SQUAD NUMBERS

Squad numbers were introduced in 1994 and each Forest player was allocated their number for the 1994-95 season. The 1997-98 season saw us revert (for one year) back to standard 1-11 numbering, but since then the Squad Number (along with a name on the back of the shirt) has been the rule.

Surprisingly enough, the number 18 has been worn by most players (25 different players at the last count).

Here's a table of who's worn each number over the years:
Shirt
Number
Num Of
Players
Players
1825Alfe-Inge Haaland, Marlon Harewood, Matthieu Louis-Jean, Brian Cash, John Thompson, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Paul Evans, Kevin James, Brendan Moloney, Brett Ormerod, Neil Lennon, Isaiah Osbourne, Andy Cole, Joe Garner, Paul McKenna, Gonzalo Jara, Michail Antonio, Liam Trotter, Federico Macheda, Muzzy Carayol, Jack Colback, Jack Robinson, Cafú, Felipe
1523Craig Armstrong, Robert Rosario, John Burns, Andrea Silenzi, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Andy Impey, Richard Gough, John Terry, Moreno Mannini, Tony Vaughan, John Thompson, Eugen Bopp, Neil Harris, James Henry, Chris Cohen, Greg Halford, Ryan Mendes, Aaron Tshibola, Lee Tomlin, Luke Steele, Luke Freeman, Max Lowe, Harry Toffolo
2022Gary Crosby, Paul McGregor, Glynn Hodges, Carlton Palmer, David Platt, Tony Vaughan, Andy Reid, Michael Dawson, Craig Westcarr, Carl Fletcher, Rune Pedersen, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Arron Davies, Iain Turner, George Boyd, Marcus Tudgay, Louis Laing, Jonny Williams, Lica, Kieran Dowell, Brennan Johnson, Gio Reyna
1421Ian Woan, Dougie Freedman, Chris Doig, Stern John, Jack Lester, Andy Reid, Eoin Jess, Arron Davies, Joe Garner, Johnathon Greening, Lars Veldwijk, Kyle Ebecilio, Nicklas Bendtner, Matty Cash, Adama Diakhaby, Rafa Mir, Fouad Bachirou, Richie Laryea, Gustavo Scarpa, Lewis O'Brien, Callum Hudson-Odoi
1721Kingsley Black, Chris Allen, Thierry Bonalair, Gary Jones, Michael Dawson, James Perch, Michael Stewart, Kris Commons, Lewis McGugan, Lee Martin, Chris Gunter, David McGoldrick, Ishmael Miller, Jack Hunt, Todd Kane, Nelson Oliveira, Hildeberto Pereira, Ben Brereton, Alex Milosevic, Alfa Semedo, Alex Mighten
2121Steve Guinan, Gary Bull, Vance Warner, Chris Bart-Williams, Chris Doig, Jack Lester, Davy Oyen, Danny Sonner, David Tarka, John Curtis, Paul Smith (2006), Lee Camp, James Coppinger, Jamie Paterson, Gboly Ariyibi, Ashkan Dejagah, Saidy Janko, Samba Sow, Braian Ojeda, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Anthony Elanga
3221John Burns, Gareth Edds, Ian Wright, Stale Stensaas, Mikkel Beck, Tony Vaughan, Matthew Upson, Francis Benali, Craig Westcarr, Ross Gardner, Adam Nowland, Hamza Bencherif, Shane Redmond, Danny Meadows, Elliot Ward, Kevin Gomis, Robert Tesche, Ben Watson, Renan Lodi, Lewis O'Brien, Andrew Omobamidele
