1988–89 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest 1988–89 football season
Nottingham Forest
1988–89 season
ManagerBrian Clough
StadiumThe City Ground
First Division3rd
FA CupSemifinals
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Nigel Clough (14)
All: Clough (21)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1988–89 season was Nottingham Forest's 124th year in existence and 13th consecutive season in the First Division. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Summary

During summer Clough clinched several transfers in such as Defender Russell Bradley,[1] midfielder Steve Hodge returned to the club after 3 seasons.[2] Forward Lee Chapman arrived from Chamois Niortais F.C..[3] Also, Righ-back Defender Brian Laws arrived from Middlesbrough.[4] On April 30 the club clinched its first Full Members' Cup defeating Everton in the Final after a 4–3 score.[5]

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 England ENG Steve Sutton
GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley
DF England ENG Brian Laws
DF Northern Ireland NIR Gary Fleming
DF England ENG Steve Chettle
DF England ENG Des Walker
DF England ENG Brett Williams
DF England ENG Darren Wassall
DF England ENG Russell Bradley
DF England ENG Sean Dyche
DF England ENG Gary Charles
DF England ENG Colin Foster
DF England ENG Stuart Pearce (c)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Terry Wilson
MF England ENG Franz Carr
MF Scotland SCO Brian Rice
MF England ENG Gary Crosby
MF England ENG Steve Hodge
MF England ENG Neil Webb
MF England ENG Garry Parker
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Gaynor
FW England ENG Phil Starbuck
FW England ENG Nigel Clough
FW England ENG Lee Chapman
FW Scotland SCO Lee Glover
FW England ENG Alan Lamb

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Steve Hodge Tottenham Hotspur £550,000
FW Lee Chapman Chamois Niortais £307,000
DF Brian Laws Middlesbrough £102,000
DF Russell Bradley Dudley Town
DF Gary Charles
DF Sean Dyche
FW Alan Lamb
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Gary Fleming Manchester City £150,000
FW Paul Wilkinson Everton
GK Hans Segers Wimbledon
MF Calvin Plummer Plymouth Argyle
MF Kjetil Osvold PAOK F.C.
FW Nigel Jemson
DF Steve Locker
MF Gareth Price
DF Martin Scott
FW Billy Stubbs

Results

Division One

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 22 10 6 73 36 +37 76 Disqualified from the European Cup[6]
2 Liverpool[a] 38 22 10 6 65 28 +37 76 Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup[7]
3 Nottingham Forest[b] 38 17 13 8 64 43 +21 64 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[8]
4 Norwich City 38 17 11 10 48 45 +3 62
5 Derby County 38 17 7 14 40 38 +2 58
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Nottingham Forest would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Results by round

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1989/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Disqualified from the 1989-90 European Cup;   = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup;   = Relegated to Division Two; c = Disqualified from the 1989-90 UEFA Cup as League Cup winners.

