This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Nottingham Forest. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason why they have been included should be added in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Nottingham Forest players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players, and for the current squad see the main Nottingham Forest F.C. article.
Table
[edit]Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
The 'Intl.' column denotes players who earned a senior international cap whilst at Forest.
Name | Intl. | Position | Nottingham Forest career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horace Pike | MF | 1888–1905 | 110 | 27 | ||
John McPherson | ![]() |
MF | 1891–1902 | 259 | 27 | Scored in the 1898 FA Cup Final[1] |
Tom McInnes | FW | 1892–1899 | 185 | 55 | ||
Fred Forman | ![]() |
MF | 1893–1902 | 181 | 40 | |
Frank Forman | ![]() |
FB | 1894–1905 | 256 | 28 | |
Archibald Ritchie | ![]() |
FB | 1891–1898 | 178 | 0 | |
Arthur Capes | FW | 1896–1901 | 191 | 42 | Scored twice for Forest in 1898 FA Cup Final[1] | |
Alf Spouncer | ![]() |
FW | 1897–1909 | 336 | 52 | |
Grenville Morris | ![]() |
FW | 1898–1913 | 460 | 217 | Record Forest goalscorer[2] |
Harry Linacre | ![]() |
GK | 1899–1909 | 335 | 0 | |
Dan Allsopp | GK | 1892–1900 | 245 | 0 | Goalkeeper in the 1898 FA Cup Final [1] | |
Sammy Timmins | MF | 1900–1905 | 125 | 5 | ||
Billy Shearman | FW | 1903–1909 | 120 | 45 | ||
Enoch West | FW | 1905–1910 | 183 | 100 | First Division leading goalscorer 1907–1908 | |
Jack Armstrong | MF | 1905–1922 | 460 | 9 | ||
Bill Hooper | FW | 1906–1911 | 147 | 22 | ||
Tommy Gibson | FB/FW | 1907–1919 | 183 | 35 | ||
John Derrick | MF | 1909–1919 | 147 | 36 | ||
Jackie Belton | MF | 1914–1928 | 347 | 17 | ||
Harold Bulling | DF | 1919–1924 | 199 | 2 | ||
Fred Parker | DF | 1919–1925 | 164 | 6 | ||
Bill Thompson | DF | 1922–1934 | 390 | 51 | ||
Charlie Flood | FW | 1922–1925 | 100 | 21 | ||
Billy McKinlay | MF | 1927–1936 | 356 | 13 | Uncle of Bobby McKinlay.[3] | |
Billy Dickinson | FW | 1928–1934 | 143 | 73 | ||
Jimmy Barrington | DF | 1929–1937 | 229 | 1 | ||
Johnny Dent | FW | 1930–1936 | 206 | 122 | ||
Bob Pugh | FW | 1931–1938 | 280 | 34 | ||
Bill Whare | FB | 1946–1960 | 321 | 2 | ||
Fred Scott | FW | 1946–1956 | 322 | 46 | ||
Jack Burkitt | MF | 1947–1962 | 503 | 15 | Captain of 1959 FA Cup winning team [4] | |
Wally Ardron | FW | 1949–1955 | 191 | 124 | ||
Tommy Capel | FW | 1949–1954 | 162 | 72 | ||
Bob McKinlay | CB | 1951–1969 | 692 | 10 | Record number of appearances for Forest[2] | |
Tommy Wilson | FW | 1951–1961 | 217 | 89 | Scored for Forest in 1959 FA Cup Final[4] | |
Jim Barrett | FW | 1954–1958 | 117 | 69 | ||
Stewart Imlach | ![]() |
FW | 1955–1960 | 204 | 48 | |
Billy Gray | MF | 1957–1963 | 233 | 33 | ||
Roy Dwight | FW | 1958–1960 | 53 | 27 | Scored for Forest in 1959 FA Cup Final[4] | |
Peter Grummitt | GK | 1960–1970 | 352 | 0 | ||
Geoff Vowden | FW | 1960–1964 | 105 | 45 | ||
Dick Le Flem | FW | 1960–1964 | 146 | 19 | ||
Colin Addison | FW/MF | 1961–1966 | 176 | 69 | ||
Peter Hindley | DF | 1962–1974 | 410 | 5 | ||
