During the 1996–97 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
After a Kevin Campbell hat-trick earnt Nottingham Forest an impressive 3–0 away win at Coventry City on the season's opening game, an appalling 4–1 home defeat to Premiership newcomers Sunderland prompted a dismal start to the season which saw them fail to win any of their next 16 league games until a shock 2–1 home win over title contenders Arsenal on 21 December 1996. Ultimately, Forest were bottom of the Premiership by Christmas, and their manager Frank Clark gone, with Stuart Pearce taking over as player-manager on a temporary basis. A good run of form in January saw Pearce receive the Manager of the Month award and Forest lifted out of the relegation zone, but, by the time he stepped down to make way for Dave Bassett in March, Forest had endured another setback and were left needing a miracle to beat the drop. The acquisition of Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk did little to change the club's fortunes, and they were relegated in bottom place, seven points adrift of safety. They would have escaped relegation had it not been for dropping 32 points from 16 draws throughout the league season.
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During the 1996 97 English football season Nottingham Forest F C competed in the FA Premier League known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons Nottingham Forest1996 97 seasonChairmanIrving KornManagerFrank Clark until December Stuart Pearce player caretaker manager Dave Bassett from March StadiumCity GroundPremiership20th relegated FA CupFifth roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerHaaland Campbell 6 Highest home attendance29 181 vs Liverpool 15 Mar 1997 Premier League Lowest home attendance6 482 vs Wycombe Wanderers 18 Sep 1996 League Cup Average home league attendance24 587 1995 961997 98 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Final league table 3 Results 3 1 Legend 3 2 FA Premier League 3 3 FA Cup 3 4 League Cup 4 Squad 4 1 Left club during season 4 2 Reserve squad 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 ReferencesSeason summary editAfter a Kevin Campbell hat trick earnt Nottingham Forest an impressive 3 0 away win at Coventry City on the season s opening game an appalling 4 1 home defeat to Premiership newcomers Sunderland prompted a dismal start to the season which saw them fail to win any of their next 16 league games until a shock 2 1 home win over title contenders Arsenal on 21 December 1996 Ultimately Forest were bottom of the Premiership by Christmas and their manager Frank Clark gone with Stuart Pearce taking over as player manager on a temporary basis A good run of form in January saw Pearce receive the Manager of the Month award and Forest lifted out of the relegation zone but by the time he stepped down to make way for Dave Bassett in March Forest had endured another setback and were left needing a miracle to beat the drop The acquisition of Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk did little to change the club s fortunes and they were relegated in bottom place seven points adrift of safety They would have escaped relegation had it not been for dropping 32 points from 16 draws throughout the league season Final league table editMain article 1996 97 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation16 Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 6 4117 Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 16 4118 Sunderland R 38 10 10 18 35 53 18 40 Relegation to the Football League First Division19 Middlesbrough R 38 10 12 16 51 60 9 39 a 20 Nottingham Forest R 38 6 16 16 31 59 28 34Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R RelegatedNotes Middlesbrough were docked three points for failing to fulfill their original fixture at Blackburn Rovers on 21st December 1996 Results summaryOverall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD38 6 16 16 31 59 28 34 3 9 7 15 27 12 3 7 9 16 32 16Source Statto Results by roundRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAResultWLDDDLLDLDLLLDLDLWLDWWWLLDWLLDDDDLDDDLPosition19101310141616171818182020201920202020191817171717171717171819181820202020Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L LossResults editNottingham Forest s score comes first 1 Legend edit Win Draw LossFA Premier League edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers17 August 1996 Coventry City A 3 0 19 468 Campbell 3 21 August 1996 Sunderland H 1 4 22 874 Haaland24 August 1996 Middlesbrough H 1 1 24 705 Pearce4 September 1996 Southampton A 2 2 14 450 Campbell Saunders7 September 1996 Leicester City H 0 0 24 10514 September 1996 Manchester United A 1 4 54 984 Haaland21 September 1996 West Ham United H 0 2 23 35228 September 1996 Chelsea A 1 1 27 673 Lee12 October 1996 Leeds United A 0 2 29 