| 1992–93 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Fred Reacher | |||
| Manager | Brian Clough | |||
| Stadium | City Ground | |||
| FA Premier League | 22nd (relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| Football League Cup | Fifth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: N Clough (10) All: N Clough (12) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 21,910 | |||
During the 1992–93 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the inaugural season of theFA Premier League.
The previous season, Forest had finished 8th and started the new season fairly well with an opening-day 1–0 win overLiverpool inSky Sports' first-ever 'Super Sunday' match on 16 August 1992 which saw their first-ever live goal scored byTeddy Sheringham. However, after the sale of key players Sheringham andDes Walker, Forest struggled thereafter and after the promising display against Liverpool on the opening day, they went on the receiving end of six successive defeats - during which they leaked 18 goals - which would set the tone for a long season ahead of them. They were virtually never out of the relegation zone after their 2–0 home defeat to eventual championsManchester United on 29 August 1992 and since the opening day, they won just two of their next 21 games before the new year, leaving them in bottom place, six points from safety.
However, their form after the new year exceptionally improved with a run of five wins in the next seven league games, cumulating in a 1–0 win overQueens Park Rangers on 24 February 1993, briefly lifting them out of the relegation zone on goal difference, during a very tight relegation dogfight at the time with only seven points separating second-bottomMiddlesbrough and 12th-placedChelsea. However, a 2–0 defeat toManchester City and a 1–1 draw with relegation rivalsCrystal Palace in their next two home games saw them sucked back into the bottom-three and after that, they could not keep up the momentum needed for survival, winning just two of the next ten games, leaving them needing to win their final two games in order to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. They were ultimately relegated in bottom place with their fate being confirmed on 1 May 1993 in a 2–0 home defeat toSheffield United - among other results going against them - which also saw the Blades effectively secure their survival at the expense of Middlesbrough.Brian Clough retired at the end of the season, leavingFrank Clark to try and take Forest back to the Premier League.[citation needed]
During the off-season, young Irish midfielderRoy Keane - who was named in thePFA Team of the Year - was sold toManchester United. He would play a major role in Manchester United's dominance of English football over the next decade.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Ray McKinnon | Dundee United | £750,000 |
| FW | Gary Bannister | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | Tottenham Hotspur | £2,100,000 |
| DF | Des Walker | Sampdoria | £1,500,000 |
| DF | Terry Wilson | Dunfermline Athletic F.C. | |
| MF | Tommy Gaynor | Millwall F.C. | |
| DF | Darren Wassall | Derby County | |
| DF | Chris Hope | Kettering Town | |
| MF | Alan Mahood | Greenock Morton | |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Neil Webb | Manchester United | £800,000 |
| FW | Robert Rosario | Coventry City | £450,000 |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Brett Williams | Stoke City F.C. | loan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 50 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 74 | −11 | 49 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace(R) | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 49 | Relegation toFootball League First Division |
| 21 | Middlesbrough(R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 44 | |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 40 |
Nottingham Forest's score comes first[2]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| 16 August 19921 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
| Sheringham | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 20,038 |
| 19 August 19922 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| Hirst Hirst | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 29,623 |
| 22 August 19923 | Oldham Athletic | 5–3 | Nottingham Forest | Oldham |
| Adams Sharp Henry Halle Bernard | Attendance: 11,632 |
| 29 August 19924 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Manchester United | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 19,694 |
| 31 August 19925 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 14,104 |
| 5 September 19926 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Nottingham Forest | Blackburn |
| Shearer Shearer Shearer Crossley | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 16,180 |
| 12 September 19927 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| Bannister | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 19,420 |
| 21 September 19928 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Coventry City | West Bridgford |
| N Clough | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 17,553 |
| 26 September 19929 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Fulham |
| Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 19,760 |
| 3 October 199210 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 22,571 |
| 17 October 199211 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 24,862 |
| 21 October 199212 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | West Bridgford |
| Black | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 17,846 |
| 24 October 199213 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,152 |
| 31 October 199214 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,411 |
| 7 November 199215 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Everton | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 20,941 |
| 21 November 199216 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst |
| Armstrong | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,330 |
| 28 November 199217 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
| N Clough | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 19,942 |
| 5 December 199218 | Leeds United | 1–4 | Nottingham Forest | Leeds |
