Chairmen

These are all of Nottingham Forest's chairmen, from JS Scrimshaw when the club was founded in 1865, through Maurice Roworth in the 1980's and the Fawaz family in the 2010's, and finally the current chairman Nicholas Randall who is serving for a second time.
Where a chairman has also been a former player or manager, there is a link to their record.

Dates Chairman Notes
1865-1866JS Scrimshaw
1866-1868WR LymberyFormer player
1868-1874JS MilfordFormer player
1874-1884A BarksFormer player
1879-1884Sam Weller WiddowsonFormer player
1884-1886W BrownFormer player
1886-1894TG HowittFormer player
1894-1895G Seldon
1895-1897J Cutts
1897-1920WT HancockFormer player
1920-1948HR Cobbin
1948-1955JH Brentall
1955-1957GS Oscroft
1957-1960HW Alcock
1960-1963JH Wilmer
1963-1966GF Sisson
1966-1969A Wood
1969-1972H Levey
1972-1975JH Willmer
1975-1978BJ Appleby, QC
1978-1980Stuart Dryden
1980-1983Geoffrey McPherson
1983-1992Maurice Roworth
1992-1996Fred Reacher
1996-1997Irving Korn
1999-2002EM Barnes
2002-2011Nigel DoughtyNigel Doughty was also our owner from 1999 to his death in Feb 2012
2011-2012Frank ClarkFrank Clark was a former player as well as manager.
2012-2012Omar Al-HasawiCousin of owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi
2012-2017Fawaz Al-HasawiFawaz Al-Hasawi was also the owner of the club
2017-Aug 2023Nicholas Randall, QC
Aug 2023-Oct 2024Tom Carltedge
Oct 2024-presentNicholas Randall, QCSecond term as chairman