1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
1991–92 season
Chairman Maurice Rowarth
Manager Brian Clough
Stadium City Ground
First Division 8th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Runners-up
Full Members Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Sheringham (13)
All: Sheringham (22)
Average home league attendance 23,721

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.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Leeds United 421380381398436247437+3782
2 Manchester United 421272341398429206333+3078
3 Sheffield Wednesday 421353392487623256249+1375
4 Arsenal 421272512378630248146+3572
5 Manchester City 421344321476829346148+1370
6 Liverpool 4213533417311713234740+764
7 Aston Villa 4213353116461117284844+460
8 Nottingham Forest 4210743627641124316058+259
9 Sheffield United 429662923731136406563+257
10 Crystal Palace 42786242577729365361– 857
11 Queens Park Rangers 426105252168723264847+154
12 Everton 428852819561024325251+153
13 Wimbledon 421056322039921335353±053
14 Chelsea 42786313066919305060– 1053
15 Tottenham Hotspur 427311333584925285863– 552
16 Southampton 42759172875922273955– 1652
17 Oldham Athletic 4211554636341417316367– 451
18 Norwich City 428672928361218354763– 1645
19 Coventry City 426781815541217293544– 944
20 Luton Town 4210742517051614543871– 3342
21 Notts County 427592429351316334062– 2240
22 West Ham United 426692224351315353759– 2238
Key
League Champions, qualified for Champions League
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated

Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReference
17 August 1991 EvertonH2–124,422Clough, Jemson
20 August 1991 Leeds UnitedA0–129,457
24 August 1991 Notts CountyA4–021,044Keane, Crosby, Sheringham, Charles
28 August 1991 Tottenham HotspurH1–324,018Clough
31 August 1991 Oldham AthleticH3–123,244Pearce, Keane, Gemmill
4 September 1991 Manchester CityA1–229,146Sheringham
7 September 1991 Sheffield WednesdayA1–231,289Crosby
14 September 1991 WimbledonH4–219,707Keane (2), Black, Elkins (own goal)
21 September 1991 Aston VillaA1–328,506Black
28 September 1991 West Ham UnitedH2–225,613Woan, Sheringham
5 October 1991 Queens Park RangersA2–013,058Sheringham (2)
19 October 1991 Sheffield UnitedA2–423,080Parker, Chettle
26 October 1991 SouthamptonH1–320,026Black
2 November 1991 Norwich CityA0–013,014
16 November 1991 Coventry CityH1–021,154Sheringham
23 November 1991 Crystal PalaceH5–122,387Woan, Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Pearce, Gemmill
30 November 1991 ChelseaA0–119,420
8 December 1991 ArsenalH3–222,079Sheringham, Woan, Gemmill
14 December 1991 LiverpoolA0–235,285
22 December 1991 Leeds UnitedH0–027,170
26 December 1991 Tottenham HotspurA2–131,079Pearce, Clough
28 December 1991 Oldham AthleticA1–216,496Pearce
1 January 1992 Luton TownH1–123,809Walker
11 January 1992 Notts CountyH1–130,168Black
19 January 1992 EvertonA1–117,717Gemmill
1 February 1992 Sheffield UnitedH2–522,412Keane, Pearce (pen)
22 February 1992 ChelseaH1–124,089Sheringham
3 March 1992 Crystal PalaceA0–012,608
11 March 1992 Coventry CityA2–011,158Sheringham, (own goal)
14 March 1992 Norwich CityH2–020,721Keane, Gemmill
18 March 1992 Manchester UnitedH1–028,062Clough
21 March 1992 Manchester CityH2–024,115Crosby, Keane
31 March 1992 ArsenalA3–327,036Clough, Woan, Keane
2 April 1992 WimbledonA0–33,542
4 April 1992 Sheffield WednesdayH0–226,105
8 April 1992 SouthamptonA1–014,905Tiler
14 April 1992 Luton TownA1–28,014Black
18 April 1992 Aston VillaH2–022,800Gemmill, Sheringham
20 April 1992 Manchester UnitedA2–147,576Woan, Gemmill
22 April 1992 LiverpoolH1–123,787Sheringham (pen)
25 April 1992 Queens Park RangersH1–122,228Gemmill
2 May 1992 West Ham UnitedA0–320,629

