1994–95 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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.

Nottingham Forest
1994–95 season
ChairmanFred Reacher
ManagerFrank Clark
StadiumCity Ground
Premiership3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Collymore (22)
All: Collymore (25)
Highest home attendance28,882 vs Manchester City
(6 May 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance10,076 vs Hereford United
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance23,633

Season summary

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 Greenwich Mean Time, 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

The kit was sponsored by Canadian brewery Labatts.

Final league table
Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
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[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDWWDWWLLDLLDWWDWLWLLWDLLDDWWWWWDWWWWD
Position624122322222345554454544555555555444433333
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Premier League
20 August 1994 1Ipswich Town0–1Nottingham ForestIpswich, Suffolk
Roy Stadium: Portman Road
22 August 1994 2Nottingham Forest1–1Manchester UnitedNottingham
Collymore Kanchelskis Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,072
27 August 1994 3Nottingham Forest1–0Leicester CityNottingham
Collymore Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,601
30 August 1994 4Everton1–2Nottingham ForestLiverpool
Rideout  68' Hinchcliffe  24' (o.g.)
Cooper  60'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,689
10 September 1994 5Nottingham Forest4–1Sheffield WednesdayNottingham
Bohinen  52'
Black  34'
Pearce  63' (pen.)
Roy  82'		 Hyde  56' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,022
17 September 1994 6Southampton1–1Nottingham ForestSouthampton, Hampshire
Le Tissier Collymore Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,185
24 September 1994 7Tottenham1–4Nottingham ForestHaringey, London
Dumitrescu Stone
Roy
Bohinen 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 24,558
2 October 1994 8Nottingham Forest3–2Queens Park RangersNottingham
Roy
Black
Collymore 		Allen
Ferdinand 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,449
8 October 1994 9Manchester City3–3Nottingham ForestManchester
Quinn  41', 54'
Lomas  70'		 Woan  89'
Dibble  22' (o.g.)
Collymore  53'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,150
17 October 1994 10Nottingham Forest3–1WimbledonNottingham
Bohinen
Collymore
Woan 		Gayle Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,287
22 October 1994 11Aston Villa0–2Nottingham ForestBirmingham
Pearce  1' (pen.)
Stone  70'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,217
29 October 1994 12Nottingham Forest0–2Blackburn RoversNottingham
Sutton Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,131
5 November 1994 13Liverpool1–0Nottingham ForestLiverpool
Fowler  14' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,329
7 November 1994 14Nottingham Forest0–0Newcastle UnitedNottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,102
19 November 1994 15Nottingham Forest0–1ChelseaNottingham
Spencer Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,092
26 November 1994 16Leeds United1–0Nottingham ForestLeeds, West Yorkshire
Whelan Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,191
3 December 1994 17Nottingham Forest2–2ArsenalNottingham
Pearce  36' (pen.)
Roy  60'		 Davis  76'
Keown  59'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,662
10 December 1994 18Nottingham Forest4–1Ipswich TownNottingham
Gemmill
Collymore
Håland
Pearce 		Thomsen Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,340
17 December 1994 19Manchester United1–2Nottingham ForestManchester
Cantona Collymore
Pearce 		Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,744
26 December 1994 20Coventry0–0Nottingham ForestCoventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,224
27 December 1994 21Nottingham Forest1–0Norwich CityNottingham
Bohinen Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,010
31 December 1994 22West Ham United3–1Nottingham ForestNewham, London
Cottee  25'
Bishop  27'
Hughes  45'		 McGregor  90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,644
2 January 1995 23Nottingham Forest1–0Crystal PalaceNottingham
Bull Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,326
14 January 1995 24Blackburn3–0Nottingham ForestBlackburn, Lancashire
Warhurst  54'
Wilcox  78'
Chettle  88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,510
21 January 1995 25Nottingham Forest1–2Aston VillaNottingham
Collymore  53' (pen.) Fashanu  32'
Saunders  68'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,598
25 January 1995 26Chelsea0–2Nottingham ForestFulham, London
Collymore Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,890
4 February 1995 27Nottingham Forest1–1LiverpoolNottingham
Collymore Fowler  90' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,418
11 February 1995 28Newcastle United2–1Nottingham ForestNewcastle-upon-Tyne
Fox
R. Lee 		J. Lee Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
21 February 1995 29Arsenal1–0Nottingham ForestLondon
Kiwomya Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,441
26 February 1995 30Queens Park Rangers1–1Nottingham ForestLondon
Barker Stone Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,363
4 March 1995 31Nottingham Forest2–2TottenhamNottingham
Bohinen
J. Lee 		Calderwood
Sheringham 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,711
8 March 1995 32Nottingham Forest2–1EvertonNottingham
Collymore
Pearce 		Barlow Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,526
11 March 1995 33Leicester2–4Nottingham ForestLeicester
Draper  71'
Lowe  16'		 Pearce  8' (pen.)
J. Lee  90'
Collymore  64'
Woan  68'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,423
18 March 1995 34Nottingham Forest3–0SouthamptonNottingham
Roy
Collymore 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,146
22 March 1995 35Nottingham Forest3–0LeedsNottingham
Roy
Collymore 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,299
1 April 1995 36Sheffield Wednesday1–7Nottingham ForestSheffield
Bright  52' (pen.) Pearce  17'
Woan  20'
Roy  48', 64'
Bohinen  86'
Collymore  78', 80'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,060
8 April 1995 37Nottingham Forest1–1West HamNottingham
Collymore Dicks Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,361
12 April 1995 38Norwich0–1Nottingham ForestNorwich
Stone Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,005
17 April 1995 39Nottingham Forest2–0Coventry CityNottingham
Woan
Collymore 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,253
29 April 1995 40Crystal Palace1–2Nottingham ForestLondon
Dowie Roy
Collymore 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,886
6 May 1995 41Nottingham Forest1–0Manchester CityNottingham
Collymore Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,882
13 May 1995 42Wimbledon2–2Nottingham ForestLondon
Holdsworth  35', 40' (pen.) Stone  73'
Phillips  14'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,341

