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Nottingham Forest F.C. Under 21s or Nottingham Forest F.C. B Team are the reserve team of Nottingham Forest. The team mainly consists of Under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury. The B team is coached by Warren Joyce.
| Full name | Nottingham Forest Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Forest, The Reds, NFFC, The Tricky Trees | |||
| Founded | 1865 | |||
| Ground | The City Ground Nigel Doughty Academy | |||
| Chairman | Tom Cartledge | |||
| Manager | Chris McGuane (Head of Academy) Warren Joyce (Under 21's) Tom Mallinson (Under 18's) | |||
| League | Premier League 2 (Under 21's) U18 Premier League (Under 18's) | |||
| Website | https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/ | |||
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Nottingham Forest F.C. Under 18s are the youth team of Nottingham Forest. The youth team is coached by Tom Mallinson.
The Nottingham Forest Academy as a whole is managed by Chris McGuane.
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The Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy was launched in 1997 under the supervision of Paul Hart. The academy is run by full and part-time staff including ex-professional footballers alongside Chris McGuane. The academy is located at a 24-acre (97,000 m2) site in Nottingham. Since its inception the academy has nurtured the talents of many players that have made it into top flight football; these include Jermaine Jenas, Michael Dawson, his brother Andy, James Perch, Carlos Merino, Scott Loach, Andy Reid and Marlon Harewood. Many of these players have gone on to play at international level. Others were released by the academy and went on to develop their careers successfully elsewhere, including Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tom Huddlestone.
The Nottingham Forest youth team has been part of the Premier Academy League since 1997, playing in group D. Their best season was 2000–01 when they won the whole competition. They almost repeated this in the 2009–10 season but eventually lost 5–3 to Arsenal in the play-off final.
The Nottingham Forest academy was officially renamed The Nigel Doughty Academy in October 2012 in memory of the former owner Nigel Doughty, who died earlier in the year.[1]
In May 2021, the academy secured a conditional licence to operate a Category 1 Academy. This would allow the club's U21 and U18 teams to enter the elite academy games programme, including Premier League 2 and cup competitions.[2]
For the 2023–24 season, Forest entered an under-21 side to the EFL Trophy for the first time.[3]
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Current Squad
| Nat. | No. | Pos. | Name | Date of Birth | Contract Exp. | Notes | Ref. |
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36 | GK | George David Murray-Jones | 27 October 2004 | 30 June 2027 + 1 yr opt. | [6][7] | |
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61 | GK | Harry Griffiths | 4 May 2005 | [8][9] | ||
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62 | GK | William Michael Brook | 9 November 2003 | [10][11] | ||
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63 | GK | Aaron Charlie Bott | 6 September 2004 | 30 June 2027 | [12][13] | |
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81 | GK | Keehan Martyn Willows | 1 October 2005 | 30 June 2025 | [14][15] | |
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82 | GK | Theoron Avery Brown | 10 May 2006 | 30 June 2025 | [16][17] | |
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45 | DF | Finley Jude William Back | 25 September 2002 | [18] | ||
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55 | DF | Joshua Alan Powell | 9 January 2005 | [19][20] | ||
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64 | DF | Benjamin George Hammond | 2 October 2004 | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | [21][22] | |
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65 | DF | Justin Thomas Hanks | 1 September 2004 | 30 June 2025 | [23][24] | |
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67 | DF | Jack Ethan Thompson | 5 May 2005 | 30 June 2026 | [25][26] | |
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70 | DF | Kyle James McAdam | 24 December 2004 | 30 June 2026 | [27][28] | |
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76 | DF | James Sinclair | 11 August 2006 | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | [29][30] | |
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98 | DF | Jamie Christopher Newton | 22 July 2005 | 30 June 2025 | [31][32] | |
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- | DF | Aaron Martin Donnelly | 8 June 2003 | 30 June 2025 | On loan to Colchester United | [33][34][35] |
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51 | MF | Shae Lou Tim Cahill | 26 April 2005 | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | [36][37] | |
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58 | MF | Jack William Perkins | 26 October 2003 | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | [38][39] | |
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59 | MF | Benjamin Marshall Perry | 11 October 2004 | 30 June 2026 | [40][41] | |
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60 | MF | Samuel Haig Collins | 16 September 2003 | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | [42][43] | |
