Players who played for Arsenal and Nottingham Forest

Which footballers have played for both Arsenal and Nottingham Forest? It's exactly the kind of link that wins rounds of The Connection, our football trivia game. Every player below has been checked against his career record, including loan spells.

Quick quiz: how many can you name before you look? There are 6 in our list.

Show all 6 players

Player	Country	Arsenal	Nottingham Forest
Viv Anderson	England	1984–1987	1974–1984
Lee Chapman	England	1982–1983	1988–1990
Ian Wright	England	1991–1998	1999 loan
David Platt	England	1995–1998	1999–2000
Matthew Upson	England	1997–2003	2000 loan
Aaron Ramsey	Wales	2008–2019	2010–2011 loan

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
The most common countries are England (5), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Viv Anderson; the most recent is Aaron Ramsey.
3 players made the link through a loan spell, including Ian Wright.

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