Players who played for Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth

Which footballers have played for both Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth? 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	Nottingham Forest	Portsmouth
Lee Chapman	England	1988–1990	1993
Teddy Sheringham	England	1991–1992	2003–2004
Dave Beasant	England	1997 & 1997–2001	2001–2002 & 2002
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	1998–2000	2000–2005
Shaun Derry	England	2004–2005 loan	2000–2002
Andy Cole	England	2008	2006–2007
Nicky Shorey	England	2009–2010 loan	2014–2015
Greg Halford	England	2012–2015	2010–2011 loan & 2011–2012
Steve Stone	England	–	–

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth.
The most common countries are England (9).
Three players made the link through a loan spell, including Shaun Derry and Nicky Shorey.

Common questions

How many players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth?

9 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth, including Andy Cole, Greg Halford and Lee Chapman.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. Three players made the link through a loan spell, including Shaun Derry and Nicky Shorey.

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