1992–93 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The previous season, Forest had finished 8th and started the new season fairly well with an opening-day 1-0 win over Liverpool in Sky Sports' first-ever 'Super Sunday' match on 16 August 1992 which saw their first-ever live goal scored by Teddy Sheringham. However, after the sale of key players Sheringham and Des Walker, Forest struggled thereafter and after the promising display against Liverpool on the opening day, they went on the receiving end of six successive defeats - during which they leaked 18 goals - which would set the tone for a long season ahead of them. They were virtually never out of the relegation zone after their 2-0 home defeat to eventual champions Manchester United on 29 August 1992 and since the opening day, they won just two of their next 21 games before the new year, leaving them in bottom place, six points from safety.

However, their form after the new year exceptionally improved with a run of five wins in the next seven league games, cumulating in a 1-0 win over Queen's Park Rangers on 24 February 1993, briefly lifting them out of the relegation zone on goal difference, during a very tight relegation dogfight at the time with only seven points separating second-bottom Middlesbrough and 12th-placed Chelsea. However, a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City and a 1-1 draw with relegation rivals Crystal Palace in their next two home games saw them sucked back into the bottom-three and after that, they couldn't quite keep up the momentum for survival, winning just two of the next ten games, leaving them needing to win their final two games in order to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. They were ultimately relegated in bottom place with their fate being confirmed on 1 May 1993 in a 2-0 home defeat to Sheffield United - among other results going against them - which also saw the Blades effectively secure their survival at the expense of Middlesbrough. Brian Clough retired at the end of the season, leaving Frank Clark to try and take Forest back to the Premier League.

During the off-season, young Irish midfielder Roy Keane - who was named in the PFA Team of the Year - was sold to Manchester United. He would play a major role in United's dominance of English football over the next decade.

Final league table

Main article: 1992–93 FA Premier League


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United !Manchester United (C)	42	24	12	6	67	31	+36	84	1993–94 UEFA Champions League First round
2	Aston Villa !Aston Villa	42	21	11	10	57	40	+17	74	1993–94 UEFA Cup First round
3	Norwich City !Norwich City	42	21	9	12	61	65	−4	72	1993–94 UEFA Cup First round
4	Blackburn Rovers !Blackburn Rovers	42	20	11	11	68	46	+22	71
5	Queens Park Rangers !Queens Park Rangers	42	17	12	13	63	55	+8	63
6	Liverpool !Liverpool	42	16	11	15	62	55	+7	59
7	Sheffield Wednesday !Sheffield Wednesday	42	15	14	13	55	51	+4	59
8	Tottenham Hotspur !Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	11	15	60	66	−6	59
9	Manchester City !Manchester City	42	15	12	15	56	51	+5	57
10	Arsenal !Arsenal	42	15	11	16	40	38	+2	56	1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup First round ¹
11	Chelsea !Chelsea	42	14	14	14	51	54	−3	56
12	Wimbledon !Wimbledon	42	14	12	16	56	55	+1	54
13	Everton !Everton	42	15	8	19	53	55	−2	53
14	Sheffield United !Sheffield United	42	14	10	18	54	53	+1	52
15	Coventry City !Coventry City	42	13	13	16	52	57	−5	52
16	Ipswich Town !Ipswich Town	42	12	16	14	50	55	−5	52
17	Leeds United !Leeds United	42	12	15	15	57	62	−5	51
18	Southampton !Southampton	42	13	11	18	54	61	−7	50
19	Oldham Athletic !Oldham Athletic	42	13	10	19	63	74	−11	49
20	Crystal Palace !Crystal Palace (R)	42	11	16	15	48	61	−13	49	Relegation to 1993–94 Football League First Division
21	Middlesbrough !Middlesbrough (R)	42	11	11	20	54	75	−21	44
22	Nottingham Forest !Nottingham Forest (R)	42	10	10	22	41	62	−21	40

