Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

Youth Academy was launched in 1997 under the supervision of Paul Hart

Paul Hart

Paul Hart is an English football manager and former football defender, who is currently Academy Director at Charlton Athletic. The son of Johnny Hart, a football inside forward and manager, Hart had five-year spells with both Blackpool and Leeds United, while also playing for Nottingham Forest and...

, currently the Academy is managed and directed by Nick Marshall, along with a host of full and part time staff including other ex-professional footballers, Steve Sutton

Steve Sutton (footballer)

Stephen "Steve" Sutton is an English former professional football goalkeeper, currently working as a coach.-Playing career:...

, Eoin Jess

Eoin Jess

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and Steve Hodge

Steve Hodge

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. The Academy is located at a 24 acres (97,124.6 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 Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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players Jermaine Jenas

Jermaine Jenas

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, Tom Huddlestone

Tom Huddlestone

Thomas Andrew Huddlestone is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.-Derby County:...

, Michael Dawson, his brother Andy (currently at Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

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), Shaun Wright-Phillips

Shaun Wright-Phillips

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of Man City

Manchester City F.C.

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, Forest winger Andy Reid

Andy Reid (footballer)

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and Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

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's Marlon Harewood

Marlon Harewood

Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...

. Many of these players have even gone on to play at international level.

History

The Nottingham Forest youth team has been part of the Premier Academy League

Premier Academy League

The Premier Academy League is the top level of youth football in England. It is contested between the Academy sides of The Premier League and some Football League clubs, including Welsh side Cardiff City...

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

Arsenal F.C. Academy

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in the play-off final.

Academy squad

Top scorers

Season	Top scorer	Goals
2001–02	Mickael Antoine-Curier Mickaël Antoine-Curier Mickaël Antoine-Curier is a French born Guadeloupean professional footballer who currently plays in Cyprus for Ethnikos Achnas....	22
2008–09	Tim Hopkinson	15
2009–10	Tom Mullen	17
2010–11	Patrick Bamford	10
2011–12	Patrick Bamford	11

Notable former Academy Players

Players highlighted in bold all have gained international caps.
Mickael Antoine-Curier

Mickaël Antoine-Curier

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Felix Bastians

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Hamza Bencherif

Hamza Bencherif is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for Notts County.-Club career:Bencherif started his career with Nottingham Forest, but never made a first-team appearance. He was loaned out to Lincoln City in October 2007, where he made 12 Football League Two appearances, scoring once...

Julian Bennett Eugen Bopp

Eugen Bopp

Eugen Bopp is a Ukrainian-born German footballer, who is currently a free agent.-Early life:He was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR but has German nationality. His brother Viktor Bopp is also a footballer.-Nottingham Forest:...

Mark Byrne

Mark Byrne is an Irish footballer currently playing for Barnet in League Two.-Nottingham Forest:Byrne signed for Nottingham Forest in July 2007 from Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United after unsuccessful trials at Leicester City and Stoke City. He was named as a substitute in Forest's 1–1 draw...

Brian Cash

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Andy Dawson Michael Dawson Kevin Dawson

Kevin Dawson

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Chris Doig

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Gareth Edds

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Vincent Fernandez

Vincent Fernandez (footballer born 1986)

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Danny Green

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Marlon Harewood

Tom Huddlestone
Tom Huddlestone
Thomas Andrew Huddlestone is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.-Derby County:...

Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Anthony Jenas is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. He is of mixed African-Caribbean and English descent.-Nottingham Forest:...

Liam Lawrence
Liam Lawrence
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Scott Loach

Scott Loach

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Carlos Merino

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Lewis McGugan

Lewis Shay McGugan is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Championship side Nottingham Forest...

Brendan Moloney

Brendan Moloney is an Irish football player currently playing for Nottingham Forest.-Career:...

Wes Morgan

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James Perch

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Jon-Paul Pittman

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Alan Power

Alan Thomas Daniel Power is an Irish footballer who plays for Lincoln City as a midfielder. He has previously played for Nottingham Forest, Grays Athletic, Hartlepool United and Rushden & Diamonds.-Club career:...

David Prutton

David Thomas Michael Prutton is an English footballer, currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday after leaving Swindon Town, having previously played for Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Leeds United, as well as representing England at Under 21 level 25 times.- Nottingham Forest :Prutton was...

Shane Redmond

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Andy Reid
Andy Reid (footballer)
Andrew Matthew "Andy" Reid is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a midfielder and has also represented the Republic of Ireland.-Personal life:...

James Reid

James Reid (footballer born 1990)

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Barry Roche

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Gregor Robertson Nialle Rodney

Nialle Rodney

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Emile Sinclair

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John Thompson
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Matt Thornhill

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Spencer Weir-Daley

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Craig Westcarr

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Gareth Williams Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Wright-Phillips
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Notable Former Youth Players Prior To The Academy

List of notable players that played for the Nottingham Forest youth team prior to the academy set up in the late 90s.

Viv Anderson
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Craig Armstrong

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Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
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Steve Baines

Steve Baines

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David Campbell
David Campbell (footballer)
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Gary Charles

Gary Charles

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Steve Chettle

Stephen "Steve" Chettle is an English former footballer who currently works as the U13 team coach at Nottingham Forest. He is best known for his time as a player at Forest...

Nigel Clough
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John Cottam

John Cottam (footballer)

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Mark Crossley
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Chris Fairclough

Chris Fairclough

Courtney "Chris" Huw Fairclough is a retired footballer most notable for playing for Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Bolton Wanderers, Notts County and York City.-Early career:...

Scot Gemmill
Scot Gemmill
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Phil Gilchrist

Phil Gilchrist

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Lee Glover

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Steve Guinan

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Bryn Gunn

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Bobby Howe

Bobby Howe (footballer born 1973)

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Steve Hodge
Steve Hodge
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Ian Kilford

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Paul McGregor Duncan McKenzie

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Gary Mills John Robertson Steve Stone
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Steve Sutton

Steve Sutton (footballer)

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Vance Warner

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Des Walker
Des Walker
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Justin Walker

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Terry Wilson Tony Woodcock
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