# 2005–06 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 2005–06 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League One where they finished in 7th position on 69 points. It was a disappointing season for Forest who failed to make the play-offs by two points, with a failure to win any of their last three games costing them a play-off spot, though even 7th was something of an achievement considering they had been in the bottom half of the table when manager Gary Megson was dismissed on February after a bad run of form. In the three cup competitions they went in early rounds to Macclesfield, Chester and Woking .

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Barnsley (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 72 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 71 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 69 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 65 | |

## Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League One
#### Results by matchday

| 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 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 6 August 2005 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | 24,042 | Dobie 45', Johnson 87' |
| 2 | 9 August 2005 | Walsall | A | 2–3 | 8,703 | Commons 36', Friio 85' |
| 3 | 13 August 2005 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 8,108 | Commons 39' |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 | 19,091 | |
| 5 | 27 August 2005 | Gillingham | A | 3–1 | 7,228 | Johnson 8', Dobie 44', Weir Daley 79' |
| 6 | 3 September 2005 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | 17,234 | Thompson 48' |
| 7 | 10 September 2005 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | 10,080 | |
| 8 | 17 September 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 20,123 | Lester 76' (pen), Commons 88' |
| 9 | 20 September 2005 | Bristol City | H | 3–1 | 16,666 | Lester 25' (pen), Perch 27', Commons 55' |
| 10 | 24 September 2005 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | 18,212 | Lester 54' |
| 11 | 27 September 2005 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 17,071 | Breckin 79' |
| 12 | 1 October 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 22,022 | Taylor 70' |
| 13 | 9 October 2005 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 10,104 | |
| 14 | 15 October 2005 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 17,586 | Taylor 34', Bopp 90' |
| 15 | 22 October 2005 | Yeovil Town | A | 0–3 | 9,072 | |
| 16 | 29 October 2005 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 17,983 | Johnson 24' |
| 17 | 12 November 2005 | Bournemouth | A | 1–1 | 9,222 | Southall 19' |
| 18 | 19 November 2005 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 19,576 | Wilson 51' (o.g.), Southall 70' |
| 19 | 26 November 2005 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 17,370 | Lester 46' |
| 20 | 6 December 2005 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 17,696 | Tyson 31' |
| 21 | 10 December 2005 | Walsall | H | 1–1 | 20,912 | Breckin 35' |
| 22 | 16 December 2005 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–3 | 5,857 | Taylor 65' (pen) |
| 23 | 26 December 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–0 | 23,009 | Breckin 45', Thompson 50', Southall 53', Taylor 67' |
| 24 | 31 December 2005 | Chesterfield | H | 0–0 | 21,909 | |
| 25 | 2 January 2006 | Colchester United | A | 1–3 | 5,767 | Tyson 90' |
| 26 | 14 January 2006 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | 17,807 | Holt 25', Tyson 63', Southall 67' |
| 27 | 17 January 2006 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 7,859 | Commons 5' |
| 28 | 21 January 2006 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | 7,222 | Tyson 34' |
| 29 | 27 January 2006 | Barnsley | H | 0–2 | 16,237 | |
| 30 | 31 January 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 0–1 | 7,670 | |
| 31 | 4 February 2006 | Blackpool | A | 2–2 | 8,399 | Breckin 45', Bennett 90' |
| 32 | 11 February 2006 | Swansea City | H | 1–2 | 19,132 | Tyson 21' |
| 33 | 15 February 2006 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–3 | 5,584 | |
| 34 | 18 February 2006 | Port Vale | A | 2–0 | 6,792 | Commons 40', Tyson 90' |
| 35 | 25 February 2006 | Swindon Town | H | 7–1 | 22,444 | Southall 3', 51', 55', Morgan 17', 57', Breckin 29', Lester 90' |
| 36 | 4 March 2006 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 14,379 | Perch 66' |
| 37 | 11 March 2006 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 19,446 | Tyson 45' |
| 38 | 18 March 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–1 | 8,229 | Commons 25', Holt 47' |
| 39 | 25 March 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 3–0 | 18,214 | McClenahan 20' (o.g.), Holt 40', Breckin 90' |
| 40 | 1 April 2006 | Chesterfield | A | 3–1 | 7,073 | Breckin 19', Tyson 29', Thompson 87' |
| 41 | 8 April 2006 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | 22,680 | Perch 72' |
| 42 | 15 April 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 9,152 | Holt 17' |
| 43 | 17 April 2006 | Yeovil Town | H | 2–1 | 28,193 | Breckin 40', Southall 68' |
| 44 | 22 April 2006 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–3 | 5,336 | Tyson 15', Commons 67' |
| 45 | 29 April 2006 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 | 26,847 | Tyson 56' |
| 46 | 6 May 2006 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 15,608 | Bennett 88' |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 23 August 2005 | Macclesfield Town | H | 2–3 | 5,050 | Breckin 9', 83' |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 5 November 2005 | Weymouth | H | 1–1 | 10,305 | Holt 39' |
| R1 Replay | 14 November 2005 | Weymouth | A | 2–0 | 6,500 | Taylor 67', 73' |
| R2 | 3 December 2005 | Chester City | A | 0–3 | 4,732 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 18 October 2005 | Woking | A | 2–3 | 3,127 | Bopp 20', Weir-Daley 38' |

## Squad

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | Johnstone's Paint Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Gerrard | 24 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Nicky Eaden | 30 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Gino Padula | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Gary Holt | 30 | 1 | 23+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Wes Morgan | 46 | 2 | 41+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ian Breckin | 48 | 10 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nicky Southall | 43 | 8 | 37+3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kris Commons | 38 | 8 | 36+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Gareth Taylor | 22 | 4 | 17+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Scott Dobie | 8 | 2 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | David Friio | 17 | 1 | 11+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ross Gardner | 15 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jack Lester | 39 | 5 | 15+23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Neil Harris | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Paul Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | James Perch | 40 | 3 | 34+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | John Thompson | 39 | 3 | 28+7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GER | Eugen Bopp | 15 | 2 | 2+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | DEN | Rune Pedersen | 20 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | John Curtis | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Danny Cullip | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | FRA | Eugene Dadi | 6 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Beaumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Kevin James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | JAM | David Johnson | 20 | 3 | 12+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Alan Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Russell Hoult | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Julian Bennett | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Spencer Weir-Daley | 8 | 2 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Justyn Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Dale Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Vincent Fernandez | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Paddy Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | USA | Jon-Paul Pittman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | GER | Felix Bastians | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Martin Vickerton | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Nathan Tyson | 28 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt | 19 | 4 | 18+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | NIR | Sammy Clingan | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Sam Mullarky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |