Andrew Cole is joining Nottingham Forest on a free transfer and here's all you need to know about the latest arrival at The City Ground ...

Born: 15th October, 1971 in Nottingham

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 12st 11lbs

Cole launched his career with Arsenal but made only one league appearance for the north London club before moving to Bristol City for £500,000.

He scored 17 goals in 37 games for City during the 1992-93 campaign to secure a £1.75million move to Newcastle.

'Goal King Cole' scored 55 league goals in 70 appearances for Newcastle, attracting the attention of Manchester United who paid a then British record £7million to take him to Old Trafford in 1995.

He was a key member of the United squad that landed the Premiership, F.A. Cup and Champions League treble in 1999.

He joined Blackburn in 2001 and has also served Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth and Sunderland.

In total, he has scored 187 goals in the Premier League - only Alan Shearer has scored more.

He had a spell on loan with Burnley in the Championship last season, scoring six goals in 13 appearances.

Cole won 15 England caps but was surprisingly left out of Glenn Hoddle's squad for France 98 - despite scoring 26 goals that season - and missed Euro 2000 through injury.

Season tickets for Nottingham Forest's return to the Coca-Cola Championship go on general sale from 9am tomorrow. They start from as little as £374 for adults and can be bought in person from the club's Ticket Office or by calling 0871 226 1980.