# 1989–90 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

This article documents the 1989–90 season of football club Nottingham Forest F.C.

## 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 | Brian Laws |
| — | DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce (c) |
| — | DF | ENG | Des Walker |
| — | DF | ENG | Colin Foster |
| — | DF | ENG | Darren Wassall |
| — | DF | ENG | Brett Williams |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle |
| — | DF | ENG | Sean Dyche |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Charles |
| — | MF | SCO | Brian Rice |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Clough |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Crosby |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Hodge |
| — | MF | ISL | Þorvaldur Örlygsson |
| — | MF | ENG | Garry Parker |
| — | DF | SCO | Terry Wilson |
| — | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill |
| — | DF | ENG | John Sheridan |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Stone |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Woan |
| — | MF | ENG | Franz Carr |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson |
| — | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman |
| — | FW | ENG | David Currie |
| — | FW | IRL | Tommy Gaynor |
| — | FW | SCO | Lee Glover |
| — | FW | ENG | Phil Starbuck |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | John Sheridan | Leeds United | £650,000 |
| MF | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | £175,000 |
| MF | Antony John Loughlan | | |
| MF | Scot Gemmill | | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Neil Webb | Manchester United | £1,500,000 |
| DF | Gary Fleming | Manchester City | £150,000 |
| FW | Lee Glover | Barnsley F.C. | loan |
| MF | Franz Carr | Sheffield Wednesday | loan |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Preston North End | loan |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Nigel Jemson | Preston North End | loan ended |
| MF | Franz Carr | Sheffield Wednesday | loan ended |
| MF | Ian Woan | Runcorn | £80,000 |
| DF | David Currie | Barnsley F.C. | £725,000 |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Lee Chapman | Leeds United | £400,000 |
| DF | Colin Foster | West Ham United | £750,000 |
| DF | John Sheridan | Sheffield Wednesday | £438,000 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 50 |

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 |

#### Matches
### Full Members' Cup
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League Division One | Football League Division One | FA Cup | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Football League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Steve Sutton | 40 | -49 | 30 | -40 | 1 | -1 | 9 | -8 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Laws | 49 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle | 30 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Des Walker | 49 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce | 45 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Gary Crosby | 45 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| | MF | ENG | Garry Parker | 48 | 7 | 36+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Terry Wilson | 26 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Hodge | 45 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| | FW | ENG | Nigel Jemson | 24 | 6 | 17+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Nigel Clough | 49 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley | 9 | -7 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Lee Chapman | 23 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Brian Rice | 21 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Franz Carr | 15 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ISL | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | 16 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Colin Foster | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Tommy Gaynor | 13 | 1 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | David Currie | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Darren Wassall | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brett Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Phil Starbuck | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Carl Tiler | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gary Charles | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Woan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Andy Marriott |
| | DF | ENG | Sean Dyche |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Stone |
| | FW | SCO | Lee Glover |
* Source: http://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/players/season/1990