1975–76 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest F.C. 1975–76 football season

Nottingham Forest F.C.

1975–76 season

Chairman

BJ Appleby, QC

Manager

Brian Clough

Second Division

8th

FA Cup

3rd round

League Cup

3rd round

Top goalscorer

League: Bowyer (11)
All: Bowyer (14)

Highest home attendance

19,757 (League)

Lowest home attendance

11,343 (League)

Average home league attendance

14,047 (League)

Home colours

Away colours

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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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Peter Wells
—	GK	ENG	John Middleton
—	DF	ENG	Viv Anderson
—	DF	ENG	Frank Clark
—	DF	SCO	John McGovern
—	DF	ENG	Sammy Chapman (Captain)
—	DF	ENG	John Cottam
—	DF	NIR	Liam O'Kane
—	DF	ENG	David Sunley
—	DF	ENG	Colin Barrett
—	DF	ENG	Bryn Gunn


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Terry Curran
—	MF	ENG	Ian Bowyer
—	MF	NIR	Martin O'Neill
—	MF	SCO	John Robertson
—	MF	SCO	George Lyall
—	MF	SCO	Jim McIntosh
—	MF	ENG	Paul Richardson
—	FW	SCO	John O'Hare
—	FW	ENG	Barry Butlin
—	FW	ENG	Jimmy McCann
—	FW	ENG	Bert Bowery

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Peter Wells		Free
MF	David Sunley	Sheffield Wednesday	loan
DF	Glynn Saunders
DF	Frank Clark	Newcastle United	Free
MF	Terry Curran	Doncaster Rovers	£42,000^[5]
DF	Colin Barrett	Manchester City	£29,000^[6]

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Tony Woodcock	Lincoln City F.C.	loan
MF	George Lyall	Hull City F.C.
FW	Jimmy McCann
DF	John Cottam	Chesterfield F.C.
GK	Dennis Peacock	Doncaster Rovers
MF	Ian Miller	Doncaster Rovers
MF	Jim McIntosh	Chesterfield F.C.^[7]	'loan'

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.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		League Cup		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Wells	25	0	23	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Anderson	24	0	21	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	McGovern	47	1	41	0	4	1	2	0
	DF	ENG	Chapman	43	1	37	0	4	1	2	0
	DF	ENG	Clark	48	0	42	0	4	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Curran	33	6	33	6
	MF	ENG	Bowyer	46	14	40	11	4	3	2	0
	MF	NIR	O'Neill	31	5	28+1	5	2	0
	MF	SCO	Robertson	42	5	34+3	5	4	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	O'Hare	45	9	38+1	9	4	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Butlin	38	8	32	7	4	1	2	0
	GK	ENG	Middleton	23	0	19	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Cottam	9	1	8	1	1	0
	MF	SCO	Lyall	7	4	3+2	2	2	2
	FW	ENG	McCann	5	1	1+4	1
	MF	ENG	McIntosh	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	NIR	O'Kane	11	0	8	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Richardson	28	3	22+1	1	4	2	1	0
	DF	ENG	Sunley	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Barrett	10	0	10	0
	FW	ENG	Bowery	3	2	1	2	0	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Gunn	14	0	11	0	3	0

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1976/

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Southampton	42	21	7	14	66	50	1.320	49	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
7	Luton Town	42	19	10	13	61	51	1.196	48
8	Nottingham Forest	42	17	12	13	55	40	1.375	46
9	Charlton Athletic	42	15	12	15	61	72	0.847	42
10	Blackpool	42	14	14	14	40	49	0.816	42

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ 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

Nottingham Forest v Plymouth Argyle

16 August 1975 1	Nottingham Forest	2-0	Plymouth Argyle	Nottingham
	Horswill 32' (own goal) O'Hare 81'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,083

Portsmouth F.C. v Nottingham Forest

23 August 1975 2	Portsmouth F.C.	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Portsmouth
	Went 86'		15' Bowyer	Attendance: 10,655

Nottingham Forest v Notts County F.C.

30 August 1975 3	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Notts County F.C.	Nottingham
			89' Bradd	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,757

Chelsea F.C. v Nottingham Forest

6 September 1975 4	Chelsea F.C.	0–0	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 21,023

Nottingham Forest v Hull City F.C.

