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Players who played for Nottingham Forest and Watford

Which footballers have played for both Nottingham Forest and Watford? 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 14 in our list.
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PlayerCountryNottingham ForestWatford
Neil ShipperleyEngland1998–19991994 loan
Marlon KingEngland / Jamaica2003–20052005 loan & 2005–2008
Michael ChopraEngland2004 loan2003 loan
Liam BridcuttEngland / Scotland2017–20202008–2009 loan
Henri LansburyEngland2012–20172009–2010 loan
Adlène GuédiouraFrance / Algeria2012 loan & 2012–2013 & 2018–20192014–2015 loan & 2015–2017
Nathaniel ChalobahEngland / Sierra Leone2013–2014 loan2012–2013 loan & 2017–2021
Tom InceEngland2014 loan2023–present
Ben WatsonEngland2018–20202015–2018
Glenn MurrayEngland20212020–2021 loan
James GarnerEngland2021–2022 loan2020–2021 loan
Britt AssombalongaDR Congo––
Emmanuel DennisNigeria––
Lewis McGuganEngland––

Quick facts

Common questions

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

14 players in our hand-checked list have played for both Nottingham Forest and Watford, including Nathaniel Chalobah, Tom Ince and Marlon King.

Do loan spells count?

Yes. In The Connection a loan counts. 10 players made the link through a loan spell, including Neil Shipperley and Marlon King.

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