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

Clubname:	Nottingham Forest Under 21s, Under 18s and Academy
Fullname:	Nottingham Forest Football Club
Nickname:	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)
Mgrtitle:	Manager
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 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 24acres 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]

B Team

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scope=col	Nat.	scope=col	No.	scope=col	Pos.	scope=col	Name	scope=col	Date of Birth	scope=col	Contract Exp.	scope=col	Notes	scope=col class="unsortable"	Ref.
	align=center	-	GK		6 September 2004	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[6] ^[7]
	align=center	-	GK		9 November 2003			^[8] ^[9]
	align=center	-	GK		4 May 2005			^[10] ^[11]
	align=center	-	DF		13 May 2006	30 June 2026		^[12] ^[13]
	align=center	-	DF		25 September 2002			^[14]
	align=center	-	DF		8 June 2003	30 June 2025		^[15] ^[16]
	align=center	-	DF		1 July 2004	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[17] ^[18]
	align=center	-	DF		1 September 2004	30 June 2025		^[19] ^[20]
	align=center	-	DF		24 December 2004	30 June 2026		^[21] ^[22]
	align=center	-	DF		22 July 2005	30 June 2025		^[23] ^[24]
	align=center	-	DF		5 May 2005	30 June 2026		^[25] ^[26]
	align=center	-	MF		26 April 2005	30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt.		^[27] ^[28]
	align=center	-	MF		16 September 2003	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[29] ^[30]
	align=center	-	MF		16 February 2004	30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt.		^[31] ^[32]
	align=center	-	MF		31 October 2004	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[33] ^[34]
	align=center	-	MF		26 October 2003	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[35] ^[36]
	align=center	-	MF		11 October 2004	30 June 2026		^[37] ^[38]
	align=center	-	MF		9 January 2005			^[39] ^[40]
	align=center	-	MF		25 July 2005			^[41]
	align=center	-	FW		6 June 2005			^[42] ^[43]
	align=center	-	FW		11 April 2002	30 June 2025		^[44] ^[45]
	align=center	-	FW		30 October 2004			^[46] ^[47]
	align=center	-	FW		21 September 2004	30 June 2026	On loan to Rotherham United	^[48] ^[49] ^[50]
	align=center	-	FW		12 December 2003	30 June 2025		^[51] ^[52]

U18 Team

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scope=col	Nat.	scope=col	No.	scope=col	Pos.	scope=col	Name	scope=col	Date of Birth	scope=col	Contract Exp.	scope=col	Notes	scope=col class="unsortable"	Ref.
	align=center	-	GK		10 May 2006	30 June 2025		^[55] ^[56]
	align=center	-	GK		1 October 2005	30 June 2025		^[57] ^[58]
	align=center	-	GK			30 June 2026		^[59] ^[60]
	align=center	-	DF			30 June 2026		^[61] ^[62]
	align=center	-	DF		23 September 2006	30 June 2027		^[63] ^[64]
	align=center	-	DF			30 June 2026		^[65]
	align=center	-	DF		11 August 2006	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[66] ^[67]
	align=center	-	DF			30 June 2026		^[68] ^[69]
	align=center	-	DF			30 June 2026		^[70] ^[71]
	align=center	-	MF		29 January 2006	30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt.		^[72] ^[73]
	align=center	-	MF		9 January 2006	30 June 2025		^[74] ^[75]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2026		^[76] ^[77]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2026		^[78] ^[79]
	align=center	-	MF		2 November 2006	30 June 2025		^[80] ^[81]
	align=center	-	MF		17 March 2007	30 June 2026		^[82] ^[83]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2026		^[84] ^[85]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2026		^[86] ^[87]
	align=center	-	MF		8 October 2006	30 June 2025		^[88] ^[89]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2025		^[90] ^[91]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2025		^[92]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2026		^[93] ^[94]
	align=center	-	MF			30 June 2026		^[95]
	align=center	-	MF		21 May 2006	30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt.		^[96] ^[97]
	align=center	-	FW			30 June 2026		^[98] ^[99]
	align=center	-	FW			30 June 2026		^[100] ^[101]
	align=center	-	FW		9 November 2005			^[102]
	align=center	-	FW			30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt.		^[103]
	align=center	-	FW					^[104] ^[105]
	align=center	-	FW			30 June 2025		^[106] ^[107]

