2010–11 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Nottingham Forest's third season in the Football League Championship, following promotion from League One in the 2007–08 season after spending three years in the third tier. Forest remained in this division after losing in the 2010 Football League play-offs. In addition to the Championship, Forest also entered the League Cup in the first round, where they were knocked out by Bradford City and the FA Cup in the third round, where they eventually were knocked out by West Ham United in the fourth round. In the league Forest once again made it the playoffs, losing to eventual winners Swansea City.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Nigel Doughty |
| Manager | Billy Davies |
| Stadium | City Ground |
| Football League Championship | 6th |
| Football League Championship play-offs | Semi-finals |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Lewis McGugan (13) All: Lewis McGugan (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 29 490 vs. Derby County (Championship, 29 December 2010) |
| Lowest home attendance | 19 411 vs. Burnley (Championship, 12 April 2011) |
Summary edit
Forest announced their first pre-season friendly very early, the beginning of April the previous season, away at local neighbours Mansfield Town.[1]
Early May saw Forest sign their first player of the new season, with the announcement that Radosław Majewski would be signing for Forest on a three-year deal, after a successful season-long loan, for £1 million.[2] A day later, a second friendly was announced, for the same night as the Mansfield game. Forest would send a team to Prenton Park to play Tranmere Rovers.[3]
On 20 May 2010, Forest announced that they would play Peterborough United and Kidderminster Harriers in friendlies on the same date.[4]
Changes to members of the Forest Academy were seen on 2 June. Shane Redmond, Jordan Fairclough, Jean Biansumba, Danny Elliott, Tim Hopkinson, Sean McCashin, Carl Sibson, Matthew Sykes, George Thomson, Max Wright and Tony Diagne were all released with none of them making first team appearances. However, 5 youth players were offered new contracts. Mark Byrne had spent a successful season on loan at Rushden and Diamonds to earn his contract, with Young Player of the Year Karlton Watson, Tom Mullen, Zannettos Mytides and Kieron Freeman also earning new contracts.[5]
Forest announced their 5th pre-season friendly against League One Playoff runners-up, Swindon Town, to be played on 31 July 2010.[6] It was announced on 16 June that Forest would play Champions League semifinalists Olympique Lyonnais at the City Ground, to be played 28 July.[7] More foreign opposition was confirmed in the form of SC Olhanense to be played during Forest's pre-season stay in Portugal.[8]
July started with the announcement that longtime player James Perch was to leave the Reds for newly promoted Newcastle United. Perch signed a 4-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9]
Two more players left the City Ground after Perch, but this time in loan switches. Mark Byrne made his way to Barnet[10] and Joe Garner to Huddersfield Town[11] both on six-month-long deals. Between these two deals, Forest won their first pre-season match 2–1 with goals coming from Robert Earnshaw and Matt Thornhill against Portuguese outfit S.C. Olhanense. Forest's first games on English soil saw them send out two teams to Mansfield and Tranmere. An arguably better side lost 2–0 to Tranmere, whilst a different eleven beat Mansfield 2–1. Three days later Forest again sent out two sides. A youthful Forest side saw them lose 3–0 to Kidderminster and a first team lost 1–0 to Peterborough, last season loanee George Boyd getting the goal for Peterborough.
Forest displayed an impressive performance against top European side Lyon, despite losing 3–1, and then went on to lose against Swindon in the final pre-season game, Kelvin Wilson on return from injury scoring an own goal. This completed Forest's programme of pre-season fixtures and was followed by Forest's first new arrival. Ryan Bertrand came to Forest on loan from Chelsea, until the turn of the year.[12]
A day before Forest kicked off their season opener they let Julian Bennett go out on loan to fellow Championship side Crystal Palace for 6 months to help him get game time after being out with an injury for 18 months.[13]
The fixtures were released on 17 June and saw Forest play relegated Burnley at Turf Moor. 3 days before the match Forest defender Luke Chambers put pen to paper on a new 2 deal to see him stay at the club until 2012,[14] however The Reds went on to lose their first fixture 1–0. The following week Forest played their first home league match of the season against Leeds United. Dexter Blackstock headed in an early goal to give Forest the lead, but was followed by Leeds getting an equaliser before the break to see the match finish in a draw. Reading were Forest's next opponents. Forest played well for the whole game but managed to go down 1–0. However, after a freak error from the opposition keeper, Robert Earnshaw took full advantage to open his account for the season and to gain a point for his side. Forest's second home match saw them get a 3rd consecutive 1–1 draw against Norwich City. Dexter Blackstock fired Forest into the lead from the penalty spot, but Norwich managed to get an instant equaliser.
