1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
1991–92 season
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
Home colours	Away colours

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

Season summary

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

^[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.


No.	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


No.	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

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

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

First Division

League Table

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L
Position	4	8	3	6	4	7	13	8	13	13	9	12	14	17	13	10	12	10	11	11	8	9	11	11	11	12	15	15	14	13	11	7	8	8	10	8	10	8	8	7	7	8

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

17 August 1991 1	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Everton	West Bridgford
	Clough 60' Jemson 87'		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 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
			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


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


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
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

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


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
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

29 March 1992	Nottingham Forest	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Southampton	London
15:00 BST	Gemmill 15', 115' Black 45'		64' Le Tissier 70' Moore	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 67,688

Statistics

Squad Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division One
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Mark Crossley	36	-50	36	-50
	DF	ENG	Gary Charles	29	1	29	1
	DF	ENG	Carl Tiler	26	1	24+2	1
	DF	ENG	Des Walker	33	0	32+1	0
	DF	ENG	Stuart Pearce	30	5	29+1	5
	MF	ENG	Gary Crosby	32	3	31+1	3
	MF	IRL	Roy Keane	39	8	35+4	8
	MF	SCO	Scot Gemmill	39	8	38+1	8
	MF	NIR	Kingsley Black	25	4	25	4
	FW	ENG	Nigel Clough	33	5	31+2	5
	FW	ENG	Teddy Sheringham	39	13	39	13
	GK	WAL	Andy Marriott	6	-8	6	-8
	MF	ENG	Ian Woan	21	5	20+1	5
	DF	ENG	Steve Chettle	22	1	17+5	1
	FW	SCO	Lee Glover	16	0	12+4	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Laws	15	0	10+5	0
	DF	ENG	Darren Wassall	14	0	10+4	0
	DF	ENG	Brett Williams	9	0	9	0
	FW	ENG	Nigel Jemson	6	1	6	1
	MF	ENG	Garry Parker	5	1	5	1
	MF	ISL	Þorvaldur Örlygsson	5	0	5	0
	FW	IRL	Tommy Gaynor	4	0	3+1	0
	DF	SCO	Terry Wilson	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Steve Stone	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jason Kaminsky	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Steve Sutton
	DF	ENG	Craig Armstrong
	DF	ENG	Chris Hope
	MF	ENG	Bobby Howe
	MF	SCO	Alan Mahood

Source: http://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1992

References

^ "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.

[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.

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