Which players played for both Norwich City and Nottingham Forest?

32 players have played for both Norwich City and Nottingham Forest, including Ryan Bertrand, Martin O'Neill, Patrick Bamford, Angus Gunn, Nélson Oliveira, Daniel Ayala, Grant Holt, Justin Fashanu, Ui-jo Hwang and Robert Earnshaw.

Players Who Played for Both Norwich City and Nottingham Forest (32 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 32 players have played for both Norwich City and Nottingham Forest. The best known: Ryan Bertrand, Martin O'Neill and Patrick Bamford.

The list

#	Player	Born	Norwich City	Nottingham Forest
1	Ryan Bertrand	1989	2008, 2008–2009	2010–2011
2	Martin O'Neill	1952	1981, 1982–1983	1971–1981
3	Patrick Bamford	1993	2016	2011–2012
4	Angus Gunn	1996	—	2026
5	Nélson Oliveira	1991	2016–2019	2015–2016
6	Daniel Ayala	1990	2011–2014	2012–2013
7	Grant Holt	1981	2009–2013	2006–2008
8	Justin Fashanu	1961	1978–1981	1981–1982
9	Ui-jo Hwang	1992	2023–2024	2022–2024
10	Robert Earnshaw	1981	2006–2007	2008–2011
11	Lee Camp	1984	2006, 2013	2008–2009, 2009–2013
12	Kieran Dowell	1997	2020–2023	2017–2018
13	Jim Brennan	1977	2003–2006	1999–2003
14	Harry Toffolo	1995	2014–2018	2022–2025
15	Andrew Omobamidele	2002	2020	2024
16	Darren Huckerby	1976	2003, 2003–2008	2003
17	Elliott Ward	1985	2010–2013	2012–2013, 2013
18	Asa Hartford	1950	1984–1985	1979
19	James Henry	1989	2008	2007
20	Willie Young	1951	1983	1981–1983
21	Sammy Clingan	1984	2008–2009	2006–2008
22	David Phillips	1963	1989–1993	1993–1997
23	Darren Ward	1974	2004–2006	2001–2004
24	Andy Johnson	1974	1992–1997	1997–2001
25	Ian Butterworth	1964	1986, 1986–1994	1985–1986
26	Gary Holt	1973	2001–2005	2005–2007
27	Matthieu Louis-Jean	1976	2005–2007	1998–1999, 1999–2005
28	Oliver Brown	1908	1931–1933	1930–1931
29	Sam Jennings	1898	1919–1920	1928–1929
30	Trevor Hockey	1943	1973	1961–1963
31	Nicky Southall	1972	2002	2005–2007
32	William Fiske	1885	—	1914

Which way they moved

Norwich City first, then Nottingham Forest: 13
Nottingham Forest first, then Norwich City: 16

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More pairs with Nottingham Forest

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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 Norwich City and Nottingham Forest