Nottingham Forest F.C. 1975–76 football season
| 1975–76 season | |||
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| Chairman | BJ Appleby, QC | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Second Division | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | 3rd round | ||
| League Cup | 3rd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bowyer (11) All: Bowyer (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,757 (League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,343 (League) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,047 (League) | ||
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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. For the defensive line, Frank Clark arrived free from Newcastle United after 14 seasons. For the midfield, Terry Curran was transferred in from Doncaster Rovers included the transfers out of Peacock and Ian Miller. 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. 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.
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Transfers
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Peter Wells | Free | |
| MF | David Sunley | Sheffield Wednesday | loan |
| DF | Glynn Saunders | ||
| DF | Frank Clark | Newcastle United | Free |
| MF | Terry Curran | Doncaster Rovers | £42,000 |
| DF | Colin Barrett | Manchester City | £29,000 |
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Tony Woodcock | Lincoln City F.C. | loan |
| MF | George Lyall | Hull City F.C. | |
| FW | Jimmy McCann | ||
| DF | John Cottam | Chesterfield F.C. | |
| GK | Dennis Peacock | Doncaster Rovers | |
| MF | Ian Miller | Doncaster Rovers | |
| MF | Jim McIntosh | Chesterfield F.C. | 'loan' |
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 | Total | Second Division | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
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Wells | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Anderson | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| DF |  SCO
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McGovern | 47 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Chapman | 43 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Clark | 48 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Curran | 33 | 6 | 33 | 6 | |||||
| MF | ENG
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Bowyer | 46 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR
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O'Neill | 31 | 5 | 28+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| MF | SCO
|
Robertson | 42 | 5 | 34+3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
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O'Hare | 45 | 9 | 38+1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
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Butlin | 38 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
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Middleton | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG
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Cottam | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF | SCO
|
Lyall | 7 | 4 | 3+2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| FW | ENG
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McCann | 5 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | |||||
| MF | ENG
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McIntosh | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | NIR
|
O'Kane | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
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Richardson | 28 | 3 | 22+1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Sunley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| DF | ENG
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Barrett | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| FW | ENG
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Bowery | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
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Gunn | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Table
Main article: 1975–76 Football League § Second Division
| 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 |
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- Southampton qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1975–76 FA Cup winners.
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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
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.
Competitive
Nottingham Forest v Plymouth Argyle
| 16 August 1975 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | Nottingham |
Horswill  32' (own goal)O'Hare 81' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,083 |
Portsmouth F.C. v Nottingham Forest
| 23 August 1975 2 | Portsmouth F.C. | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Portsmouth |
| Went 86' |
15' Bowyer |
Attendance: 10,655 |
Nottingham Forest v Notts County F.C.
| 30 August 1975 3 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Notts County F.C. | Nottingham |
| 89' Bradd |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,757 |
Chelsea F.C. v Nottingham Forest
| 6 September 1975 4 | Chelsea F.C. | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 21,023 |
Nottingham Forest v Hull City F.C.
| 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 |
Oxford United v Nottingham Forest
| 20 September 1975 6 | Oxford United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| 88' Lyall |
Attendance: 5,068 |
Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic
| 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 |
Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers
| 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 |
Bristol Rovers v Nottingham Forest
| 4 October 1975 9 | Bristol Rovers | 4–2 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Prince 30', 49' Powell 52'Bannister 72' |
70' Robertson 85' Bowyer |
Attendance: 7,689 |
Fulham F.C. v Nottingham Forest
| 11 October 1975 10 | Fulham F.C. | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
| Attendance: 10,149 |
Nottingham Forest v Southampton F.C.
