1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Nottingham Forest
1991–92 season
ChairmanMaurice Rowarth
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumCity Ground
First Division8th
FA CupSixth round
League CupRunners-up
Full Members' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Sheringham (13)
All: Sheringham (22)
Average home league attendance23,721

Season summary

Nottingham Forest finished 8th for the second season running. They also reached the final of the League Cup, only to lose to that season's runners-up, Manchester United, and won the Full Members' Cup. A highlight of the season was a 4–0 win at neighbours Notts County, who were relegated at the end of the season.

Final league table
Main article: 1991–92 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Liverpool 42 16 16 10 47 40 +7 64 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 48 44 +4 60
8 Nottingham Forest 42 16 11 15 60 58 +2 59
9 Sheffield United 42 16 9 17 65 63 +2 57
10 Crystal Palace 42 14 15 13 53 61 −8 57
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReference
17 August 1991EvertonH2–124,422Clough, Jemson
20 August 1991Leeds UnitedA0–129,457
24 August 1991Notts CountyA4-021,044Keane, Crosby, Sheringham, Charles
28 August 1991Tottenham HotspurH1–324,018Clough
31 August 1991Oldham AthleticH3–123,244Pearce, Keane, Gemmill
4 September 1991Manchester CityA1–229,146Sheringham
7 September 1991Sheffield WednesdayA1–231,289Crosby
14 September 1991WimbledonH4–219,707Keane (2), Black, Elkins (own goal)
21 September 1991Aston VillaA1–328,506Black
28 September 1991West Ham UnitedH2–225,613Woan, Sheringham
5 October 1991Queens Park RangersA2–013,058Sheringham (2)
19 October 1991Sheffield UnitedA2–423,080Parker, Chettle
26 October 1991SouthamptonH1–320,026Black
2 November 1991Norwich CityA0–013,014
16 November 1991Coventry CityH1–021,154Sheringham
23 November 1991Crystal PalaceH5–122,387Woan, Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Pearce, Gemmill
30 November 1991ChelseaA0–119,420
8 December 1991ArsenalH3–222,079Sheringham, Woan, Gemmill
14 December 1991LiverpoolA0–235,285
22 December 1991Leeds UnitedH0–027,170
26 December 1991Tottenham HotspurA2–131,079Pearce, Clough
28 December 1991Oldham AthleticA1–216,496Pearce
1 January 1992Luton TownH1–123,809Walker
11 January 1992Notts CountyH1–130,168Black
19 January 1992EvertonA1–117,717Gemmill
1 February 1992Sheffield UnitedH2–522,412Keane, Pearce (pen)
22 February 1992ChelseaH1–124,089Sheringham
3 March 1992Crystal PalaceA0–012,608
11 March 1992Coventry CityA2–011,158Sheringham, (own goal)
14 March 1992Norwich CityH2–020,721Keane, Gemmill
18 March 1992Manchester UnitedH1–028,062Clough
21 March 1992Manchester CityH2–024,115Crosby, Keane
31 March 1992ArsenalA3–327,036Clough, Woan, Keane
2 April 1992WimbledonA0–33,542
4 April 1992Sheffield WednesdayH0–226,105
8 April 1992SouthamptonA1–014,905Tiler
14 April 1992Luton TownA1–28,014Black
18 April 1992Aston VillaH2–022,800Gemmill, Sheringham
20 April 1992Manchester UnitedA2–147,576Woan, Gemmill
22 April 1992LiverpoolH1–123,787Sheringham (pen)
25 April 1992Queens Park RangersH1–122,228Gemmill
2 May 1992West Ham UnitedA0–320,629

FA Cup
Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReference
R34 January 1992Wolverhampton WanderersH1–027,068Clough
R426 January 1992Hereford UnitedH2–024,259Pearce, Sheringham
R515 February 1992Bristol CityH4–124,615Llewellyn (own goal), Clough, Pearce, Sheringham (pen)[2]
QF7 March 1992PortsmouthA0–125,402

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReferences
R2 1st leg25 September 1991Bolton WanderersH4–019,936Gaynor (2), Keane, Black
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991Bolton WanderersA5–2 (won 9–2 on agg)5,469Keane (2), Sheringham, Black, Gaynor
R330 October 1991Bristol RoversH2–017,529Glover, Gemmill
R44 December 1991SouthamptonH0–017,939
R4R17 December 1991SouthamptonA1–010,861Gemmill
R58 January 1992Crystal PalaceA1–114,941Clough
R5R5 February 1992Crystal PalaceH4–218,918Sheringham (3, 1 pen), Pearce
SF 1st leg9 February 1992Tottenham HotspurH1–121,402Sheringham
SF 2nd leg1 March 1992Tottenham HotspurA2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)28,216Keane, Glover
F12 April 1992Manchester UnitedN0–176,810

Full Members' Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Full Members' Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReference
R222 October 1991Leeds UnitedA3–16,145Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Crosby
R319 November 1991Aston VillaA2–07,858Pearce, Woan
S Area SF10 December 1991Tranmere RoversA2–08,034Keane (2)
N Area F12 February 1992Leicester CityA1–119,537Gemmill
N Area FR26 February 1992Leicester CityH2–0 (won 3–1 on agg)21,562Crosby, Wassall
F29 March 1992SouthamptonN3–2 (a.e.t.)67,688Gemmill (2), Black

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  WAL Mark Crossley
— GK  WAL Andy Marriott
— GK  ENG Steve Sutton
— DF  ENG Craig Armstrong
— DF  ENG Gary Charles
— DF  ENG Steve Chettle
— DF  ENG Chris Hope
— DF  ENG Brian Laws
— DF  ENG Stuart Pearce (captain)
— DF  ENG Carl Tiler
— DF  ENG Des Walker
— DF  ENG Darren Wassall
— DF  ENG Brett Williams
— DF  SCO Terry Wilson
— MF  NIR Kingsley Black
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Gary Crosby
— MF  SCO Scot Gemmill
— MF  ENG Bobby Howe
— MF  IRL Roy Keane
— MF  SCO Alan Mahood
— MF  ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
— MF  ENG Garry Parker
— MF  ENG Steve Stone
— MF  ENG Ian Woan
— FW  ENG Nigel Clough
— FW  IRL Tommy Gaynor
— FW  SCO Lee Glover
— FW  ENG Nigel Jemson
— FW  ENG Teddy Sheringham

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
23 July 1991 FW Teddy Sheringham Millwall £2,000,000
2 September 1991 MF Kingsley Black Luton Town £1,500,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
13 June 1991 MF Franz Carr Newcastle United £250,000
11 July 1991 MF Neil Lyne Shrewsbury Town Signed
25 July 1991 MF Steve Hodge Leeds United £900,000
9 August 1991 MF Brian Rice Falkirk Signed
17 August 1991 FW Phil Starbuck Huddersfield Town Free transfer
17 September 1991 FW Nigel Jemson Sheffield Wednesday £800,000
29 November 1991 MF Garry Parker Aston Villa £650,000
10 January 1992 DF Phil Gilchrist Middlesbrough Free transfer
6 March 1992 GK Steve Sutton Derby County £300,000
23 March 1992 MF Alan Mahood Greenock Morton Signed
Transfers in: £3,500,000
Transfers out: £1,750,000
Total spending: £1,750,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Forest on course for two Wembley finals". New Straits Times. 16 February 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1992
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