Players who played for Nottingham Forest and Reading

16 players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Reading, according to Wikidata. The best known include Matthew Upson, Ryan Bertrand and Chris Gunter. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ryan Bertrand. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1976 (Chris Woods), the most recent in 2023 (Tyler Bindon).

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The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityNottingham ForestReading
Matthew UpsonDefenderEngland20002002
Ryan BertrandDefenderEngland2010–20112009–2010
Chris GunterDefenderWales2009–20122012–2020
Michail AntonioMidfielderJamaica2014–20152008–2012
Nélson OliveiraForwardPortugal2015–20162019
Nathaniel ChalobahMidfielderEngland2013–20142015
Nicky ShoreyDefenderEngland2009–20102001–2013
Neil WebbMidfielderEngland1985–19961980–1982
Chris WoodsGoalkeeperEngland1976–19791995
Billy SharpForwardEngland2012–20132013–2014
Simon CoxForwardEngland, Ireland2012–20142005–2008
Tyler BindonDefenderNew Zealandsince 20252023–2025
Garath McClearyMidfielderJamaica2008–20122012–2020
Ben HamerGoalkeeperEngland20152006–2011
Jamie MackieForwardEngland, Scotland2013–20152014–2015
Modou BarrowForwardThe Gambia2015–

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 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa25Derby County25Birmingham City23Manchester City22Newcastle United20Leeds United20Sheffield Wednesday20Sunderland19

With Reading

Fulham19Crystal Palace18Arsenal16Wolves16Bristol City16AFC Bournemouth15West Ham15Watford15