Founded 1865

John Burns

04/12/1977

NAT: Republic of Ireland

POS: Midfield

Previous Clubs: Belvedere YC

Joined Forest: 04/12/94

Signing fee: Free from Belvedere

Left Forest: 05/11/1999, £100.000 to Bristol City

A creative tough tackling central midfielder who was dubbed the new Roy Keane but he never lived up to the hype.

He was transferred to Birmingham City as part of the deal that brought Jim Brennan to the City Ground

FL: 3, FLC: 1 + 1