Players who played for Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest

18 players have played for both Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, according to Wikidata. The best known include Matthew Upson, Ian Wright and Dean Henderson. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Matthew Upson. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1985 (Ian Wright), the most recent in 2024 (Daniel Muñoz).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCrystal PalaceNottingham Forest
Matthew UpsonDefenderEngland20012000
Ian WrightForwardEngland1985–19911999
Dean HendersonGoalkeeperEnglandsince 20232022–2023
Wayne HennesseyGoalkeeperWales2014–20212022–2025
Cheikhou KouyatéMidfielderSenegal2018–20222022–2024
Patrick BamfordForwardEngland20152011–2012
Brennan JohnsonForwardWalessince 20262019–2023
Daniel MuñozDefenderColombia2024–2026since 2026
Jonathan WilliamsMidfielderWalessince 20112015–2016
Adlène GuediouraMidfielderAlgeria2013–20152012–2019
Stern JohnForwardTrinidad and Tobago2009–20101999–2002
Tom InceMidfielderEngland20142014
Stan CollymoreForwardEngland1990–19921993–1995
Ben WatsonMidfielderUnited Kingdom2003–20092018–2020
Iain TurnerGoalkeeperScotland20062009
Shaun DerryMidfielderUnited Kingdom2002–20102004–2005
Clint HillDefenderUnited Kingdom2007–20102011
Dele AdebolaForwardNigeria2002–20032009–2011

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 Crystal Palace

QPR26Arsenal25Chelsea23Aston Villa21West Ham20Birmingham City19Cardiff City19Reading18

With Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa25Derby County25Birmingham City23Manchester City22Newcastle United20Leeds United20Sheffield Wednesday20Sunderland19