John Winfield | DF | 1962–1974 | 410 | 5 | ||
Ian Storey-Moore | ![]() |
FW | 1963–1973 | 416 | 105 | |
John Barnwell | MF | 1963–1970 | 201 | 25 | ||
Henry Newton | MF | 1963–1970 | 315 | 19 | ||
Frank Wignall | ![]() |
FW | 1963–1968 | 179 | 53 | |
Bob Chapman | DF | 1964–1977 | 422 | 23 | ||
Terry Hennessey | ![]() |
CB | 1965–1970 | 167 | 6 | |
Joe Baker | FW | 1966–1969 | 135 | 49 | ||
Barry Lyons | MF | 1966–1973 | 239 | 33 | ||
John Cottam | DF | 1968–1976 | 108 | 4 | ||
Duncan McKenzie | FW | 1969–1974 | 131 | 46 | ||
John Robertson | ![]() |
MF | 1970–1983, 1985–1986 | 514 | 95 | Scored for Forest in 1980 European Cup Final |
Jim Barron | GK | 1970–1974 | 180 | 0 | ||
Martin O'Neill | ![]() |
MF | 1971–1981 | 371 | 62 | |
Ian Bowyer | MF | 1973–1981, 1982–1987 | 564 | 96 | ||
Tony Woodcock | ![]() |
FW | 1973–1979 | 176 | 66 | |
Viv Anderson | ![]() |
DF | 1974–1984 | 430 | 22 | |
John McGovern | MF | 1974–1982 | 335 | 11 | Captain of the 1979 and 1980 European Cup winning side | |
Frank Clark | DF | 1975–1979 | 157 | 1 | Manager 1993–96, Chairman 2011–12 | |
John O'Hare | FW | 1975–1980 | 133 | 25 | ||
Garry Birtles | ![]() |
FW | 1976–1980, 1982–1987 | 283 | 96 | |
Larry Lloyd | ![]() |
DF | 1976–1981 | 215 | 13 | |
Kenny Burns | ![]() |
DF | 1977–1981 | 196 | 15 | FWA Footballer of the Year 1978 |
Archie Gemmill | ![]() |
MF | 1977–1979 | 80 | 5 | Won a League title and League Cup trophy with Forest
Ranked #17 in Times' all-time Forest players list |
Peter Shilton | ![]() |
GK | 1977–1982 | 272 | 0 | |
Gary Mills | MF | 1978–1982, 1983–1987 | 171 | 15 | ||
Trevor Francis | ![]() |
FW | 1979–1981 | 93 | 37 | British record transfer fee 1979; Scored for Forest in 1979 European Cup Final |
Steve Sutton | GK | 1979–1992 | 257 | 0 | ||
Steve Hodge | ![]() |
MF | 1980–1985, 1988–1991 | 289 | 66 | |
Chris Fairclough | DF | 1981–1987 | 134 | 2 | ||
Peter Davenport | ![]() |
FW | 1982–1986 | 132 | 60 | |
Franz Carr | MF | 1984–1991 | 160 | 23 | ||
Nigel Clough | ![]() |
MF | 1984–1993, 1996–1997 | 412 | 131 | |
John Metgod | DF | 1984–1987 | 139 | 17 | ||
Des Walker | ![]() |
CB | 1984–1992, 2002–2004 | 408 | 1 | |
Stuart Pearce | ![]() |
FB | 1985–1997 | 522 | 88 | Most internationally capped player (76)[2] |
Neil Webb | ![]() |
MF | 1985–1989, 1992–1996 | 230 | 63 | |
Steve Chettle | CB | 1986–1999 | 526 | 14 | ||
Terry Wilson | CB | 1986–1992 | 135 | 10 | ||
Mark Crossley | ![]() |
GK | 1987–2000 | 393 | 0 | |
Lee Glover | FW | 1987–1994 | 105 | 14 | ||
Gary Crosby | MF | 1987–1994 | 215 | 25 | ||
Brian Laws | CB | 1988–1994 | 210 | 5 | ||
Garry Parker | MF | 1988–1991 | 151 | 29 | ||
Steve Stone | ![]() |
MF | 1989–1999 | 229 | 27 | |
Scot Gemmill | ![]() |
MF | 1990–1999 | 311 | 29 | |
Roy Keane | ![]() |
MF | 1990–1993 | 154 | 33 | |
Ian Woan | MF | 1990–2000 | 270 | 40 | ||
Kingsley Black | ![]() |
MF | 1991–1995 | 128 | 20 | |
Stan Collymore | ![]() |
FW | 1993–1995 | 78 | 50 | British record transfer fee 1995 |
Colin Cooper | ![]() |
DF | 1993–1998 | 213 | 23 | |
David Phillips | ![]() |
DF | 1993–1997 | 159 | 5 | |
Des Lyttle | DF | 1993–1999 | 228 | 3 | ||
Bryan Roy | ![]() |
MF | 1994–1997 | 110 | 28 | |
