1994–95 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
| 1994–95 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Fred Reacher |
| Manager | Frank Clark |
| Stadium | City Ground |
| Premiership | 3rd |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stan Collymore (22) All: Stan Collymore (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 28,882 vs Manchester City (6 May 1995, Premier League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,076 vs Hereford United (21 Sep 1994, League Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 23,633 |
During the 1994–95 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. Surprisingly for a newly promoted side, Forest finished in third place, behind Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United: no newly promoted club has achieved as high a finish in the Premier League since, although this achievement was matched by Newcastle United's previous season and six seasons later, Ipswich Town would finish fifth which, to this day, is the highest placing finish a promoted club has achieved since.
Season summary
[edit]After achieving promotion back to the Premiership at the first attempt, Nottingham Forest continued to succeed in life after Brian Clough as new manager Frank Clark guided them to an impressive third-place finish and UEFA Cup qualification, giving Forest their first European campaign of the post-Heysel era. Never out of the top-six throughout the season, Forest seemingly mounted an unexpected serious title challenge in the first quarter of the season, finding themselves in 2nd. Unfortunately, they couldn't quite keep up the title push and hit a bad run of form throughout most of winning just five out of 20 league games but an unbeaten run of nine wins in their final 12 league games during Spring saw them finish third, 12 points adrift of champions Blackburn Rovers, nonetheless a magnificent achievement.
Striker Stan Collymore was on target 22 times in the league and speculation that he would be on his way to another club proved correct at the end of the season when he sold to Liverpool for a national record fee of £8.4 million. The failure of Clark to buy a proven replacement cast significant doubt over whether Forest could mount a serious challenge for honours in the post-Collymore era.
Kit
[edit]The kit was sponsored by Canadian brewery Labatts.
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers (C) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 88 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 77 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 74 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 73 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
- Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
Results
[edit]Premier League
[edit]| 20 August 1994 1 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich, Suffolk |
Roy  | Stadium: Portman Road |
| 22 August 1994 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Manchester United | Nottingham |
| Collymore | Kanchelskis | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,072 |
| 27 August 1994 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Leicester City | Nottingham |
| Collymore | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,601 |
| 30 August 1994 4 | Everton | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Rideout 68' | Hinchcliffe 24' (o.g.) Cooper 60' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,689 |
| 10 September 1994 5 | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Nottingham |
| Bohinen 52' Black 34'Pearce 63' (pen.)Roy 82' | Hyde 56' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,022 |
| 17 September 1994 6 | Southampton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Le Tissier | Collymore | Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,185 |
| 24 September 1994 7 | Tottenham | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Haringey, London |
| Dumitrescu | Stone Roy Bohinen | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 24,558 |
| 2 October 1994 8 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Nottingham |
| Roy Black Collymore | Allen Ferdinand | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,449 |
| 8 October 1994 9 | Manchester City | 3–3 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Quinn 41', 54' Lomas 70' | Woan 89' Dibble 22' (o.g.)Collymore 53' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 23,150 |
| 17 October 1994 10 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Wimbledon | Nottingham |
| Bohinen Collymore Woan | Gayle | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,287 |
| 22 October 1994 11 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Pearce 1' (pen.) Stone 70' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,217 |
| 29 October 1994 12 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham |
| Sutton | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,131 |
| 5 November 1994 13 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Fowler 14' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,329 |
| 7 November 1994 14 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,102 |
| 19 November 1994 15 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Chelsea | Nottingham |
| Spencer | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,092 |
| 26 November 1994 16 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Whelan | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 38,191 |
| 3 December 1994 17 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Arsenal | Nottingham |
| Pearce 36' (pen.) Roy 60' | Davis 76' Keown 59' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,662 |
| 10 December 1994 18 | Nottingham Forest | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
| Gemmill Collymore Haaland Pearce | Thomsen | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,340 |
| 17 December 1994 19 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Cantona | Collymore Pearce | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,744 |
| 26 December 1994 20 | Coventry | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,224 |
| 27 December 1994 21 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Norwich City | Nottingham |
| Bohinen | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,010 |
| 31 December 1994 22 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newham, London |
| Cottee 25' Bishop 27'Hughes 45' | McGregor 90' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 20,644 |
| 2 January 1995 23 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham |
| Bull | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,326 |
| 14 January 1995 24 | Blackburn | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Warhurst 54' Wilcox 78' Chettle 88' (o.g.) | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,510 |
| 21 January 1995 25 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Nottingham |
| Collymore 53' (pen.) | Fashanu 32' Saunders 68' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,598 |
| 25 January 1995 26 | Chelsea | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham, London |
| Collymore | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 17,890 |
| 4 February 1995 27 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Liverpool | Nottingham |