| Speed | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 29,364 |
| 12 December 199219 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Regis McGrath | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 29,015 Referee: Joe Worrall |
| 20 December 199220 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Wimbledon | West Bridgford |
| N Clough | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 19,326 |
| 28 December 199221 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
| Barmby Mabbutt | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,118 |
| 9 January 199322 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| Stadium:Highfield Road Attendance: 15,264 |
| 16 January 199323 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Chelsea | West Bridgford |
| Bannister Örlygsson | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 23,249 |
| 27 January 199324 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Greater Manchester |
| Ince Hughes | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 36,085 |
| 30 January 199325 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | West Bridgford |
| Woan | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,240 |
| 6 February 199326 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Stadium:Anfield Road Attendance: 40,463 |
| 20 February 199327 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| Jimmy Phillips | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 15,639 |
| 24 February 199328 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| Crosby | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 22,436 |
| 27 February 199329 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Manchester City | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,956 |
| 3 March 199330 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | West Bridgford |
| Keane | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 20,603 |
| 13 March 199331 | Everton | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Walton |
| Cottee Cottee Hinchcliffe | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 21,271 |
| 17 March 199332 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 20,799 |
| 21 March 199333 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Leeds United | West Bridgford |
| N Clough | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,148 |
| 24 March 199334 | Southampton | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
| Le Tissier | Stadium:The Dell Attendance: 18,005 |
| 4 April 199335 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 26,742 Referee: Keith Burge |
| 7 April 199336 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Blackburn Rovers | West Bridgford |
| N Clough | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 20,467 |
| 10 April 199337 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–3 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush |
| Ferdinand Wilson Ferdinand Ferdinand | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 16,782 |
| 12 April 199338 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bridgford |
| Black Rosario | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 25,682 |
| 17 April 199339 | Wimbledon | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst |
| Clarke | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,358 |
| 21 April 199340 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| 19:45BST | Wright | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 19,024 |
| 1 May 199341 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Sheffield United | West Bridgford |
| Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 26,752 |
| 8 May 199342 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| Milton Whitton | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 22,093 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 3 January 1993 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | 13,592 | Keane,Webb |
| R4 | 23 January 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 22,296 | Webb |
| R4R | 3 February 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–0 | 20,514 | Bannister,N Clough,Woan |
| R5 | 13 February 1993 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 27,591 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 First Leg | 23 September 1992 | Stockport County | A | 3–2 | 7,964 | Örlygsson,N Clough,Bannister |
| R2 Second Leg | 7 October 1992 | Stockport County | H | 2–1 (won 5–3 on agg) | 15,573 | Black,Gannon (own goal) |
| R3 | 28 October 1992 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–0 | 7,042 | Örlygsson |
| R4 | 2 December 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 22,312 | Keane,Woan |
| QF | 12 January 1993 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | 25,600 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA Premier League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Mark Crossley | 37 | -55 | 37 | -55 | ||
| DF | Brian Laws | 33 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Chettle | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| DF | Carl Tiler | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stuart Pearce | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||
| MF | Gary Crosby | 23 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | ||
| MF | Roy Keane | 40 | 6 | 40 | 6 | ||
| MF | Scot Gemmill | 33 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| MF | Ian Woan | 28 | 3 | 27+1 | 3 | ||
| FW | Gary Bannister | 31 | 8 | 27+4 | 8 | ||
| FW | Nigel Clough | 42 | 10 | 42 | 10 | ||
| GK | Andy Marriott | 5 | -7 | 5 | -7 | ||
| MF | Kingsley Black | 24 | 5 | 19+5 | 5 | ||
| MF | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | 20 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | ||
| DF | Gary Charles | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| MF | Steve Stone | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Robert Rosario | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| FW | Lee Glover | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Neil Webb | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| DF | Brett Williams | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ray McKinnon | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| DF | Terry Wilson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||