Players who played for Leeds United and Nottingham Forest

Which footballers have played for both Leeds United 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	Leeds United	Nottingham Forest
Lee Chapman	England	1990–1993 & 1996	1988–1990
Darren Huckerby	England	1999–2000	2003 loan
Robbie Blake	England	2005–2007	2000 loan
Nick Barmby	England	2002–2004	2004 loan
Karl Darlow	England / Wales	2023–2026	2010–2014 & 2014–2015
Ross McCormack	Scotland	2010–2014	2017 loan

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Leeds United and Nottingham Forest.
The most common countries are England (5), Scotland (1).
The earliest in our list is Lee Chapman; the most recent is Karl Darlow.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Darren Huckerby.

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