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 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. Statistics as of 18 April 2025.

The 'Intl.' column denotes players who earned a senior international cap whilst at Forest.

Name Intl.PositionNottingham Forest careerAppearancesGoalsNotesMF1888–190511027MF1891–190225927Scorer in the 1898 FA Cup Final FW1892–189918555MF1893–190218140FB1894–190525628FB1891–18981780FW1896–190119142Scorer in the 1898 FA Cup FinalFW1897–190933652FW1898–1913460217Record goalscorer for ForestGK1899–19093350GK1892–19002450 Goalkeeper in the 1898 FA Cup Final MF1900–19051255FW1903–190912045FW1905–1910183100First Division leading goalscorer 1907–1908MF1905–19224609FW1906–191114722FB/FW1907–191918335MF1909–191914736MF1914–192834717DF1919–19241992DF1919–19251646DF1922–193439051FW1922–192510021MF1927–193635613Uncle of Bobby McKinlayFW1928–193414373DF1929–19372291FW1930–1936206122FW1931–193828034FB1946–19603212FW1946–195632246MF1947–196250315Captain of 1959 FA Cup winning team FW1949–1955191124FW1949–195416272CB1951–196969210Record number of appearances for ForestFW1951–196121789Scorer in the 1959 FA Cup FinalFW1954–195811769FW1955–196020448MF1957–196323333MF1957–196527058FW1958–19605327Scorer in the 1959 FA Cup FinalGK1960–19703520FW1960–196410545FW1960–196414619FW/MF1961–196617669DF1962–19744105DF1962–19744105FW1963–1973416118MF1963–197020125MF1963–197031519FW1963–196817953DF1964–197742223CB1965–19701676FW1966–196913549MF1966–197323933DF1968–19761084FW1969–197413146MF1970–1983, 1985–198651495Scorer in the 1978 Football League Cup Final Replay Scorer in the 1980 European Cup FinalGK1970–19741800MF1971–198137162MF1973–1981, 1982–198756496FW1973–197917666Scorer in the 1979 Football League Cup FinalDF1974–198443022MF1974–198233511Captain of the 1979 and 1980 European Cup winning sideDF1975–19791571Also served as manager 1993–1996FW1975–198013325FW1976–1980, 1982–198728396Scorer in the 1979 Football League Cup FinalDF1976–198121513DF1977–198119615FWA Footballer of the Year 1978MF1977–1979805Won a League title and League Cup trophy with Forest Ranked #17 in Times' all-time Forest players listGK1977–19822720MF1978–1982, 1983–198717115FW1979–19819337British record transfer fee 1979 Scorer in the 1979 European Cup FinalGK1979–19922570MF1980–1985, 1988–199128966DF1981–19871342FW1982–198613260MF1984–199116023MF1984–1993, 1996–1997412131Scorer in the 1989 Football League Cup FinalDF1984–198713917CB1984–1992, 2002–20044081FB1985–199752288Most internationally capped player (76) Scorer in the 1991 FA Cup Final

Also served as manager 1996–1997 and 2014–2015MF1985–1989, 1992–199623063Scorer in the 1989 Football League Cup FinalCB1986–199952614CB1986–199213510GK1987–20003930FW1987–199410514MF1987–199421525CB1988–19942105MF1988–199115129FW1988–19915418Scorer in the 1990 Football League Cup FinalMF1989–199922927MF1990–199931129MF1990–199315433MF1990–200027040MF1991–199512820FW1993–19957850British record transfer fee 1995DF1993–199821323DF1993–19971595DF1993–19992283MF1994–199711028MF1995–200224635FW1996–2003, 201221055GK1997–20011540CB1997–2003, 2004–20051906MF1997–200112810DF1997–2001, 2004–200620620DF/MF1998–2003, 20071679MF1998–20041549DF1999–20031371CB1999–20052233MF1999–2005, 2011–201429042DF1999–20031668FW2000–2003, 2004–200719138 FW2001–200616852GK2001–20041370DF2002–20071487DF2002–2005, 2018–20211238 CB2003–201240314FW2003–200610424 FB2004–201022014 MF2004–200815938 CB2005–200916114 FW2005–201121242 FB2006–20111108 FW2006–200810925 GK2006–20121421 MF2006–201322544 DF2007–201222921 DF2007–2011, 2013–20161910 MF2007–201830317 MF2008–201212313FW2008–201111345 MF2008–20131333 MF2008–201213211GK2008–20131920DF2009–20121572FW2009–201618945MF2009–201516419GK2011–20151110MF2012–2013, 2018–20191006MF2012–201614830DF2013–20181906MF2013–20181112DF2014–20191230MF2014–201923016DF2014–20181340DF/MF2016–202014113DF2016–20242265DF/MF2018–20231348FW2018–202217126DF2018–20221213FW2018–202214956MF2018–27724FW2019–202310929GK2019–20221340DF2020–20241063DF2022–1604FW2022–202610323MF2022–17136FW2023–10241Record Premier League goalscorer for ForestMF2023–11319MF2023–1095DF2023–1134

References

U-reds.com player database Nottingham Forest Official – All-time appearances spreadsheet and other Forest stats Times 50 Forest best