Players who played for Brentford and Chelsea

11 players have played for both Brentford and Chelsea, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jordan Henderson, Steve Sidwell and Josh McEachran. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jordan Henderson. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1945 (Tommy Lawton), the most recent in 2025 (Jordan Henderson).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Brentford special (in French)Today's games with its 121 players. Chelsea special (in French)Today's games with its 354 players.

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBrentfordChelsea
Jordan HendersonMidfielderEngland2025–2026since 2026
Steve SidwellMidfielderUnited Kingdom2001–20022007–2008
Josh McEachranMidfielderEnglandsince 20152010–2015
Ron GreenwoodDefenderUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1949–19521952–1955
Gerry PeytonGoalkeeperIreland1992–19931993
Tommy LawtonForwardEngland1951–19531945–1947
Graham RixMidfielderEngland1987–19881995
George SavilleMidfielderNorthern Ireland2013–20142012–2014
Ron HarrisDefenderEngland1980–19831961–1980
Brian TurnerMidfielderNew Zealand1970–19721968–1969
Petar BorotaGoalkeeperYugoslavia19821979–1982

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 Brentford

Arsenal16Tottenham11Fulham10Reading10Crystal Palace10Sheffield Wednesday10Ipswich Town10

With Chelsea

AC Milan34Arsenal29Manchester City25Aston Villa25Fulham24SBV Vitesse24Crystal Palace23West Ham22