Matches

  • .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1989/
Norwich City v Nottingham Forest
27 August 1988 1 Norwich City 2-1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Fleck 13'
Bowen 40'
14 65' Chettle Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,488
Referee: RS Lewis
Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday
3 September 1988 2 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham
Nigel Worthington 41' (o.g.) 13 57' Mel Sterland Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,963
Referee: KJ Breen
Everton v Nottingham Forest
10 September 1988 3 Everton 1-1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Adrian Heath 72' 14 10' Neil Webb Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,006
Referee: T Mills
Nottingham Forest v Derby County
17 September 1988 4 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County Nottingham
Colin Foster 87' 14 88' Trevor Hebberd Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,818
Referee: JM Key
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
24 September 1988 5 Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest Birmingham
Kevin Gage 22' 14 80' Franz Carr Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,029
Referee: JB Worrall
Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
1 October 1988 6 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Luton Town Nottingham
16 Stadium: City Ground
Queens Park Rangers v Nottingham Forest
8 October 1988 7 Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Nottingham Forest Shepherd's Bush
Mark Stein 45' 11 31' (pen) Nigel Clough
89' Colin Foster
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,205
Referee: DJ Axcell
Millwall v Nottingham Forest
22 October 1988 8 Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest The Den
Sheringham 78'
Neil Ruddock 86'
14 44', 48' Steve Hodge Stadium: New Cross
Attendance: 16,874
Referee: DA Hedges
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
26 October 1988 9 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Liverpool Nottingham
Brian Rice 54'
Webb 59'
9 58' Ian Rush Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,755
Referee: TJ Holbrook
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest
29 October 1988 10 Newcastle United 1-0 Nottingham Forest Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Lee Chapman 64' 5 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 24,642
Referee: DB Allison
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
6 November 1988 11 Nottingham Forest 1-4 Arsenal Nottingham
Nigel Clough 17' 9 26'Alan Smith
72' Steve Bould
83'Tony Adams
87' Brian Marwood
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,038
Referee: D Hutchinson
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest
12 November 1988 12 West Ham United 3-3 Nottingham Forest Upton Park
David Kelly 2', 42'
Leroy Rosenior 57'
9 7', 21' Nigel Clough
41' Steve Hodge
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 21,583
Referee: IS Hemley
Nottingham Forest v Coventry City
19 November 1988 13 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Coventry City Nottingham
9 Stadium: City Ground
Charlton Athletic v Nottingham Forest
26 November 1988 14 Charlton Athletic 0-1 Nottingham Forest South Norwood
8 Stuart Pearce 15' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,411
Referee: RM Wiseman
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
3 December 1988 15 Nottingham Forest 2-2 Middlesbrough Nottingham
Lee Chapman 55', 56' 10 49' Mark Brennan
85' Stuart Ripley
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,742
Referee: JW Lloyd
Southampton v Nottingham Forest
10 December 1988 16 Southampton 1-1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Neil Maddison 37' 9 63' Nigel Clough Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,259
Referee: A Seville
Nottingham Forest v Wimbledon
18 December 1988 17 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Wimbledon Nottingham
9 78' Sanchez Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,427
Referee: LR Dilkes
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
26 December 1988 18 Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Ralph Milne 23'
Mark Hughes 52'
12 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 39,602
Referee: G Courtney
Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest
31 December 1988 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
10 25'Gaynor
27' Webb
37' Hodge
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,407
Referee: MG Peck
Nottingham Forest v Everton
2 January 1989 20 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Everton Nottingham
Garry Parker 43'Gaynor 62' 8 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,008
Referee: AB Wilkie
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest
15 January 1989 21 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Chris Waddle 45' 6 32' Garry Parker
33' Nigel Clough
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 16,903
Referee: N Midgley
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa
21 January 1989 22 Nottingham Forest 4-0 Aston Villa Nottingham
Steve Hodge 3'
Stuart Pearce 55'
Garry Parker 77'
Brian Laws 86'
5 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,662
Referee: B Hill
Luton Town v Nottingham Forest
4 February 1989 23 Luton Town 2-3 Nottingham Forest Luton
Mick Harford 19'
Kingsley Black 45'
4 18' Garry Parker
28' (pen), 73' Nigel Clough
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,460
Referee: J Ashworth
Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers
11 February 1989 24 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Queens Park Rangers Nottingham
4 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,690
Referee: JE Martin
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
11 March 1989 25 Arsenal 1-3 Nottingham Forest Islington
Alan Smith 14' 5 8' Nigel Clough
20' Franz Carr
35' Stuart Pearce
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 39,639
Referee: A Gunn
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United
15 March 1989 26 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United Nottingham
Nigel Clough 34' (pen) 5 64' Kevin Brock Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,800
Referee: K Morton
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
22 March 1989 27 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Garry Parker 49' 5 79' David Howells
88' Vinny Samways
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,098
Referee: KP Barratt
Derby County v Nottingham Forest
25 March 1989 28 Derby County 2-0 Nottingham Forest Derby
5 38' Steve Hodge
86' Lee Chapman
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: AW Ward
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
27 March 1989 29 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Manchester United Nottingham
Stuart Pearce 4'
Lee Chapman 62'
5 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,092
Referee: D Hutchinson
Wimbledon v Nottingham Forest
1 April 1989 30 Wimbledon 4-1 Nottingham Forest Wimbledon
Lawrie Sanchez 10', 86'
Paul Miller 14'
John Fashanu 79'
5 31' Nigel Clough Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,884
Referee: JA Moules
Nottingham Forest v Norwich City
5 April 1989 31 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Norwich City Nottingham
Clough 27'
Pearce 38'
4 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,872
Referee: DS Vickers
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
12 April 1989 32 Nottingham Forest 3-0 Southampton Nottingham
Nigel Clough 7' (pen)
Stuart Pearce 31'
Tommy Gaynor 79'
4 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,948
Referee: JC Deakin
Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest
22 April 1989 33 A Middlesbrough 4-3 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
Stuart Ripley 20'
Bernie Slaven 82'
Peter Davenport 89'
4 23' Neil Webb
37', 76' Lee Chapman
74' Garry Parker
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,778
Referee: VG Callow
Nottingham Forest v Millwall
3 May 1989 34 Nottingham Forest 4-1 Millwall Nottingham
Tommy Gaynor 27'
Steve Wood 65' (o.g)
Steve Hodge 68'
Garry Parker 80'
3 58' (o.g.) Brian Laws Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 15,928
Referee: PW Harrison
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
10 May 1989 35 Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
John Aldridge 81' (pen) 4 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,484
Referee: K Cooper
Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic
13 May 1989 36 Nottingham Forest 4-0 Charlton Athletic Nottingham
Franz Carr 13'
Terry Wilson 42'
Neil Webb 44'
Steve Chettle 86'
3 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,637
Referee: JE Martin
Coventry City v Nottingham Forest
15 May 1989 37 Coventry City 2-2 Nottingham Forest Coventry
Howard Clark 74'
Cyrille Regis 83'
3 76' Neil Webb
86' Nigel Clough
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 14,011
Referee: TJ Holbrook
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
18 May 1989 38 Nottingham Forest 1-2 West Ham United Nottingham
Lee Chapman 31' 3 1', 18' Leroy Rosenior Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,843
Referee: DT Phillips

