Nottingham Forest F.C.
1975–76 season
ChairmanBJ Appleby, QC
ManagerBrian Clough
Second Division8th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bowyer (11)
All: Bowyer (14)
Highest home attendance19,757 (League)
Lowest home attendance11,343 (League)
Average home league attendance14,047 (League)

The 1975–76 season was Nottingham Forest's 111th year in existence and fourth campaign consecutive in the Second Division since their relegation in 1972.

Summary

During summer the Board appointed BJ Appleby as its new club chairman. The team was reinforced with several players, Goalkeeper Peter Wells from the youth team.[1] For the defensive line, Frank Clark arrived free from Newcastle United after 14 seasons.[2] For the midfield, Terry Curran was transferred in from Doncaster Rovers included the transfers out of Peacock and Ian Miller.[3] In spite of the arrivals, the squad started poorly in League, and was early eliminated in League Cup. For winter, defender Colin Barrett was transferred in from Manchester City playing only a few matches in the season because an injury.[4] The club was early eliminated in FA Cup being defeated by Peterborough United. For the second half of the season, Clough reinforced the defensive line with McGovern acting as a central-back defender, combined with a boosted performance of Bowyer and Curran allowed the squad to finish on a decent 8th spot in League.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Peter Wells
GK England ENG John Middleton
DF England ENG Viv Anderson
DF England ENG Frank Clark
DF Scotland SCO John McGovern
DF England ENG Sammy Chapman (Captain)
DF England ENG John Cottam
DF Northern Ireland NIR Liam O'Kane
DF England ENG David Sunley
DF England ENG Colin Barrett
DF England ENG Bryn Gunn
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Terry Curran
MF England ENG Ian Bowyer
MF Northern Ireland NIR Martin O'Neill
MF Scotland SCO John Robertson
MF Scotland SCO George Lyall
MF Scotland SCO Jim McIntosh
MF England ENG Paul Richardson
FW Scotland SCO John O'Hare
FW England ENG Barry Butlin
FW England ENG Jimmy McCann
FW England ENG Bert Bowery

Transfers

Statistics

Players statistics

The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1975–76 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1974–75 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionLeague CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Wells 2502300020
DF England ENG Anderson 24021030
DF Scotland SCO McGovern 4714104120
DF England ENG Chapman 4313704120
DF England ENG Clark 4804204020
MF England ENG Curran 336336
MF England ENG Bowyer 461440114320
MF Northern Ireland NIR O'Neill 31528+1520
MF Scotland SCO Robertson 42534+354010
FW Scotland SCO O'Hare 45938+194020
FW England ENG Butlin 3883274120
GK England ENG Middleton 23019040
DF England ENG Cottam 918110
MF Scotland SCO Lyall 743+2222
FW England ENG McCann 511+41
MF England ENG McIntosh 300+100020
DF Northern Ireland NIR O'Kane 110801020
MF England ENG Richardson 28322+114210
DF England ENG Sunley 1010
DF England ENG Barrett 100100
FW England ENG Bowery 32120020
DF England ENG Gunn 14011030

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Southampton 42 21 7 14 66 50 1.320 49 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Luton Town 42 19 10 13 61 51 1.196 48
8 Nottingham Forest 42 17 12 13 55 40 1.375 46
9 Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 61 72 0.847 42
10 Blackpool 42 14 14 14 40 49 0.816 42
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Southampton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1975–76 FA Cup winners.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHH
ResultWDLDLWLLLDWDDWDLWWWDLLLWLLDWWDWDWWLWDWDLWW
Position3712121412151719201614151111131210109111314111315161112129118888866888
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1976–77 First Division;   = 1976–77 First Division;   = 1976–77 Third Division

Matches

A list of Nottingham Forest's matches in the 1975–76 season.[8][9][10]