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66 | MF | Jack Richard Nadin | 31 October 2004 | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | [44][45] | |
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71 | MF | Archie Harry Thomas Whitehall | 21 May 2006 | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | [46][47] | |
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73 | MF | Faruq Adekunle Smith | 1 August 2006 | 30 June 2025 | [48][49] | |
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99 | MF | Adam Evan Berry | 9 January 2006 | 30 June 2025 | [50][51] | |
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- | MF | Jamie Carson McDonnell | 16 February 2004 | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | On loan to Colchester United | [52][53][54] |
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46 | FW | Kristian George Fletcher | 6 August 2005 | 30 June 2025 | On loan from D.C. United | [55][56] |
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53 | FW | Joseph Charles Gardner | 6 June 2005 | [57][58] | ||
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72 | FW | Danny Brian Ambato Anisjko | 11 January 2006 | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | [59][60] | |
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- | FW | Manni Sam Norkett | 30 October 2004 | On loan to Cheltenham Town | [61][62][63] | |
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- | FW | Detlef Esapa Osong | 21 September 2004 | 30 June 2026 | On loan to Rotherham United | [64][65][66] |
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- | FW | Dale Taylor | 12 December 2003 | 30 June 2027 | On loan to Wigan Athletic | [67][68] |
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Current Squad
| Nat. | No. | Pos. | Name | Date of Birth | Contract Exp. | Notes | Ref. |
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95 | GK | Zac Alan Smith | 30 June 2026 | [71][72] | ||
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77 | DF | David Dennis Ayodeji Richard Christiano Modupe | 23 September 2006 | 30 June 2027 | [73][74] | |
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88 | DF | Will Iain Thompson | 26 December 2006 | 30 June 2026 | [75][76] | |
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90 | DF | Jonathan Carrion Whiteley | 30 June 2026 | [77][78] | ||
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96 | DF | Ethan Thomas Broomes | 30 June 2026 | [79][80] | ||
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97 | DF | Buba Sanneh | 30 June 2026 | [81] | ||
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78 | MF | Theo Jae Simon Flanagan | 8 October 2006 | 30 June 2025 | On loan to 1874 Northwich | [82][83][84] |
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79 | MF | Alfie William Bradshaw | 30 June 2026 | [85][86] | ||
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80 | MF | Kristian Takura Clarke | 2 November 2006 | 30 June 2025 | [87][88] | |
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84 | MF | Isaac Tiger Davies | 30 June 2027 | [89][90] | ||
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85 | MF | Fuad Ayorinde Smith | 13 December 2007 | 30 June 2026 | [91][92] | |
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86 | MF | Frank Evans Ngatang Djamna | 30 June 2026 | [93][94] | ||
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91 | MF | Jordan Scott Willows | 16 December 2008 | 30 June 2026 | [95][96] | |
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93 | MF | Cormac Daly | 17 March 2007 | 30 June 2026 | [97][98] | |
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94 | MF | Evan James Boulter | 30 June 2026 | [99][100] | ||
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- | MF | Georgios Spyridon Lemonakis | 6 May 2006 | 30 June 2025 | [101][102] | |
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56 | FW | Amarn Michael Robinson | 30 June 2025 | [103][104] | ||
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74 | FW | Connor Lewis Brown | 9 November 2005 | [105] | ||
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83 | FW | Zyan Julius Blake | 13 November 2007 | 30 June 2027 | [106][107] | |
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87 | FW | Jayden Anthony Powell | [108][109] | |||
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89 | FW | Scott Joseph Hamilton | 1 January 2008 | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | [110][111] | |
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92 | FW | Taeneal Riquelme Brandy | 30 June 2026 | [112][113] |
| Academy staff | |
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| Head of Football Development & Talent Management | Craig Mulholland |
| Head of Academy | Chris McGuane |
| Professional Development Phase (PDP) coach | Warren Joyce |
| Professional Development Phase (PDP) coach | Tom Mallinson |
| Professional Development Phase (PDP) coach | Sam Darlow |
| Professional Development Phase (PDP) coach | Owen Coyle |
| Professional Development Phase (PDP) coach | Lewis Grabban |
- Premier Academy League
- Winners: 2000-2001
- Dallas Cup
- Winners: 2002
Players currently playing for Nottingham Forest are listed below in bold. The decade players are listed in indicates when they began playing with the academy, not the first team.
