Players who played for Burnley and Nottingham Forest

14 players have played for both Burnley and Nottingham Forest, according to Wikidata. The best known include Andy Cole, Chris Wood and Ian Wright. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Andy Cole. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1976 (Chris Woods), the most recent in 2024 (James Ward-Prowse).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBurnleyNottingham Forest
Andy ColeForwardEngland20082008
Chris WoodForwardNew Zealand2017–20222023
Ian WrightForwardEngland20001999
Wayne HennesseyGoalkeeperWales2021–20222022–2025
Jonjo ShelveyMidfielderEngland20252023–2024
James Ward-ProwseMidfielderEngland20262024–2025
Arijanet MuricGoalkeeperKosovo2022–20242019–2020
Nathaniel ChalobahMidfielderEngland2014–20152013–2014
Chris WoodsGoalkeeperEngland1997–19981976–1979
George BoydMidfielderEngland, Scotlandsince 20142010
Danny FoxDefenderEngland, Scotland2010–20112014–2019
Robbie BlakeMidfielderUnited Kingdom2002–20102000
Dele AdebolaForwardNigeria20042009–2011
Tendayi DarikwaDefenderZimbabwe2015–2017since 2017

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 Burnley

Aston Villa19Manchester United18Stoke City17Manchester City16Bolton Wanderers16Norwich City16Everton15Sheffield United14

With Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa25Derby County25Birmingham City23Manchester City22Newcastle United20Leeds United20Sheffield Wednesday20Sunderland19