# 2006–07 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Nottingham Forest's 2nd consecutive season in the League One.

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 July 2006 | Ilkeston Town | A | 5–0 | Commons 8', Harris 9', James 13', Tyson 79', Muller (og) 85' | 2,254 |
| 17 July 2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 2–0 | Lester (2) 15', 81'(pen) | 4,174 |
| 19 July 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 0–0 | | 2,680 |
| 22 July 2006 | Mansfield Town | A | 0 – 1 | Match abandoned after 71 mins due to a storm | 5,329 |
| 26 July 2006 | Lincoln City | A | 0 – 1 | | 2,386 |
| 29 July 2006 | Leeds United | H | 2 – 3 | Tyson 41', Holt 47' | 8,513 |

## League One
### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 5 August 2006 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | Bennett 10' | 19,665 | 9th |
| 8 August 2006 | Blackpool | A | 2–0 | Lester 45', Holt 73' | 7,635 | 2nd |
| 12 August 2006 | Northampton Town | A | 1–0 | Doig (o.g.) 46' | 7,172 | 2nd |
| 19 August 2006 | Brighton and Hove Albion | H | 2–1 | Holt (2) 63'(pen.), 78' | 18,686 | 2nd |
| 26 August 2006 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | Holt 34' | 11,720 | 1st |
| 2 September 2006 | Chesterfield | H | 4–0 | Lester 35', Harris 45+1', Holt 49'(pen), Southall 69' | 19,480 | 1st |
| 9 September 2006 | Yeovil Town | A | 1–0 | Holt 88' | 6,925 | 1st |
| 12 September 2006 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–2 | | 17,446 | 1st |
| 16 September 2006 | Carlisle United | H | 0–0 | | 19,535 | 1st |
| 23 September 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 11,444 | 1st |
| 26 September 2006 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | Breckin 33' | 7,388 | 1st |
| 30 September 2006 | Swansea City | H | 3–1 | Perch 54', Commons 56', Agogo 67' | 19,034 | 1st |
| 7 October 2006 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–4 | | 22,640 | 1st |
| 14 October 2006 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | Southall 57' | 7,800 | 1st |
| 21 October 2006 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | Southall 9' | 23,466 | 1st |
| 28 October 2006 | Cheltenham Town | A | 2–0 | Southall (2) 32', 36' | 6,554 | 1st |
| 4 November 2006 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | Commons (2) 10', 37' | 18,003 | 1st |
| 18 November 2006 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | Tyson 88' | 7,809 | 1st |
| 25 November 2006 | Millwall | H | 3–1 | Agogo 65', Perch 67', Breckin 82' | 19,410 | 1st |
| 5 December 2006 | Bournemouth | A | 0–2 | | 7,067 | 1st |
| 9 December 2006 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 4–1 | Holt 32', Tyson (3) 37', 43', 45' | 7,253 | 1st |
| 16 December 2006 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–3 | Breckin 58' | 23,109 | 1st |
| 23 December 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 8,923 | 1st |
| 26 December 2006 | Port Vale | H | 3–0 | Tyson 13', Holt (2) 66', 90+3' | 22,999 | 1st |
| 30 December 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | Perch 72' | 19,729 | 2nd |
| 1 January 2007 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–5 | | 9,768 | 3rd |
| 13 January 2007 | Yeovil Town | H | 1–0 | Holt 48' | 17,885 | 1st |
| 20 January 2007 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | | 16,849 | 3rd |
| 31 January 2007 | Carlisle United | A | 0–1 | | 9,022 | 4th |
| 3 February 2007 | Bradford City | A | 2–2 | Tyson 10', Lester 18' | 10,160 | 3rd |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Bristol City (P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 85 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 83 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 82 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |

## FA Cup
### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 November 2006 | Round One | Yeading | H | 5–0 | Commons (3) 19', 32', 45+1', Agogo (2) 54 (pen.), 63' | 7,704 |
| 3 December 2006 | Round Two | Salisbury City | A | 1–1 | Tyson 27' | 3,100 |
| 12 December 2006 | Round Two – Replay | Salisbury City | H | 2–0 | Tyson 53', Southall 81' | 6,177 |
| 6 January 2007 | Round Three | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | Agogo 28', Holt 32' | 19,017 |
| 28 January 2007 | Round Four | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | – | 41,516 |

## League Cup
### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 August 2006 | Round One | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–1 | | 2,146 |

