Players who played for Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United

17 players have played for both Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United, according to Wikidata. The best known include Dean Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White and Adlène Guedioura. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Dean Henderson. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1961 (Colin Addison), the most recent in 2025 (Tyler Bindon).

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The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityNottingham ForestSheffield United
Dean HendersonGoalkeeperEngland2022–20232018–2020
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteMidfielderEnglandsince 20222021–2022
Adlène GuediouraMidfielderAlgeria2012–20192021
Danny HigginbothamDefenderGibraltar20122013
Peter WitheForwardEngland1976–19781985–1989
Dean SaundersForwardWales1996–19971997–1998
Jamie WardForwardNorthern Irelandsince 20152009–2011
Billy SharpForwardEngland2012–20132004–2010
Tyler BindonDefenderNew Zealandsince 2025since 2025
Lee MartinMidfielderUnited Kingdom20082008
Andy ReidMidfielderIreland2000–20052010
Iain TurnerGoalkeeperScotland20092014–2015
Shaun DerryMidfielderUnited Kingdom2004–20051998–2000
Marlon KingForwardJamaica2003–20052013
Colin AddisonForwardUnited Kingdom1961–19661967–1971
Kieron FreemanDefenderWales2010–20122014
Ben OsbornMidfielderEnglandsince 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 Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa25Derby County25Birmingham City23Manchester City22Newcastle United20Leeds United20Sheffield Wednesday20Sunderland19

With Sheffield United

Aston Villa22Everton21Derby County20Leeds United20Birmingham City17Wolves17Crystal Palace16Stoke City15