Players who played for Nottingham Forest and Southampton

Which footballers have played for both Nottingham Forest and Southampton? 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	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
Peter Shilton	England	1977–1982	1982–1987
Dave Beasant	England	1997 & 1997–2001	1993–1997
Nigel Quashie	England / Scotland	1998–2000	2005–2006
Stern John	Trinidad and Tobago	1999–2002	2007–2009
Danny Higginbotham	England / Gibraltar	2012 loan	2003–2006
James Ward-Prowse	England	2024–2025 loan	2011–2023 & 2026–present

Quick facts

6 players in our verified list have played for both Nottingham Forest and Southampton.
The most common countries are England (5), Trinidad and Tobago (1).
The earliest in our list is Peter Shilton; the most recent is James Ward-Prowse.
2 players made the link through a loan spell, including Danny Higginbotham.

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