League Cup

Nottingham Forest v Chester City
28 September 1988 2 Nottingham Forest 6-0 Chester City Nottingham
Stuart Pearce 13'
Nigel Clough 21', 79'
Neil Webb 25'
Steve Hodge 77'
Tommy Gaynor 90'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 11,958
Referee: DR Elleray
Chester City v Nottingham Forest
12 October 1988 2 Chester City 0-4
(0-10 agg.)
Nottingham Forest Chester
30', 46', 66' Tommy Gaynor
57' Gary Crosby
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4,747
Referee: WK Burge
Nottingham Forest v Coventry City
2 November 1988 3 Nottingham Forest 3-2 Coventry City Nottingham
Colin Foster 39'
Steve Hodge 51'
Nigel Clough 70'
33' Gary Bannister
40' (pen) Brian Kilcline
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 21,201
Referee: RG Milford
Leicester City v Nottingham Forest
30 November 1988 4 Leicester City 0-0 Nottingham Forest Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 26,704
Referee: DS Vickers
Nottingham Forest v Leicester City
14 December 1988 replay Nottingham Forest 2-1 Leicester City Nottingham
Nigel Clough 26'
Lee Chapman 59'
36' Paul Groves Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,676
Referee: F Roberts
Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers
18 January 1989 5 Nottingham Forest 5-2 Queens Park Rangers Nottingham
Lee Chapman 12', 27', 42', 67'
Nigel Clough 37' (pen)
22' Mark Stein
75' David Kerslake
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,065
Referee: GM Tyson
Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
15 February 1989 Semifinals Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bristol City Nottingham
John Pender 85' (o.g.) 65' Paul Mardon Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,060
Referee: TJ Holbrook
Bristol City v Nottingham Forest
26 February 1989 Semifinals Bristol City 0-1 (a.e.t.)
(1-2 agg.)
Nottingham Forest Bristol
114' Garry Parker Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 28,084
Referee: JB Worrall

Final

Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
9 April 1989 Nottingham Forest 3-1 Luton Town Wembley
Clough 53' (pen), 76'
Webb 68'
35' Mick Harford Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 76,130
Referee: RG Milford