FA Cup

Main article: 1991-92 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReference
R34 January 1992 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–027,068Clough
R426 January 1992 Hereford UnitedH2–024,259Pearce, Sheringham
R515 February 1992 Bristol CityH4–124,615Llewellyn (own goal), Clough, Pearce, Sheringham (pen)[2]
QF7 March 1992 PortsmouthA0–125,402

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReferences
R2 1st leg25 September 1991 Bolton WanderersH4–019,936Gaynor (2), Keane, Black
R2 2nd leg8 October 1991 Bolton WanderersA5–2 (won 9-2 on agg)5,469Keane (2), Sheringham, Black, Gaynor
R330 October 1991 Bristol RoversH2–017,529Glover, Gemmill
R44 December 1991 SouthamptonH0–017,939
R4R17 December 1991 SouthamptonA1–010,861Gemmill
R58 January 1992 Crystal PalaceA1–114,941Clough
R5R5 February 1992 Crystal PalaceH4–218,918Sheringham (3, 1 pen), Pearce
SF 1st leg9 February 1992 Tottenham HotspurH1–121,402Sheringham
SF 2nd leg1 March 1992 Tottenham HotspurA2–1 (won 3-2 on agg)28,216Keane, Glover
F12 April 1992 Manchester UnitedN0–176,810

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReference
R222 October 1991 Leeds UnitedA3–16,145Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Crosby
R319 November 1991 Aston VillaA2–07,858Pearce, Woan
S Area SF10 December 1991 Tranmere RoversA2–08,034Keane (2)
N Area F12 January 1992 Leicester CityA1–119,537Gemmill
N Area FR26 January 1992 Leicester CityH2–0 (won 3-1 on agg)21,562Crosby, Wassall
F29 March 1992 SouthamptonN3–2 (a.e.t.)67,688Gemmill (2), Black

Squad

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Mark Crossley
Wales GK Andy Marriott
England GK Steve Sutton
England DF Craig Armstrong
England DF Gary Charles
England DF Steve Chettle
England DF Chris Hope
England DF Brian Laws
England DF Stuart Pearce (captain)
England DF Carl Tiler
England DF Des Walker
England DF Darren Wassall
England DF Brett Williams
Scotland DF Terry Wilson
Northern Ireland MF Kingsley Black
No. Position Player
England MF Gary Crosby
Scotland MF Scot Gemmill
England MF Bobby Howe
Republic of Ireland MF Roy Keane
Scotland MF Alan Mahood
Iceland MF Þorvaldur Örlygsson
England MF Garry Parker
England MF Steve Stone
England MF Ian Woan
England FW Nigel Clough
Republic of Ireland FW Tommy Gaynor
Scotland FW Lee Glover
England FW Nigel Jemson
England FW Teddy Sheringham

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
23 July 1991 FW Teddy Sheringham Millwall £2,000,000
2 September 1991 MF Kingsley Black Luton Town £1,500,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
13 June 1991 MF Franz Carr Newcastle United £250,000
11 July 1991 MF Neil Lyne Shrewsbury Town Signed
25 July 1991 MF Steve Hodge Leeds United £900,000
9 August 1991 MF Brian Rice Falkirk Signed
17 August 1991 FW Phil Starbuck Huddersfield Town Free transfer
17 September 1991 FW Nigel Jemson Sheffield Wednesday £800,000
29 November 1991 MF Garry Parker Aston Villa £650,000
10 January 1992 DF Phil Gilchrist Middlesbrough Free transfer
6 March 1992 GK Steve Sutton Derby County £300,000
23 March 1992 MF Alan Mahood Greenock Morton Signed
Transfers in: Decrease £3,500,000
Transfers out: Increase £1,750,000
Total spending: Decrease £1,750,000

References

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