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.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Nottingham Forest's score comes first [ 1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
Reference
17 August 1991
Everton
H
2–1
24,422
Clough , Jemson
20 August 1991
Leeds United
A
0–1
29,457
24 August 1991
Notts County
A
4–0
21,044
Keane , Crosby , Sheringham , Charles
28 August 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–3
24,018
Clough
31 August 1991
Oldham Athletic
H
3–1
23,244
Pearce , Keane , Gemmill
4 September 1991
Manchester City
A
1–2
29,146
Sheringham
7 September 1991
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–2
31,289
Crosby
14 September 1991
Wimbledon
H
4–2
19,707
Keane (2), Black , Elkins (own goal)
21 September 1991
Aston Villa
A
1–3
28,506
Black
28 September 1991
West Ham United
H
2–2
25,613
Woan , Sheringham
5 October 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–0
13,058
Sheringham (2)
19 October 1991
Sheffield United
A
2–4
23,080
Parker , Chettle
26 October 1991
Southampton
H
1–3
20,026
Black
2 November 1991
Norwich City
A
0–0
13,014
16 November 1991
Coventry City
H
1–0
21,154
Sheringham
23 November 1991
Crystal Palace
H
5–1
22,387
Woan , Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Pearce , Gemmill
30 November 1991
Chelsea
A
0–1
19,420
8 December 1991
Arsenal
H
3–2
22,079
Sheringham , Woan , Gemmill
14 December 1991
Liverpool
A
0–2
35,285
22 December 1991
Leeds United
H
0–0
27,170
26 December 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–1
31,079
Pearce , Clough
28 December 1991
Oldham Athletic
A
1–2
16,496
Pearce
1 January 1992
Luton Town
H
1–1
23,809
Walker
11 January 1992
Notts County
H
1–1
30,168
Black
19 January 1992
Everton
A
1–1
17,717
Gemmill
1 February 1992
Sheffield United
H
2–5
22,412
Keane , Pearce (pen)
22 February 1992
Chelsea
H
1–1
24,089
Sheringham
3 March 1992
Crystal Palace
A
0–0
12,608
11 March 1992
Coventry City
A
2–0
11,158
Sheringham , (own goal)
14 March 1992
Norwich City
H
2–0
20,721
Keane , Gemmill
18 March 1992
Manchester United
H
1–0
28,062
Clough
21 March 1992
Manchester City
H
2–0
24,115
Crosby , Keane
31 March 1992
Arsenal
A
3–3
27,036
Clough , Woan , Keane
2 April 1992
Wimbledon
A
0–3
3,542
4 April 1992
Sheffield Wednesday
H
0–2
26,105
8 April 1992
Southampton
A
1–0
14,905
Tiler
14 April 1992
Luton Town
A
1–2
8,014
Black
18 April 1992
Aston Villa
H
2–0
22,800
Gemmill , Sheringham
20 April 1992
Manchester United
A
2–1
47,576
Woan , Gemmill
22 April 1992
Liverpool
H
1–1
23,787
Sheringham (pen)
25 April 1992
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–1
22,228
Gemmill
2 May 1992
West Ham United
A
0–3
20,629
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
F
12 April 1992
Manchester United
N
0–1
76,810
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
F
29 March 1992
Southampton
N
3–2 (a.e.t. )
67,688
Gemmill (2), Black
[ 3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers in: £3,500,000
Transfers out: £1,750,000
Total spending: £1,750,000