1920Brian Laws, Bobby Howe, Jean-Claude Darcheville, Marlon Harewood, Stern John, Brian Cash, Jack Lester, Eugen Bopp, Craig Westcarr, Guy Moussi, Simon Cox, Rafik Djebbour, Tom Ince, Modou Barrow, Jamie Ward, Diogo Goncalves, Sammy Ameobi, Miguel Guerrero, Xande Silva, Moussa Niakhaté
3120Hugo Porfirio, David Henry, Chris Doig, Ben Olsen, Pascal Formann, Michael Dawson, David Tarka, Ian Deakin, David Friio, Patrick Gamble, Mark Byrne, Neill Byrne, Dimitar Evtimov, Simon Cox, Chuba Akpom, Daniel Pinillos, Andreas Bouchalakis, Gil Dias, Harry Arter, Gustavo Scarpa
319Stuart Pearce, Alan Rogers, Jim Brennan, Davy Oyen, Gino Padula, Luke Chambers, Matt Lockwood, Joel Lynch, Nicky Shorey, Paul Konchesky, Ryan Bertrand, Greg Cunningham, Clint Hill, Dan Harding, Daniel Pinillos, Bojan Jokic, Tobias Figueiredo, Steve Cook, Nuno Tavares
2419Vance Warner, Simon Tracey, Richard Irving, Christian Edwards, Brian O'Neil, Gregor Robertson, James Beaumont, Emile Sinclair, Mark Byrne, Aaron Ramsey, Kieron Freeman, Robbie Findley, Billy Sharp, David Vaughan, Claudio Yacob, Tyler Blackett, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Jonathan Panzo, Sèrge Aurier
2718Justin Walker, Chris Allen, Andy Gray, Alan Rogers, Matt Bodkin, Richard Jeffrey, James Beaumont, Robert Hughes, Brendan Moloney, Matt Derbyshire, Chris Burke, Damien Perquis, Jordan Gabriel, Tendayi Darikwa, Filip Krovinovic, Steve Cook, Omar Richards, Divock Origi
917Lars Bohinen, Dean Saunders, Neil Shipperley, Gianluca Petrachi, Stern John, David Johnson, Gareth Taylor, Nathan Tyson, Dele Adebola, Robbie Findley, Ishmael Miller, Darius Henderson, Britt Assombalonga, Daryl Murphy, Nuno Da Costa, Keinan Davis, Taiwo Awoniyi
1117Steve Stone, Chris Bart-Williams, Marlon Harewood, Andy Reid, Marlon King, David Friio, Scott Dobie, Grant Holt, Nathan Tyson, Will Hoskins, Paul Anderson, Ben Osborn, Matty Cash, Sammy Ameobi, Philip Zinckernagel, Jesse Lingard, Chris Wood
2817Gareth Williams, Steve Guinan, Kevin Dawson, Andy Haskins, James Biggins, James Perch, Adam Nowland, Russell Hoult, Emile Sinclair, Joe Heath, Radoslaw Majewski, Thomas Lam, Pele, Tiago Silva, Anthony Knockaert, Loïc Badé, Danilo
616Carl Tiler, Chris Bart-Williams, Jon Olav Hjelde, Riccardo Scimeca, John Thompson, Ian Breckin, Kelvin Wilson, Guy Moussi, George Boateng, Armand Traore, Jack Colback, Alex Milosevic, Gaëtan Bong, Loïc Mbe Soh, Jonjo Shelvey, Ibrahim Sangaré
716Steve Stone, David Phillips, David Prutton, David Platt, Andy Reid, Darren Huckerby, James Perch, David Friio, Nicky Southall, Paul Anderson, Adlene Guedioura, Nathaniel Chalobah, Matt Fryatt, Liam Bridcutt, Lewis Grabban, Neco Williams
1616Neil Webb, Nicola Jerkan, Geoff Thomas (1997-98), Chris Doig, Salvatore Matrecano, Eugen Bopp, Nicky Summerbee, Paul Evans, Sammy Clingan, Joe Garner, Chris Gunter, Jamaal Lascelles, Zach Clough, Carl Jenkinson, Sam Surridge, Nicolás Domínguez
