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The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 5

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”

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.

The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 3

1995/96: A Rounded Affair Manager: Frank Clark Top Scorer: Ian Woan (12) (all competitions) Premier League: 9th FA Cup: Quarter-Finals League Cup: 2nd round UEFA Cup: Quarter-Finals League record: 15 wins, 13 draws, 10 defeats, 50 goals scored, 54 goals conceded Transfers: £+2.575 million Transfers in: £7.425 million Date Position Player From Fee 1st JulyContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 3”

The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 2

1994/95: A Bigger Splash Manager: Frank Clark Top Scorer: Stan Collymore (25) Premier League: 3rd FA Cup: 4th round League Cup: 4th round League record: 22 wins, 11 draws, 9 defeats Transfers: £-2.35 million Transfers in: £2.55 million Date Position Player From Transfer Fee 1st August MF John Burns Belvedere Undisclosed 1st August GKContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 2”

The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Part 1

1993/94: The End of One Era, And The Beginning of Another

The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Introduction

From promotion to Europe to relegation to promotion to relegation in six seasons… Six seasons. Five different managers. 41 players signed. £36.6 million spent. 248 league matches played across two divisions. 101 wins. 73 draws. 74 defeats. This was Nottingham Forest between the years 1993 and 1999. During the period, Forest would be twice promotedContinue reading “The Rise and Fall of Nottingham Forest 1993-1999: Introduction”