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: Stan Collymore (22)
All: Stan 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

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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 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.

The kit was sponsored by Canadian brewery Labatts.

Final league table

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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[a]
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) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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Premier League

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20 August 1994 1 Ipswich Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich, Suffolk
Roy   Stadium: Portman Road
30 August 1994 4 Everton 1–2 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Rideout   68' Hinchcliffe   24' (o.g.)
Cooper   60'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,689
10 September 1994 5 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham
Bohinen   52'
Black   34'
Pearce   63' (pen.)
Roy   82'
Hyde   56' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,022
17 September 1994 6 Southampton 1–1 Nottingham Forest Southampton, Hampshire
Le Tissier   Collymore   Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,185
24 September 1994 7 Tottenham 1–4 Nottingham Forest Haringey, London
Dumitrescu   Stone  
Roy   
Bohinen  
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 24,558
8 October 1994 9 Manchester City 3–3 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Quinn   41', 54'
Lomas   70'
Woan   89'
Dibble   22' (o.g.)
Collymore   53'
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,150
17 October 1994 10 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wimbledon Nottingham
Bohinen  
Collymore  
Woan  
Gayle   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,287
22 October 1994 11 Aston Villa 0–2 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Pearce   1' (pen.)
Stone   70'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,217
29 October 1994 12 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
Sutton    Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,131
5 November 1994 13 Liverpool 1–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Fowler   14' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,329
7 November 1994 14 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Newcastle United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,102
19 November 1994 15 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Chelsea Nottingham
Spencer   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,092
26 November 1994 16 Leeds United 1–0 Nottingham Forest Leeds, West Yorkshire
Whelan   Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 38,191
3 December 1994 17 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Arsenal Nottingham
Pearce   36' (pen.)
Roy   60'
Davis   76'
Keown   59'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,662
10 December 1994 18 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Ipswich Town Nottingham
Gemmill  
Collymore  
Haaland  
Pearce  
Thomsen   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,340
26 December 1994 20 Coventry 0–0 Nottingham Forest Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,224
27 December 1994 21 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Norwich City Nottingham
Bohinen   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,010
31 December 1994 22 West Ham United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Newham, London
Cottee   25'
Bishop   27'
Hughes   45'
McGregor   90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 20,644
2 January 1995 23 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Bull   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,326
14 January 1995 24 Blackburn 3–0 Nottingham Forest Blackburn, Lancashire
Warhurst   54'
Wilcox   78'
Chettle   88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,510
21 January 1995 25 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Aston Villa Nottingham
Collymore   53' (pen.) Fashanu   32'
Saunders   68'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,598
25 January 1995 26 Chelsea 0–2 Nottingham Forest Fulham, London
Collymore    Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,890
4 February 1995 27 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Liverpool Nottingham
Collymore   Fowler   90' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,418
21 February 1995 29 Arsenal 1–0 Nottingham Forest London
Kiwomya   Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,441
26 February 1995 30 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Nottingham Forest London
Barker   Stone   Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,363
4 March 1995 31 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Tottenham Nottingham
Bohinen  
J. Lee  
Calderwood  
Sheringham  
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,711
8 March 1995 32 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Everton Nottingham
Collymore  
Pearce  
Barlow   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,526
11 March 1995 33 Leicester 2–4 Nottingham Forest Leicester
Draper   71'
Lowe   16'
Pearce   8' (pen.)
J. Lee   90'
Collymore   64'
Woan   68'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,423
18 March 1995 34 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Southampton Nottingham
Roy   
Collymore  
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,146
22 March 1995 35 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Leeds Nottingham
Roy   
Collymore  
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,299
1 April 1995 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–7 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Bright   52' (pen.) Pearce   17'
Woan   20'
Roy   48', 64'
Bohinen   86'
Collymore   78', 80'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,060
8 April 1995 37 Nottingham Forest 1–1 West Ham Nottingham
Collymore   Dicks   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,361
12 April 1995 38 Norwich 0–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Stone   Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,005
17 April 1995 39 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Coventry City Nottingham
Woan  
Collymore  
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,253
29 April 1995 40 Crystal Palace 1–2 Nottingham Forest London
Dowie   Roy  
Collymore  
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,886
13 May 1995 42 Wimbledon 2–2 Nottingham Forest London
Holdsworth   35', 40' (pen.) Stone   73'
Phillips   14'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,341

FA Cup

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League Cup

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21 September 1994 R2 1st leg Nottingham Forest 2–1 Hereford United Nottingham
Collymore     White   Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,076
4 October 1994 R2 2nd leg Hereford United 0–0
(1-2 on agg)
Nottingham Forest Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 8,953
30 November 1994 R4 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Millwall Nottingham
Berry     Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,393

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   WAL Mark Crossley
2 DF   ENG Des Lyttle
3 DF   ENG Stuart Pearce (captain)
4 DF   ENG Colin Cooper
5 DF   ENG Steve Chettle
6 DF   ENG Carl Tiler
7 MF   WAL David Phillips
8 MF   SCO Scot Gemmill
9 MF   NOR Lars Bohinen
10 FW   ENG Stan Collymore
11 MF   ENG Steve Stone
12 FW   ENG Jason Lee
13 GK   NIR Tommy Wright
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ENG Ian Woan
15 FW   ENG Robert Rosario
16 MF   ENG Neil Webb
17 MF   NIR Kingsley Black
18 DF   NOR Alfie Haaland
19 MF   ENG Bobby Howe
20 FW   ENG Paul McGregor
21 FW   ENG Gary Bull
22 FW   NED Bryan Roy
23 GK   ENG Malcolm Rigby
24 DF   ENG Vance Warner
30 GK   ENG Billy Mercer (on loan from Sheffield United)

Left club during season

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

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

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Steve Blatherwick
DF   ENG Craig Armstrong
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRL John Burns

Transfers

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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
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

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   WAL Mark Crossley 46 0 42 0 2 0 2 0
13 GK   NIR Tommy Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   ENG Malcolm Rigby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   ENG Billy Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Des Lyttle 44 0 38 0 2 0 4 0
3 DF   ENG Stuart Pearce 40 10 36 8 1 0 3 2
4 DF   ENG Colin Cooper 40 1 35 1 1 0 4 0
5 DF   ENG Steve Chettle 47 0 41 0 2 0 4 0
6 DF   ENG Carl Tiler 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF   NOR Alfie Haaland 22 1 18+2 1 1 0 0+1 0
24 DF   ENG Vance Warner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   WAL David Phillips 44 1 38 1 2 0 4 0
8 MF   SCO Scot Gemmill 22 1 19 1 2 0 1 0
9 MF   NOR Lars Bohinen 39 7 30+4 6 1 1 4 0
11 MF   ENG Steve Stone 47 5 41 5 2 0 4 0
14 MF   ENG Ian Woan 41 5 35+2 5 1 0 2+1 0
17 MF   NIR Kingsley Black 12 2 5+5 2 0 0 2 0
16 MF   ENG Neil Webb 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG Bobby Howe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   ENG Stan Collymore 43 25 37 22 2 1 4 2
12 FW   ENG Jason Lee 24 3 5+17 3 0 0 0+2 0
15 FW   ENG Robert Rosario 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Paul McGregor 11 1 0+11 1 0 0 0 0
21 FW   ENG Gary Bull 2 1 1 1 0+1 0 0 0
22 FW   NED Bryan Roy 43 14 37 13 2 0 4 1
Players transferred out during the season
19 DF   ENG Brian Laws 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Gary Crosby 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 GK   AUS John Filan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 1995
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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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

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Nottingham Forest - 1994/95".
  2. ^ "All Nottingham Forest players: 1995".