Chris Bart-Williams | MF | 1995–2002 | 246 | 35 | ||
Marlon Harewood | FW | 1996–2003, 2012 | 210 | 55 | ||
Dave Beasant | GK | 1997–2001 | 154 | 0 | ||
Jon Olav Hjelde | CB | 1997–2003, 2004–2005 | 190 | 6 | ||
Andy Johnson | ![]() |
MF | 1997–2001 | 128 | 10 | |
Alan Rogers | DF | 1997–2001, 2004–2006 | 206 | 20 | ||
David Prutton | DF/MF | 1998–2003, 2007 | 167 | 9 | ||
Gareth Williams | ![]() |
MF | 1998–2004 | 154 | 9 | |
Jim Brennan | ![]() |
DF | 1999–2003 | 137 | 1 | |
Matthieu Louis-Jean | CB | 1999–2005 | 223 | 3 | ||
Andy Reid | ![]() |
MF | 1999–2005, 2011–2014 | 290 | 42 | |
Riccardo Scimeca | DF | 1999–2003 | 166 | 8 | ||
Jack Lester | FW | 2000–2003, 2004–2007 | 191 | 38 | ||
David Johnson | ![]() |
FW | 2001–2006 | 168 | 52 | |
Darren Ward | ![]() |
GK | 2001–2004 | 137 | 0 | |
John Thompson | ![]() |
DF | 2001–2007 | 148 | 7 | |
Michael Dawson | DF | 2001–2005, 2018–2021 | 123 | 8 | ||
Wes Morgan | CB | 2003–2012 | 403 | 14 | ||
Gareth Taylor | ![]() |
FW | 2003–2006 | 104 | 24 | |
James Perch | FB | 2004–2010 | 220 | 14 | ||
Kris Commons | ![]() |
MF | 2004–2008 | 159 | 38 | |
Ian Breckin | CB | 2005–2009 | 161 | 14 | ||
Nathan Tyson | FW | 2005–2011 | 212 | 42 | ||
Julian Bennett | FB | 2006–2011 | 110 | 8 | ||
Grant Holt | FW | 2006–2008 | 109 | 25 | ||
Lewis McGugan | MF | 2006–2013 | 225 | 44 | ||
Paul Smith | GK | 2006–2012 | 142 | 1 | ||
Luke Chambers | DF | 2007–2012 | 229 | 21 | ||
Chris Cohen | , | MF | 2007–2018 | 303 | 17 | |
Kelvin Wilson | DF | 2007–2011, 2013–2016 | 191 | 0 | ||
Guy Moussi | MF | 2008–2013 | 133 | 3 | ||
Garath McCleary | MF | 2008–2012 | 123 | 13 | ||
Robert Earnshaw | ![]() |
FW | 2008–2011 | 113 | 45 | |
Paul Anderson | MF | 2008–2012 | 132 | 11 | ||
Lee Camp | ![]() |
GK | 2008–2013 | 192 | 0 | |
Dexter Blackstock | ![]() |
FW | 2009–2016 | 189 | 45 | |
Chris Gunter | ![]() |
DF | 2009–2012 | 157 | 2 | |
Radoslaw Majewski | ![]() |
MF | 2009–2015 | 164 | 19 | |
Karl Darlow | GK | 2010–2015 | 111 | 0 | ||
Eric Lichaj | ![]() |
DF | 2013–2018 | 190 | 6 | |
Adlène Guedioura | ![]() |
MF | 2012–2013, 2018-2019 | 100 | 6 | |
Henri Lansbury | MF | 2012–2016 | 148 | 30 | ||
David Vaughan | ![]() |
MF | 2013–2018 | 111 | 2 | |
Ben Osborn | MF | 2014–2019 | 230 | 16 | ||
Danny Fox | DF | 2014–2019 | 123 | 0 | ||
Michael Mancienne | DF | 2014–2018 | 134 | 0 | ||
Matty Cash | DF/MF | 2016–2020 | 141 | 13 | ||
Joe Lolley | FW | 2018–2022 | 171 | 26 | ||
Tobias Figueiredo | DF | 2018–2022 | 121 | 3 | ||
Lewis Grabban | FW | 2018–2022 | 149 | 56 | ||
Brice Samba | GK | 2019–2022 | 134 | 0 | ||
Jack Colback | DF/MF | 2017–2023 | 134 | 8 | ||
Brennan Johnson | ![]() |
FW | 2019–2023 | 109 | 29 | |
Scott McKenna | ![]() |
DF | 2020–2024 | 106 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rippon, Anton (2013). Derby County: The Story of a Football Club (PDF). Derby: North Bridge Publishing. pp. 23–24. ISBN 978-09-92677-90-9.
- ^ a b c "Records". Nottingham Forest. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
- ^ a b c "1959 FA Cup Final: Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town". therollingball. Retrieved 29 December 2023.