Players who played for Manchester City and Nottingham Forest

Which footballers have played for both Manchester City 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 9 in our list.

Show all 9 players

Player	Country	Manchester City	Nottingham Forest
Asa Hartford	Scotland	1974–1979 & 1981–1984	1979
Trevor Francis	England	1981–1982	1979–1981
Nigel Clough	England	1996–1998	1984–1993 & 1996–1997
Stuart Pearce	England	2001–2002	1985–1997
Gareth Taylor	England / Wales	1998–2001	2003–2006
Darren Huckerby	England	2000–2003	2003 loan
Greg Cunningham	Republic of Ireland	2010–2012	2011–2012 loan
Liam Delap	England	2020–2024	2026–present
Elliot Anderson	England	2026–present	2024–2026

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.
The most common countries are England (7), Scotland (1), Republic of Ireland (1).
The earliest in our list is Asa Hartford; the most recent is Liam Delap.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Darren Huckerby.

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