2216Des Lyttle, Bryan Roy, Richard Cooper, Eoin Jess, Michael Chopra, Stephen McPhail, Paul Gerrard, Danny Cullip, Kelvin Wilson, Gary McSheffrey, Kris Boyd, Henri Lansbury, Adlene Guedioura, Gary Gardner, Pajtim Kasami, Ryan Yates
3016Des Walker, Richard Clark, Billy Mercer, John Filan, Carlos Merino, Keith Foy, John Harkes, Pascal Formann, Spencer Weir-Daley, Dale Roberts, Karl Darlow, Karlton Watson, Stephen McLaughlin, Stephen Henderson, Brice Samba, Willy Boly
3316Mark Goodlad, Christian Edwards, Marco Pascolo, Brian Cash, David Johnson, James Beaumont, Neil Harris, Vince Fernandez, Liam Hook, Joel Lynch, Dimitar Evtimov, David Morgan, Roger Riera, Stefanos Kapino, Leo Bonatini, Lyle Taylor
2315Tommy Wright, Malcolm Rigby, Andy Dawson, Ian Thomas-Moore, Bernard Allou, Eugen Bopp, Benjamin Gavanon, Marcus Hall, Wes Morgan, Eugene Dadi, Junior Agogo, Dexter Blackstock, Joe Lolley, Remo Freuler, Odysseas Vlachodimos
3615Jim Brennan, Jermaine Jenas, Wes Morgan, Nick Barmby, Andy Melville, Felix Bastians, Joe Heath, Mickael Darnet, Gonzalo Jara, Josh Rees, Roger Riera, Ross Durrant, Chema Rodriguez, Loïc Mbe Soh, Dale Taylor
3715Gareth Williams, Niall Hudson, Vince Fernandez, Martin Vickerton, Adam Newbold, Brendan Moloney, Lewis McGugan, James Reid, Alan Hutton, Lee Peltier, Jorge Grant, Karim Ansarifard, Albert Adomah, James Garner, Rodrigo Ribeiro
214Des Lyttle, Matthieu Louis-Jean, Jim Brennan, James Perch, Nicky Eaden, Kelvin Wilson, Scott Wootton, Sam Hutchinson, Eric Lichaj, Hillal Soudani, Yuri Ribeiro, Cyrus Christie, Djed Spence, Giulian Biancone
1014Stan Collymore, Kevin Campbell, Andy Johnson, Jack Lester, Adam Proudlock, Gareth Taylor, Scott Dobie, Grant Holt, Lewis McGugan, Robert Earnshaw, Henri Lansbury, Barrie McKay, Joao Carvalho, Morgan Gibbs-White
2514Steve Blatherwick, Jesper Mattsson, Robbie Blake, Matt Bodkin, James Biggins, Kevin James, Alan Power, Richard Tait, Ishmael Miller, Jack Hobbs, Sam Byram, Glenn Murray, Mohamed Dräger, Emmanuel Dennis
2614Craig Armstrong, Steve Melton, Gareth Edds, Barry Roche, David Johnson, James Biggins, Ross Gardner, Matt Thornhill, George Elokobi, Dimitar Evtimov, Daniel Ayala, Liam Bridcutt, Scott McKenna, Matz Sels
2914Nigel Clough, Gareth Williams, Paul Smith (1997), Marlon Harewood, Jon Olav Hjelde, Richard Jeffrey, James Perch, Julian Bennett, Dorus de Vries, Chris O'Grady, Juan Fuentes, Yohan Benalouane, Nuno da Costa, Gonzalo Montiel
3814John Thompson, Gavin Hurren, Nathan Tyson, Shane Redmond, Barry Richardson, Mickael Darnet, Karl Darlow, Ben Osborn, Jack Blake, Vladimir Stojkovic, Gboly Ariyibi, Tyrese Fornah, George Shelvey, Felipe
3914Mark Goodlad, Pascal Formann, Matthew Glass, Grant Holt, Hamza Bencherif, Barry Richardson, Gavin Kavanagh, Jordan Fairclough, Djamel Abdoun, Apostolos Vellios, Zach Clough, Abdoulaye Diallo, Jonathan Panzo, Chris Wood
