1997/98 season Manager: Dave Bassett Top Scorer: Pierre van Hooijdonk (34) First Division: 1st (promoted as champions) FA Cup: 3rd Round League Cup: 2nd Round League record: 28 wins, 10 draws, 8 defeats, 82 goals scored, 42 goals conceded Transfers: £-5.33 million Transfers in: £5.85 million Date Position Player From Fee 2nd July MF AndyContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 5”
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The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 4
Following the prevailing trend of the time, the board would ask 34-year-old club captain Stuart Pearce to serve as caretaker player-manager until further notice. Pearce would agree and unintentionally begin his journey as a football manager. The man famously nicknamed ‘Psycho’ was now in charge of Nottingham Forest.
Once in a Lifetime: Barnsley in the Premiership
The Tykes’ sole season in the top-flight of English football… Recently, I wrote about the sole campaign spent by Swindon Town in the Premier League (then known as the Premiership) during the 1993-94 season. The 1993-94 Premiership campaign would mark the only time that Swindon Town played in the top-flight football in 140+ years ofContinue reading “Once in a Lifetime: Barnsley in the Premiership”
The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 2
1997/98: The Rise Begins… Manager: George Graham Top Scorer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (16) Premier League: 5th FA Cup: Quarterfinals League Cup: 4th Round League Record: 17 wins, 8 draws, 13 defeats, 57 goals for, 46 goals against Transfers in £10.15 million 6 players Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Boavista £2 million Alf-Inge Håland Nottingham Forest £1.6 millionContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Leeds United 1996-2007: Part 2”
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