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List of Nottingham Forest F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Nottingham Forest. Generally, this means players that have played a significant amount of first-class 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.

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.

Table

Name Nationality Position Nottingham Forest career Appearances Goals Notes
Sam Weller Widdowson England FW 1869–1884 23 19 Influential early player who pre-dated league football; became chairman whilst still a player
John McPherson Scotland MF 1891–1902 259 27 Captain of 1898 FA Cup winning team, scoring in the final
Fred Forman England MF 1893–1902 181 40
Frank Forman England FB 1894–1905 256 28
Arthur Capes England FW 1896–1901 191 42 Scored twice for Forest in 1898 FA Cup Final
Grenville Morris Wales FW 1898–1913 460 217 Forest's record goalscorer - 217
Harry Linacre England GK 1899–1909 335 0
John Derrick England MF 1909–1919 147 36
Charlie Flood England FW 1922–1925 100 21
Johnny Dent England FW 1930–1936 206 122
Bob Pugh Wales FW 1931–1938 280 34
Bill Whare England FB 1946–1960 321 2
Jack Burkitt England MF 1947–1962 503 15 Captain of 1959 FA Cup winning team
Wally Ardron England FW 1949–1955 191 124
Tommy Capel England FW 1949–1954 162 72
Bob McKinlay Scotland CB 1951–1969 685 10 Record number of appearances for Forest - 685
Tommy Wilson England FW 1951–1961 217 89 Scored for Forest in 1959 FA Cup Final
Jim Barrett England FW 1954–1958 117 69
Billy Gray England MF 1957–1963 233 33
Roy Dwight England FW 1958–1960 53 27 Scored for Forest in 1959 FA Cup Final
Colin Booth England FW 1959–1962 98 41
Peter Grummitt England GK 1960–1970 352 0
Geoff Vowden England FW 1960–1964 105 45
Colin Addison England FW/MF 1961–1966 176 69
Ian Storey-Moore England FW 1963–1972 272 118
John Barnwell England MF 1963–1970 201 25
Henry Newton England MF 1963–1970 315 19
Frank Wignall England FW 1963–1968 179 53
Bob Chapman England DF 1964–1977 422 23 Youngest player to play for Forest at the time
Terry Hennessey Wales CB 1965–1970 167 6
Joe Baker England FW 1966–1969 135 49
Barry Lyons England MF 1966–1973 239 33
John Cottam England DF 1968–1976 108 4
Duncan McKenzie England 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 England GK 1970–1974 180 0
Martin O'Neill Northern Ireland MF 1971–1981 371 62
Ian Bowyer England 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 Scotland MF 1974–1982 335 11 Captain of the 1979 & 1980 European Cup winning side
Frank Clark England DF 1975–1979 157 1
John O'Hare Scotland FW 1975–1980 133 25
Garry Birtles England FW 1976–1980, 1982-1986 283 96
Larry Lloyd England DF 1976–1981 215 13
Kenny Burns Scotland DF 1977–1981 196 15
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 England MF 1978–1987 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 England GK 1979–1992 257 0
Steve Hodge England MF 1980–1985, 1988–1991 289 66
Chris Fairclough England DF 1981–1987 134 2
Peter Davenport England FW 1982–1986 132 60
Franz Carr England MF 1984–1991 160 23
Nigel Clough England MF 1984–1993, 1996–1997 412 131
John Metgod Netherlands 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
Neil Webb England MF 1985–1989, 1992–1996 230 63
Steve Chettle England CB 1986–1999 526 14
Terry Wilson Scotland CB 1986–1992 135 10
Mark Crossley Wales GK 1987–2000 393 0
Lee Glover England FW 1987–1994 105 14
Gary Crosby England MF 1987–1994 215 25
Brian Laws England CB 1988–1994 210 5
Garry Parker England MF 1988–1991 151 29
Steve Stone England MF 1989–1999 229 27
Scot Gemmill Scotland MF 1990–1999 311 29
Roy Keane Republic of Ireland MF 1990–1993 154 33
Ian Woan England MF 1990–2000 270 40
Carl Tiler England DF 1991–1995 87 1
Kingsley Black Northern Ireland MF 1991–1995 128 20
Stan Collymore England FW 1993–1995 78 50 Record transfer fee received

British record transfer fee 1995

Colin Cooper England DF 1993–1998 213 23
David Phillips Wales DF 1993-1997 159 5
Des Lyttle England DF 1993–1999 228 3
Bryan Roy Netherlands MF 1994–1997 110 28
Alf-Inge Haaland Norway DF 1994–1997 93 7
Jason Lee England MF 1994–1997 98 16
Chris Bart-Williams Sierra Leone MF 1995–2002 246 35
Kevin Campbell England FW 1995–1998 96 35
Marlon Harewood England FW 1996–2003 204 55
Pierre Van Hooijdonk Netherlands FW 1996–1999 77 41 Record transfer fee paid
Thierry Bonalair France MF 1997–2000 80 5
Dave Beasant England GK 1997–2001 154 0
Jon Olav Hjelde Norway CB 1997–2003, 2004–2005 190 6
Chris Doig Scotland DF 1997–2005 98 2
Andy Johnson Wales MF 1997–2001 128 10
Alan Rogers England DF 1997–2001, 2004–2006 206 20
David Prutton England DF/MF 1998–2003, 2007 167 9
Dougie Freedman Scotland FW 1998–2000 83 23
Gareth Williams Scotland MF 1998–2004 154 9
Jim Brennan Canada DF 1999–2003 137 1
Matthieu Louis-Jean France CB 1999–2005 223 3
Andy Reid Republic of Ireland MF 1999–2005 160 25
Riccardo Scimeca England DF 1999–2003 166 8
Jack Lester England FW 2000–2003, 2004–2007 191 38
David Johnson Jamaica FW 2001–2006 168 52
Darren Ward Wales GK 2001–2004 137 0
Michael Dawson England DF 2001–2005 91 7
Eugen Bopp Germany MF 2001–2006 89 11
John Thompson Republic of Ireland DF 2001–2007 148 7
Eoin Jess Scotland MF 2002–2005 93 7
Wes Morgan England CB 2003– 350 11 Current longest-serving player
Gareth Taylor Wales FW 2003–2006 103 23
James Perch England FB 2004–2010 220 14
Paul Gerrard England GK 2004–2006 81 0
Kris Commons Scotland MF 2004–2008 159 38
John Curtis England DF 2005–2007 90 0
Ian Breckin England CB 2005–2009 161 14
Nathan Tyson England FW 2005– 196 41
Julian Bennett England FB 2006– 107 8
Grant Holt England FW 2006–2008 109 24
Sammy Clingan Northern Ireland MF 2006–2008 96 1
Lewis McGugan England MF 2006– 133 28
Paul Smith England GK 2006– 141 1 Fastest recorded goal
Luke Chambers England DF 2007– 157 17
Chris Cohen England MF 2007– 166 11
Kelvin Wilson England DF 2007– 134 0
Garath McCleary England MF 2008– 87 3
Robert Earnshaw Wales FW 2008– 89 37 Brian Clough Trophy Leading Goalscorer
Paul Anderson England MF 2008– 94 9
Lee Camp England GK 2008– 89 0

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