# 1991–92 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Nottingham Forest finished 8th for the second season running. They also reached the final of the League Cup, only to lose to that season's runners-up, Manchester United, and won the Full Members' Cup. A highlight of the season was a 4–0 win at neighbours Notts County, who were relegated at the end of the season.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley |
| — | GK | WAL | Andy Marriott |
| — | GK | ENG | Steve Sutton |
| — | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Charles |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Hope |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Laws |
| — | DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce (captain) |
| — | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler |
| — | DF | ENG | Des Walker |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Wassall |
| — | DF | ENG | Brett Williams |
| — | DF | SCO | Terry Wilson |
| — | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Crosby |
| — | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill |
| — | MF | ENG | Bobby Howe |
| — | MF | IRL | Roy Keane |
| — | MF | SCO | Alan Mahood |
| — | MF | ISL | Þorvaldur Örlygsson |
| — | MF | ENG | Garry Parker |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Stone |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Woan |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Clough |
| — | FW | IRL | Tommy Gaynor |
| — | FW | SCO | Lee Glover |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson |
| — | FW | ENG | Teddy Sheringham |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Teddy Sheringham | Millwall | £2,000,000 |
| MF | Kingsley Black | Luton Town | £1,500,000 |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Steve Hodge | Leeds United | £900,000 |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Sheffield Wednesday | £800,000 |
| MF | Franz Carr | Newcastle United | £250,000 |
| MF | Neil Lyne | Shrewsbury Town | |
| MF | Brian Rice | Falkirk | |
| FW | Phil Starbuck | Huddersfield Town |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Garry Parker | Aston Villa | £650,000 |
| DF | Phil Gilchrist | Middlesbrough | free |
| GK | Steve Sutton | Derby County | £300,000 |
| MF | Alan Mahood | Greenock Morton | |

## Competitions
### First Division
#### League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 64 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 60 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 59 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 57 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 57 | |
Nottingham Forest's score comes first

#### Position by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 27,068 | Clough |
| R4 | 26 January 1992 | Hereford United | H | 2–0 | 24,259 | Pearce, Sheringham |
| R5 | 15 February 1992 | Bristol City | H | 4–1 | 24,615 | Llewellyn (own goal), Clough, Pearce, Sheringham (pen) |
| QF | 7 March 1992 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 25,402 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 25 September 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–0 | 19,936 | Gaynor (2), Keane, Black |
| R2 2nd leg | 8 October 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 5–2 (won 9–2 on agg) | 5,469 | Keane (2), Sheringham, Black, Gaynor |
| R3 | 30 October 1991 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 17,529 | Glover, Gemmill |
| R4 | 4 December 1991 | Southampton | H | 0–0 | 17,939 | |
| R4R | 17 December 1991 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | 10,861 | Gemmill |
| R5 | 8 January 1992 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 14,941 | Clough |
| R5R | 5 February 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–2 | 18,918 | Sheringham (3, 1 pen), Pearce |
| SF 1st leg | 9 February 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 21,402 | Sheringham 62' |
| SF 2nd leg | 1 March 1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–1 (won 3–2 on agg) | 28,216 | Keane, Glover |

#### Final
### Full Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 22 October 1991 | Leeds United | A | 3–1 | 6,145 | Sheringham (2, 1 pen), Crosby |
| R3 | 19 November 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 2–0 | 7,858 | Pearce, Woan |
| S Area SF | 10 December 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–0 | 8,034 | Keane (2) |
| N Area F | 12 February 1992 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 19,537 | Gemmill |
| N Area FR | 26 February 1992 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 (won 3–1 on agg) | 21,562 | Crosby, Wassall |

#### Final
## Statistics
### Squad Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League Division One | Football League Division One |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley | 36 | -50 | 36 | -50 |
| | DF | ENG | Gary Charles | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler | 26 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Des Walker | 33 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce | 30 | 5 | 29+1 | 5 |
| | MF | ENG | Gary Crosby | 32 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 |
| | MF | IRL | Roy Keane | 39 | 8 | 35+4 | 8 |
| | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill | 39 | 8 | 38+1 | 8 |
| | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| | FW | ENG | Nigel Clough | 33 | 5 | 31+2 | 5 |
| | FW | ENG | Teddy Sheringham | 39 | 13 | 39 | 13 |
| | GK | WAL | Andy Marriott | 6 | -8 | 6 | -8 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Woan | 21 | 5 | 20+1 | 5 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle | 22 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Lee Glover | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Laws | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Darren Wassall | 14 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brett Williams | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Garry Parker | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ISL | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Tommy Gaynor | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Terry Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kaminsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Steve Sutton |
| | DF | ENG | Craig Armstrong |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Hope |
| | MF | ENG | Bobby Howe |
| | MF | SCO | Alan Mahood |
* Source: http://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1992