Which players played for both Nottingham Forest and Stoke City?

32 players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Stoke City, including Peter Shilton, Matthew Upson, Liam Delap, Danny Higginbotham, Lee Martin, Kris Commons, Clint Hill, Danny Collins, Sam Surridge and Lee Chapman.

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

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 32 players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Stoke City. The best known: Peter Shilton, Matthew Upson and Liam Delap.

The list

#	Player	Born	Nottingham Forest	Stoke City
1	Peter Shilton	1949	1977–1982	1974–1977
2	Matthew Upson	1979	2000	2011–2013
3	Liam Delap	2003	2026–	2022–2023
4	Danny Higginbotham	1978	2012	2006–2007, 2008–2013
5	Lee Martin	1987	2008	2007
6	Kris Commons	1983	2004–2008	2001–2004
7	Clint Hill	1978	2011	2003–2008
8	Danny Collins	1980	2012–2015	2009–2012
9	Sam Surridge	1998	2022–2023	2021–2022
10	Lee Chapman	1959	1988–1990	1978–1982
11	Gary Bannister	1960	1992–1993	1993
12	Mark Crossley	1969	1988–2000	2002, 2003
13	Brynjar Gunnarsson	1975	2003–2004	1999–2003, 2003–2004
14	Hans Segers	1961	1984–1988	1987
15	Þorvaldur Örlygsson	1966	1989–1993	1993–1995
16	Arthur Jepson	1915	—	1946–1948
17	Arthur Capes	1875	1896–1901	1902–1904
18	Calvin Palmer	1940	1958–1963	1963–1968
19	Marcus Hall	1976	2002	2002–2005
20	Harry Brigham	1914	1946–1947	1936–1946
21	Brian Rice	1963	1985–1991	1991
22	Adrian Capes	1873	1896–1898	1905–1907
23	Russell Hoult	1972	2005	2007–2008
24	Bert Hales	1908	1928–1929	1930–1931
25	Ross Fielding	1880	1902–1903	1901–1902, 1903–1907
26	Sean Haslegrave	1951	1976–1977	1970–1976
27	Len Benbow	1876	1897–1899	1899–1900
28	Paul Richardson	1949	1969–1976	1977–1981
29	Brett Williams	1968	1985–1993	1993
30	Steve Melton	1978	1996–2000	2000
31	Joe Mawson	1905	1934–1935	1928–1933
32	Brian Sherratt	1944	1968	1961–1962

Which way they moved

Nottingham Forest first, then Stoke City: 15
Stoke City first, then Nottingham Forest: 15

Test yourself

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More pairs with Stoke City

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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 Nottingham Forest and Stoke City