Players who played for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest

14 players have played for both Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, according to Wikidata. The best known include Roy Keane, Jesse Lingard and Teddy Sheringham. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Roy Keane. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1974 (Viv Anderson), the most recent in 2021 (Anthony Elanga).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityManchester UnitedNottingham Forest
Roy KeaneMidfielderIreland1993–20051990–1993
Jesse LingardForwardEngland2011–20222022–2023
Teddy SheringhamForwardEngland1997–20011991–1992
Andy ColeForwardEngland1995–20012008
Dean HendersonGoalkeeperEngland2015–20232022–2023
Federico MachedaForwardItaly2008–20142016
Anthony ElangaForwardSweden2021–20232023–2025
Viv AndersonDefenderEngland1987–19911974–1984
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar1997–20002012
Jonathan GreeningMidfielderEngland1998–20012011–2014
Neil WebbMidfielderEngland1989–19921985–1996
Lee MartinMidfielderUnited Kingdom2005–20092008
Garry BirtlesForwardEngland1980–19821976–1986
Scott WoottonDefenderEngland2010–20132012

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 Manchester United

Aston Villa28Sunderland27Blackburn Rovers25West Brom24Everton23Royal Antwerp22Preston North End20Manchester City19

With Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa25Derby County25Birmingham City23Manchester City22Newcastle United20Leeds United20Sheffield Wednesday20Sunderland19