13 September 1975 5	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Hull City F.C.	Nottingham
	Robertson 13'		46' Galvin 86' Greenwood	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,191

Oxford United v Nottingham Forest

20 September 1975 6	Oxford United	0–1	Nottingham Forest
			88' Lyall	Attendance: 5,068

Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic

24 September 1975 7	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Nottingham
	Robertson 89'		34' Phil Warman 51' John Harrison	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 10,588

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers

27 September 1975 8	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Nottingham
	Lyall 85'		44' Whatmore 57' (pen) P Jones	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 10,775

Bristol Rovers v Nottingham Forest

4 October 1975 9	Bristol Rovers	4–2	Nottingham Forest
	Prince 30', 49' Powell 52' Bannister 72'		70' Robertson 85' Bowyer	Attendance: 7,689

Fulham F.C. v Nottingham Forest

11 October 1975 10	Fulham F.C.	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Fulham
				Attendance: 10,149

Nottingham Forest v Southampton F.C.

18 October 1975 11	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Southampton F.C.	Nottingham
	O'Neill 21' O'Hare 37' Cottam 57'		58' Osgood	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,677

Nottingham Forest v Luton Town

21 October 1975 12	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Luton Town	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,290

Oldham Athletic v Nottingham Forest

25 October 1975 13	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Nottingham Forest
				Attendance: 11,324

Nottingham Forest v Carlisle United

1 November 1975 14	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Carlisle United	Nottingham
	Butlin 20' O'Hare 30' O'Hare 70' Curran 74' (pen)			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,894

Blackpool v Nottingham Forest

4 November 1975 15	Blackpool	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Blackpool
	Alan Ainscow		O'Neill	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,851

Sunderland F.C. v Nottingham Forest

8 November 1975 16	Sunderland F.C.	3–0	Nottingham Forest
	Robson 30' Halom 35', 78'			Attendance: 31,227

Nottingham Forest v Bristol City F.C.

15 November 1975 17	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Bristol City F.C.	Nottingham
	Butlin 5'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,583

Southampton F.C. v Nottingham Forest

22 November 1975 18	Southampton F.C.	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
			65' Bowyer 75' Bowyer 83' Richardson	Attendance: 14,245

Nottingham Forest v York City

29 November 1975 19	Nottingham Forest	1–0	York City	Nottingham
	Butlin 37'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,108

Leyton Orient v Nottingham Forest

6 December 1975 20	Leyton Orient	1–1	Nottingham Forest
	Cunningham 20'		65' Bowyer	Attendance: 5,629

Nottingham Forest v Portsmouth F.C.

13 December 1975 21	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Portsmouth F.C.	Nottingham
			55' McGuiness	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,343

Plymouth Argyle v Nottingham Forest

20 December 1975 22	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Nottingham Forest
	Mariner 57'			Attendance: 10,545

Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion

26 December 1975 23	Nottingham Forest	0–2	West Bromwich Albion	Nottingham
			1' Giles 2' Johnston	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,393

Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

27 December 1975 24	Blackburn Rovers	1–4	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn
	Parkes 86'		13' Bowery 32' Robertson 76' Bowyer 89' Bowery	Attendance: 10,724

Hull City F.C. v Nottingham Forest

10 January 1976 25	Hull City F.C.	1–0	Nottingham Forest
	Wood 83'			Attendance: 6,465

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea F.C.

17 January 1976 26	Nottingham Forest	1–3	Chelsea F.C.	Nottingham
	Bowyer 12'		15' Garner 80' Wilkins 87' Hutchinson	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,172

Luton Town v Nottingham Forest

31 January 1976 27	Luton Town	1–1	Nottingham Forest
	R Futcher 71'		67' Curran	Attendance: 8,503

Nottingham Forest v Blackpool

7 February 1976 28	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Blackpool	Nottingham
	Curran 55' Butlin 56' Bowyer 80'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 8,582

Bristol City v Nottingham Forest

21 February 1976 29	Bristol City	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Bristol
			18'Curran 50'O'Hare	Attendance: 15,302

Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest

24 February 1976 30	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Charlton
	Derek Hales 24', 53'		69'Bowyer 74' McCann	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,655

Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic

28 February 1976 31	Nottingham Forest	4–3	Oldham Athletic	Nottingham
	Butlin 6'O'Neill 37' Curran 50' (pen) O'Neill 74'		35' Shaw 64' Bell 74' Hicks	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,509

Carlisle United v Nottingham Forest

6 March 1976 32	Carlisle United	1–1	Nottingham Forest
	Martin 55'		15' (o.g.) Barry	Attendance: 7,153

Nottingham Forest v Fulham F.C.

