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

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 Scotland MF 1891–1902 259 27 Scored in the 1898 FA Cup Final[citation needed]
Tom McInnes FW 1892–1899 185 55
Fred Forman England MF 1893–1902 181 40
Frank Forman England FB 1894–1905 256 28
Archibald Ritchie Scotland FB 1891–1898 178 0
Arthur Capes FW 1896–1901 191 42 Scored twice for Forest in 1898 FA Cup Final[citation needed]
Alf Spouncer England FW 1897–1909 336 52
Grenville Morris Wales FW 1898–1913 460 217 Record Forest goalscorer[1]
Harry Linacre England GK 1899–1909 335 0
Dan Allsopp GK 1892–1900 245 0 Goalkeeper in the 1898 FA Cup Final
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.[2]
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[citation needed]
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[1]
Tommy Wilson FW 1951–1961 217 89 Scored for Forest in 1959 FA Cup Final
Jim Barrett FW 1954–1958 117 69
Stewart Imlach Scotland 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[citation needed]
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 England FW 1963–1973 416 105
John Barnwell MF 1963–1970 201 25
Henry Newton MF 1963–1970 315 19
Frank Wignall England FW 1963–1968 179 53
Bob Chapman DF 1964–1977 422 23
Terry Hennessey Wales 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 Scotland 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 Northern Ireland MF 1971–1981 371 62
Ian Bowyer MF 1973–1981, 1982–1987 564 96
Tony Woodcock England FW 1973–1979 176 66
Viv Anderson England 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 England FW 1976–1980, 1982–1987 283 96
Larry Lloyd England DF 1976–1981 215 13
Kenny Burns Scotland DF 1977–1981 196 15 FWA Footballer of the Year 1978
Archie Gemmill Scotland 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 England GK 1977–1982 272 0
Gary Mills MF 1978–1982, 1983–1987 171 15
Trevor Francis England 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 England MF 1980–1985, 1988–1991 289 66
Chris Fairclough DF 1981–1987 134 2
Peter Davenport England FW 1982–1986 132 60
Franz Carr MF 1984–1991 160 23
Nigel Clough England MF 1984–1993, 1996–1997 412 131
John Metgod DF 1984–1987 139 17
Des Walker England CB 1984–1992, 2002–2004 408 1
Stuart Pearce England FB 1985–1997 522 88 Most internationally capped player (76)[1]
Neil Webb England MF 1985–1989, 1992–1996 230 63
Steve Chettle CB 1986–1999 526 14
Terry Wilson CB 1986–1992 135 10
Mark Crossley Wales 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 England MF 1989–1999 229 27
Scot Gemmill Scotland MF 1990–1999 311 29
Roy Keane Ireland MF 1990–1993 154 33
Ian Woan MF 1990–2000 270 40
Kingsley Black Northern Ireland MF 1991–1995 128 20
Stan Collymore England FW 1993–1995 78 50 British record transfer fee 1995
Colin Cooper England DF 1993–1998 213 23
David Phillips Wales DF 1993–1997 159 5
Des Lyttle DF 1993–1999 228 3
Bryan Roy Netherlands 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 Wales 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 Scotland MF 1998–2004 154 9
Jim Brennan Canada DF 1999–2003 137 1
Matthieu Louis-Jean CB 1999–2005 223 3
Andy Reid Ireland 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 Jamaica FW 2001–2006 168 52
Darren Ward Wales GK 2001–2004 137 0
John Thompson Ireland DF 2001–2007 148 7
Michael Dawson DF 2001–2005, 2018–2021 123 8
Wes Morgan CB 2003–2012 403 14
Gareth Taylor Wales FW 2003–2006 104 24
James Perch FB 2004–2010 220 14
Kris Commons Scotland 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 Wales FW 2008–2011 113 45
Paul Anderson MF 2008–2012 132 11
Lee Camp Northern Ireland GK 2008–2013 192 0
Dexter Blackstock Antigua and Barbuda FW 2009–2016 189 45
Chris Gunter Wales DF 2009–2012 157 2
Radoslaw Majewski Poland MF 2009–2015 164 19
Karl Darlow GK 2010–2015 111 0
Eric Lichaj United States DF 2013–2018 190 6
Adlène Guedioura Algeria MF 2012–2013, 2018-2019 100 6
Henri Lansbury MF 2012–2016 148 30
David Vaughan Wales 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 Wales FW 2019–2023 109 29

References

  1. ^ a b c "Records". Nottingham Forest. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ Wright, Don (2015). Forever Forest: The Official 150th Anniversary History of the Original Reds. Amberley Publishing.
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