Players who played for Derby County and Nottingham Forest

25 players have played for both Derby County and Nottingham Forest, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jesse Lingard, Peter Shilton and Patrick Bamford. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including John Robertson. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1970 (John Robertson), the most recent in 2015 (Jesse Lingard).

The full list (25 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityDerby CountyNottingham Forest
Jesse LingardForwardEngland20152022–2023
Peter ShiltonGoalkeeperEngland1987–19921977–1982
Patrick BamfordForwardEngland20142011–2012
Daniel AyalaDefenderSpain20112012–2013
Cyrus ChristieDefenderIreland2014–20172020–2021
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar2000–20032012
Stern JohnForwardTrinidad and Tobago20051999–2002
John RobertsonMidfielderScotland1983–19851970–1986
Tom InceMidfielderEngland20152014
Dean SaundersForwardWales1988–19911996–1997
Robert EarnshawForwardWales2007–20082008–2011
Jamie WardForwardNorthern Ireland2011–2015since 2015
Steve HodgeMidfielderEngland19941980–1991
John HarkesMidfielderUnited States1993–19951999
Lars BohinenMidfielderNorway1998–20011993–1995
Lee CampGoalkeeperNorthern Ireland2002–20072008–2013
Archie GemmillMidfielderScotland1970–19841977–1979
Kris CommonsMidfielderScotland2008–20112004–2008
Colin ToddDefenderEngland1971–19781982–1984
Darryl PowellMidfielderJamaica1995–20022005
Charlie GeorgeForwardUnited Kingdom1975–19821980
Kenny BurnsForwardScotland1984–19851977–1981
Dexter BlackstockForwardAntigua and Barbuda20052009
Mikkel BeckForwardDenmark19991999–2000
Kieron FreemanDefenderWales2012–20152010–2012

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 Derby County

With Nottingham Forest