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Craig Armstrong- Julian Bennett
Brian Cash- Richard Cooper
- Andy Dawson
- Kevin Dawson
- Michael Dawson
Gareth Edds- Keith Foy
- Simon Francis
- Robbie Gibbons
- Phil Gilchrist
- Mark Goodlad
- Steve Guinan
- Marlon Harewood
- Tom Huddlestone
- Jermaine Jenas
- Ian Kilford
- Richard Liburd
- Paul McGregor
- Steve Melton
Carlos Merino- Chris O'Grady
- James Perch
- Jon-Paul Pittman
- David Prutton
- Andy Reid
- Andy Todd
- Justin Walker
- Vance Warner
- Craig Westcarr
Gareth Williams- Shaun Wright-Phillips
2000s
Mo Adams
Mickaël Antoine-Curier- Patrick Bamford
Felix Bastians
Hamza Bencherif- Jack Blake
- Matt Bodkin
- Eugen Bopp
- Oliver Burke
- Mark Byrne
- Neill Byrne
- Callum Chettle
- Karl Darlow
- Tony Diagne
- Vincent Fernandez
Kieron Freeman- Yusuf Ali
Kieran Hayes- Joe Heath
Arif Karaoğlan- Jamaal Lascelles
- Lewis McGugan
- Alex Mighten
- Brendan Moloney
David Morgan
Wes Morgan- Ben Osborn
- Alan Power
- Shane Redmond
- Gregor Robertson
- Barry Roche
- Nialle Rodney
- Tom Shaw
- Emile Sinclair
- Jordan Smith
- Richard Tait
Robert Taylor- John Thompson
- George Thomson
- Matt Thornhill
- Kieran Wallace
Spencer Weir-Daley- Ryan Yates
2010s
Anel Ahmedhodžić- Arvin Appiah
Kostakis Artymatas- Fin Back
- Matthew Bondswell
- Liam Bossin
Ben Brereton Díaz
Matty Cash- Adam Crookes
- Aaron Donnelly
- Toby Edser
- Danny Elliott
- Yassine En-Neyah
Tim Erlandsson
Dimitar Evtimov- Morgan Ferrier
Tyrese Fornah- Jordan Gabriel
Adrian Galliani- Virgil Gomis
- Jorge Grant
- Oli Hammond
- Riley Harbottle
- Alex Iacovitti
- Brennan Johnson
- Idris Kadded
- Andreas Karo
- Konstantinos Laifis
- Josh Macdonald
- Kyle McClean
- Gerry McDonagh
- Jake Mulraney
Frederik Nielsen- Esapa Osong
Konstantinos Panagou
Deimantas Petravičius- Ilias Polimos
- Danny Preston
- Max Ram
Rezart Rama- Josh Rees
- Jayden Richardson
- Roger Riera
Marcelo Saraiva- George Shelvey
- Marios Siampanis
- Will Swan
- Jake Taylor
- Nikolay Todorov
- Tyler Walker
- Joe Worrall
- Jordan Wright
2020s
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