Nottingham Forest F.C. Under-21's Squad and Academy
| Full name | Nottingham Forest Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Forest, The Reds, NFFC, The Tricky Trees, Foresters |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Ground |
The City Ground Nigel Doughty Academy |
| Chairman | Fawaz Al-Hasawi |
| Manager |
Jack Lester (Under 23's) Gareth Holmes (Under 18's) Gary Brazil (Academy Manager) |
| League | Premier Academy League |
| Website | Club home page |
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 Gary Brazil.
The Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy was launched in 1997 under the supervision of Paul Hart and Nick Marshall, currently the Academy is managed and directed by an interim one, along with a host of full and part-time staff including ex-professional footballers and ex-Nottingham Forest players, Steve Sutton and Steve Chettle along with 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.
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