1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
Appearance
| 1991–92 season | |||
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| Chairman | Maurice Rowarth | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | City Ground | ||
| Football League First Division | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
| Football League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Full Members' Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sheringham (13) All: Sheringham (22) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 23,721 | ||
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During the 1991–92 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
[edit]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
[edit][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.
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Transfers
[edit]| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | Millwall | £2,000,000 |
| MF | Kingsley Black | Luton Town | £1,500,000 |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Steve Hodge | Leeds United | £900,000 |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Sheffield Wednesday | £800,000 |
| MF | Franz Carr | Newcastle United | £250,000 |
| MF | Neil Lyne | Shrewsbury Town | |
| MF | Brian Rice | Falkirk | |
| FW | Phil Starbuck | Huddersfield Town | |
Winter
[edit]| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Garry Parker | Aston Villa | £650,000 |
| DF | Phil Gilchrist | Middlesbrough | free |
| GK | Steve Sutton | Derby County | £300,000 |
| MF | Alan Mahood | Greenock Morton | |
Competitions
[edit]First Division
[edit]League Table
[edit]| 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Nottingham Forest's score comes first[2]
Position by round
[edit]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
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
[edit]| 17 August 1991 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Everton | West Bridgford |
| Clough Jemson |
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 |
| Attendance: 21,044 |
| 28 August 1991 4 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bridgford |
| Clough |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,018 |
| 31 August 1991 5 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Oldham Athletic | West Bridgford |
| Pearce Keane Gemmill |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,244 |
| 4 September 1991 6 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,146 |
| 7 September 1991 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| Williams Francis |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 31,289 |
| 14 September 1991 8 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Wimbledon | West Bridgford |
| Keane Black Elkins |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,707 |
| 21 September 1991 9 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Blake Richardson Yorke |
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 Sheringham |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,613 |
| 5 October 1991 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush |
| Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,058 |
| 19 October 1991 12 | Sheffield United | 4–2 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| Whitehouse Agana Bryson Hoyland |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,080 |
| 26 October 1991 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
| Black |
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 |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,154 |
| 23 November 1991 16 | Nottingham Forest | 5–1 | Crystal Palace | West Bridgford |
| Sheringham Pearce Gemmill Woan |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,387 |
| 30 November 1991 17 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Dixon |
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 |
| 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 |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,079 |
| 28 December 1991 22 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Oldham |
| Sharp Bernard |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 16,496 |
| 1 January 1992 23 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Luton Town | West Bridgford |
| Walker |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,809 |
| 11 January 1992 24 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Notts County | West Bridgford |
| Black |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,168 |
| 19 January 1992 25 | Everton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Walton |
| Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 17,717 |
| 1 February 1992 26 | Nottingham Forest | 2–5 | Sheffield United | West Bridgford |
| Keane Pearce |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,412 |
| 22 February 1992 27 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Chelsea | West Bridgford |
| Sheringham |
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 |
| Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,158 |
| 14 March 1992 30 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| Keane Gemmill |
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 Keane |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,115 |
| 31 March 1992 33 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,014 |
| 18 April 1992 38 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| Gemmill Sheringham |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,800 |
| 20 April 1992 39 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| McClair |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 47,576 |
| 22 April 1992 40 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
| Sheringham |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,787 |
| 25 April 1992 41 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| Gemmill |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,228 |
| 2 May 1992 42 | West Ham United | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Upton Park |
| McAvennie |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 20,629 |
FA Cup
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 27,068 | Clough | |
| R4 | 26 January 1992 | Hereford United | H | 2–0 | 24,259 | Pearce, Sheringham | |
| R5 | 15 February 1992 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 | 24,615 | Llewellyn (own goal), Clough, Pearce, Sheringham (pen) | [3] |
| QF | 7 March 1992 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 25,402 |
League Cup
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 1st leg | 25 September 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–0 | 19,936 | Gaynor (2), Keane, Black | |
| R2 2nd leg | 8 October 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 5–2 (won 9–2 on agg) | 5,469 | Keane (2), Sheringham, Black, Gaynor | |
| R3 | 30 October 1991 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 17,529 | Glover, Gemmill | |
| R4 | 4 December 1991 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | 17,939 | ||
| R4R | 17 December 1991 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | 10,861 | Gemmill | |
| R5 | 8 January 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 14,941 | Clough | |
| R5R | 5 February 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–2 | 18,918 | Sheringham (3, 1 pen), Pearce | |
| SF 1st leg | 9 February 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 21,402 | Sheringham 62' | |
| SF 2nd leg | 1 March 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 28,216 | Keane, Glover |
Final
[edit]| 12 April 1992 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| 15:00 BST | McClair |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,810 Referee: George Courtney (County Durham) |
Full Members' Cup
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | 22 October 1991 | Leeds United | A | 3–1 | 6,145 | Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Crosby | |
| R3 | 19 November 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 2–0 | 7,858 | Pearce, Woan | |
| S Area SF | 10 December 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–0 | 8,034 | Keane (2) | |
| N Area F | 12 February 1992 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 19,537 | Gemmill | |
| N Area FR | 26 February 1992 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 (won 3–1 on agg) | 21,562 | Crosby, Wassall |
Final
[edit]| 29 March 1992 | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Southampton | London |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 67,688 |
Statistics
[edit]Squad Statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Division One | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Mark Crossley | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Charles | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| DF | Carl Tiler | 26 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | ||
| DF | Des Walker | 33 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stuart Pearce | 30 | 5 | 29+1 | 5 | ||
| MF | Gary Crosby | 32 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | ||
| MF | Roy Keane | 39 | 8 | 35+4 | 8 | ||
| MF | Scot Gemmill | 39 | 8 | 38+1 | 8 | ||
| MF | Kingsley Black | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 | ||
| FW | Nigel Clough | 33 | 5 | 31+2 | 5 | ||
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | 39 | 13 | 39 | 13 | ||
| GK | Andy Marriott | 6 | -8 | 6 | -8 | ||
| MF | Ian Woan | 21 | 5 | 20+1 | 5 | ||
| DF | Steve Chettle | 22 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | ||
| FW | Lee Glover | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Brian Laws | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Darren Wassall | 14 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | ||
| DF | Brett Williams | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| FW | Nigel Jemson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| MF | Garry Parker | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MF | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tommy Gaynor | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Terry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Steve Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jason Kaminsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Steve Sutton | ||||||
| DF | Craig Armstrong | ||||||
| DF | Chris Hope | ||||||
| MF | Bobby Howe | ||||||
| MF | Alan Mahood | ||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "All Nottingham Forest players: 1992".
- ↑ "Nottingham Forest results for the 1991-1992 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ↑ "Forest on course for two Wembley finals". New Straits Times. 16 February 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2013.