Football club
Nottingham Forest Under 21s, Under 18s and AcademyFull name | Nottingham Forest Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Forest, The Reds, NFFC, The Tricky Trees |
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Founded | 1865 |
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Ground | The City Ground Nigel Doughty Academy |
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Chairman | Tom Cartledge |
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Manager | Chris McGuane (Head of Academy) Warren Joyce (Under 21's) Tom Mallinson (Under 18's) |
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League | Premier League 2 (Under 21's) U18 Premier League (Under 18's) |
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Website | Club website |
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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.
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.
Under 21s & Under 18s
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]
Players
Nat. | No. | Pos. | Name | Status | Date of Birth | Contract Exp. | Notes | Ref. |
| - | GK | Aaron Bott | B Team | (2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | | [4] |
| - | GK | William Brook | B Team | (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 20) | | | |
| - | GK | Harry Griffiths | B Team | (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) | | | |
| - | DF | Zach Abbott | B Team | (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2026 | | [5] |
| - | DF | Fin Back | B Team | (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 21) | 30 June 2025 | | |
| - | DF | Aaron Donnelly | B Team | (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21) | 30 June 2025 | | [6] |
| - | DF | Ben Hammond | B Team | (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | | [7] |
| - | DF | Justin Hanks | B Team | (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | | [8] |
| - | DF | Kyle McAdam | B Team | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) | 30 June 2026 | | [9] |
| - | DF | Jamie Newton | B Team | (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | | [10] |
| - | MF | Sam Collins | B Team | (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20) | 30 June 2025 | | [11] |
| - | MF | Jack Perkins | B Team | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) | 30 June 2025 | | [12] |
| - | FW | Dale Taylor | B Team | (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20) | 30 June 2025 | | |
Under 20 Age Group (born in 2004)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | NIR | Jamie McDonnell | | |
Under 19 Age Group (born in 2005)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | GK | ENG | Harry Griffiths | - | GK | ENG | Keehan Willows | - | DF | ENG | Joshua Powell | - | DF | ENG | Jack Thompson | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | ENG | Joseph Gardner | - | MF | ENG | Georgios Lemonakis | - | MF | NIR | Joel Thompson | - | FW | ENG | Connor Brown | |
Under 18 Age Group (born in 2006)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | GK | IRL | Theo Avery Brown | - | DF | ENG | David Modupe | - | DF | ENG | James Sinclair | - | DF | ENG | Will Thompson | - | MF | LVA | Danny Anisjko | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | ENG | Adam Berry | - | MF | ENG | Kristian Clarke | - | MF | ENG | Theo Flanagan | - | MF | ENG | Archie Whitehall | - | FW | ENG | Faruq Smith | |
Under 17 Age Group (born in 2007)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | ENG | Alfie Bradshaw | - | MF | SCO | Cormac Daly | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | ENG | Fuad Smith | - | FW | ENG | Amarn Robinson | |
Under 16 Age Group (born in 2008)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | ENG | Jordan Willows | | |
Other Academy Members
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | GK | ENG | Zac Smith | - | DF | ENG | Ethan Broomes | - | DF | ENG | Bubbacar Sanneh | - | DF | ENG | Jonathan Whiteley | - | MF | ENG | Evan Boulter | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | - | MF | WAL | Isaac Davies | - | MF | ENG | Frank Djamna | - | FW | ENG | Zyan Blake | - | FW | ENG | Taeneal Brandy | |
Staff
Academy staff |
Head of Football Development & Talent Management | Craig Mulholland |
Head of Academy | Chris McGuane |
Head of Academy Coaching and Player Development | Jody Caudwell |
Head of Academy Goalkeeping | Adam Skinner |
Head of Academy Performance Analysis | Joss Carter |
Academy Secretary | Paul Fitzpatrick |
Under 21s Lead Coach | Warren Joyce |
Under 21s Assistant Coach | vacant |
Under 21s Lead Physical Performance Coach | Louis Birchall |
Under 18s Lead Coach | Tom Mallinson |
Under 18s Assistant Coach | vacant |
Under 18s Individual Development Lead & Analyst | Jonas Munkvold |
Honours
Notable Academy graduates and attendees
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
2000s
2010s
2020s
References