| 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 |
Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
| 21 October 1975 12 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Luton Town | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,290 |
Oldham Athletic v Nottingham Forest
| 25 October 1975 13 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Attendance: 11,324 |
Nottingham Forest v Carlisle United
| 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 |
Blackpool v Nottingham Forest
| 4 November 1975 15 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Blackpool |
| Alan Ainscow |
O'Neill |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,851 |
Sunderland F.C. v Nottingham Forest
| 8 November 1975 16 | Sunderland F.C. | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Robson 30' Halom 35', 78' |
Attendance: 31,227 |
Nottingham Forest v Bristol City F.C.
| 15 November 1975 17 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Bristol City F.C. | Nottingham |
| Butlin 5' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,583 |
Southampton F.C. v Nottingham Forest
| 22 November 1975 18 | Southampton F.C. | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
| 65' Bowyer 75' Bowyer 83' Richardson |
Attendance: 14,245 |
Nottingham Forest v York City
| 29 November 1975 19 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | York City | Nottingham |
| Butlin 37' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,108 |
Leyton Orient v Nottingham Forest
| 6 December 1975 20 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Cunningham 20' |
65' Bowyer |
Attendance: 5,629 |
Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth F.C.
| 13 December 1975 21 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Portsmouth F.C. | Nottingham |
| 55' McGuiness |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,343 |
Plymouth Argyle v Nottingham Forest
| 20 December 1975 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Mariner 57' |
Attendance: 10,545 |
Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion
| 26 December 1975 23 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham |
| 1' Giles 2' Johnston |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,393 |
Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest
| 27 December 1975 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| Parkes 86' |
13' Bowery 32' Robertson 76' Bowyer 89' Bowery |
Attendance: 10,724 |
Hull City F.C. v Nottingham Forest
| 10 January 1976 25 | Hull City F.C. | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Wood 83' |
Attendance: 6,465 |
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea F.C.
| 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 |
Luton Town v Nottingham Forest
| 31 January 1976 27 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| R Futcher 71' |
67' Curran |
Attendance: 8,503 |
Nottingham Forest v Blackpool
| 7 February 1976 28 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Blackpool | Nottingham |
| Curran 55' Butlin 56'Bowyer 80' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 8,582 |
Bristol City v Nottingham Forest
| 21 February 1976 29 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Bristol |
| 18'Curran 50'O'Hare |
Attendance: 15,302 |
Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest
| 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 |
Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic
| 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 |
Carlisle United v Nottingham Forest
| 6 March 1976 32 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Martin 55' |
15' (o.g.) Barry |
Attendance: 7,153 |
Nottingham Forest v Fulham F.C.
| 13 March 1976 33 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Fulham F.C. | Nottingham |
| O'Hare 66' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,445 |
Nottingham Forest v Sunderland F.C.
| 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 |
York City v Nottingham Forest
| 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 |
Nottingham Forest v Leyton Orient
| 27 March 1976 36 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Nottingham |
| Bowyer 12' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,127 |
Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest
| 3 April 1976 37 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bolton |
| Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 22,415 |
Nottingham Forest v Oxford United
| 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 |
Notts County v Nottingham Forest
| 13 April 1976 39 | Notts County | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,279 |
West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest
| 17 April 1976 40 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Martin 55' Johnston 67' |
Attendance: 26,447 |
Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers
| 20 April 1976 41 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham |
| Butlin |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,006 |
Nottingham Forest v Bristol Rovers
| 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
Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest
| 19 August 1975 1 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Rotherham |
| Chapman McGovern |
Attendance: 4,912 |
Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United
| 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
Nottingham Forest v Plymouth Argyle
| 10 September 1975 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Nottingham |
| 84' Bowyer |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 8,978 |
Third round
Manchester City v Nottingham Forest
| 8 October 1975 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Colin Bell Joe Royle |
Bowyer |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,536 |
Third round
Nottingham Forest v Peterborough United
| 1 January 1976 1 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Peterborough United | Nottingham |
| Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 31,525 |
Replay
Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest
| 7 January 1976 | Peterborough United | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Nottingham Forest | Peterborough |
| Jon Nixon 22' |
Stadium: London Road Attendance: 17,886 |
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