Honours

• Premier Academy League
  • Winners: 2000-2001
• Dallas Cup
  • Winners: 2002

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

• Bob Chapman
• Duncan McKenzie
• Henry Newton
• Ian Storey-Moore

1970s

• Viv Anderson
• Paul Bannon
• Stuart Gray
• Bryn Gunn
• Gary Mills
• John Robertson
• Steve Sutton
• Tony Woodcock
• Chris Woods

1980s

• David Campbell
• Gary Charles
• Steve Chettle
• Paul Crichton
• Nigel Clough
• Mark Crossley
• Sean Dyche
• Chris Fairclough
• Scot Gemmill
• Lee Glover
• Steve Hodge
• Bobby Howe
• Ian Kilford
• Steve Stone
• Des Walker

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
• Usman Gondal
• 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
• 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

• Brandon Aguilera
• Baba Fernandes
• Billy Fewster
• Nicky Hogarth
• Pharrell Johnson
• Ateef Konaté
• Julian Larsson

Notes and References

1. News: Nottingham Forest Academy honours Nigel Doughty. 5 October 2012. itv.com. ITV plc.
2. Web site: Forest Academy Secures Category 1 Status For 2021-22 Season. Nottingham Forest Football. Club. 25 May 2021. Nottingham Forest Football Club. 22 June 2023.
3. Web site: Forest learn EFL Trophy group stage opponents. Nottingham Forest Football. Club. 22 June 2023. Nottingham Forest Football Club. 22 June 2023.
4. Web site: B Team . . 9 August 2024.
5. News: Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists. 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
6. Web site: Aaron Bott . . 16 July 2024.
7. News: Aaron Bott signs new deal. 16 July 2024 . . 30 May 2024.
8. Web site: Will Brook . . 16 July 2024.
9. News: Forest confirm academy signings . 16 July 2024 . . 29 June 2023.
10. Web site: Harry Griffiths . . 16 July 2024.
11. News: Forest confirm academy signings . 16 July 2024 . . 29 June 2023.
12. Web site: Zach Abbott . . 16 July 2024.
13. News: Abbott signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 24 August 2023.
14. Web site: Finley Back . . 16 July 2024.
15. Web site: Aaron Donnelly . . 16 July 2024.
16. News: Forest confirm retained list . 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
17. Web site: Ben Hammond . . 16 July 2024.
18. News: Ben Hammond signs new deal. 16 July 2024 . . 10 June 2024.
19. Web site: Justin Hanks . . 16 July 2024.
20. News: Hanks signs new deal. 16 July 2024 . . 26 June 2024.
21. Web site: Kyle McAdam . . 16 July 2024.
22. News: McAdam signs new deal. 16 July 2024 . . 20 June 2024.
23. Web site: Jamie Newton . . 16 July 2024.
24. News: Forest confirm retained list . 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
25. Web site: Jack Thompson . . 16 July 2024.
26. News: Thompson signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 25 June 2024.
27. Web site: Shae Cahill. . 18 July 2024.
28. News: Forest complete signing of Shae Cahill . 18 July 2024 . . 18 July 2024.
29. Web site: Sam Collins . . 16 July 2024.
30. News: Collins signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 25 March 2024.
31. Web site: Jamie McDonnell . . 16 July 2024.
32. News: McDonnell signs new deal . 9 August 2024 . . 9 August 2024.
33. Web site: Jack Nadin . . 16 July 2024.
34. News: Jack Nadin signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 10 June 2024.
35. Web site: Jack Perkins . . 16 July 2024.
36. News: Jack Perkins signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 31 May 2024.
37. Web site: Ben Perry . . 16 July 2024.
38. News: Ben Perry signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 17 May 2024.
39. Web site: Josh Powell . . 16 July 2024.
40. News: Powell and Gardner sign new contracts. 16 July 2024 . . 29 December 2023.
41. Web site: Joel Thompson . . 16 July 2024.
42. Web site: Joe Gardner . . 16 July 2024.
43. News: Powell and Gardner sign new contracts. 16 July 2024 . . 29 December 2023.
