Players who played for Liverpool and Nottingham Forest

Which footballers have played for both Liverpool 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 8 in our list.

Show all 8 players

Player	Country	Liverpool	Nottingham Forest
Nigel Clough	England	1993–1996	1984–1993 & 1996–1997
Dean Saunders	Wales	1991–1992	1996–1997
Stan Collymore	England	1995–1997	1993–1995
Nick Barmby	England	2000–2002	2004 loan
Jack Robinson	England	2010–2014	2018–2020
Jonjo Shelvey	England	2010–2013	2023
Paul Konchesky	England	2010–2011	2011 loan
Neco Williams	Wales	–	2022–present

Quick facts

8 players in our verified list have played for both Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
The most common countries are England (6), Wales (2).
The earliest in our list is Nigel Clough; the most recent is Jonjo Shelvey.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Nick Barmby.

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