1995–96 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the FA Premier League.

Nottingham Forest
1995–96 season
ChairmanFred Reacher
ManagerFrank Clark
StadiumCity Ground
Premiership9th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupQuarter finals
Top goalscorerLee/Roy/Woan (8)
Highest home attendance29,263 vs Manchester United
(27 Nov 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance15,050 vs Oxford United
(7 Feb 1996, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance25,916

Season summary

Nottingham Forest were expected to struggle following the sale of star striker Stan Collymore to Liverpool, but they performed reasonably well throughout the season and there was never any question of them being relegated. They were unbeaten from their first 12 league games, although they drew too many games to be considered serious title challengers, before they ran into a 7–0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers, who had just signed Forest midfielder Lars Bohinen.

The biggest success of the season was Forest's UEFA Cup exploits. In arguably the worst season for English clubs in European competitions in the era of three European trophies, they were the only English side with European action to look forward to after Christmas, and in March their adventure resumed with the first leg of the quarter-final – against Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion. Forest lost 2–1, and any remaining hopes of a semi-final place were crushed in the second leg when the Bavarians thrashed Frank Clark's men 5–1 at the City Ground.

A ninth-place finish in the final table was not quite enough to secure another European campaign, and Clark's big summer signing, Dean Saunders, was captured in hope that he could be the man to score the goals which would bring more success to the club.

Final league table
Main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 13 9 50 38 +12 61
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 13 10 50 54 −4 58
10 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 43 52 −9 51
11 Chelsea 38 12 14 12 46 44 +2 50
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 15 13 10 50 54  −4 58 11 6 2 29 17  +12 4 7 8 21 37  −16

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHH
ResultWDDDDWDWWWDWLDDDDLWWLWLWLLLWDWLWWLDLDW
Position3687768855536778888676757910910998899999
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1995SouthamptonA4–315,164Cooper, Woan, Roy (2)
23 August 1995ChelseaH0–027,007
26 August 1995West Ham UnitedH1–126,645Pearce (pen)
29 August 1995ArsenalA1–138,248Campbell
9 September 1995Coventry CityA1–117,219Roy
17 September 1995EvertonH3–224,786Watson (own goal), Lee, Woan
23 September 1995Aston VillaA1–133,972Lyttle
30 September 1995Manchester CityH3–025,620Lee (2), Stone
14 October 1995Tottenham HotspurA1–032,876Stone
21 October 1995Bolton WanderersH3–225,426Roy, Lee, Cooper
28 October 1995Queens Park RangersA1–117,549Lee
6 November 1995WimbledonH4–120,810Roy, Pearce, Lee, Gemmill
18 November 1995Blackburn RoversA0–727,660
27 November 1995Manchester UnitedH1–129,263McGregor
2 December 1995Bolton WanderersA1–117,342Cooper
10 December 1995Aston VillaH1–125,790Stone
18 December 1995Manchester CityA1–125,660Campbell
23 December 1995Newcastle UnitedA1–336,531Woan
26 December 1995Sheffield WednesdayH1–027,810Lee
30 December 1995MiddlesbroughH1–027,027Pearce (pen)
1 January 1996LiverpoolA2–439,206Stone, Woan
13 January 1996SouthamptonH1–023,321Cooper
20 January 1996ChelseaA0–124,482
31 January 1996Leeds UnitedH2–124,465Campbell, Roy (pen)
3 February 1996West Ham UnitedA0–121,257
10 February 1996ArsenalH0–127,222
24 February 1996EvertonA0–333,163
2 March 1996Sheffield WednesdayA3–121,930Howe, McGregor, Roy
16 March 1996MiddlesbroughA1–129,392Allen
23 March 1996LiverpoolH1–029,058Stone
30 March 1996WimbledonA0–19,807
6 April 1996Tottenham HotspurH2–127,053Stone, Woan
8 April 1996Leeds UnitedA3–129,220Cooper, Woan, Lee
13 April 1996Blackburn RoversH1–525,273Woan
17 April 1996Coventry CityH0–024,629
28 April 1996Manchester UnitedA0–553,926
2 May 1996Newcastle UnitedH1–128,280Woan
5 May 1996Queens Park RangersH3–022,910Stone, Roy, Howe

