Nottingham Forest F.C. Under-21s, Under-18s and Academy

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Nottingham Forest Under 21s, Under 18s and Academy
Full nameNottingham Forest Football Club
Nickname(s)Forest, The Reds, NFFC, The Tricky Trees
Founded1865
GroundThe City Ground
Nigel Doughty Academy
ChairmanTom Cartledge
ManagerChris McGuane (Head of Academy)
Warren Joyce (Under 21's)
Tom Mallinson (Under 18's)
LeaguePremier League 2 (Under 21's)
U18 Premier League (Under 18's)
WebsiteClub website

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[edit]

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[edit]

Under 21 Age Group (born in 2003)[edit]

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 England ENG William Brook
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Donnelly
- MF Costa Rica CRC Brandon Aguilera
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Wales WAL Sam Collins
- MF England ENG Jack Perkins
- FW Northern Ireland NIR Dale Taylor

Under 20 Age Group (born in 2004)[edit]

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 England ENG Aaron Bott
- DF Wales WAL Ben Hammond
- DF Wales WAL Justin Hanks
- DF England ENG Kyle McAdam
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Jamie McDonnell
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Ben Perry
- MF England ENG Jack Nadin
- FW England ENG Manni Norkett
- FW England ENG Detlef Esapa Osong

Under 19 Age Group (born in 2005)[edit]

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 England ENG Harry Griffiths
- GK England ENG Keehan Willows
- DF England ENG Jamie Newton
- DF England ENG Joshua Powell
- DF England ENG Jack Thompson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Joseph Gardner
- MF England ENG Georgios Lemonakis
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Joel Thompson
- FW England ENG Connor Brown

Under 18 Age Group (born in 2006)[edit]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Theo Avery Brown
- DF England ENG Zach Abbott
- DF England ENG David Modupe
- DF England ENG James Sinclair
- DF England ENG Will Thompson
- MF Latvia LVA Danny Anisjko
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Adam Berry
- MF England ENG Kristian Clarke
- MF England ENG Theo Flanagan
- MF England ENG Archie Whitehall
- FW England ENG Faruq Smith

Under 17 Age Group (born in 2007)[edit]

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 England ENG Alfie Bradshaw
- MF Scotland SCO Cormac Daly
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Fuad Smith
- FW England ENG Amarn Robinson

Under 16 Age Group (born in 2008)[edit]

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 England ENG Jordan Willows
No. Pos. Nation Player

Other Academy Members[edit]

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 England ENG Zac Smith
- DF England ENG Ethan Broomes
- DF England ENG Bubbacar Sanneh
- DF England ENG Jonathan Whiteley
- MF England ENG Evan Boulter
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Wales WAL Isaac Davies
- MF England ENG Frank Djamna
- FW England ENG Zyan Blake
- FW England ENG Taeneal Brandy

Staff[edit]

Academy staff
Head of Football Development & Talent Management Scotland Craig Mulholland
Head of Academy England Chris McGuane
Head of Academy Coaching and Player Development England Jody Caudwell
Head of Academy Strength and Conditioning Australia Rielly Stokes
Head of Academy Goalkeeping England Adam Skinner
Head of Academy Performance Analysis England Joss Carter
Academy Secretary Scotland Paul Fitzpatrick
Under 21s Lead Coach England Warren Joyce
Under 21s Assistant Coach vacant
Under 21s Lead Physical Performance Coach England Louis Birchall
Under 18s Lead Coach England Tom Mallinson
Under 18s Assistant Coach vacant
Under 18s Individual Development Lead & Analyst Norway Jonas Munkvold

Honours[edit]

Notable Academy graduates and attendees[edit]

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[edit]

1970s[edit]

1980s[edit]

1990s[edit]

2000s[edit]

2010s[edit]

2020s[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nottingham Forest Academy honours Nigel Doughty". itv.com. ITV plc. 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (25 May 2021). "Forest Academy Secures Category 1 Status For 2021-22 Season". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (22 June 2023). "Forest learn EFL Trophy group stage opponents". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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