List of Nottingham Forest F.C. players

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

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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

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Horace Pike |  | MF | 1888–1905 | 110 | 27 |
John McPherson |  | MF | 1891–1902 | 259 | 27 | Scorer 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 | Scorer in the 1898 FA Cup Final[1]
Alf Spouncer |  | FW | 1897–1909 | 336 | 52 |
Grenville Morris |  | FW | 1898–1913 | 460 | 217 | Record goalscorer for Forest[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 | Scorer in the 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 |
Johnny Quigley |  | MF | 1957–1965 | 270 | 58 |
Roy Dwight |  | FW | 1958–1960 | 53 | 27 | Scorer in the 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 | 118 |
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 | Scorer in the 1978 Football League Cup Final Replay

Scorer in the 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 | Scorer in the 1979 Football League Cup Final
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 | Also served as manager 1993–1996
John O'Hare |  | FW | 1975–1980 | 133 | 25 |
Garry Birtles |  | FW | 1976–1980, 1982–1987 | 283 | 96 | Scorer in the 1979 Football League Cup Final
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

Scorer in the 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 | Scorer in the 1989 Football League Cup Final
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]

Scorer in the 1991 FA Cup Final

Also served as manager 1996–1997 and 2014–2015

Neil Webb |  | MF | 1985–1989, 1992–1996 | 230 | 63 | Scorer in the 1989 Football League Cup Final
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 |
Nigel Jemson |  | FW | 1988–1991 | 54 | 18 | Scorer in the 1990 Football League Cup Final
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 | 2002–2007 | 148 | 7 |
Michael Dawson |  | DF | 2002–2005, 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 |
Paul Smith |  | GK | 2006–2012 | 142 | 1 |
Lewis McGugan |  | MF | 2006–2013 | 225 | 44 |
Luke Chambers |  | DF | 2007–2012 | 229 | 21 |
Kelvin Wilson |  | DF | 2007–2011, 2013–2016 | 191 | 0 |
Chris Cohen |  | MF | 2007–2018 | 303 | 17 |
Garath McCleary |  | MF | 2008–2012 | 123 | 13 |
Robert Earnshaw |  | FW | 2008–2011 | 113 | 45 |
Guy Moussi |  | MF | 2008–2013 | 133 | 3 |
Paul Anderson |  | MF | 2008–2012 | 132 | 11 |
Lee Camp |  | GK | 2008–2013 | 192 | 0 |
Chris Gunter |  | DF | 2009–2012 | 157 | 2 |
Dexter Blackstock |  | FW | 2009–2016 | 189 | 45 |
Radosław Majewski |  | MF | 2009–2015 | 164 | 19 |
Karl Darlow |  | GK | 2011–2015 | 111 | 0 |
Adlène Guedioura |  | MF | 2012–2013, 2018–2019 | 100 | 6 |
Henri Lansbury |  | MF | 2012–2016 | 148 | 30 |
Eric Lichaj |  | DF | 2013–2018 | 190 | 6 |
David Vaughan |  | MF | 2013–2018 | 111 | 2 |
Danny Fox |  | DF | 2014–2019 | 123 | 0 |
Ben Osborn |  | MF | 2014–2019 | 230 | 16 |
Michael Mancienne |  | DF | 2014–2018 | 134 | 0 |
Matty Cash |  | DF/MF | 2016–2020 | 141 | 13 |
Joe Worrall |  | DF | 2016–2024 | 226 | 5 |
Jack Colback |  | DF/MF | 2018–2023 | 134 | 8 |
Joe Lolley |  | FW | 2018–2022 | 171 | 26 |
Tobias Figueiredo |  | DF | 2018–2022 | 121 | 3 |
Lewis Grabban |  | FW | 2018–2022 | 149 | 56 |
Ryan Yates |  | MF | 2018– | 231 | 22 |
Brennan Johnson |  | FW | 2019–2023 | 109 | 29 |
Brice Samba |  | GK | 2019–2022 | 134 | 0 |
Scott McKenna |  | DF | 2020–2024 | 106 | 3 |
Morgan Gibbs-White |  | MF | 2022– | 106 | 16 |
Chris Wood |  | FW | 2023– | 72 | 34 | Record Premier League goalscorer for Forest

## References

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1. ^ a b c Rippon, Anton (2013). Derby County: The Story of a Football Club (PDF). Derby: North Bridge Publishing. pp. 23–24\. ISBN 978-09-92677-90-9.23-24&rft.pub=North+Bridge+Publishing&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-09-92677-90-9&rft.aulast=Rippon&rft.aufirst=Anton&rft_id=http://northbridgepublishing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Derby-County-first-chapter-sample.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+Nottingham+Forest+F.C.+players" class="Z3988">
2. ^ a b c "Records". Nottingham Forest. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
3. ^ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
4. ^ a b c "1959 FA Cup Final: Nottingham Forest vs Luton Town". therollingball. Retrieved 29 December 2023.

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