13 March 1976 33	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Fulham F.C.	Nottingham
	O'Hare 66'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,445

Nottingham Forest v Sunderland F.C.

17 March 1976 34	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Sunderland F.C.	Nottingham
	Bowyer 3' O'Hare 30'		28' Mel Holden	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,995

York City v Nottingham Forest

20 March 1976 35	York City	3–2	Nottingham Forest	York
	Hinch 43' Pollard 62', 86'		78' O'Hare Downing 84' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,571

Nottingham Forest v Leyton Orient

27 March 1976 36	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Leyton Orient	Nottingham
	Bowyer 12'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,127

Bolton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

3 April 1976 37	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Bolton
				Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 22,415

Nottingham Forest v Oxford United

10 April 1976 38	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Oxford United	Nottingham
	Curran 80' (pen) O'Neil 78' Butlin 74' Robertson 89'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 11,259

Notts County v Nottingham Forest

13 April 1976 39	Notts County	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,279

West Bromwich Albion v Nottingham Forest

17 April 1976 40	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Nottingham Forest
	Martin 55' Johnston 67'			Attendance: 26,447

Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers

20 April 1976 41	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Nottingham
	Butlin			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,006

Nottingham Forest v Bristol Rovers

24 April 1976 42	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Nottingham
	O'Hare 61' Bowyer 63', 76'			Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,127

League Cup

First round

Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest

19 August 1975 1	Rotherham United	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Rotherham
			Chapman McGovern	Attendance: 4,912

Nottingham Forest v Rotherham United

27 August 1975 2	Nottingham Forest	5–1 (7-2 agg.)	Rotherham United	Nottingham
	Paul Richardson , George Lyall (pen) George Lyall (pen) Ian Bowyer		} Jimmy Goodfellow	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 7,977

Second round

Nottingham Forest v Plymouth Argyle

10 September 1975	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Nottingham
			84' Bowyer	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 8,978

Third round

Manchester City v Nottingham Forest

8 October 1975	Manchester City	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Moss Side
	Colin Bell Joe Royle		Bowyer	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,536

FA Cup

Third round

Nottingham Forest v Peterborough United

1 January 1976 1	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Peterborough United	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 31,525

Replay

Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest

7 January 1976	Peterborough United	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Peterborough
	Jon Nixon 22'			Stadium: London Road Attendance: 17,886

References

^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
^ "How Newcastle United legend Frank Clark celebrated his birthday – with a host of Geordie fans" chroniclelive.co.uk 10 September 2016
^ Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brain Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. ISBN 9781409123187.
^ Colin Barret, Blue Moon
^ Wilson, Jonathan (10 November 2011). Brain Clough: Nobody Ever Says Thank You: The Biography. ISBN 9781409123187.
^ Manchester City profile at Sporting heroes
^ On 6 January 1976
^ "1977-1978". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ Smales, Ken (1991). Forest – The First 125 Years. Nottingham: Temple Printing. ISBN 978-1870010092.
^ Attaway, Pete (2010). Nottingham Forest: Brian Clough and His Legacy - A Complete Record 1975 - 2010. Southend-on-Sea: Desert Island Book. ISBN 978-1905328833.

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League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (One, Two) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
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FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Burnley Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bristol Rovers Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Chelsea Fulham Hull City Luton Town Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Southampton Sunderland West Bromwich Albion York City
Third Division	Aldershot Brighton & Hove Albion Bury Cardiff City Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Crystal Palace Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hereford United Mansfield Town Millwall Peterborough United Port Vale Preston North End Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall Wrexham
Fourth Division	Barnsley Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Cambridge United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Lincoln City Newport County Northampton Town Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Watford Workington