September began with Forest giving Millwall an early lead in a hardly fought match. However, Blackstock struck again late on to earn a point, salvaging Forest's unbeaten home record stretching from a year earlier. The next game saw McGugan get his first start of the season, which proved to pay off. Forest dominated the game and unlucky to go in at the break losing. However, McGugan scored two brilliant goals to give his side their first away win of the season and was the beginning of an excellent run of form for the player. Forest met Hull City in front of the Sky Sports cameras and played out a bore-draw 0–0. Forest's next game had nothing boring about it though. McGugan scored two more for himself as well as Radoslaw Majewski scoring one to see Forest comfortable beat promotion hopefuls Swansea City with class. A late consolation for The Swans could do nothing to stop Forest claiming an impressive 3 points. Paul McKenna then got his first goal of the season, albeit with a lot of luck, from outside the area to help Forest earn another home point against Sheffield United.
Forest started October with two away games against Yorkshire opposition. The first was against Doncaster Rovers which ended in a tight 1–1 draw, Blackstock scoring first before Adam Lockwood struck back quickly. Forest then travelled to Barnsley and despite a fantastic strike from McGugan, the Reds played poorly and lost 3–1. However they turned this around with two impressive home displays. McGugan again scored a wonder goal to see off Middlesbrough 1–0 before scoring possibly his best goal of them all against Ipswich Town. He made a free kick from 35 yards right into the top corner after David McGoldrick's first ever City Ground goal to win 2–0. However Forest's poor away form saw them end the month on a low with a 2–1 defeat to Portsmouth, despite a Paul Anderson opener.
November was a successful month for Forest. It began with a good away point at Watford, courtesy of another McGugan belter. Then Forest played Coventry City at home. It began with a Chambers own goal, but this was put right a few later with a great strike from Majewski. Chris Cohen then bagged his first goal of the season to give Forest a 2–1 win. Forest fought out a 0–0 draw with the league leaders Queens Park Rangers and then played the league leaders again but this time it was Cardiff City away. McGugan yet again scored from outside the area to give Forest a first half lead and then Blackstock got a late goal to secure the win. However the afternoon ended a sour note with Blackstock getting a bad leg injury, ruling him out for the rest of the season. This paved the way for Nialle Rodney to make his first ever Football League appearance, albeit only for a few minutes. Forest made two mid-season loan signings on 25 November, the loan signing deadline. These were in the form of Sheffield Wednesday striker Marcus Tudgay with a view to a permanent deal [15] and Arsenal wonderkid Aaron Ramsey on loan till January.[16] However these two new faces couldn't help Forest again ending the month badly due to their away form, losing 1–0 to local rivals Leicester City.
Due to the poor weather conditions Forest's games against Bristol City, Scunthorpe United and Middlesbrough were all postponed, meaning they only played two games throughout December. Forest overran Crystal Palace at home with a 3–0 win, with Luke Chambers, Marcus Tudgay and Garath McCleary all getting their first goals of the season. Forest signed American striker Robbie Findley on 23 December after he was released from Real Salt Lake, subject to a work permit.[17] Then they played against their biggest rivals Derby County which saw Forest get their biggest crowd for 8 years. Luke Chambers got his second goal in as many matches with just two minutes on the clock to give Forest the lead. Despite a Derby setback, Marcus Tudgay bagged two goals against his home town club to send Forest into the break with a 3–1 lead. Robert Earnshaw got a goal against his former club followed a quick Derby goal to make the score 4–2. With a few minutes left Earnshaw made the score emphatic, making it 5–2 and extending Forest's unbeaten home record to 30 league games.
Forest started the New Year slow, going down 2–0 to Barnsley at home. However Forest were handed a lifeline when McGugan scored a penalty and then Nathan Tyson got an equaliser for the Reds in a match they deserved from. Forest got a good away victory against Ipswich Town 2 days later, winning 1–0 courtesy of an own goal. On 12 January Forest released young professionals Tom Mullen and Robbie Gibbons from the club.[18] Forest's next home game was against Portsmouth and for the majority of the game they were losing 1–0. However, with 3 minutes left Portsmouth scored an own goal to equalise the game and then in stoppage time Tudgay grabbed a winner to give Forest all 3 points. Earnshaw then scored a late winner at Pride Park to Forest a second win of the season against rivals Derby. This was the first time Forest had done the double over Derby for 21 years. Forest then continued their winning run with 3 wins over Bristol City, Coventry City and Watford taking them into February in 2nd place.
