Nottingham Forest F.C. Under-23s, Under-18s and Academy

Nottingham Forest Under-23s are the reserve team of Nottingham Forest. The team mainly consists of Under-23 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury.

Nottingham Forest Under 23s squad, Under 18s squad and Schoolboys squad
Full nameNottingham Forest Football Club
Nickname(s)Forest, The Reds, NFFC, The Tricky Trees
Founded1865
GroundThe City Ground
Nigel Doughty Academy
ChairmanNicholas Randall QC
ManagerVacant (Under 23's)
Gareth Holmes (Under 18's)
Gary Brazil (Academy Manager)
LeagueProfessional Development League
WebsiteClub website

Nottingham Forest F.C. Under 18s are the youth team of Nottingham Forest. The youth team is coached by Gareth Holmes. The Nottingham Forest Academy as a whole is managed by Gary Brazil.

Under 23s, Under 18s & Schoolboys

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 Gary Brazil. 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]

Under 23s squad
Main article: Nottingham Forest F.C. Under-23s, Under-18s and Academy
As of 31 January 2020[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
43 GK  ENG George Shelvey
— GK  ENG Michael Statham
— DF  AUS Luca Doorbar-Baptist
— DF  POR Baba Fernandes
— DF  ENG Riley Harbottle
— DF  ALB Rezart Rama
— DF  ENG Sam Sanders
— DF  ENG Malique Spooner
— MF  ENG Josh Barnes
— MF  ENG Ethan Dekel-Daks
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IRL Yassine En-Neyah
— MF  USA Adrian Galliani
— MF  FRA Ateef Konaté
— MF  GRE Grigoris Pietris
— MF  GRE Fotis Pikoulas
— MF  GUA Marcelo Saraiva
— FW  ENG Elliott Andrew
— FW  GHA Keith Asare
— FW  FRA Virgil Gomis
— FW  SWE Julian Larsson

Under 23s out on loan

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 Jordan Wright (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
— DF  ENG Danny Preston (on loan to Grimsby Town)
— DF  ENG Jayden Richardson (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Tyrese Fornah (on loan to Plymouth Argyle)
— MF  ENG Marcus McGuane (on loan to Oxford United)

Under 18s squad
As of 5 January 2020[3]

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 Oliver Hammond
— GK  ENG Alex Akers
— DF  ENG Lewis Barker
— DF  ENG Silvio Bello
— DF  ENG Luke Boland
— DF  ENG James Clarridge
— DF  NIR Aaron Donnelly
— DF  ENG Pharrell Johnson
— DF  WAL Morgan Sadler
— DF  IRL Osa Solomon
— MF  ENG Finley Back
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  WAL Sam Collins
— MF  CMR Jordan Fankwe
— MF  ENG Oliver Hammond
— MF  NIR Jamie McDonnell
— MF  ENG Jack Perkins
— MF  GRE Alexandros Sarantis
— FW  ENG Francky Amekortu
— FW  ENG Alex Gibson-Hammond
— FW  ENG Jovel Jackson-Davis
— FW  NIR Dale Taylor

Schoolboys

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 Aaron Bott
— DF  ENG Tye Simpson
— DF  WAL Ben Hammond
— MF  ENG Charlie Carter
— MF  ENG Kyle McAdam
— MF  WAL Fenn Davies
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Josh Powell
— MF  ENG Tayo Tucker
— FW  ENG Dannen Flea
— FW  ENG Jack Nadin
— FW  ENG Esapa Osong

Staff
Under-23s and academy staff
Academy manager Gary Brazil
Assistant academy manager Chris McGuane
Academy goalkeeping coach Adam Skinner
Head of coaching Jody Cauldwell
Academy secretary Paul Fitzpatrick
Under 23s lead coach Andy Reid
Under 18s lead coach Gareth Holmes
Under 18s assistant coach Tom Mallinson

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

References
  1. "Nottingham Forest Academy honours Nigel Doughty". itv.com. ITV plc. 5 October 2012.
  2. "Under 23s Team". Nottingham Forest Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Under 18s Team". Nottingham Forest Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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