HIGHEST AND LOWEST TOTAL 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 a squad number (along with a name on the back of the shirt) has been the rule.

HIGHEST SQUAD NUMBER TOTAL
These are the games where the total squad number of each player has been highest.
It's broken into three sections: Starting Eleven, All players who made an appearance and the Full Lineup including unused subs.
Starting Lineup Including Sub Appearances Including Unused Subs
Game Date Opponent Squad
Number
Count
Game Date Opponent Squad
Number
Count
Game Date Opponent Squad
Number
Count
Aug 24, 2021Wolverhampton Wanderers352Aug 24, 2021Wolverhampton Wanderers420Nov 06, 2025Sturm Graz601
Aug 11, 2021Bradford City315Feb 01, 2023Manchester United387Oct 23, 2025Porto531
Feb 14, 2017Fulham305Sep 24, 2019Arsenal370Jan 05, 2020Chelsea510
Feb 18, 2017Sheffield Wednesday293Aug 11, 2021Bradford City369Feb 14, 2017Fulham502
May 04, 2024Sheffield United274Feb 11, 2023Fulham359Feb 01, 2023Manchester United492
May 11, 2024Chelsea272Apr 28, 2024Manchester City358Aug 24, 2021Wolverhampton Wanderers472
Dec 17, 2016Wolverhampton Wanderers259Feb 14, 2017Fulham354Feb 18, 2017Sheffield Wednesday472
Sep 24, 2019Arsenal257Apr 07, 2024Tottenham Hotspur352Jan 17, 2024Blackpool471
Mar 11, 2017Burton Albion256Mar 18, 2017Derby County348Jan 20, 2024Brentford471
Apr 07, 2024Tottenham Hotspur254Aug 23, 2022Grimsby Town345Feb 07, 2024Bristol City462

The lineup against Wolverhampton Wanderers was:The lineup against Wolverhampton Wanderers was:The lineup against Sturm Graz was:
Num Pos Player Num Pos Player Num Pos Player
1GKEthan Horvath (Started)1GKEthan Horvath (Started)13GKJohn Victor (Started)
43DBaba Fernandes (Started)43DBaba Fernandes (Started)3DNeco Williams (Started)
46DRiley Harbottle (Started)46DRiley Harbottle (Started)4DMorato (Started)
44MFin Back (Started)44MFin Back (Started)31DNikola Milenkovic (Started)
45DJayden Richardson (Started)45DJayden Richardson (Started)37DNicolò Savona (Started)
37MJames Garner (Started)37MJames Garner (Started)6MIbrahim Sangaré (Started)
38MTyrese Fornah (Started)38MTyrese Fornah (Started)10MMorgan Gibbs-White (Started)
41MOllie Hammond (Started)41MOllie Hammond (Started)16MNicolás Domínguez (Started)
42MAteef Konaté (Started)42MAteef Konaté (Started)22MRyan Yates (Started)
8MJack Colback (Started)8MJack Colback (Started)24MJames McAtee (Started)
7FLewis Grabban (Started)7FLewis Grabban (Started)15FArnaud Kalimuendo (Started)
12GKJordan Smith12GKJordan Smith14FDan Ndoye (Came on)
27DJordan Gabriel27DJordan Gabriel44DZach Abbott (Came on)
3DTobias Figueiredo3DTobias Figueiredo5DMurillo (Came on)
33FLyle Taylor (Came on)33FLyle Taylor (Came on)26GKMatz Sels
17FAlex Mighten (Came on)17FAlex Mighten (Came on)67GKKeehan Willows
18MCafú (Came on)18MCafú (Came on)30DWilly Boly
10MJoao Carvalho10MJoao Carvalho64DBen Hammond

LOWEST SQUAD NUMBER TOTAL
These are the games where the total squad number of each player has been lowest, but this stat comes with some notes. Firstly, games that only allowed three subs to be listed are obviously going to have smaller squad number totals than those of today where we list seven or even nine subs. AND it's going to be skewed towards games where I don't know the subs! So this one can be taken with the proverbial grain of salt!
Again, it's broken into three sections: Starting Eleven, All players who made an appearance and the Full Lineup including unused subs.
Starting Lineup Including Sub Appearances Including Unused Subs
Game Date Opponent Squad
Number
Count
Game Date Opponent Squad
Number
Count
Game Date Opponent Squad
Number
Count
Aug 24, 2002Walsall66Nov 30, 2002Ipswich Town78Oct 04, 1995Bradford City96
Aug 17, 2002Sheffield Wednesday66Oct 29, 2002Norwich City78Feb 13, 1996Oxford United98
Aug 14, 2002Preston North End66May 13, 1995Wimbledon87Aug 29, 1995Arsenal99
Aug 28, 2002Wimbledon66Aug 27, 1994Leicester City87Jan 26, 1997Newcastle United104
Dec 26, 1994Coventry City74Aug 17, 2002Sheffield Wednesday88Sep 19, 1995Bradford City108
Feb 21, 1995Arsenal76Aug 28, 2002Wimbledon88Feb 07, 1996Oxford United109
Jan 23, 2009Derby County76Mar 22, 2003Norwich City89Sep 04, 1996Southampton112
Jan 17, 2009Plymouth Argyle78Nov 05, 1994Liverpool90Jan 20, 1996Chelsea113
Nov 23, 2002Wolverhampton Wanderers78Dec 09, 1996Newcastle United90Jan 06, 1996Stoke City113
Aug 31, 2002Coventry City78Oct 04, 1994Hereford United91Oct 17, 1995Auxerre114

The lineup against Walsall was:The lineup against Ipswich Town was:The lineup against Bradford City was:
Num Pos Player Num Pos Player Num Pos Player
1GKDarren Ward (Started)1GKDarren Ward (Started)1GKMark Crossley (Started)
2MMatthieu Louis-Jean (Started)2MMatthieu Louis-Jean (Started)2DDes Lyttle (Started)
3MJim Brennan (Started)3MJim Brennan (Started)3DStuart Pearce (Started)
4DDes Walker (Started)4DDes Walker (Started)4DColin Cooper (Started)
5MJon Olav Hjelde (Started)17DMichael Dawson (Started)5DSteve Chettle (Started)
6MRiccardo Scimeca (Started)6MRiccardo Scimeca (Started)21FChris Bart-Williams (Started)
8FGareth Williams (Started)8FGareth Williams (Started)11MSteve Stone (Started)
10FJack Lester (Started)10FJack Lester (Started)8MScot Gemmill (Started)
7MDavid Prutton (Started)7MDavid Prutton (Started)15FAndrea Silenzi (Started)
11FMarlon Harewood (Started)11FMarlon Harewood (Started)12FJason Lee (Started)
9FDavid Johnson (Started)9FDavid Johnson (Started)14FIan Woan (Started)
20FAndy Reid (Came on)5MJon Olav Hjelde?
22FEoin Jess (Came on)22FEoin Jess?
14DChris Doig20FAndy Reid?