# 1993–94 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

Frank Clark, who had been a left-back in Nottingham Forest's 1979 European Cup winning team, returned to the club in May 1993 to succeed Brian Clough as manager. Clough had been at the club for 18 years and won seven major trophies in that time, but had left on a low note as Forest were relegated from the Premier League. Having inherited most of the players from the Clough era, Clark was able to achieve an instant return to the Premiership when the club finished Division One runners-up at the end of the 1993–94 season. He also added notable new players to the squad in the shape of Southend United striker Stan Collymore and Norwich City and Wales winger David Phillips, along with defender Colin Cooper from Millwall.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Crystal Palace (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 83 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 74 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Leicester City (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 72 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |

## Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 15 August 1993 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | 8,609 | Pearce (pen) |
| 18 August 1993 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | 26,684 | Woan |
| 21 August 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 5–3 | 23,225 | Glover, Woan, Black, Rosario, Futcher (own goal) |
| 24 August 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 | 15,048 | |
| 28 August 1993 | Luton Town | A | 2–1 | 9,788 | Woan, Black |
| 11 September 1993 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 13,270 | |
| 19 September 1993 | Stoke City | H | 2–3 | 20,843 | Pearce, Phillips |
| 26 September 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3–4 | 10,578 | Phillips, Collymore (2) |
| 2 October 1993 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 20,727 | Stone |
| 16 October 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 2–1 | 20,771 | Collymore, Gemmill |
| 20 October 1993 | Oxford United | H | 0–0 | 18,462 | |
| 24 October 1993 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 17,624 | |
| 30 October 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 26,721 | Collymore |
| 3 November 1993 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | 17,584 | Glover |
| 6 November 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 3–0 | 16,996 | Collymore, Glover (2) |
| 10 November 1993 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 21,621 | Collymore |
| 21 November 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–0 | 15,581 | Collymore (2) |
| 27 November 1993 | Sunderland | A | 3–2 | 16,968 | Gemmill, Collymore (2) |
| 4 December 1993 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | 22,061 | Whyte (own goal) |
| 19 December 1993 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 21,641 | Cooper, Black |
| 27 December 1993 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 26,901 | Collymore |
| 28 December 1993 | Bristol City | A | 4–1 | 20,725 | Collymore (2), Woan, Webb |
| 1 January 1994 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | 26,543 | Lyttle |
| 3 January 1994 | Watford | A | 2–1 | 14,539 | Cooper, Gemmill |
| 16 January 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 2–1 | 8,500 | Cooper, Gemmill |
| 23 January 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 23,008 | |
| 6 February 1994 | Leicester City | H | 4–0 | 26,616 | Gemmill (2), Woan, Glover |
| 12 February 1994 | Notts County | A | 1–2 | 18,655 | Phillips |
| 19 February 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | 24,232 | Bohinen |
| 26 February 1994 | Oxford United | A | 0–1 | 9,346 | |
| 2 March 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | 19,329 | Gemmill (2) |
| 5 March 1994 | Luton Town | H | 2–0 | 22,249 | Cooper, Pearce (pen) |
| 12 March 1994 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 20,550 | Webb |
| 16 March 1994 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 20,491 | Cooper, Phillips |
| 19 March 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 23,846 | Chettle, Pearce, Collymore |
| 26 March 1994 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 12,578 | Collymore |
| 30 March 1994 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 23,044 | Stone, Webb |
| 2 April 1994 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | 17,056 | Rosario, Lee |
| 4 April 1994 | Bristol City | H | 0–0 | 24,162 | |
| 9 April 1994 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 | 12,330 | Lee |
| 17 April 1994 | Millwall | A | 2–2 | 12,543 | Collymore, Stone |
| 24 April 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | 24,018 | Stone, Cooper |
| 27 April 1994 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | 19,300 | Cooper, Stone |
| 30 April 1994 | Peterborough United | A | 3–2 | 14,010 | Collymore (2), Pearce |
| 3 May 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 11,930 | |
| 8 May 1994 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 27,010 | Pearce (pen), Collymore |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 32,488 | Cooper |
| R3R | 19 January 1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 25,268 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 1st leg | 21 September 1993 | Wrexham | A | 3–3 | 7,860 | Collymore (3) |
| R2 2nd leg | 6 October 1993 | Wrexham | H | 3–1 (won 6–4 on agg) | 11,619 | Black, Crosby, Collymore |
| R3 | 27 October 1993 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 17,857 | Black, Collymore |
| R4 | 1 December 1993 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 22,195 | |
| R4R | 15 December 1993 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 14,117 | Webb, Cooper |
| R5 | 26 January 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–1 | 20,066 | Gemmill |
| R5R | 29 January 1994 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–2 | 12,578 | |

### Anglo-Italian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| Group 2 | 8 September 1993 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | 6,654 | Gemmill, Glover |
| Group 2 | 15 September 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–1 | 7,347 | Collymore |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | WAL | Mark Crossley |
| - | DF | ENG | Des Lyttle |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Chettle |
| - | DF | ENG | Stuart Pearce (captain) |
| - | DF | ENG | Colin Cooper |
| - | MF | ENG | Steve Stone |
| - | MF | WAL | David Phillips |
| - | MF | SCO | Scot Gemmill |
| - | FW | ENG | Stan Collymore |
| - | FW | SCO | Lee Glover |
| - | MF | NIR | Kingsley Black |
| - | MF | ENG | Ian Woan |
| - | MF | NOR | Lars Bohinen |
| - | GK | NIR | Tommy Wright |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Neil Webb |
| - | FW | ENG | Robert Rosario |
| - | FW | ENG | Jason Lee |
| - | DF | ENG | Brian Laws |
| - | MF | ENG | Gary Crosby |
| - | FW | ENG | Gary Bull |
| - | DF | NOR | Alfie Haaland |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick |
| - | DF | ENG | Carl Tiler |
| - | MF | ENG | Bobby Howe |
| - | MF | ENG | Lee Harvey |
| - | DF | ENG | Vance Warner |
| - | FW | ENG | Paul McGregor |
| - | MF | ENG | Ian Kilford |