| 1989–90 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Brian Clough[1] | |
| First Division | 9th | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| League Cup | Winners | |
| Full Members Cup | Third round (Northern Area) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Steve Hodge (10) All: Hodge (14) | |
| Highest home attendance | 26,766 vAston Villa (19 August 1989) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 16,437 vSouthampton (17 December 1989) | |
| Average home league attendance | 20,606 | |
This article documents the 1989–90 season of football clubNottingham Forest F.C.
[2]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 |
| DF | John Sheridan | Leeds United | £650,000 |
| MF | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | £175,000 |
| MF | Antony John Loughlan | ||
| MF | Scot Gemmill | ||
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Neil Webb | Manchester United | £1,500,000 |
| DF | Gary Fleming | Manchester City | £150,000 |
| FW | Lee Glover | Barnsley F.C. | loan |
| MF | Franz Carr | Sheffield Wednesday | loan |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Preston North End | loan |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Preston North End | loan ended |
| MF | Franz Carr | Sheffield Wednesday | loan ended |
| MF | Ian Woan | Runcorn | £80,000[3] |
| DF | David Currie | Barnsley F.C. | £725,000 |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Lee Chapman | Leeds United | £400,000 |
| DF | Colin Foster | West Ham United | £750,000 |
| DF | John Sheridan | Sheffield Wednesday | £438,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 50 |
| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| 19 August 19891 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Aston Villa | West Bridgford |
| Parker | [6] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 26,766 |
| 23 August 19892 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Norwich |
| Gordon | [7] | Chapman | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 18,267 |
| 26 August 19893 | Millwall | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bermondsey |
| Carter | [8] | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 12,140 |
| 30 August 19894 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Derby County | West Bridgford |
| Crosby Pearce | [9] | Hodge | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 24,060 |
| 9 September 19895 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Durie Dixon | [10] | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 21,523 |
| 16 September 19896 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Arsenal | West Bridgford |
| Parker | [11] | Merson Marwood | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 22,216 |
| 23 September 19897 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Croydon |
| Wright | [12] | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,899 |
| 30 September 19898 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | West Bridgford |
| Laws Chapman | [13] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 18,819 |
| 14 October 19899 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| [14] | Crosby Rice | Stadium:Highfield Road Attendance: 15,722 |
| 21 October 198910 | Wimbledon | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Wimbledon |
| Young | [15] | Hodge Parker Pearce | Stadium:Plough Lane Attendance: 5,184 |
| 28 October 198911 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
| Crosby Chapman | [16] | Sinton Wright | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 19,442 |
| 4 November 198912 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | West Bridgford |
| [17] | Wilson | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,864 |
| 12 November 198913 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Pallister | [18] | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 34,182 |
| 18 November 198914 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Moss Side |
| [19] | Clough Rice | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 26,238 |
| 25 November 198915 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Everton | West Bridgford |
| Clough | [20] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 20,709 |
| 2 December 198916 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| Olney Platt | [21] | Chapman | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 25,575 |
| 9 December 198917 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Norwich City | West Bridgford |
| [22] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 18,939 |
| 17 December 198918 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Southampton | West Bridgford |
| Hodge Chapman | [23] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 16,437 |
| 26 December 198919 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Luton |
| Cooke | [24] | Hodge | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,754 |
| 30 December 198920 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
| Lineker | [25] | Clough Crosby Parker | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,401 |
| 1 January 199021 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Liverpool | West Bridgford |
| Hodge Clough | [26] | Rush | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 24.518 |
| 13 January 199022 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Millwall | West Bridgford |
| Clough Laws Hodge | [27] | Sheringham | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 18,065 |
| 20 January 199023 | Derby County | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| [28] | Hodge Jemson | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,176 |
| 3 February 199024 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | West Bridgford |
| Clough Hodge Jemson | [29] | Salako | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 19,739 |
| 17 February 199025 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Chelsea | West Bridgford |
| Örlygsson | [30] | Roberts | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 22,500 |
| 3 March 199026 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Manchester City | West Bridgford |
| Örlygsson | [31] | Crosby | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 22,644 |
| 7 March 199027 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Islington |