22519 October 1996 Derby County H 1 1 27 771 Saunders28 October 1996 Everton H 0 1 19 8922 November 1996 Aston Villa A 0 2 35 31018 November 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 0 2 16 39025 November 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 2 2 17 525 Pearce pen Cooper30 November 1996 Wimbledon A 0 1 12 6089 December 1996 Newcastle United H 0 0 25 76217 December 1996 Liverpool A 2 4 36 126 Campbell Pearce21 December 1996 Arsenal H 2 1 27 384 Haaland 2 26 December 1996 Manchester United H 0 4 29 03228 December 1996 Leicester City A 2 2 20 833 Clough Cooper1 January 1997 West Ham United A 1 0 22 358 Campbell11 January 1997 Chelsea H 2 0 28 358 Pearce Bart Williams19 January 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 1 27 303 Roy 2 29 January 1997 Coventry City H 0 1 22 6191 February 1997 Everton A 0 2 32 56722 February 1997 Aston Villa H 0 0 25 2391 March 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 1 0 32 805 Saunders5 March 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 0 3 21 4858 March 1997 Arsenal A 0 2 38 20611 March 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 1 1 20 485 Haaland15 March 1997 Liverpool H 1 1 29 181 Woan22 March 1997 Sunderland A 1 1 22 120 Lyttle24 March 1997 Middlesbrough A 1 1 29 888 Haaland5 April 1997 Southampton H 1 3 25 134 Pearce pen 19 April 1997 Leeds United H 1 1 25 565 van Hooijdonk23 April 1997 Derby County A 0 0 18 0873 May 1997 Wimbledon H 1 1 19 865 Roy11 May 1997 Newcastle United A 0 5 36 554FA Cup edit Main article 1996 97 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR3 4 January 1997 Ipswich Town H 3 0 14 681 Saunders 2 AllenR4 26 January 1997 Newcastle United A 2 1 36 434 Woan 2 R5 15 February 1997 Chesterfield A 0 1 8 890League Cup edit Main article 1996 97 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance GoalscorersR2 1st Leg 18 September 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 1 0 6 482 RoyR2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 1 1 6 310 LeeR3 23 October 1996 West Ham United A 1 4 19 402 CooperSquad edit 2 3 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp WAL Mark Crossley2 DF nbsp ENG Des Lyttle3 DF nbsp ENG Stuart Pearce captain caretaker manager 4 DF nbsp ENG Colin Cooper5 DF nbsp ENG Steve Chettle6 MF nbsp ENG Chris Bart Williams7 MF nbsp WAL David Phillips8 MF nbsp SCO Scot Gemmill9 FW nbsp WAL Dean Saunders10 FW nbsp ENG Kevin Campbell11 MF nbsp ENG Steve Stone12 FW nbsp ENG Jason Lee13 GK nbsp NIR Alan Fettis14 MF nbsp ENG Ian Woan15 FW nbsp NED Pierre van Hooijdonk16 DF nbsp CRO Nikola Jerkan No Pos Nation Player17 MF nbsp ENG Chris Allen18 DF nbsp NOR Alfie Haaland19 DF nbsp ENG Bobby Howe20 FW nbsp ENG Paul McGregor21 DF nbsp ENG Vance Warner22 FW nbsp NED Bryan Roy23 FW nbsp ENG Ian Thomas Moore24 MF nbsp SCO Brian O Neil on loan from Celtic 25 DF nbsp ENG Steve Blatherwick26 DF nbsp ENG Craig Armstrong27 MF nbsp ENG Justin Walker28 FW nbsp ENG Steve Guinan29 MF nbsp ENG Paul Smith30 GK nbsp ENG Richard Clark31 GK nbsp NIR David Henry32 MF nbsp IRL John BurnsLeft club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player15 FW nbsp ITA Andrea Silenzi on loan to Venezia 23 GK nbsp NIR Tommy Wright to Manchester City No Pos Nation Player24 FW nbsp ENG Richard Irving released 29 FW nbsp ENG Nigel Clough on loan from Manchester City Reserve squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp ENG Andy Dawson DF nbsp ENG Stuart Thom MF nbsp ENG Craig Atkinson MF nbsp ENG John Finnigan MF nbsp ENG Richard Hodgson No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Bobby Howe MF nbsp ENG Steve Melton FW nbsp IRL David Freeman FW nbsp ENG Marlon Harewood FW nbsp ENG Andy ToddTransfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee3 July 1996 MF Chris Allen Oxford United 500 00016 July 1996 FW Dean Saunders Galatasaray 1 500 00026 July 1996 DF Nikola Jerkan Real Oviedo 1 000 00010 March 1997 FW Pierre van Hooijdonk Celtic 4 500 00015 March 1997 FW Ian Thomas Moore Tranmere Rovers 1 000 000Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee16 July 1996 MF Kingsley Black Grimsby Town 25 00016 August 1996 MF Neil Webb Grimsby Town Free transfer22 August 1996 DF Darren Watkins Berwick Rangers Signed4 March 1997 GK Tommy Wright Manchester City 450 0009 May 1997 MF Justin Walker Scunthorpe United Unknown28 May 1997 FW Jason Lee Watford 200 000Transfers in nbsp 8 500 000 Transfers out nbsp 675 000 Total spending nbsp 7 825 000References edit Nottingham Forest 1996 1997 Results statto com Archived from the original on 1 November 2014 Retrieved 1 November 2014 Squads footballsquads co uk Retrieved 16 June 2020 Data nottingham forest Retrieved 16 June 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 97 Nottingham Forest F C season amp oldid 1153607872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,