Competitive

Second Division

16 August 1975 1 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Plymouth Argyle Nottingham
Horswill 32' (own goal)
O'Hare 81'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 13,083
23 August 1975 2 Portsmouth F.C. 1–1 Nottingham Forest Portsmouth
Went 86' 15' Bowyer Attendance: 10,655
30 August 1975 3 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Notts County F.C. Nottingham
89' Bradd Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,757
6 September 1975 4 Chelsea F.C. 0–0 Nottingham Forest London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 21,023
13 September 1975 5 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Hull City F.C. Nottingham
Robertson 13' 46' Galvin
86' Greenwood
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,191
20 September 1975 6 Oxford United 0–1 Nottingham Forest
88' Lyall Attendance: 5,068
24 September 1975 7 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Charlton Athletic Nottingham
Robertson 89' 34' Phil Warman
51' John Harrison
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,588
27 September 1975 8 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Nottingham
Lyall 85' 44' Whatmore
57' (pen) P Jones
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,775
4 October 1975 9 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Nottingham Forest
Prince 30', 49'
Powell 52'
Bannister 72'
70' Robertson
85' Bowyer
Attendance: 7,689
11 October 1975 10 Fulham F.C. 0–0 Nottingham Forest Fulham
Attendance: 10,149
18 October 1975 11 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Southampton F.C. Nottingham
O'Neill 21'
O'Hare 37'
Cottam 57'
58' Osgood Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,677
21 October 1975 12 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Luton Town Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,290
25 October 1975 13 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Nottingham Forest
Attendance: 11,324
1 November 1975 14 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Carlisle United Nottingham
Butlin 20'
O'Hare 30'
O'Hare 70'
Curran 74' (pen)
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,894
4 November 1975 15 Blackpool 1–1 Nottingham Forest Blackpool
Alan Ainscow O'Neill Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,851
8 November 1975 16 Sunderland F.C. 3–0 Nottingham Forest
Robson 30'
Halom 35', 78'
Attendance: 31,227
15 November 1975 17 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Bristol City F.C. Nottingham
Butlin 5' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,583
22 November 1975 18 Southampton F.C. 0–3 Nottingham Forest Southampton
65' Bowyer
75' Bowyer
83' Richardson
Attendance: 14,245
29 November 1975 19 Nottingham Forest 1–0 York City Nottingham
Butlin 37' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 13,108
6 December 1975 20 Leyton Orient 1–1 Nottingham Forest
Cunningham 20' 65' Bowyer Attendance: 5,629
13 December 1975 21 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Portsmouth F.C. Nottingham
55' McGuiness Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,343
20 December 1975 22 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Nottingham Forest
Mariner 57' Attendance: 10,545
26 December 1975 23 Nottingham Forest 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Nottingham
1' Giles
2' Johnston
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,393
27 December 1975 24 Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Nottingham Forest Blackburn
Parkes 86' 13' Bowery
32' Robertson
76' Bowyer
89' Bowery
Attendance: 10,724
10 January 1976 25 Hull City F.C. 1–0 Nottingham Forest
Wood 83' Attendance: 6,465
17 January 1976 26 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Chelsea F.C. Nottingham
Bowyer 12' 15' Garner
80' Wilkins
87' Hutchinson
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 14,172
31 January 1976 27 Luton Town 1–1 Nottingham Forest
R Futcher 71' 67' Curran Attendance: 8,503
7 February 1976 28 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Blackpool Nottingham
Curran 55'
Butlin 56'
Bowyer 80'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 8,582
21 February 1976 29 Bristol City 0–2 Nottingham Forest Bristol
18'Curran
50'O'Hare
Attendance: 15,302
24 February 1976 30 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Nottingham Forest Charlton
Derek Hales 24', 53' 69'Bowyer
74' McCann
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,655
28 February 1976 31 Nottingham Forest 4–3 Oldham Athletic Nottingham
Butlin 6'O'Neill 37'
Curran 50' (pen)
O'Neill 74'
35' Shaw
64' Bell
74' Hicks
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,509
6 March 1976 32 Carlisle United 1–1 Nottingham Forest
Martin 55' 15' (o.g.) Barry Attendance: 7,153
13 March 1976 33 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Fulham F.C. Nottingham
O'Hare 66' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,445
17 March 1976 34 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Sunderland F.C. Nottingham
Bowyer 3'
O'Hare 30'
28' Mel Holden Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,995
20 March 1976 35 York City 3–2 Nottingham Forest York
Hinch 43'
Pollard 62', 86'
78' O'Hare
Downing 84' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,571
27 March 1976 36 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Leyton Orient Nottingham
Bowyer 12' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,127
3 April 1976 37 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bolton
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 22,415
10 April 1976 38 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Oxford United Nottingham
Curran 80' (pen)
O'Neil 78'
Butlin 74'
Robertson 89'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,259
13 April 1976 39 Notts County 0–0 Nottingham Forest Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,279
17 April 1976 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Nottingham Forest
Martin 55'
Johnston 67'
Attendance: 26,447
20 April 1976 41 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Nottingham
Butlin Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 13,006
24 April 1976 42 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Bristol Rovers Nottingham
O'Hare 61'
Bowyer 63', 76'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,127

League Cup

First round

19 August 1975 1 Rotherham United 1–2 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
Chapman
McGovern
Attendance: 4,912
27 August 1975 2 Nottingham Forest 5–1
(7-2 agg.)
Rotherham United Nottingham
Paul Richardson ,
George Lyall (pen)
George Lyall (pen)
Ian Bowyer
} Jimmy Goodfellow Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 7,977

Second round

10 September 1975 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Nottingham
84' Bowyer Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 8,978

Third round

8 October 1975 Manchester City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Moss Side
Colin Bell
Joe Royle
Bowyer Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 26,536

FA Cup

Third round

1 January 1976 1 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Peterborough United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 31,525
Replay
7 January 1976 Peterborough United 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Nottingham Forest Peterborough
Jon Nixon 22' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 17,886

References

  1. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. "How Newcastle United legend Frank Clark celebrated his birthday – with a host of Geordie fans" chroniclelive.co.uk 10 September 2016
  3. Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brain Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. ISBN 9781409123187.
  4. Colin Barret, Blue Moon
  5. Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brain Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. ISBN 9781409123187.
  6. Manchester City profile at Sporting heroes
  7. On 6 January 1976
  8. "1977-1978". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  9. Smales, Ken (1991). Forest – The First 125 Years. Nottingham: Temple Printing. ISBN 978-1870010092.
  10. Attaway, Pete (2010). Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010. Southend-on-Sea: Desert Island Book. ISBN 978-1905328833.
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