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1996–97 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubNottingham Forest F.C.
season1996–97
chairmanIrving Korn
managerFrank Clark (until December)
Stuart Pearce (player-caretaker manager)
Dave Bassett (from March)
stadiumCity Ground
leaguePremier League
league result20th (relegated)
cup2FA Cup
cup2 resultFifth round
cup3League Cup
cup3 resultThird round
league topscorerAlfie Haaland/Kevin Campbell (6)
highest attendance29,181 vs Liverpool
(15 Mar 1997, FA Premier League)
lowest attendance6,482 vs Wycombe Wanderers
(18 Sep 1996, League Cup)
average attendance24,587
prevseason1995–96
nextseason1997–98

Stuart Pearce (player-caretaker manager) Dave Bassett (from March) (15 Mar 1997, FA Premier League) (18 Sep 1996, League Cup) During the 1996–97 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

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 FA Premier League 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 Premier League 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.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 FA Premier League

;Results summary

;Results by round

Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Coventry CityA3–019,468Campbell (3)
21 August 1996SunderlandH1–422,874Haaland
24 August 1996MiddlesbroughH1–124,705Pearce
4 September 1996SouthamptonA2–214,450Campbell, Saunders
7 September 1996Leicester CityH0–024,105
14 September 1996Manchester UnitedA1–454,984Haaland
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 1996ArsenalH2–127,384Haaland (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 RoversA1–120,485Haaland
15 March 1997LiverpoolH1–129,181Woan
22 March 1997SunderlandA1–122,120Lyttle
24 March 1997MiddlesbroughA1–129,888Haaland
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

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFee
3 July 1996MFChris AllenOxford United£500,000
16 July 1996FWDean SaundersGalatasaray£1,500,000
26 July 1996DFNikola JerkanReal Oviedo£1,000,000
10 March 1997FWPierre van HooijdonkCeltic£4,500,000
15 March 1997FWIan Thomas-MooreTranmere Rovers£1,000,000

Out

DatePos.NameToFee
16 July 1996MFKingsley BlackGrimsby Town£25,000
16 August 1996MFNeil WebbGrimsby TownFree transfer
22 August 1996DFDarren WatkinsBerwick RangersSigned
4 March 1997GKTommy WrightManchester City£450,000
9 May 1997MFJustin WalkerScunthorpe UnitedUnknown
28 May 1997FWJason LeeWatford£200,000

:Transfers in: £8,500,000 :Transfers out: £675,000 :Total spending: £7,825,000

References

References

  1. "Nottingham Forest 1996-1997 Results – statto.com".
  2. "Squads".
  3. "Data".
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