## Johnstone's Paint Trophy
### Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 October 2006 | Round One | Gillingham | A | 2–1 | Lester 7', Holt 55' | 1,647 |
| 31 October 2006 | Round Two | Brentford | H | 2–1 | Southall 47', Holt 56' | 2,031 |
| 29 November 2006 | Southern Area – Quarter-Final | Bristol City | H | 2–2 (2–4p) | Morgan 45+1', Holt 79' | 4,107 |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| 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 Smith | 52 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Nicky Eaden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Gino Padula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Luke Chambers | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO | Gary Holt | 48 | 2 | 32+9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Wes Morgan | 49 | 1 | 31+9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ian Breckin | 54 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | David Prutton | 13 | 2 | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Nicky Southall | 35 | 7 | 26+1 | 5 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kris Commons | 40 | 13 | 30+4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Nathan Tyson | 30 | 9 | 12+12 | 7 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Scott Dobie | 26 | 1 | 4+17 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt | 55 | 18 | 34+12 | 14 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Alan Wright | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ross Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Jack Lester | 45 | 7 | 26+11 | 6 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Neil Harris | 24 | 1 | 11+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | James Henry | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NIR | Sammy Clingan | 35 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | James Perch | 55 | 6 | 45+3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | John Thompson | 16 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | DEN | Rune Pedersen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | John Curtis | 49 | 0 | 40+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Danny Cullip | 25 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | GHA | Junior Agogo | 34 | 10 | 20+9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | James Beaumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Kevin James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | JAM | David Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Robert Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Julian Bennett | 37 | 2 | 24+7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Spencer Weir-Daley | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Vincent Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Paddy Gamble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | USA | Jon-Paul Pittman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | IRL | Brendan Moloney | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | GER | Felix Bastians | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Lewis McGugan | 18 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | IRL | Shane Redmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ALG | Hamza Bencherif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by league goals when total goals are equal.
| Position | Number | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 11 | Grant Holt | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | 8 | Kris Commons | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 23 | Junior Agogo | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | Nathan Tyson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 7 | Nicky Southall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| = | 14 | Jack Lester | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | 17 | James Perch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Ian Breckin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Gary Holt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 7 | David Prutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 29 | Julian Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | 37 | Lewis McGugan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 10 | Scott Dobie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 15 | Neil Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 5 | Wes Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 69 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 85 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Paul Smith | Southampton | £500,000 | 11 July 2006 |
| 23 | FW | Junior Agogo | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed | 30 August 2006 |
| 3 | DF | Luke Chambers | Northampton Town | Undisclosed | 30 January 2007 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| - | MF | Eugen Bopp | Rotherham United | Free | 3 August 2006 |
| 24 | MF | James Beaumont | Northwich Victoria | Free | 29 December 2006 |
| 15 | FW | Neil Harris | Millwall | Free | 9 January 2007 |
| 12 | MF | Ross Gardner | Port Vale | Free | 9 January 2007 |
| 7 | MF | Nicky Southall | Gillingham | Free | 31 January 2007 |
| 22 | DF | Danny Cullip | Queens Park Rangers | Free | 31 January 2007 |

### Loan In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Start | End |
| 7 | MF | David Prutton | Southampton | 30 January 2007 | 19 May 2007 |
| 12 | DF | Alan Wright | Sheffield United | 16 March 2007 | 19 May 2007 |
| 15 | MF | James Henry | Reading | 22 March 2007 | 8 April 2007 |

### Loan Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |
| 25 | MF | Kevin James | Yeovil Town | 3 August 2006 | 3 September 2006 |
| 35 | FW | Jon-Paul Pittman | Bury | 3 August 2006 | 17 September 2006 |
| 33 | DF | Vincent Fernandez | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 August 2006 | 7 October 2006 |
| 2 | DF | Nicky Eaden | Lincoln City | 31 August 2006 | 1 January 2007 |
| 30 | FW | Spencer Weir-Daley | Macclesfield Town | 31 August 2006 | 30 November 2006 |
| 18 | DF | John Thompson | Tranmere Rovers | 26 October 2006 | 6 December 2006 |
| 25 | MF | Kevin James | Grimsby Town | 27 October 2006 | 27 November 2006 |
| 36 | MF | Felix Bastians | Northwich Victoria | 2 November 2006 | 2 January 2007 |
| 12 | MF | Ross Gardner | Port Vale | 8 November 2006 | 8 January 2007 |
| 33 | DF | Vincent Fernandez | Blackpool | 23 November 2006 | 2 January 2007 |
| 30 | FW | Spencer Weir-Daley | Lincoln City | 1 January 2007 | 18 March 2007 |
| 33 | DF | Vincent Fernandez | Grays Athletic | 3 January 2007 | 3 February 2007 |
| 36 | MF | Felix Bastians | Halifax Town | 25 January 2007 | 17 March 2007 |
| 18 | DF | John Thompson | Tranmere Rovers | 31 January 2007 | 6 May 2007 |
| 2 | DF | Nicky Eaden | Lincoln City | 31 January 2007 | 18 May 2007 |
| 36 | MF | Felix Bastians | Gillingham | 22 March 2007 | 15 April 2007 |
| 25 | MF | Kevin James | Swindon Town | 22 March 2007 | 6 May 2007 |
| 30 | FW | Spencer Weir-Daley | Bradford City | 22 March 2007 | 29 April 2007 |
| 34 | GK | Paddy Gamble | York City | 26 March 2007 | 8 May 2007 |