Players who played for Chelsea and Nottingham Forest

12 players have played for both Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, according to Wikidata. The best known include John Terry, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ryan Bertrand. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including John Terry. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1989 (Dave Beasant), the most recent in 2025 (Liam Delap).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityChelseaNottingham Forest
John TerryDefenderEngland1998–20172000
Callum Hudson-OdoiForwardEngland2017–2023since 2023
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland2006–20152010–2011
Ola AinaDefenderNigeria––
Patrick BamfordForwardEngland2012–20172011–2012
Liam DelapForwardEngland2025–2026since 2026
Nathaniel ChalobahMidfielderEnglandsince 20122013–2014
Sam HutchinsonDefenderUnited Kingdom2007–20142012–2013
Michael MancienneDefenderEngland2006–20112014–2018
Dave BeasantGoalkeeperEngland1989–19931997–2001
Omari HutchinsonForwardEngland2023–2024since 2025
Todd KaneDefenderEnglandsince 20112015

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 Chelsea

With Nottingham Forest