113Mark Crossley, Dave Beasant, Darren Ward, Paul Gerrard, Colin Doyle, Paul Smith (2006), Lee Camp, Karl Darlow, Dorus de Vries, Costel Pantilimon, Ethan Horvath, Dean Henderson, Matt Turner
513Steve Chettle, Jon Olav Hjelde, Colin Calderwood, Michael Dawson, Wes Morgan, Darryl Powell, Danny Higginbotham, Adlene Guedioura, Danny Collins, Matt Mills, Yuri Ribeiro, Rodrigo Ely, Orel Mangala
1213Mark Crossley, Jason Lee, Chris Doig, Barry Roche, Ross Gardner, Alan Wright, Garath McCleary, Karl Darlow, Jamie Mackie, Nicolao Dumitru, Jordan Smith, Keylor Navas, Andrey Santos
3413Alan Rogers, David Prutton, Steve Collis, Eugen Bopp, Mikael Antoine-Curier, Shaun Derry, Scott Dobie, Patrick Gamble, Reece Staples, Tyler Walker, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Ethan Horvath, André Ayew
3513David Freeman, Andy Impey, Gregor Robertson, Yoann Folly, Jon-Paul Pittman, Brendan Moloney, Tom Sharpe, Aaron Mitchell, Khaled Al Rashidi, Oliver Burke, Jamie Ward, Jason Cummings, Hwang Ui-jo
812Gareth Williams, Scot Gemmill, Riccardo Scimeca, Jack Lester, Paul Evans, Kris Commons, Lewis McGugan, Chris Cohen, Matt Derbyshire, Ben Watson, Jack Colback, Cheikhou Kouyaté
4012Pierre van Hooijdonk, John Lukic Jr, Sammy Clingan, Alan Power, Shane Redmond, Patrick Bamford, Jack Blake, Alex Iacovitti, Zach Clough, Brennan Johnson, Julian Larsson, Murillo
411Des Walker, Colin Cooper, Nigel Quashie, Riccardo Scimeca, Wes Morgan, Gary Holt, Luke Chambers, Simon Gillett, Danny Fox, Joe Worrall, Michael Mancienne
1310Mark Crossley, Tommy Wright, Malcolm Rigby, Alan Fettis, Felix Bastians, Danny Fox, Molla Wague, John Bostock, Gaëtan Bong, Wayne Hennessey
418James Reid, Kieron Freeman, Gerry McDonagh, Stephen Henderson, Matty Cash, Liam Sole, Ollie Hammond, Brandon Aguilera
437Nialle Rodney, Ross Durrant, Jordan Smith, Arvin Appiah, George Shelvey, Baba Fernandes, Ola Aina
447Jamaal Lascelles, Deimantas Petravicius, Ryan Yates, Michael Hefele, Nicholas Ioannou, Fin Back, Pharrell Johnson
486Jordan Wright, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Alex Mighten, Will Swan, Ateef Konaté, Ben Hammond
425Ryan Whitehurst, Robbie Gibbons, Joe Worrall, Yassine En-Neyah, Ateef Konaté
454Aaron Mitchell, Ben Brereton, Jayden Richardson, Billy Fewster
464James Dunne, Jordan Gabriel, Riley Harbottle, Zach Abbott
474Jordan Wright, James Thorne, Toby Edser, Nicky Hogarth
494Toby Edser, Aro Muric, Josh Barnes, Detlef Osong
502Ross McCormack, Aaron Donnelly
532Ryan Hammond, Joe Gardner
552Alex Gibson-Hammond, Josh Powell
511Lewis Salmon
521Jamie McDonnell
541James Clarridge
561Zach Abbott
571Julian Larsson
581Pharrell Johnson
591Ben Perry
601Sam Collins
621Will Brook
631Aaron Bott
641Ben Hammond
651Justin Hanks
661Jack Nadin
681Jack Thompson
691Manni Norkett
711Kyle McAdam
731Tony Gbopo
811Jimmy Sinclair
831Archie Whitehall
911Jack Perkins
921T Brandy