith and Sam Sodje.

Players Who Played for Both Brentford and Watford (61 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 61 players have played for both Brentford and Watford. The best known: Josh McEachran, Kenny Sansom and Martin Taylor.

The list

#	Player	Born	Brentford	Watford
1	Josh McEachran	1993	2015–2019	2013–2014
2	Kenny Sansom	1958	1993	1994
3	Martin Taylor	1979	2013	2010–2012
4	Andre Gray	1991	2014–2015	2017–2022
5	Lee Hodson	1991	2012–2013	2009–2013
6	Marcus Gayle	1970	1988–1994, 2005–2006	2001–2005
7	Marcello Trotta	1992	2012–2013, 2013–2014	2012–2013
8	Rob Kiernan	1991	2012–2013	2008–2011
9	Tommy Smith	1980	2014–2015	1997–2003, 2006–2009
10	Sam Sodje	1979	2004–2006	2008
11	Lionel Ainsworth	1987	2010	2007–2008, 2008–2009
12	Dean Holdsworth	1968	1988, 1989–1992	1986–1989
13	Neil Shipperley	1974	2007	1994
14	Toumani Diagouraga	1987	2010–2016	2004–2008
15	Peter Beadle	1972	2003	1994–1995
16	Arthur Shaw	1924	1946–1948	1955–1956
17	Gavin Mahon	1977	1998–2002	2002–2008
18	Adam Thompson	1992	2011, 2012	2010–2014
19	Jack Bonham	1993	2013–2019	2010–2013
20	Harry Anstiss	1899	1920–1922	1923–1924
21	Doug Allder	1951	1977–1980	1977
22	Bert Badger	1882	1908–1909, 1910–1911	1906–1908
23	Dale Bennett	1990	2011, 2012	2008–2013
24	Peter Croker	1921	1945	1952–1953
25	Ian Bolton	1953	1983–1984	1977–1983
26	Dennis Bailey	1965	1995	1994
27	Steve Butler	1962	1984–1986	1991–1992
28	Micky Block	1940	1962–1966	1966–1967
29	Ron Crisp	1938	1965–1966	1960–1965
30	Paul Miller	1959	1989	1988–1989
31	Richard Lee	1982	2010–2015	2002–2010
32	Harry Crump	1873	1901–1902	—
33	Bert Bellamy	1896	1926–1927	1921–1923
34	Steve Kabba	1981	2009–2010	2007–2009
35	Barry Ashby	1970	1994–1997	1988–1994
36	Dai Ward	1934	1963–1965	1962–1963
37	Mick O'Brien	1893	1914–1915	1931–1933
38	Scott Fitzgerald	1979	2005–2007	2003–2005
39	Keith Pritchett	1953	1976–1977	1976–1982
40	Steve Sherwood	1953	1974, 1974–1975	1976–1987
41	Neil Smillie	1958	1977, 1988–1993	1985–1986
42	Danny Cullip	1976	1998–1999	2005
43	Keith Millen	1966	1983–1994	1994–1999
44	Keith Cassells	1957	1983–1985	1977–1980
45	Tom Grieve	1875	1901–1902	1904
46	Wilf Rostron	1956	1991	1979–1989
47	Billy Lane	1904	1929–1932	1932–1936
48	Lee Nogan	1969	1987	1991–1995
49	Harry Oliver	1921	1938–1948	1948–1952
50	Jimmy Bowie	1924	1952	1952–1956
51	Johnny Paton	1923	1949–1952	1952–1955
52	Jordan Parkes	1989	2008	2006–2010
53	Richard Poole	1957	1974–1976	1976–1977
54	Fred Nidd	1869	1902–1903	1900–1902, 1907, 1916
55	Bill Inglis	1899	1922–1925	1932–1933
56	Bill Whittaker	1922	1942–1946	1942
57	Reg Saphin	1916	1943	1951–1954
58	James Shinner	1877	1905	1909–1910
59	Dave Thomas	1917	—	1948–1950
60	George Weeks	1902	1929–1932	1932–1933
61	Perry Suckling	1965	1991	1992–1994

Which way they moved

Brentford first, then Watford: 26
Watford first, then Brentford: 28

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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.

Players who played for both Brentford and Watford