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1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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Nottingham Forest
1991–92 season
ChairmanMaurice Rowarth
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumCity Ground
Football League First Division8th
FA CupSixth round
Football League CupRunners-up
Full Members' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sheringham (13)

All:
Sheringham (22)
Average home league attendance23,721

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

Season summary

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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.

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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
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

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FWTeddy SheringhamMillwall£2,000,000
MFKingsley BlackLuton Town£1,500,000

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type

Competitions

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First Division

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League Table

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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 and qualification for the FA Premier League
7 Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 48 44 +4 60 Qualification for the FA Premier League
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

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[2]

Position by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHHHAAHAAHAHHA
ResultWLWLWLLWLDWLLDWWLWLDWLDDDLDDWWWWDLLWLWWDDL
Position48364713813139121417131012101111891111111215151413117881081088778
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1992/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Qualified to the 1992-93 UEFA Champions League;   = Qualified to the 1992-93 UEFA Cup;   = Relegated to First Division

Matches

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17 August 1991 1 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Everton West Bridgford
Clough 60'
Jemson 87'
red-colored football 37' (o.g.) Pearce Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,422
20 August 1991 2 Leeds United 1–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 29,457
24 August 1991 3 Notts County 0–4 Nottingham Forest Nottingham
55' Crosby
64' Charles
68' Sheringham
74' Keane
Attendance: 21,044
28 August 1991 4 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur West Bridgford
Clough 10' 38' Lineker
67' Durie
89' Bergsson
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,018
31 August 1991 5 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Oldham Athletic West Bridgford
Pearce 63'
Keane 41'
Gemmill 28'
50' Marshall Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,244
4 September 1991 6 Manchester City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Moss Side

Sheringham Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 29,146
7 September 1991 7 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Williams 19'
Francis 88'
48' Crosby Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 31,289
14 September 1991 8 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Wimbledon West Bridgford
Keane 11', 47'
Black 44'
Elkins red-colored football 62' (o.g.)
2'McGee
76' (pen.)
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,707
21 September 1991 9 Aston Villa 3–1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Blake 48'
Richardson 62'
Yorke 63'
1' Black Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,506
Note: Some sources reclaim the 1' goal was an own goal by Teale.
28 September 1991 10 Nottingham Forest 2–2 West Ham United West Bridgford
Woan 4'
Sheringham 77'
17' Small
44' (pen.) Small
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,613
5 October 1991 11 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Nottingham Forest Shepherd's Bush
27', 68' Sheringham Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,058
19 October 1991 12 Sheffield United 4–2 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Whitehouse 14'
Agana 27'
Bryson 46'
Hoyland 86'
28' Parker
80' Chettle
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,080
26 October 1991 13 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Southampton West Bridgford
Black 84' 33', 70' (pen.) Le Tissier
71' Shearer
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,026
2 November 1991 14 Norwich City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,014
16 November 1991 15 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Coventry City West Bridgford
Sheringham 19' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,154
23 November 1991 16 Nottingham Forest 5–1 Crystal Palace West Bridgford
Sheringham 6', 89' (pen.)
Pearce 14'
Gemmill 49'
Woan 65'
84' Thomas Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,387
30 November 1991 17 Chelsea 1–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham
15:00 GMT Dixon 46' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,420
Referee: Martin J Bodenham
8 December 1991 18 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Arsenal West Bridgford
Sheringham, Woan, Gemmill Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,079
14 December 1991 19 Liverpool 2–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool

Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,285
22 December 1991 20 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Leeds United West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,170
26 December 1991 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Stewart 60' 11' Clough
90' Pearce
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,079
28 December 1991 22 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Nottingham Forest Oldham
Sharp 44'
Bernard 48'
28' Pearce Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 16,496
1 January 1992 23 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Luton Town West Bridgford
Walker 90' 1' Pembridge Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,809
11 January 1992 24 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Notts County West Bridgford
Black 3' 52' Harding Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,168
19 January 1992 25 Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest Walton
Gemmill Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 17,717
1 February 1992 26 Nottingham Forest 2–5 Sheffield United West Bridgford
Keane 18'
Pearce 73' (pen.)
11' Lake
21' Gannon
24' Bryson
60' Bradshaw
88' Deane
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,412
22 February 1992 27 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Chelsea West Bridgford
Sheringham 1' 73' Allen Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,089
3 March 1992 28 Crystal Palace 0–0 Nottingham Forest Selhurst
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,608
11 March 1992 29 Coventry City 0–2 Nottingham Forest Coventry
red-colored football 11' (o.g.) Smith
41' Sheringham
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,158
14 March 1992 30 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Norwich City West Bridgford
Keane 38'
Gemmill 41'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,721
18 March 1992 31 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Manchester United West Bridgford
Clough Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,062
21 March 1992 32 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Manchester City West Bridgford
Crosby 64'
Keane 87'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,115
31 March 1992 33 Arsenal 3–3 Nottingham Forest Islington


Clough
Woan
Keane
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,036
2 April 1992 34 Wimbledon 3–0 Nottingham Forest Selhurst


Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 3,542
4 April 1992 35 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
30' Williams
42' Hirst
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,105
8 April 1992 36 Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,905
14 April 1992 37 Luton Town 2–1 Nottingham Forest Luton

Black Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,014
18 April 1992 38 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Aston Villa West Bridgford
Gemmill 14'
Sheringham 61'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,800
20 April 1992 39 Manchester United 1–2 Nottingham Forest Manchester
McClair 36' 33' Woan
80' Gemmill
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 47,576
22 April 1992 40 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Liverpool West Bridgford
Sheringham 0' (pen.) Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,787
25 April 1992 41 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Queens Park Rangers West Bridgford
Gemmill 78' 74' Allen Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,228
2 May 1992 42 West Ham United 0–3 Nottingham Forest Upton Park
McAvennie 60', 81', 85' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,629

FA Cup

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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)[3]
QF7 March 1992PortsmouthA0–125,402

League Cup

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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 62'
SF 2nd leg1 March 1992Tottenham HotspurA2–1 (won 3–2 on agg)28,216Keane, Glover

Final

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12 April 1992 Manchester United 1–0 Nottingham Forest London
15:00 BST McClair 14' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,810
Referee: George Courtney (County Durham)

Full Members' Cup

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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

Final

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29 March 1992 Nottingham Forest 3–2 (a.e.t.) Southampton London
15:00 BST
64' Le Tissier
70' Moore
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 67,688

Statistics

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Squad Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player TotalFootball League
Division One
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley 360360
DF England ENG Gary Charles 291291
DF England ENG Carl Tiler 26124+21
DF England ENG Des Walker 33032+10
DF England ENG Stuart Pearce 30529+15
MF England ENG Gary Crosby 32331+13
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Roy Keane 39835+48
MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill 39838+18
MF Northern Ireland NIR Kingsley Black 254254
FW England ENG Nigel Clough 33531+25
FW England ENG Teddy Sheringham 39133913
GK Wales WAL Andy Marriott 6-86-8
MF England ENG Ian Woan 21520+15
DF England ENG Steve Chettle 22117+51
FW Scotland SCO Lee Glover 16012+40
DF England ENG Brian Laws 15010+50
DF England ENG Darren Wassall 14010+40
DF England ENG Brett Williams 9090
FW England ENG Nigel Jemson 6161
MF England ENG Garry Parker 5151
MF Iceland ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson 5050
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Gaynor 403+10
DF Scotland SCO Terry Wilson 1010
MF England ENG Steve Stone 0000
FW England ENG Jason Kaminsky 0000
GK England ENG Steve Sutton
DF England ENG Craig Armstrong
DF England ENG Chris Hope
MF England ENG Bobby Howe
MF Scotland SCO Alan Mahood

References

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  1. "All Nottingham Forest players: 1992".
  2. "Nottingham Forest results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. "Forest on course for two Wembley finals". New Straits Times. 16 February 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2013.