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Ahead of Sunday's clash with Forest we take a look at players that have represented both clubs over the years

2024-05-17T10:00:00.000Z

PLAYED FOR BOTH: NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Ahead of Sunday's clash with Forest we take a look at players that have represented both clubs over the years

2024-05-17T10:00:00.000Z

Ahead of Sunday's clash with Forest we take a look at players that have represented both clubs over the years

Robbie Blake

After a successful start to his senior career with Darlington and Bradford City, Blake arrived at the City Ground in August 2000 on a two-month loan deal from the Bantams.

The striker made his debut for Nottingham Forest against Birmingham City before scoring his first goal for the Reds in a 4-3 win at Barnsley in October that year.

Blake's last game for Forest came in a defeat at home to Wimbledon with the forward then returning to West Yorkshire for the remainder of the 2000/01 season in December.

January 2002 then saw Blake sign for the Clarets for his first spell in Lancashire but a hernia issue disrupted the striker's first six months at Turf Moor.

The following two campaigns saw Blake hit the ground running and fire in 38 goals in all competitions across the two years, before departing Burnley midway through the 2005/05 season to join Birmingham City.

After just one year with the Blues and two with Leeds United, the Middlesbrough-born forward rejoined Burnley in the summer of 2007 where he spent a further three years with the Clarets. He helped the side achieve promotion to the Premier League in 2009 for the first time and will always be remembered for that goal against Manchester United at the Turf.

Stats

Signed for Burnley: 2001 & 2007

Appearances: 282

Goals: 72

Signed for Forest: 2000

Appearances: 12

Goals: 1

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Danny Fox

Born in Chester, Fox rose through the academy system at Everton before spells with Walsall, Coventry City and Celtic prior to signing for Burnley in January 2010.

The defender signed midway through the Clarets’ first season in the Premier League and made an instant impact on the pitch after assisting and scoring on his debut in a 2-1 win over West Ham United.

Fox established himself in the Burnley starting XI and only missed a handful of games in his second season, playing over 35 games in the Championship before leaving at the start of the 2011/12 campaign to join Southampton.

After two-and-a-half seasons on the South Coast, the full-back signed for Forest on loan in January 2014 until the end of the season.

Fox made his debut for the Reds in a 3-1 victory over Yeovil Town, before going on to feature a further 13 times and eventually making the move permanent to the City Ground in the summer.

Over 100 games later across six Championship seasons, Fox left the Club in January 2019 to sign for Wigan Athletic.

Stats

Signed for Burnley: 2010

Appearances: 56

Goals: 1

Signed for Forest: 2014

Appearances: 123

Goals: 0

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Gareth Taylor

Taylor came through the academy system at Southampton before spending time with Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Manchester City, prior to joining the Clarets initially on loan in January 2001.

The striker joined in the winter transfer window on a loan deal until the end of the campaign and made his debut for the Club in a 2-1 victory over Fulham at Turf Moor.

After firing in his first goal in Claret & Blue against Watford a month later, Taylor finished the loan spell with four goals before making the move permanent that summer.

The forward went on to play over 80 times across the next two seasons in the First Division for Burnley, before departing Turf Moor in the summer of 2003 to sign for Forest.

Taylor made his debut for the Reds in a 3-1 win over Sheffield United, before scoring his first goal for the Club a game later ironically against the Clarets at Turf Moor.

Two-and-a-half campaigns later and over 100 appearances at the City Ground, the striker left Forest in 2006 to sign for Tranmere Rovers.

Stats

Signed for Burnley: 2001

Appearances: 106

Goals: 37

Signed for Forest: 2003

Appearances: 114

Goals: 25