Updated to games played on 11 May 1993.
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Arsenal qualified by winning the FA Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Nottingham Forest's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
16 August 1992	Liverpool	H	1–0	20,038	Sheringham
19 August 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–2	29,623
22 August 1992	Oldham Athletic	A	3–5	11,632	Pearce (pen), Bannister (2)
29 August 1992	Manchester United	H	0–2	19,694
31 August 1992	Norwich City	A	1–3	14,104	N Clough
5 September 1992	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–4	16,180	Bannister
12 September 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–2	19,420	Bannister
21 September 1992	Coventry City	H	1–1	17,553	N Clough
26 September 1992	Chelsea	A	0–0	19,760
3 October 1992	Manchester City	A	2–2	22,571	McKinnon, Pearce
17 October 1992	Arsenal	H	0–1	24,862
21 October 1992	Middlesbrough	H	1–0	17,846	Black
24 October 1992	Sheffield United	A	0–0	19,152
31 October 1992	Ipswich Town	H	0–1	21,411
7 November 1992	Everton	H	0–1	20,941
21 November 1992	Crystal Palace	A	1–1	15,330	Bannister
28 November 1992	Southampton	H	1–2	19,942	N Clough
5 December 1992	Leeds United	A	4–1	29,364	N Clough, Keane (2), Black
12 December 1992	Aston Villa	A	1–2	29,015	Keane
20 December 1992	Wimbledon	H	1–1	19,326	N Clough
28 December 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	32,118	Gemmill
9 January 1993	Coventry City	A	1–0	15,264	Woan
16 January 1993	Chelsea	H	3–0	23,249	Bannister (2), Örlygsson
27 January 1993	Manchester United	A	0–2	36,085
30 January 1993	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	21,240	Woan (2)
6 February 1993	Liverpool	A	0–0	40,463
20 February 1993	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	15,639	N Clough, Stone
24 February 1993	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–0	22,436	Crosby
27 February 1993	Manchester City	H	0–2	25,956
3 March 1993	Crystal Palace	H	1–1	20,603	Keane
13 March 1993	Everton	A	0–3	21,271
17 March 1993	Norwich City	H	0–3	20,799
21 March 1993	Leeds United	H	1–1	25,148	N Clough
24 March 1993	Southampton	A	2–1	18,005	N Clough, Keane
4 April 1993	Aston Villa	H	0–1	26,742
7 April 1993	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–3	20,467	N Clough (pen)
10 April 1993	Queens Park Rangers	A	3–4	16,782	Black, Bannister (2)
12 April 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	25,682	Black, Rosario
17 April 1993	Wimbledon	A	0–1	9,358
21 April 1993	Arsenal	A	1–1	19,024	Keane
1 May 1993	Sheffield United	H	0–2	26,752
8 May 1993	Ipswich Town	A	1–2	22,093	N Clough (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 1992-93 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	3 January 1993	Southampton	H	2–1	13,592	Keane, Webb
R4	23 January 1993	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	22,296	Webb
R4R	3 February 1993	Middlesbrough	A	3–0	20,514	Bannister, N Clough, Woan
R5	13 February 1993	Arsenal	A	0–2	27,591

League Cup

Main article: 1992-93 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	23 September 1992	Stockport County	A	3–2	7,964	Örlygsson, N Clough, Bannister
R2 Second Leg	7 October 1992	Stockport County	H	2–1 (won 5-3 on agg)	15,573	Black, Gannon (own goal)
R3	28 October 1992	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–0	7,042	Örlygsson
R4	2 December 1992	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–0	22,312	Keane, Woan
QF	12 January 1993	Arsenal	A	0–2	25,600

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Mark Crossley
		GK	Andy Marriott
		DF	Craig Armstrong
		DF	Steve Blatherwick
		DF	Gary Charles
		DF	Steve Chettle
		DF	Chris Hope
		DF	Brian Laws
		DF	Stuart Pearce (captain)
		DF	Carl Tiler
		DF	Brett Williams
		MF	Kingsley Black
		MF	Gary Crosby
		MF	Scot Gemmill
		MF	Bobby Howe

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ray McKinnon
		MF	Roy Keane
		MF	Ian Kilford
		MF	Tony Loughlan
		MF	Þorvaldur Örlygsson
		MF	Steve Stone
		MF	Justin Walker
		MF	Neil Webb
		MF	Ian Woan
		FW	Gary Bannister
		FW	Nigel Clough
		FW	Lee Glover
		FW	Steve Guinan
		FW	Paul McGregor
		FW	Robert Rosario

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Terry Wilson (to Dunfermline Athletic)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Teddy Sheringham (to Tottenham Hotspur)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering appearances in all competitions^[3]

Pos	Name	MS	Notes
GK	Mark Crossley	38
RB	Brian Laws	33
CB	Steve Chettle	31
CB	Carl Tiler	38
LB	Stuart Pearce	24
RM	Kingsley Black	20	Gary Crosby has 20 starts
CM	Roy Keane	41
CM	Scot Gemmill	34
LM	Ian Woan	28
CF	Gary Bannister	27
CF	Nigel Clough	43

References

Nottingham Forest Football Club

The Club	The Club History Statistics Seasons Women's team Players Internationals Hillsborough disaster

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Rivalries	Nottingham derby East Midlands derby (Brian Clough Trophy) Leicester City rivalry

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FA competitions

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Football League

Football Conference

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Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon

First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Derby County Grimsby Town Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Newcastle United Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Portsmouth Southend United Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Watford West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chester City Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Hull City Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Stockport County Stoke City Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic

Third Division	Barnet Bury Cardiff City Carlisle United Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Halifax Town Hereford United Lincoln City Northampton Town Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Torquay United Walsall Wrexham York City

Others	Aldershot Town Newport Woking

List of transfers

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