Nathan Blake

Nathan Blake
Personal information
Full name Nathan Alexander Blake[1]
Date of birth (1972-01-27) 27 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1988–1990 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Cardiff City 131 (35)
1994–1995 Sheffield United 69 (34)
1995–1998 Bolton Wanderers 107 (38)
1998–2001 Blackburn Rovers 55 (13)
2001–2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers 75 (24)
2004–2005 Leicester City 14 (0)
2005 → Leeds United (loan) 2 (1)
2006 Newport County 5 (1)
Total 458 (145)
International career
1991–1993 Wales U21 5 (4)
1991 Wales B 1 (0)
1994–2003 Wales 30 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nathan Blake (born 27 January 1972) is a Welsh former professional footballer, pundit and television presenter.

He notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield United, Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played in the Football League for Cardiff City, Leicester City and Leeds United before retiring with non-league side Newport County. He was capped 30 times by Wales, scoring four goals. He has previously been capped at U21 and B team level. He was relegated from the Premier League on a joint record of five occasions (with Hermann Hreiðarsson). Blake is also one of the most promoted players to the Premier League with three promotions.[2]

Following retirement, Blake has worked for Wales Online reporting on Cardiff City, BBC Wales, BBC 5 Live, and Sky Sports.[3] In October 2020 he presented a programme on BBC Wales titled Wales' Black Miners.

  1. ^ "Nathan Blake". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ "West Ham: Are you sure you want Roger Johnson? He's one of football's most relegated men". Metro. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).