Nottingham Forest Home Shirt 2018-19 Macron CASH vintage

Nottingham Forest 2018-19 Home Macron Shirt – The CASH print that makes all the difference

In the 2018-19 season, Nottingham Forest battled in the Championship, and this Macron home shirt sponsored by BetBright emerged from the locker rooms with a detail that immediately made it desirable: the CASH print. Matty Cash, before becoming a Polish international and a starter in the Premier League with Aston Villa, was beginning to establish himself at Forest. A piece of early history from a player who would go on to explode.

Shirt details

Season: 2018-2019
Club: Nottingham Forest
Type: Home
Kit Manufacturer: Macron
Sponsor: BetBright
Condition: 8/10
State: BetBright sponsor present – authentic wear of a worn vintage shirt, signs of time, not from a new, untouched closet

What this shirt represents

In 2018-19, Nottingham Forest was a club suspended between two worlds: a legendary past with two European Cups, and a present rooted in the toughness of the English Championship. The City Ground club had not returned to the top flight since 1999, but the flame was still there, the stands remained noisy, and each season rekindled hope. This campaign was under the direction of Aitor Karanka, the Spanish coach who arrived with promotion ambitions.

The squad blended experience and youth: Matty Cash was starting to get more playing time and show that he could be much more than a substitute – he would eventually establish himself as one of the most effective right wing-backs in the league in the following seasons. Alongside him, players like Joe Lolley, quick and formidable on the wings, or Lewis Grabban, a real menace for Championship defenses, animated the matches at the City Ground. A team with character, a demanding coach, and a fanbase that never gave up.

Moments etched into this shirt

Joe Lolley on fire on the wings
In the 2018-19 season, Lolley was one of the Championship's most prominent players. Fast, unpredictable, capable of creating danger with every touch of the ball, he scored several decisive goals and offered Forest flashes of class in an often unrewarding league.

Lewis Grabban, the big-game striker
Loaned then permanently transferred, Grabban established himself as the spearhead of Forest's attack. His goals were crucial in the race to stay in the upper half of the table, and he finished among the team's top scorers that season.

Matty Cash, the beginnings of a great career
This is precisely what makes this CASH-printed shirt so special: it documents the early days of a player who would become an international and establish himself in the Premier League. To come across this print on an authentic match shirt is to hold a piece of a footballer's personal history in your hands.

Authentic vs Replica

An authentic vintage shirt is not a retail item taken out of its cellophane blister pack. It's a garment that has lived, that has been worn, that carries the traces of a real season – a training session, a match, a stadium atmosphere. The seams, the fabric, the Macron manufacturing details: everything conforms to what was used by professional players in 2018-19.

This one shows an 8/10 condition, which in the world of vintage shirts represents a very good overall state. The BetBright sponsor is still legible and present, the CASH print holds well, and the wear observed is that of an authentically used shirt – not damaged, just honest. For a serious collector, this is exactly what you're looking for.

Vintage size guide

Vintage shirts fit differently from modern shirts. Generally, cuts from the 2010s – and especially Macron's production from that era – are more fitted, with less volume in the shoulders and back. A vintage S often corresponds to an XS or a very slim S in contemporary sizing. Don't rely solely on the label.

Before ordering, grab your tape measure and measure your shoulder width and chest circumference. Then compare with the exact measurements provided on the product sheet. A few centimeters difference can change everything between a comfortably worn shirt and one stuck in your shoulders. It's better to check one too many times than to miss out on the piece.

Why have it in your collection

This Nottingham Forest 2018-19 shirt ticks several rare boxes simultaneously. Firstly, the BetBright sponsor has disappeared: the sports betting company closed its doors in 2019, which makes this shirt even more dated, even more marked in time. Secondly, the CASH print on a shirt from this era is a collector's item in its own right – Matty Cash was not yet the star he has become, and printed items with his name from this period are few and far between on the market.

And then there's the condition. A vintage shirt rated 8/10, with an intact sponsor and clean print, doesn't come around often. Most items found at this price on the secondary market arrive wrinkled, with peeling transfers or half-faded sponsors. This one, no. There aren't many in this condition, and even fewer with this combination of a disappeared sponsor + the print of a player who then exploded at the highest level.

To learn more

• Nottingham Forest – Wikipedia
• Football Kit Archive – Shirt History
• UEFA – European Football

This shirt is a Championship season, a sponsor that no longer exists, and the name of a player before he became great. If that speaks to you, you know what to do.