1996–97 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Nottingham Forest
1996–97 season
ChairmanIrving Korn
ManagerFrank Clark (until December)
Stuart Pearce (player-caretaker manager)
Dave Bassett (from March)
StadiumCity Ground
Premiership20th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerHåland/Campbell (6)
Highest home attendance29,181 vs Liverpool
(15 Mar 1997, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance6,482 vs Wycombe Wanderers
(18 Sep 1996, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,587

Season summary

After a Kevin Campbell hat-trick earnt Nottingham Forest an impressive 3-0 away win at Coventry City on the season's opening game, an appalling 4-1 home defeat to Premiership newcomers Sunderland prompted a dismal start to the season which saw them fail to win any of their next 16 league games until a shock 2-1 home win over title contenders Arsenal on 21 December 1996. Ultimately, Forest were bottom of the Premiership by Christmas, and their manager Frank Clark gone, with Stuart Pearce taking over as player-manager on a temporary basis. A good run of form in January saw Pearce receive the Manager of the Month award and Forest lifted out of the relegation zone, but, by the time he stepped down to make way for Dave Bassett in March, Forest had endured another setback and were left needing a miracle to beat the drop. The acquisition of Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk did little to change the club's fortunes, and they were relegated in bottom place, seven points adrift of safety. They would've escaped relegation easier had it not been for dropping 32 points from 16 draws throughout the league season.

Final league table
Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 −6 41
17 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 −16 41
18 Sunderland (R) 38 10 10 18 35 53 −18 40 Relegation to the Football League First Division
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 10 12 16 51 60 −9 39[lower-alpha 1]
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 6 16 16 31 59 −28 34
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfill a fixture.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 6 16 16 31 59  −28 34 3 9 7 15 27  −12 3 7 9 16 32  −16

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHA
ResultWLDDDLLDLDLLLDLDLWLDWWWLLDWLLDDDDLDDDL
Position19101310141616171818182020201920202020191817171717171717171819181820202020
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
17 August 1996Coventry CityA3-019,468Campbell (3)
21 August 1996SunderlandH1-422,874Håland
24 August 1996MiddlesbroughH1-124,705Pearce
4 September 1996SouthamptonA2-214,450Campbell, Saunders
7 September 1996Leicester CityH0-024,105
14 September 1996Manchester UnitedA1-454,984Håland
21 September 1996West Ham UnitedH0-223,352
28 September 1996ChelseaA1-127,673Lee
12 October 1996Leeds UnitedA0-229,225
19 October 1996Derby CountyH1-127,771Saunders
28 October 1996EvertonH0-119,892
2 November 1996Aston VillaA0-235,310
18 November 1996Sheffield WednesdayA0-216,390
25 November 1996Blackburn RoversH2-217,525Pearce (pen), Cooper
30 November 1996WimbledonA0-112,608
9 December 1996Newcastle UnitedH0-025,762
17 December 1996LiverpoolA2-436,126Campbell, Pearce
21 December 1996ArsenalH2-127,384Håland (2)
26 December 1996Manchester UnitedH0-429,032
28 December 1996Leicester CityA2-220,833Clough, Cooper
1 January 1997West Ham UnitedA1-022,358Campbell
11 January 1997ChelseaH2-028,358Pearce, Bart-Williams
19 January 1997Tottenham HotspurH2-127,303Roy (2)
29 January 1997Coventry CityH0-122,619
1 February 1997EvertonA0-232,567
22 February 1997Aston VillaH0-025,239
1 March 1997Tottenham HotspurA1-032,805Saunders
5 March 1997Sheffield WednesdayH0-321,485
8 March 1997ArsenalA0-238,206
11 March 1997Blackburn RoversA1-120,485Håland
15 March 1997LiverpoolH1-129,181Woan
22 March 1997SunderlandA1-122,120Lyttle
24 March 1997MiddlesbroughA1-129,888Håland
5 April 1997SouthamptonH1-325,134Pearce (pen)
19 April 1997Leeds UnitedH1-125,565van Hooijdonk
23 April 1997Derby CountyA0-018,087
3 May 1997WimbledonH1-119,865Roy
11 May 1997Newcastle UnitedA0-536,554

FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 1997Ipswich TownH3-014,681Saunders (2), Allen
R426 January 1997Newcastle UnitedA2-136,434Woan (2)
R515 February 1997ChesterfieldA0-18,890

League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg18 September 1996Wycombe WanderersH1-06,482Roy
R2 2nd Leg24 September 1996Wycombe WanderersA1-16,310Lee
R323 October 1996West Ham UnitedA1-419,402Cooper

Squad

[2][3] 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; caretaker manager)
4 DF Colin Cooper
5 DF Steve Chettle
6 MF Chris Bart-Williams
7 MF David Phillips
8 MF Scot Gemmill
9 FW Dean Saunders
10 FW Kevin Campbell
11 MF Steve Stone
12 FW Jason Lee
13 GK Alan Fettis
14 MF Ian Woan
15 FW Pierre van Hooijdonk
16 DF Nikola Jerkan
No. Position Player
17 MF Chris Allen
18 DF Alf-Inge Håland
19 DF Bobby Howe
20 FW Paul McGregor
21 DF Vance Warner
22 FW Bryan Roy
23 FW Ian Thomas-Moore
24 MF Brian O'Neil (on loan from Celtic)
25 DF Steve Blatherwick
26 DF Craig Armstrong
27 MF Justin Walker
28 FW Steve Guinan
29 MF Paul Smith
30 GK Richard Clark
31 GK David Henry
32 MF John Burns

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
15 FW Andrea Silenzi (on loan to Venezia)
23 GK Tommy Wright (to Manchester City)
No. Position Player
24 FW Richard Irving (released)
29 FW Nigel Clough (on loan from Manchester City)

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 Andy Dawson
- DF Stuart Thom
- MF Craig Atkinson
- MF John Finnigan
- MF Richard Hodgson
No. Position Player
- MF Bobby Howe
- MF Steve Melton
- FW David Freeman
- FW Marlon Harewood
- FW Andy Todd

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
3 July 1996 MF Chris Allen Oxford United £500,000
16 July 1996 FW Dean Saunders Galatasaray £1,500,000
26 July 1996 DF Nikola Jerkan Real Oviedo £1,000,000
10 March 1997 FW Pierre van Hooijdonk Celtic £4,500,000
15 March 1997 FW Ian Thomas-Moore Tranmere Rovers £1,000,000

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
16 July 1996 MF Kingsley Black Grimsby Town £25,000
16 August 1996 MF Neil Webb Grimsby Town Free transfer
22 August 1996 DF Darren Watkins Berwick Rangers Signed
4 March 1997 GK Tommy Wright Manchester City £450,000
9 May 1997 MF Justin Walker Scunthorpe United Unknown
28 May 1997 FW Jason Lee Watford £200,000
Transfers in: £8,500,000
Transfers out: £675,000
Total spending: £7,825,000

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Squads". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. "Data". nottingham-forest. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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