FA Cup
7 January 1995 R3Nottingham Forest2–0Plymouth ArgyleNottingham
Collymore
Gemmill 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,821
28 January 1995 R4Nottingham Forest1–2Crystal PalaceNottingham
Bohinen Armstrong
Saunders 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,790

League Cup
21 September 1994 R2 1st legNottingham Forest2–1Hereford UnitedNottingham
Collymore White Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,076
4 October 1994 R2 2nd legHereford United0–0
(1-2 on agg)		Nottingham ForestHereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8,953
26 October 1994 R3Wolverhampton Wanderers2–3Nottingham ForestWolverhampton
Kelly
Birch 		Pearce
Roy 		Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,369
30 November 1994 R4Nottingham Forest0–2MillwallNottingham
Berry Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,393

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Mark Crossley
2 DF Des Lyttle
3 DF Stuart Pearce (captain)
4 DF Colin Cooper
5 DF Steve Chettle
6 DF Carl Tiler
7 MF David Phillips
8 MF Scot Gemmill
9 MF Lars Bohinen
10 FW Stan Collymore
11 MF Steve Stone
12 FW Jason Lee
13 GK Tommy Wright
No. Position Player
14 MF Ian Woan
15 FW Robert Rosario
16 MF Neil Webb
17 MF Kingsley Black
18 DF Alf-Inge Håland
19 MF Bobby Howe
20 FW Paul McGregor
21 FW Gary Bull
22 FW Bryan Roy
23 GK Malcolm Rigby
24 DF Vance Warner
30 GK Billy Mercer (on loan from Sheffield United)

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. Position Player
19 DF Brian Laws (to Grimsby Town)
20 MF Gary Crosby (to Huddersfield Town)
No. Position Player
30 GK John Filan (on loan to Cambridge United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
DF Steve Blatherwick
DF Craig Armstrong
No. Position Player
MF John Burns

Transfers

In
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
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

Starting 11
Considering appearances in all competitions[2]
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
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

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1994-1995/faprem/nottmf.htm
  2. http://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1995
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