The month continued well with a 1–1 draw away at league leaders Queens Park Rangers despite Forest's Majewski getting sent off. Forest then had their game in hand, away to lowly Scunthorpe United. However, Forest missed the chance to keep pressure on the top club by slumping to a disappointing 1–0 loss. Forest did not let this affect them thought. They beat promotion candidates Cardiff for the second time in the season with an impressive 2–1 home win to take them back up to second. Forests next home game was against bottom club Preston. The game looked to be finishing 1–1 before Chris Cohen scored what looked to be a winner deep into stoppage time. However even later in stoppage time Preston scored again to deny Forest a win. Away draws to Millwall and Middlesbrough saw them enter March in the playoffs.
Forest's 18-month home run finally ended at the hands of Hull City who beat The Reds 1–0. A further loss to Sheffield United away and a home 0–0 draw to Doncaster Rovers meant Forest had slipped far from the automatic places and were on the verge of slipping out the playoff places. This was confirmed when Forest conceded 11 goals in just 3 games all against promotion rivals, Swansea City, Leeds United and Reading, heading into April.
Forest got their first win in 10 matches against Burnley thanks to a brace from David McGoldrick. This boosted Forest's spirits and gave them belief they could still make the playoffs. This was again dealt a blow however when they lost 2–1 away to Norwich City. A week later Forest were back into the playoff places. They led three times before finally seeing off Leicester City 3–2. Forest then beat Bristol City, Scunthorpe United and Crystal Palace to secure themselves sixth place and a Playoff semifinal against Swansea City. Young goalkeeper Karl Darlow made his debut in the away game at Crystal Palace, playing 15 minutes for in the place of Lee Camp, who was brought off with a slight ankle injury.
Forest finished in sixth place in the league which meant they drew Swansea City in the playoffs semifinals, with Cardiff City playing Reading in the other semi. The first leg was played at the City Ground, where despite Swansea going down to ten men early on, it finished 0–0. The second leg saw Swansea get two goals in quick concession in the first half. Robert Earnshaw managed to get a goal back before hitting the post but in stoppage time, with Lee Camp out of his net due to a Forest corner, Swansea hit them on the break and got a third goal to finish the tie.
The draw for the first round of the League Cup was made on 16 June, with Forest playing the same team as last season, but this time it would be played at Bradford City's Coral Windows Stadium.[19] Forest scored first in this fixture with the goal coming from young midfielder Matt Thornhill with a well placed finish. However, the home team managed to get an equaliser to take the game to extra time and then got the winner to progress to the next round, despite an encouraging performance from Forest. Also in this fixture, young players Nialle Rodney, Kieron Freeman and Robbie Gibbons all made it onto the bench for their first time in their careers, although they did not make an appearance.
Forest entered the competition in the third round due to their competing in the Football League Championship. The draw was made on 28 November 2010 at Wembley Stadium and pitted Forest against Preston North End from the same division at Deepdale.[20] Forest had won in the league away the previous Monday and made sure this form continued into the FA Cup. Despite a first half goal from Preston, Paul Anderson and Luke Chambers made sure Forest were in the draw for the fourth round. The draw, held on 9 January, handed Forest an away trip to Premier League outfit West Ham United.[21]
Squad stats edit
Appearances and goals edit
This is a list of the First Team players from the 2010–11 season.[22] Playoff stats are included under Championship. Last updated on 17 May 2011
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | NIR | Lee Camp | 51 | 0 | 48+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bertrand | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Luke Chambers | 49 | 7 | 45+1 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Wes Morgan | 51 | 1 | 48+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Wilson | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Paul Anderson | 39 | 4 | 28+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Lewis McGugan | 45 | 13 | 36+6 | 13 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Dele Adebola | 32 | 3 | 4+25 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw | 38 | 9 | 27+9 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Nathan Tyson | 35 | 2 | 12+20 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Garath McCleary | 22 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Chris Cohen | 47 | 2 | 43+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Chris Gunter | 47 | 0 | 42+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | David McGoldrick | 24 | 6 | 11+11 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul McKenna | 35 | 2 | 31+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Guy Moussi | 34 | 0 | 26+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Marcus Tudgay | 24 | 7 | 20+4 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO | Kris Boyd | 13 | 6 | 8+4 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Dexter Blackstock | 18 | 5 | 13+4 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Robbie Findley | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Matt Thornhill | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | EIR | Brendan Moloney | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POL | Radosław Majewski | 28 | 2 | 21+6 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Julian Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | EIR | Mark Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Joel Lynch | 15 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Karl Darlow | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | WAL | Kieron Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Nialle Rodney | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top scorers edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by league goals when total goals are equal. Playoff stats are included under Championship.