| Collymore | Fowler 90' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,418 |
| 11 February 1995 28 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Fox R. Lee | J. Lee | Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 34,471 |
| 21 February 1995 29 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Kiwomya | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,441 |
| 26 February 1995 30 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Barker | Stone | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,363 |
| 4 March 1995 31 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Tottenham | Nottingham |
| Bohinen J. Lee | Calderwood Sheringham | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,711 |
| 8 March 1995 32 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Everton | Nottingham |
| Collymore Pearce | Barlow | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,526 |
| 11 March 1995 33 | Leicester | 2–4 | Nottingham Forest | Leicester |
| Draper 71' Lowe 16' | Pearce 8' (pen.) J. Lee 90' Collymore 64' Woan 68' | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,423 |
| 18 March 1995 34 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Southampton | Nottingham |
| Roy Collymore | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,146 |
| 22 March 1995 35 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Leeds | Nottingham |
| Roy Collymore | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,299 |
| 1 April 1995 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–7 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| Bright 52' (pen.) | Pearce 17' Woan 20' Roy 48', 64' Bohinen 86' Collymore 78', 80' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 30,060 |
| 8 April 1995 37 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | West Ham | Nottingham |
| Collymore | Dicks | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,361 |
| 12 April 1995 38 | Norwich | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| Stone | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,005 |
| 17 April 1995 39 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| Woan Collymore | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,253 |
| 29 April 1995 40 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Dowie | Roy Collymore | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,886 |
| 6 May 1995 41 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
| Collymore | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,882 |
| 13 May 1995 42 | Wimbledon | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Holdsworth 35', 40' (pen.) | Stone 73' Phillips 14' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,341 |
FA Cup
[edit]| 7 January 1995 R3 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Nottingham |
| Collymore Gemmill | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,821 |
| 28 January 1995 R4 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham |
| Bohinen | Armstrong Saunders | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,790 |
League Cup
[edit]| 21 September 1994 R2 1st leg | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Hereford United | Nottingham |
| Collymore | White | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 10,076 |
| 4 October 1994 R2 2nd leg | Hereford United | 0–0 (1-2 on agg) | Nottingham Forest | Hereford |
| Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 8,953 |
| 26 October 1994 R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
| Kelly Birch | Pearce Roy | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,369 |
| 30 November 1994 R4 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Millwall | Nottingham |
| Berry | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,393 |
Squad
[edit][1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1994 | MF | John Burns | Belvedere | Signed |
| 1 August 1994 | GK | Malcolm Rigby | Notts County | £50,000 |
| 4 August 1994 | FW | Bryan Roy | Foggia | £2,500,000 |
Out
[edit]| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 1994 | GK | Mark Statham | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 13 July 1994 | MF | Ian Kilford | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 2 August 1994 | FW | Lee Glover | Port Vale | £200,000 |
| 27 September 1994 | MF | Gary Crosby | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 December 1994 | DF | Brian Laws | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 20 March 1995 | MF | Lee Marshall | Stockport County | Free transfer |
- Transfers in:
£2,550,000 - Transfers out:
£200,000 - Total spending: £2,350,000
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  WAL | Mark Crossley | 46 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK |  NIR | Tommy Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | GK |  ENG | Malcolm Rigby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | ENG | Billy Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Des Lyttle | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce | 40 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Colin Cooper | 40 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle | 47 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF |  NOR | Alfie Haaland | 22 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ENG | Vance Warner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | WAL | David Phillips | 44 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  SCO | Scot Gemmill | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | NOR | Lars Bohinen | 39 | 7 | 30+4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG | Steve Stone | 47 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ian Woan | 41 | 5 | 35+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black | 12 | 2 | 5+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | ENG | Neil Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Bobby Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Stan Collymore | 43 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jason Lee | 24 | 3 | 5+17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | ENG | Robert Rosario | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ENG | Paul McGregor | 11 | 1 | 0+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | ENG | Gary Bull | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW |  NED | Bryan Roy | 43 | 14 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | ENG | Brian Laws | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG | Gary Crosby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK |  AUS | John Filan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 31 June 1995
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
[edit]- Considering appearances in all competitions[2]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MS | Notes |
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| 1 | GK | | Mark Crossley | 42 | |
| 2 | RB | | Des Lyttle | 38 | |
| 5 | CB | | Steve Chettle | 41 | |
| 4 | CB | | Colin Cooper | 35 | |
| 3 | LB | | Stuart Pearce | 36 | |
| 11 | RM | | Steve Stone | 41 | |
| 7 | CM | | David Phillips | 38 | |
| 9 | CM | | Lars Bohinen | 30 | |
| 14 | LM | | Ian Woan | 35 | |
| 10 | CF | | Stan Collymore | 37 | |
| 22 | CF | | Bryan Roy | 37 |