44. Web site: Alex Mighten . . 12 August 2024.
45. News: Alex Mighten signs new contract at Nottingham Foest . 12 August 2024 . . 24 August 2020.
46. Web site: Manni Norkett . . 16 July 2024.
47. News: Forest confirm academy signings . 16 July 2024 . . 29 June 2023.
48. Web site: Detlef Esapa Osong . . 16 July 2024.
49. News: Osong signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 7 May 2024.
50. News: Osong makes Rotherham loan move . 18 July 2024 . . 18 July 2024.
51. Web site: Dale Taylor . . 16 July 2024.
52. News: Dale Taylor signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 4 July 2022.
53. Web site: U18 Team . . 16 August 2024.
54. News: Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists. 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
55. Web site: Theo Avery . . 16 July 2024.
56. News: Forest confirm retained list . 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
57. Web site: Keehan Willows . . 16 July 2024.
58. News: Forest confirm retained list . 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
59. Web site: Zac Smith . . 16 July 2024.
60. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
61. Web site: Ethan Broomes . . 16 July 2024.
62. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
63. Web site: David Modupe . . 16 July 2024.
64. News: David Modupe signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 31 May 2024.
65. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
66. Web site: Jimmy Sinclair . . 16 July 2024.
67. News: Jimmy Sinclair signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 30 May 2024.
68. Web site: Will Thompson . . 16 July 2024.
69. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
70. Web site: Jonathan Whiteley . . 16 July 2024.
71. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
72. Web site: Danny Anijsko . . 16 July 2024.
73. News: Anisjko signs new deal . 16 July 2024 . . 26 April 2024.
74. Web site: Adam Berry . . 16 July 2024.
75. News: Berry joins Forest . 16 July 2024 . . 24 February 2024.
76. Web site: Evan Boulter . . 16 July 2024.
77. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
78. Web site: Alfie Bradshaw . . 16 July 2024.
79. News: Bradshaw joins Forest academy . 16 July 2024 . . 23 August 2023.
80. Web site: Kristian Clarke . . 16 July 2024.
81. News: Forest welcome new scholars . 16 July 2024 . . 7 July 2023.
82. Web site: Cormac Daly . . 16 July 2024.
83. News: Cormac Daly joins Forest . 16 July 2024 . . 12 September 2023.
84. Web site: Isaac Davies . . 16 July 2024.
85. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
86. Web site: Djamna Frank . . 16 July 2024.
87. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
88. Web site: Theo Flanagan . . 16 July 2024.
89. News: Forest welcome new scholars . 16 July 2024 . . 7 July 2023.
90. Web site: Georgios Lemonakis . . 16 July 2024.
91. News: Forest confirm retained list . 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
92. News: Forest confirm retained list . 16 July 2024 . . 5 June 2024.
93. Web site: Fuad Smith . . 16 July 2024.
94. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
95. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
96. Web site: Archie Whitehall . . 16 July 2024.
97. News: Whitehall signs new contract . 16 July 2024 . . 15 February 2024.
98. Web site: Zyan Blake . . 16 July 2024.
99. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
100. Web site: Taeneal Brandy . . 16 July 2024.
101. News: Forest welcome new scholars. 16 July 2024 . . 29 May 2024.
102. Web site: Connor Brown . . 16 July 2024.
103. News: Hamilton signs for Forest . 16 August 2024 . . 16 August 2024.
104. Web site: Jayden Powell . . 16 July 2024.
105. News: Powell signs scholarship . 16 July 2024 . . 15 July 2024.
106. Web site: Amarn Robinson . . 16 July 2024.
107. News: Forest welcome new scholars . 16 July 2024 . . 7 July 2023.