- Last updated on 17 May 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Lewis McGugan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | 10 | Robert Earnshaw | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 20 | Marcus Tudgay | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| = | 4 | Luke Chambers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 22 | Kris Boyd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| = | 17 | David McGoldrick | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 23 | Dexter Blackstock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | 7 | Paul Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 9 | Dele Adebola | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 28 | Radosław Majewski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | 15 | Chris Cohen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | 12 | Garath McCleary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | 11 | Nathan Tyson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | 18 | Paul McKenna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 3 | Paul Konchesky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | 5 | Wes Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | 26 | Matt Thornhill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 70 | 1 | 4 | 75 |
Disciplinary record edit
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only. Playoff stats are included under Championship.
- Last updated on 17 May 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||||||||
| Y | YY | R | Y | YY | R | Y | YY | R | Y | YY | R | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Lee Camp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 3 | Ryan Bertrand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 3 | Paul Konchesky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | Luke Chambers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | Wes Morgan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 6 | Kelvin Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | Paul Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 8 | Lewis McGugan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 10 | Robert Earnshaw | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 11 | Nathan Tyson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 12 | Garath McCleary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 15 | Chris Cohen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 16 | Chris Gunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 17 | David McGoldrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 18 | Paul McKenna | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 19 | Guy Moussi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 20 | Marcus Tudgay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 22 | Kris Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 23 | Dexter Blackstock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 24 | Aaron Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 28 | Radosław Majewski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 33 | Joel Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Transfers edit
In edit
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | MF | Radosław Majewski | Polonia Warszawa | £1 Million | 1 June 2010 |
| 24 | FW | Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | Free | 23 December 2010 |
| 20 | FW | Marcus Tudgay | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed | 5 January 2011 |
Out edit
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | James Perch | Newcastle United | Undisclosed | 5 July 2010 |
| 42 | MF | Robbie Gibbons | Alki Larnaca | Released | 12 January 2011 |
| 26 | MF | Matt Thornhill | Hibernian | Free | 21 January 2011 |
Loans in edit
| # | Pos | Player | From | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Ryan Bertrand | Chelsea | 5 August 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| 20 | FW | Marcus Tudgay | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 November 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| 24 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | 25 November 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| 3 | DF | Paul Konchesky | Liverpool | 31 January 2010 | 4 May 2011 |
| 22 | FW | Kris Boyd | Middlesbrough | 8 March 2011 | 31 May 2011 |
Loans out edit
| # | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | MF | Mark Byrne | Barnet | 14 July 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | Huddersfield Town | 21 July 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| 29 | DF | Julian Bennett | Crystal Palace | 6 August 2010 | 3 January 2011 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | Scunthorpe United | 31 January 2011 | 31 May 2011 |
| 31 | MF | Mark Byrne | Barnet | 2 March 2011 | 31 May 2011 |
| 43 | FW | Nialle Rodney | Burton Albion | 8 March 2011 | 5 April 2011 |
| 21 | GK | Paul Smith | Middlesbrough | 8 March 2011 | 31 May 2011 |
Academy Out edit
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shane Redmond | Chesterfield | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| DF | Jordan Fairclough | Shepshed Dynamo | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| FW | Jean Biansumba | Shepshed Dynamo | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| MF | Danny Elliott | Tamworth | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| FW | Tim Hopkinson | Old Dominion Monarchs | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| DF | Sean McCashin | Jerez Industrial | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| DF | Carl Sibson | Shepshed Dynamo | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| DF | Matthew Sykes | Loughborough Dynamo | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| MF | George Thomson | Jerez Industrial | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| MF | Max Wright | Shepshed Dynamo | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| DF | Tony Diagne | CM Aubervilliers | Released | 2 June 2010 | |
| FW | Tom Mullen | Sheffield | Released | 12 January 2011 |
Club edit
Coaching Staff edit
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Billy Davies |
| Assistant Manager | David Kelly |
| First team Coach | Julian Darby |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Peter Williams |
| Assistant First team Coach | Chris Fairclough |
| Head Physiotherapist | Andrew Balderston |
| Physiotherapist | Steve Devine |
| Physiotherapist | Andy Hunt |
| Youth Academy Director | Nick Marshall |
| Youth Academy Coach | Russel Lovett |
| Youth Academy Coach | Tony Cook |
| Head Academy Scout | Tasos Makis |
| Medical Consultant | Dr Frank Coffey |
| Chief Scout | Keith Burt |
| Performance Coach | Darren Robinson |
| Kit Manager | Terry Farndale |
| Football Analyst | John Harrower |
| Club Consultant | David Pleat |
Last updated: 11 May 2011
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.
