Players who played for Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest

25 players have played for both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, according to Wikidata. The best known include John Terry, Ryan Bertrand and Douglas Luiz. 12 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including John Terry. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1912 (Sam Hardy), the most recent in 2023 (Alexandre Moreno Lopera).

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The full list (25 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAston VillaNottingham Forest
John TerryDefenderEngland2017–20182000
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland20142010–2011
Douglas LuizMidfielderBrazil2019–20262025–2026
Jermaine JenasMidfielderEngland2011–20122000–2013
Matty CashDefenderPolandsince 20202014–2020
Alan HuttonDefenderScotlandsince 20112012–2013
David PlattMidfielderEngland1988–19911999–2001
Albert AdomahForwardGhana2016–20192019–2020
Marlon HarewoodForwardEngland2007–20101996–2012
Grant HoltForwardUnited Kingdom20142006–2008
Peter WitheForwardEngland1980–19911976–1978
Dean SaundersForwardWales1992–19951996–1997
Nicky ShoreyDefenderEngland2008–20102009–2010
Jamie WardForwardNorthern Ireland2005–2006since 2015
Eric LichajDefenderUnited States2008–20132013–2018
Steve HodgeMidfielderEngland1985–19861980–1991
George BoydMidfielderEngland, Scotland–2010
Alexandre Moreno LoperaMidfielderSpain2023–20252024–2025
Stan CollymoreForwardEngland1997–20001993–1995
Isaiah OsbourneMidfielderEngland2006–20112009
George BoatengMidfielderNetherlands1999–20022011–2012
Colin CalderwoodDefenderScotland1999–20002000–2001
Gary GardnerMidfielderUnited Kingdomsince 20112015
Steve StoneMidfielderEngland1999–20021989–1999
Sam HardyGoalkeeperEngland1912–19211921–1925

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Aston Villa

Manchester United28Liverpool27Chelsea25West Ham25Everton24West Brom24Leicester City24Manchester City23

With Nottingham Forest

Derby County25Birmingham City23Manchester City22Newcastle United20Leeds United20Sheffield Wednesday20Sunderland19Coventry City19