Which players played for both Nottingham Forest and Watford?

35 players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Watford, including Callum Hudson-Odoi, Costel Pantilimon, Nathaniel Chalobah, Adlène Guedioura, Emmanuel Dennis, Britt Assombalonga, Michael Chopra, Steve Hodge, Ben Watson and Marlon King.

Players Who Played for Both Nottingham Forest and Watford (35 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 35 players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Watford. The best known: Callum Hudson-Odoi, Costel Pantilimon and Nathaniel Chalobah.

The list

#	Player	Born	Nottingham Forest	Watford
1	Callum Hudson-Odoi	2000	2023–	2018
2	Costel Pantilimon	1987	2018, 2018–2020	2016–2018
3	Nathaniel Chalobah	1994	2013–2014	2012–2013, 2017–2021
4	Adlène Guedioura	1985	2012, 2012–2013, 2018–2019	2014–2015, 2015–2017
5	Emmanuel Dennis	1997	—	2021–2024
6	Britt Assombalonga	1992	2014–2017	2011–2013, 2023
7	Michael Chopra	1983	2004	2003
8	Steve Hodge	1962	1980–1985, 1988–1991	1995–1996
9	Ben Watson	1985	2018–2020	2015–2018
10	Marlon King	1980	2003–2005	2005, 2005–2008
11	Carlton Palmer	1965	1999	2000–2001
12	Philip Zinckernagel	1994	2022	2021
13	Joe Garner	1988	2008–2011	2011–2013
14	Lewis McGugan	1988	2006–2013	2013–2015
15	Carl Fletcher	1980	2008	2005
16	Neil Redfearn	1965	—	1988–1989
17	Brynjar Gunnarsson	1975	2003–2004	2004–2005
18	Neil Shipperley	1974	1998–1999	1994
19	Des Lyttle	1971	1993–1999	1999–2000
20	Darius Henderson	1981	2013–2014	2005–2008
21	Gareth Williams	1981	1999–2004	2007–2009
22	Glyn Hodges	1963	1998–1999	1987–1990
23	Bert Badger	1882	1909–1910	1906–1908
24	Craig Armstrong	1975	1992–1999	1997
25	Jason Lee	1971	1994–1997	1997–1998
26	Paul Wilkinson	1964	1987–1988	1988–1991, 1995
27	Will Hoskins	1986	2008	2007–2010
28	Danny Cullip	1976	2005–2007	2005
29	Colin Foster	1964	1987–1989	1994–1997
30	Peter Ronald	1889	1921–1923	1914–1921, 1924–1925
31	Tom Niblo	1877	1904–1906	1906–1907
32	Bob Parkinson	1873	1897–1898	1900–1901
33	Willie Wragg	1875	1896–1899	1901–1902
34	Nigel Jemson	1969	1988–1991	1995
35	Trevor Smith	1910	—	1947–1948

Which way they moved

Nottingham Forest first, then Watford: 17
Watford first, then Nottingham Forest: 14

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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 Watford