| Groves Adams Campbell | [32] | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 31,879 |
| 10 March 199028 | Nottingham Forest | 2–4 | Coventry City | West Bridgford |
| Currie Laws | [33] | Gallacher Speedie Drinkell | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 18,750 |
| 17 March 199029 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Croydon |
| Williams | [34] | Hodge | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,690 |
| 24 March 199030 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush |
| Sinton Barker | [35] | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 14,653 |
| 31 March 199031 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Wimbledon | West Bridgford |
| [36] | Wise | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 16,821 |
| 4 April 199032 | Everton | 4–0 | Nottingham Forest | Walton |
| Cottee Whiteside | [37] | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 17,795 |
| 7 April 199033 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bridgford |
| Hodge | [38] | Stewart Allen | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,669 |
| 14 April 199034 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool |
| Rosenthal McMahon | [39] | Hodge Jemson | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 37,265 |
| 16 April 199035 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Luton Town | West Bridgford |
| Carr Parker Clough | [40] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 17,001 |
| 21 April 199036 | Southampton | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Southampton |
| Wallace | [41] | Stadium:The Dell Attendance: 17,006 |
| 2 May 199037 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Manchester United | West Bridgford |
| Parker Pearce Clough Chettle | [42] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,186 |
| 5 May 199038 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-3 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| [43] | Pearce Jemson | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 29,762 |
| 7 January 1990 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Manchester United | Nottingham |
| 15:05GMT | Report | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 23,072 Referee: Lester Shapter |
| 20 September 19891 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Nottingham |
| Crosby 9' | [44] | O'Doherty 29' | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 18,976 |
| 20 September 19892 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3agg.) | Nottingham Forest | Huddersfield |
| Maskell 37', ?' Cecere 79' | [45] | Gaynor 30' Crosby Clough | Stadium:Leeds Road Attendance: 13,262 | |
| Note:Nottingham Forest won on away goals | ||||
| 24 October 1989 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| [46] | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,250 |
| 1 November 1989replay | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham |
| [47] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 18,625 |
| 22 November 1989Fourth Round | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Everton | Nottingham |
| [48] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,324 |
| 17 January 1990 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham |
| [49] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 30,044 |
| 24 January 1990replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| [50] | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,357 |
| 11 February 19901 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| [51] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 26,153 |
| 25 February 19902 | Coventry City | 0–0 (1–2agg.) | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| [52] | Stadium:Highfield Road Attendance: 25,900 |
| 29 April 1990Final | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | London |
| Jemson | [53] | Stadium:Wembley Attendance: 74,343 |
| 29 November 1989Northern Section Second Round | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
| [54] | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 9,729 |
| 22 December 1989Third Round | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Birmingham |
| [55] | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 6,530 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Division One | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Steve Sutton | 40 | -49 | 30 | -40 | 1 | -1 | 9 | -8 | ||
| DF | Brian Laws | 49 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Chettle | 30 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Des Walker | 49 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stuart Pearce | 45 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| MF | Gary Crosby | 45 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| MF | Garry Parker | 48 | 7 | 36+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| MF | Terry Wilson | 26 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Steve Hodge | 45 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| FW | Nigel Jemson | 24 | 6 | 17+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| FW | Nigel Clough | 49 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| GK | Mark Crossley | 9 | -7 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Lee Chapman | 23 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MF | Brian Rice | 21 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Franz Carr | 15 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | 16 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Colin Foster | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tommy Gaynor | 13 | 1 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | David Currie | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | ||||||
| DF | Darren Wassall | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Brett Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| DF | John Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Phil Starbuck | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Carl Tiler | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||
| DF | Gary Charles | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Scot Gemmill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MF | Ian Woan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| GK | Andy Marriott | ||||||||||
| DF | Sean Dyche | ||||||||||
| MF | Steve Stone | ||||||||||
| FW | Lee Glover | ||||||||||