Forest's record of picking a homegrown player in every senior matchday squad dates back to the 1940s - but is now in peril
At some point soon, it feels inevitable that will relinquish what should, if more people knew about it, count among their proudest records. might twist his ankle in training. He might take a kick, or be suspended, or he might fall out of favour. And then, almost unnoticed, that would be that.
On October 11, 1941, Forest lost 8-2 at Walsall and reports at the time listed the goalkeeper as H Ashley. One problem: there was nobody by that name on Forest’s books. A Nottingham Evening Post clipping from the Walsall vs Forest game that represents the last time the club did not field a homegrown player. There was a goalkeeper called Ashley Hunt, who had made his debut two years earlier, aged 17. Further investigation, however, showed he had died in barracks in November 1940.
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