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1975–76 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

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.

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.

Table

Source: [citation needed]
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

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

League Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

FA Cup

Third round

Replay

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.