Nottingham Forest F.C. Under-23s, Under-18s and Academy
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| 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 | Nicholas Randall QC |
| Manager |
Jack Lester (Under 23's) Gareth Holmes (Under 18's) Gary Brazil (Academy Manager) |
| League | Premier Academy League |
| Website | Club website |
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 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 in managed by Gary Brazil.
Under 21's & Academy
The Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy was launched in 1997 under the supervision of Paul Hart. The academy is ran by full and part-time staff including ex-professional footballers along side 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 even 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
- As of July 17, 2017 [2]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| — | Goalkeeper | Bossin, LiamLiam Bossin |  Ireland
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| — | Goalkeeper | Wright, JordanJordan Wright |  England
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| — | Defender | Charlesworth, ChozChoz Charlesworth | England
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| — | Defender | Coveney, JoeJoe Coveney | England
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| — | Defender | Crookes, AdamAdam Crookes | England
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| — | Defender | Gabriel, JordanJordan Gabriel |  Scotland
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| — | Defender | Preston, DannyDanny Preston | England
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| — | Midfielder | Ahmedhodžić, AnelAnel Ahmedhodžić |  Sweden
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| — | Midfielder | Edser, TobyToby Edser | England
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| — | Midfielder | En-Neyah, YassineYassine En-Neyah | Ireland
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| — | Midfielder | Otim, ElvisElvis Otim | England
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| — | Midfielder | Smith, AaronAaron Smith | England
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| — | Midfielder | Taylor, JakeJake Taylor | England
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| — | Forward | Hayes, KieranKieran Hayes | England
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| — | Forward | Gomis, VirgilVirgil Gomis |  France
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| — | Forward | McDonagh, GerryGerry McDonagh | Ireland
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| — | Forward | Walters, LewisLewis Walters | England |
Under 23s out on loan
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| — | Midfielder | Yates, RyanRyan Yates (on loan to Notts County) | England
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| — | Goalkeeper | Erlandsson, TimTim Erlandsson (on loan to AFC Eskilstuna) | Sweden |
Under-18s squad
- As of July 17, 2017 [3]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Goalkeeper | Shelvey, GeorgeGeorge Shelvey | England
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| — | Goalkeeper | Soloha, RūdolfsRūdolfs Soloha |  Latvia
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| — | Defender | Bondswell, MattMatt Bondswell | England
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| — | Defender | Harbottle, RileyRiley Harbottle | England
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| — | Defender | Ram, MaxMax Ram | England
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| — | Defender | Richardson, JaydenJayden Richardson | England
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| — | Defender | Stewart, EthanEthan Stewart | England
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| — | Defender | Willetts, JakeJake Willetts | England
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| — | Midfielder | Barnes, JoshJosh Barnes | England
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| — | Midfielder | Dekel, EthanEthan Dekel | England
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| — | Midfielder | Greenwood, SamSam Greenwood | England
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| — | Midfielder | Johnson, BrennanBrennan Johnson | England
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| — | Midfielder | Mighten, AlexAlex Mighten | England
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| — | Midfielder | Smith, ConnorConnor Smith | England
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| — | Midfielder | Swan, WillWill Swan | England
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| — | Forward | Appiah, ArvinArvin Appiah | England
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| — | Forward | Asare, KeithKeith Asare |  Ghana
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| — | Forward | McCormick, LukeLuke McCormick | England |
Schoolboys
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Defender | Back, FinleyFinley Back | England
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| — | Defender | Mutoti, TawandaTawanda Mutoti | England
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| — | Midfielder | Knowles, JimmyJimmy Knowles | England
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| — | Forward | Andrew, ElliottElliott Andrew | England
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| — | Forward | Wood, CharlieCharlie Wood | England |
Staff
| Under-23s & academy coaching staff | |
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| Academy manager | Gary Brazil |
| Academy goalkeeping coach | Ian Bennett |
| Under 23s lead coach | Jack Lester |
| Under 18s lead coach | Gareth Holmes |
| Under 18s assistant coach | Jake Wigley |
Honours
- Premier Academy League
- Winners: 2000-2001
