Nottingham Forest F.C. Under-21s, Under-18s and Academy
| 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 | 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[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 23 Age Group[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Under 21 Age Group (born in 2002)[edit]
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Under 20 Age Group (born in 2003)[edit]
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Under 19 Age Group (born in 2004)[edit]
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Under 18 Age Group (born in 2005)[edit]
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Under 17 Age Group (born in 2006)[edit]
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Under 16 Age Group (born in 2007)[edit]
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Other Academy Members[edit]
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Staff[edit]
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| Head of Football Development & Talent Management |  Craig Mulholland
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| Head of Academy |  Chris McGuane
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| Head of Academy Coaching and Player Development | Jody Caudwell
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| Head of Academy Strength and Conditioning |  Rielly Stokes
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| Head of Academy Goalkeeping | Adam Skinner
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| Head of Academy Performance Analysis | Joss Carter
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| Academy Secretary | Paul Fitzpatrick
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| Under 21s Lead Coach | Warren Joyce
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| Under 21s Assistant Coach | vacant |
| Under 21s Lead Physical Performance Coach | Louis Birchall
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| Under 18s Lead Coach | Tom Mallinson
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| Under 18s Assistant Coach | vacant |
| Under 18s Individual Development Lead & Analyst |  Jonas Munkvold
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Honours[edit]
- Premier Academy League
- Winners: 2000-2001
- Dallas Cup
- Winners: 2002
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]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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- Marios Siampanis
- Will Swan
- Jake Taylor
- Nikolay Todorov
- Tyler Walker
- Joe Worrall
- Jordan Wright
2020s[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nottingham Forest Academy honours Nigel Doughty". itv.com. ITV plc. 5 October 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (22 June 2023). "Forest learn EFL Trophy group stage opponents". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 22 June 2023.