Players who played for Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur

Which footballers have played for both Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur? 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	Tottenham Hotspur
Richard Gough	Sweden / Scotland	1999 loan	1986–1987
Nick Barmby	England	2004 loan	1992–1995
Colin Calderwood	Scotland	2000–2001	1993–1999
Michael Dawson	England	2001–2005 & 2018–2021	2005–2014
Paul Konchesky	England	2011 loan	2003 loan
Alan Hutton	Scotland	2012–2013 loan	2008–2011
Chris Gunter	Wales	2009 & 2009–2012	2008–2009
Brennan Johnson	England / Wales	2019–2023	2023–2025
Serge Aurier	Ivory Coast	–	–

Quick facts

9 players in our verified list have played for both Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur.
The most common countries are England (4), Scotland (2), Sweden (1).
The earliest in our list is Richard Gough; the most recent is Brennan Johnson.
4 players made the link through a loan spell, including Richard Gough.

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