Kit edit
Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Victor Chandler
Home | Away | Third | Goalkeeper Home | Goalkeeper Away | Goalkeeper Third |
Other Information edit
| Role | Nat | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Nigel Doughty | |
| Chief Executive | Mark Arthur | |
| Finance Director | John Pelling | |
| Associate Director | Tim Farr |
Competitions edit
Championship edit
Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 75 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 72 | |
| 8 | Burnley | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 68 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 |
Last updated: 11 July 2011.
Source: Football League
Results by Round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Competitive edit
Championship edit
Last updated: 28 April 2011
Source: Nottingham Forest F.C.
| 15 August 2010 2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Leeds United | Nottingham |
| 13:15 BST | Blackstock 9' Bertrand 68' Wilson 75' Gunter 81' | (Report) | 37' Sam 53' Kilkenny 81' Watt | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,986 Referee: T. Bates |
| 21 August 2010 3 | Reading | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
| 15:00 BST | Pearce 15', 84' Howard 64' | (Report) | 31' Blackstock 50' Earnshaw 80' Bertrand | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,324 Referee: L. Probert |
| 28 August 2010 4 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Norwich City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Blackstock 35' (pen.), 46' Cohen 57' | (Report) | 42' Crofts | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,890 Referee: S. Mathieson |
| 11 September 2010 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Millwall | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Blackstock 80' Morgan 87' | (Report) | 5', 87' Morison 74' Barron 78' Dunne | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,342 Referee: N. Miller |
| 14 September 2010 6 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Preston |
| 19:45 BST | Parkin 42', 88' | (Report) | 69', 81' McGugan | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,779 Referee: R. Shoebridge |
| 18 September 2010 7 | Hull City | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Kingston upon Hull |
| 17:20 BST | Dawson 56' McShane 65' | (Report) | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,180 Referee: M. Halsey |
| 25 September 2010 8 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Swansea City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | McGugan 12', 60' (pen.) Moussi 55' McKenna 72' Majewski 84' Bertrand 90' | (Report) | 11' de Vries 72' Allen 90' van der Gun | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,974 Referee: N. Swarbrick |
| 28 September 2010 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | McGugan 62' McKenna 69' | (Report) | 6' Cresswell 36' Montgomery 44' Ertl | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,782 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 2 October 2010 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Lockwood 33' Oster 77' | (Report) | 28' Blackstock 51' Cohen 54' Bertrand 90'+3' McGoldrick | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 10,759 Referee: G. Salisbury |
| 16 October 2010 11 | Barnsley | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Doyle 4', 67' Gray 56' Hassell 67' Butterfield 87' | (Report) | 52' Moussi 54' Blackstock 68' McGugan | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,844 Referee: P. Crossley |
| 19 October 2010 12 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | McGugan 51' Bertrand 71' | (Report) | 90' Wheater | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,115 Referee: S. Tanner |
| 23 October 2010 13 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | McGoldrick 13' McGugan 45' | (Report) | 44' Leadbitter | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,935 Referee: A. Woolmer |
| 30 October 2010 14 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Sonko 18' Lawrence 62' | (Report) | 27' Anderson 39' Majewski | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,715 Referee: M. Haywood |
| 6 November 2010 15 | Watford | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Mutch 3' | (Report) | 20' McGugan | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,708 Referee: J. Moss |
| 9 November 2010 16 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| 19:45 GMT | Majewski 41' Chambers 45' Cohen 62' | (Report) | 35' (o.g.) Chambers 55' Wood 69' Clingan | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,501 Referee: A. Marriner |
| 13 November 2010 17 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Blackstock 28' McKenna 85' | (Report) | 65' Hulse 90'+3' Derry | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,859 Referee: A. D'Urso |
| 20 November 2010 18 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