FA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1996Stoke CityA1–118,000Pearce
R3R17 January 1996Stoke CityH2–017,372Campbell, Pearce (pen)
R47 February 1996Oxford UnitedH1–115,050Campbell
R4R13 February 1996Oxford UnitedA3–08,022Campbell, Woan (pen), Silenzi
R528 February 1996Tottenham HotspurH2–218,600Woan (2)
R5R9 March 1996Tottenham HotspurA1–1 (won 3–1 on pens)31,055Roy
QF13 March 1996Aston VillaH0–121,067

League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg19 September 1995Bradford CityA2–39,288Bohinen (2)
R2 2nd Leg4 October 1995Bradford CityH2–2 (lost 4–5 on agg)15,231Pearce, Silenzi

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg12 September 1995 Malmö FFA1–212,486Woan
R1 2nd Leg26 September 1995 Malmö FFH1–0 (won on away goals)23,817Roy
R2 1st Leg17 October 1995 AuxerreA1–020,000Stone
R2 2nd Leg31 October 1995 AuxerreH0–0 (won 1–0 on agg)28,064
R3 1st Leg21 November 1995 LyonH1–022,141McGregor
R3 2nd Leg5 December 1995 LyonA0–0 (won 1–0 on agg)35,000
QF 1st Leg5 March 1996 Bayern MunichA1–238,000Chettle
QF 2nd Leg19 March 1996 Bayern MunichH1–5 (lost 2–7 on agg)28,844Stone

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  WAL Mark Crossley
2 DF  ENG Des Lyttle
3 DF  ENG Stuart Pearce (captain)
4 DF  ENG Colin Cooper
5 DF  ENG Steve Chettle
7 MF  WAL David Phillips
8 MF  SCO Scot Gemmill
10 FW  ENG Kevin Campbell
11 MF  ENG Steve Stone
12 FW  ENG Jason Lee
13 GK  NIR Alan Fettis
14 MF  ENG Ian Woan
15 FW  ITA Andrea Silenzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ENG Neil Webb
17 MF  ENG Kingsley Black
18 DF  NOR Alf-Inge Håland
19 MF  ENG Bobby Howe
20 FW  ENG Paul McGregor
21 DF  ENG Chris Bart-Williams
22 FW  NED Bryan Roy
23 GK  NIR Tommy Wright
24 FW  ENG Richard Irving
25 DF  ENG Steve Blatherwick
26 DF  ENG Craig Armstrong
28 FW  ENG Steve Guinan
30 GK  ENG Richard Clark

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF  ENG Carl Tiler (to Aston Villa)
9 MF  NOR Lars Bohinen (to Blackburn Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK  ENG Simon Tracey (on loan from Sheffield United)
27 MF  ENG Chris Allen (on loan to Oxford United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ENG Malcolm Rigby (de-registered)
— DF  ENG Andy Dawson
— DF  ENG Stuart Thom
— DF  ENG Vance Warner
— MF  IRL John Burns
— MF  ENG John Finnigan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Bobby Howe
— MF  ENG Steve Melton
— MF  ENG Paul Smith
— MF  ENG Justin Walker
— FW  ENG Andy Todd

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
1 July 1995 DF Chris Bart-Williams Sheffield Wednesday £2,500,000
1 July 1995 FW Kevin Campbell Arsenal £2,800,000
19 July 1995 FW Richard Irving Manchester United £75,000
16 August 1995 FW Andrea Silenzi Torino £1,800,000
13 January 1996 GK Alan Fettis Hull City £250,000

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 1995 FW Stan Collymore Liverpool £8,500,000
2 August 1995 DF Gary Bowyer Rotherham United Free transfer
14 October 1995 MF Lars Bohinen Blackburn Rovers £750,000
28 October 1995 DF Carl Tiler Aston Villa £750,000
29 December 1995 FW Gary Bull Birmingham City Free transfer
28 February 1996 DF Danny Hinshelwood Portsmouth Free transfer
Transfers in: £7,425,000
Transfers out: £10,000,000
Total spending: £2,575,000

Statistics

Starting 11
Only considering appearances in Premier League and League Cup[3]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Mark Crossley 39
2 RB Des Lyttle 33
5 CB Steve Chettle 38
4 CB Colin Cooper 38
3 LB Stuart Pearce 31
11 RM Steve Stone 35
21 CM Chris Bart-Williams 34
8 CM Scot Gemmill 26
14 LM Ian Woan 34
12 CF Jason Lee 22
22 CF Bryan Roy 26

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1995-1996/faprem/nottmf.htm
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1996
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