Players who played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest

Which footballers have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion 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 4 in our list.

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Player	Country	Brighton & Hove Albion	Nottingham Forest
Dean Saunders	Wales	1985–1987	1996–1997
Dave Beasant	England	2003	1997 & 1997–2001
Matthew Upson	England	2013 & 2013–2014	2000 loan
Jesse Lingard	England	2014 loan	2022–2023

Quick facts

4 players in our verified list have played for both Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest.
The most common countries are England (3), Wales (1).
The earliest in our list is Dean Saunders; the most recent is Jesse Lingard.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Matthew Upson.

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