| 15:00 GMT | (Report) | McGugan 23' Chambers 64' McCleary 71' Cohen 81' Blackstock 84' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,526 Referee: C. H. Webster |
| 29 November 2010 19 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | King 59' | (Report) | 24' Cohen 45'+1' Bertrand | Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 24.659 Referee: M. Oliver |
| 18 December 2010 20 | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Chambers 31' Tudgay 46' McCleary 85' | (Report) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22.359 Referee: N. Swarbrick |
| 29 December 2010 21 | Nottingham Forest | 5–2 | Derby County | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Chambers 2' Tudgay 24', 45+1' Earnshaw 53', 90+3', 90' | (Report) | 8' Leacock 14' Moore 22' Moxey 55', 57' Commons | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29.490 Referee: A. Bates |
| 1 January 2011 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Barnsley | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Chambers 39' McGugan 68' (pen.) Tyson 80' | (Report) | 17' Hill 50' Gray 73' Hassell | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,179 Referee: D. Whitestone |
| 3 January 2011 23 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Norris 35' Leadbitter 90+4' | (Report) | 30' Camp 45' (o.g.) Delaney 66' Ramsey | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,455 Referee: D. Sheldrake |
| 15 January 2011 24 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Lynch 54' Sonko 87' (o.g.) Tudgay 90'+4' | (Report) | 26' Kanu 42' Mullins 77' Mokoena 90'+3' Kilbey | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,856 Referee: K. Friend |
| 22 January 2011 25 | Derby County | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Derby |
| 13:00 BST | Leacock 23' Savage 35' Bueno 61' Moxey 68' 90'+5' | (Report) | 45'+4' Anderson 79', 80' Earnshaw 90' Lynch | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 33,010 Referee: G. Salisbury |
| 25 January 2011 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Bristol City | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Chambers 47' | (Report) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,694 Referee: D. McDermid |
| 1 February 2011 27 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | King 26' | (Report) | 31' McGugan 36' Earnshaw | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 14,631 Referee: A. D'Urso |
| 5 February 2011 28 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Watford | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Tudgay 1', 88' Majewski 58' Konchesky 75' | (Report) | 28' Drinkwater 30' Eustace | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,393 Referee: G. Scott |
| 13 February 2011 29 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| 13:15 BST | Smith 16' Taarabt 48' Gorkss 56' Derry 61' | (Report) | McGoldrick 26' Majewski 23' Tyson 88' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,227 Referee: M. Clattenburg |
| 16 February 2011 30 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 BST | Gunter 19' (o.g.) Reid 64' Raynes 77' | (Report) | 48' McKenna | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,578 Referee: M. Russell |
| 19 February 2011 31 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Morgan 32' Earnshaw 68' | (Report) | 57' Olofinjana 61' Hudson 65' (pen.) Whittingham 75' Bothroyd | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,019 Referee: J. Moss |
| 22 February 2011 32 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Preston North End | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | McGugan 41' Konchesky 54' McGoldrick 57' McKenna 83' Cohen 90'+2' | (Report) | 16', 64' Nicholson 75' Ashbee 90'+6', 90'+6' Jones | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,310 Referee: D. Deadman |
| 26 February 2011 33 | Millwall | 0–0 | Nottingham Forest | Bermondsey, London |
| 15:00 BST | Henry 12' Bouazza 20' Mkandawire 45' | (Report) | McGoldrick 48' Tudgay 82' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,226 Referee: K. Hill |
| 1 March 2011 34 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 BST | McDonald 51' Arca 56' McMahon 67' Robson 88' | (Report) | 85' McCleary 90'+4' Adebola | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 15,341 Referee: E. Ilderton |
| 5 March 2011 35 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Hull City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Tudgay 43' | (Report) | 64', 67' Fryatt 90'+1' Dawson | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,119 Referee: S. A. Hooper |
| 8 March 2011 36 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Vokes 74' Lowton 80' Mattock 60' | Report | 42' Adebola 40' Tudgay 45' Morgan | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,547 Referee: A. Bates |
| 12 March 2011 37 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Doncaster | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Morgan 81' | Report | 90+3' Hayter | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,542 Referee: K. Stroud |