FA Cup

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town
7 January 1989 3 Nottingham Forest 3-0 Ipswich Town Nottingham
Frank Yallop 3' (o.g)
Tommy Gaynor 30'
Lee Chapman 64'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,743
Referee: LC Shapter
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
28 January 1989 4 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leeds United Nottingham
Lee Chapman 6'
Garry Parker 90'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,107
Referee: JB Worrall
Watford v Nottingham Forest
19 February 1989 5 Watford 0-3 Nottingham Forest Watford
Neil Webb 39'
Lee Chapman 76'
Brian Laws 88'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,044
Referee: KS Hackett
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
18 March 1989 6 Manchester United 0-1 Nottingham Forest Manchester
Garry Parker 42' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 55,052
Referee: B Hill
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
15 April 1989 Semifinal Liverpool abd. Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: RS Lewis
Note: The Liverpool–Nottingham Forest game was abandoned after 6 minutes due to the Hillsborough Disaster which claimed 94 lives on 15 April 1989 (the final death toll was 97).[9]
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
7 May 1989 Replay Liverpool 3-1 Nottingham Forest Manchester
John Aldridge 3', 58'
Brian Laws 72' (o.g.)
33' Neil Webb Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: RS Lewis
Note: There was talk that the FA Cup competition for this season would be abandoned after the Hillsborough Disaster, but on 30 April, it was confirmed that both teams would continue in the competition and play in a rescheduled semi-final on 7 May.[10]

Full Members' Cup

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
10 January 1989 Eightfinals Chelsea 1-4 Nottingham Forest Fulham
Kerry Dixon 58' 54'Lee Chapman
104' Tommy Gaynor
108'Stuart Pearce
114' Garry Parker
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 8,475
Referee: PL Foakes
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest
24 January 1989 Quarterfinals Ipswich Town 1-3 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
Steve Hodge 35' 34' Jason Dozzell
40' Stuart Pearce
88' Gary Crosby
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,498
Referee: DR Elleray
Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
22 February 1989 Semifinal Nottingham Forest 3-1 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Webb 14', 90'
Stuart Pearce 88'
66' Ian Wright Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,374
Referee: MG Peck

Final

Nottingham Forest v Everton
30 April 1989 Final Nottingham Forest 4-3 (a.e.t.) Everton Wembley
Garry Parker 32', 67'
Lee Chapman 92', 117'
8', 101' Tony Cottee
48' Graeme Sharp
Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 46,606
Referee: A Gunn

Mercentile Cr Trophy

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
29 August 1988 Quarterfinals Liverpool 4-1 Nottingham Forest
Barry Venison 50'
Jan Molby 70' (pen)
Ray Houghton 75'
John Barnes 84'
89' Neil Webb Attendance: 20,141
Referee: GM Tyson

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One FA Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Steve Sutton 54 0 36 0 5 0 13 0
DF England ENG Brian Laws 37 2 20+2 1 5 1 9+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Terry Wilson 43 1 24+3 1 5 0 10+1 0
DF England ENG Des Walker 48 0 34 0 5 0 9 0
DF England ENG Stuart Pearce 54 10 36 6 5 0 13 4
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Gaynor 26 10 16+3 4 2 1 5 5
MF England ENG Neil Webb 54 13 36 6 5 2 13 5
MF England ENG Garry Parker 37 13 22 7 5 2 9+1 4
MF England ENG Steve Hodge 53 10 33+1 7 5 0 13+1 3
FW England ENG Lee Chapman 46 19 30 8 5 3 11 8
FW England ENG Nigel Clough 53 21 36 14 4 0 12+1 7
GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Steve Chettle 38 2 23+5 2 0 0 9+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian Rice 26 1 19+1 1 0 0 6 0
MF England ENG Franz Carr 38 3 18+5 3 4 0 8+3 0
DF England ENG Colin Foster 23 3 17+1 2 0 0 5 1
MF England ENG Gary Crosby 18 2 11+2 0 0 0 3+2 2
FW England ENG Phil Starbuck 11 0 2+5 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
DF England ENG Brett Williams 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Gary Charles 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Gary Fleming 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Lee Glover 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Darren Wassall 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Russell Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Sean Dyche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Lamb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1989/

References

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  2. ^ "Backroom Staff". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Lee Chapman". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Brian Laws: In profile". BBC South Yorkshire. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  5. ^ "The day Wembley was barely half-full to watch Everton in a seven-goal thriller". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  7. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  8. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
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