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

Active departments of Nottingham Forest F.C. :
| Football (Men's) | Football B (Men's) | Football U-18 (Men's) |
| Football (Women's) | Netball | |
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 m$^2$) 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.
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.
For the 2023–24 season, Forest entered an under-21 side to the EFL Trophy for the first time.

## B Team
### Current Squad

    As of 14 February 2025
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of Birth | Contract Exp. | Notes |
| 36 | GK | George David Murray-Jones | (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2027 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 61 | GK | Harry Griffiths | (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) | | |
| 62 | GK | William Michael Brook | (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21) | | |
| 63 | GK | Aaron Charlie Bott | (2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2027 | |
| 81 | GK | Keehan Martyn Willows | (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | |
| 82 | GK | Theoron Avery Brown | (2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | |
| - | GK | Alastair Graham | (2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16) | | |
| 55 | DF | Joshua Alan Powell | (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 20) | | |
| 64 | DF | Benjamin George Hammond | (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 65 | DF | Justin Thomas Hanks | (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2025 | |
| 67 | DF | Jack Ethan Thompson | (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19) | 30 June 2026 | |
| 70 | DF | Kyle James McAdam | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2026 | |
| 76 | DF | James Sinclair | (2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 98 | DF | Jamie Christopher Newton | (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | |
| 51 | MF | Shae Lou Tim Cahill | (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19) | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 58 | MF | Jack William Perkins | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 59 | MF | Benjamin Marshall Perry | (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2026 | On loan to Northampton Town |
| 60 | MF | Samuel Haig Collins | (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 66 | MF | Jack Richard Nadin | (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 71 | MF | Archie Harry Thomas Whitehall | (2006-05-21) 21 May 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 73 | MF | Faruq Adekunle Smith | (2006-08-01) 1 August 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | |
| 99 | MF | Adam Evan Berry | (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | |
| - | MF | Georgios Spyridon Lemonakis | (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | |
| - | MF | Jamie Carson McDonnell | (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 21) | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | On loan to Colchester United |
| 46 | FW | Kristian George Fletcher | (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 19) | 30 June 2025 | On loan from D.C. United |
| 48 | FW | Joel Tshisanga Ndala | (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | On loan from Manchester City |
| 53 | FW | Joseph Charles Gardner | (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19) | 30 June 2027 + 1 yr opt. | On loan to Lincoln City |
| 72 | FW | Danny Brian Ambato Anisjko | (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 19) | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 74 | FW | Connor Lewis Brown | (2005-11-09) 9 November 2005 (age 19) | | |
| - | FW | Manni Sam Norkett | (2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 20) | | |
| - | FW | Detlef Esapa Osong | (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20) | 30 June 2026 | On loan to Cambridge United |
| - | FW | Dale Taylor | (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 21) | 30 June 2027 | On loan to Wigan Athletic |

## U18 Team
### Current Squad

    As of 31 January 2025
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of Birth | Contract Exp. | Notes |
| 95 | GK | Zac Alan Smith | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 77 | DF | David Dennis Ayodeji Richard Christiano Modupe | (2006-09-23) 23 September 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2027 | |
| 88 | DF | Will Iain Thompson | (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2026 | |
| 90 | DF | Jonathan Carrion Whiteley | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 96 | DF | Ethan Thomas Broomes | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 97 | DF | Buba Sanneh | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 78 | MF | Theo Jae Simon Flanagan | (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | On loan to 1874 Northwich |
| 79 | MF | Alfie William Bradshaw | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 80 | MF | Kristian Takura Clarke | (2006-11-02) 2 November 2006 (age 18) | 30 June 2025 | |
| 84 | MF | Isaac Tiger Davies | | 30 June 2027 | |
| 85 | MF | Fuad Ayorinde Smith | (2007-12-13) 13 December 2007 (age 17) | 30 June 2027 | |
| 86 | MF | Frank Evans Ngatang Djamna | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 91 | MF | Jordan Scott Willows | (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 16) | 30 June 2026 | |
| 93 | MF | Cormac Daly | (2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 18) | 30 June 2026 | |
| 94 | MF | Evan James Boulter | | 30 June 2026 | |
| 56 | FW | Amarn Michael Robinson | | 30 June 2025 | On loan to 1874 Northwich |
| 83 | FW | Zyan Julius Blake | (2007-11-13) 13 November 2007 (age 17) | 30 June 2027 | |
| 87 | FW | Jayden Anthony Powell | | | |
| 89 | FW | Scott Joseph Hamilton | (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17) | 30 June 2026 + 1 yr opt. | |
| 92 | FW | Taeneal Riquelme Brandy | | 30 June 2026 | |

## Staff

Academy staff :
| 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 |

## 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
* Mark Hateley
* 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
* 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

* Brandon Aguilera
* Baba Fernandes
* Billy Fewster
* Kristian Fletcher
* Nicky Hogarth
* Pharrell Johnson
* Ateef Konaté
* Julian Larsson
* Manni Norkett
* Dale Taylor