- 1996–97 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
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Nottingham Forest 1996–97 season Chairman Irving Korn Manager 
Frank Clark (until December)
Stuart Pearce (player-caretaker manager)
Dave Bassett (from March)Stadium City Ground FA Carling Premiership 20th (relegated) FA Cup Fifth round Coca-Cola Cup Third round Top goalscorer Haaland/Campbell (6) Highest home attendance 29,181 vs. Liverpool (15 March 1997) Lowest home attendance 17,525 vs. Blackburn Rovers (25 November 1996) Average home attendance 24,587 ← 1995–96 1997–98 → During the 1996–97 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).
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Season summary
A dismal start to the season saw Nottingham Forest bottom of the Premiership by Christmas, and their manager Frank Clark gone, with Stuart Pearce taking over as player-manager on a temporary basis. A good run of form in January saw Pearce receive the Manager of the Month award, but, by the time he stepped down to make way for Dave Bassett in March, Forest had endured another setback and were left needing a miracle to beat the drop. The acquisition of Dutch striker Pierre van Hooijdonk did little to change the club's fortunes, and they were relegated in bottom place.
Final league table
Main article: FA Premier League 1996-97Pos Team Pl W D L F A Pts 1. Manchester United 38 21 12 5 76 44 75 2. Newcastle United 38 19 11 8 73 40 68 3. Arsenal 38 19 11 8 62 32 68 4. Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 68 5. Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 61 6. Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 59 7. Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 57 8. Wimbledon 38 15 11 12 49 46 56 9. Leicester City 38 12 11 15 46 54 47 10. Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 7 18 44 51 46 11. Leeds United 38 11 13 14 28 38 46 12. Derby County 38 11 13 14 45 58 46 13. Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 42 43 42 14. West Ham United 38 10 12 16 39 48 42 15. Everton 38 10 12 16 44 57 42 16. Southampton 38 10 11 17 50 56 41 17. Coventry City 38 9 14 15 38 54 41 18. Sunderland 38 10 10 18 35 53 40 19. Middlesbrough *** 38 10 12 16 51 60 39 20. Nottingham Forest 38 6 16 16 31 59 34 Note: Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil a fixture.
Key Qualified for the Champions League Qualified for the UEFA Cup Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup Relegated to Division One Results
Nottingham Forest's score comes first
Legend
Win Draw Loss FA Premier League
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1996 Coventry City A 3-0 19,468 Campbell (3) 21 August 1996 Sunderland H 1-4 22,874 Haaland 24 August 1996 Middlesbrough H 1-1 24,705 Pearce 4 September 1996 Southampton A 2-2 14,450 Campbell, Saunders 7 September 1996 Leicester City H 0-0 24,105 14 September 1996 Manchester United A 1-4 54,984 Haaland 21 September 1996 West Ham United H 0-2 23,352 28 September 1996 Chelsea A 1-1 27,673 Lee 12 October 1996 Leeds United A 0-2 29,225 19 October 1996 Derby County H 1-1 27,771 Saunders 28 October 1996 Everton H 0-1 19,892 2 November 1996 Aston Villa A 0-2 35,310 18 November 1996 Sheffield Wednesday A 0-2 16,390 25 November 1996 Blackburn Rovers H 2-2 17,525 Pearce (pen), Cooper 30 November 1996 Wimbledon A 0-1 12,608 9 December 1996 Newcastle United H 0-0 25,762 17 December 1996 Liverpool A 2-4 36,126 Campbell, Pearce 21 December 1996 Arsenal H 2-1 27,384 Haaland (2) 26 December 1996 Manchester United H 0-4 29,032 28 December 1996 Leicester City A 2-2 20,833 Clough, Cooper 1 January 1997 West Ham United A 1-0 22,358 Campbell 11 January 1997 Chelsea H 2-0 28,358 Pearce, Bart-Williams 19 January 1997 Tottenham Hotspur H 2-1 27,303 Roy (2) 29 January 1997 Coventry City H 0-1 22,619 1 February 1997 Everton A 0-2 32,567 22 February 1997 Aston Villa H 0-0 25,239 1 March 1997 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-0 32,805 Saunders 5 March 1997 Sheffield Wednesday H 0-3 21,485 8 March 1997 Arsenal A 0-2 38,206 11 March 1997 Blackburn Rovers A 1-1 20,485 Haaland 15 March 1997 Liverpool H 1-1 29,181 Woan 22 March 1997 Sunderland A 1-1 22,120 Lyttle 24 March 1997 Middlesbrough A 1-1 29,888 Haaland 5 April 1997 Southampton H 1-3 25,134 Pearce (pen) 19 April 1997 Leeds United H 1-1 25,565 van Hooijdonk 23 April 1997 Derby County A 0-0 18,087 3 May 1997 Wimbledon H 1-1 19,865 Roy 11 May 1997 Newcastle United A 0-5 36,554 FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA CupRound Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 4 January 1997 Ipswich Town H 3-0 14,681 Saunders (2), Allen R4 26 January 1997 Newcastle United A 2-1 36,434 Woan (2) R5 15 February 1997 Chesterfield A 0-1 8,890 League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League CupRound Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 First Leg 18 September 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 1-0 6,482 Roy R2 Second Leg 24 September 1996 Wycombe Wanderers A 1-1 6,310 Lee R3 23 October 1996 West Ham United A 1-4 19,402 Cooper Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 
GK Mark Crossley 2 DF Des Lyttle 3 DF Stuart Pearce (captain; caretaker manager) 4 DF Colin Cooper 5 DF Steve Chettle 6 DF Chris Bart-Williams 7 MF David Phillips 8 
MF Scot Gemmill 9 FW Dean Saunders 10 FW Kevin Campbell 11 MF Steve Stone 12 FW Jason Lee 13 
GK Alan Fettis 14 MF Ian Woan 15 
FW Pierre van Hooijdonk 16 
DF Nikola Jerkan 17 MF Chris Allen No. Position Player 18 
DF Alf-Inge Haaland 19 DF Stephen Howe 20 FW Paul McGregor 21 DF Vance Warner 22 MF Bryan Roy 23 FW Ian Moore (from March) 24 MF Brian O'Neil (on loan from Celtic) 25 DF Steve Blatherwick 26 DF Craig Armstrong 27 MF Justin Walker 28 FW Steve Guinan 29 MF Paul Smith 30 GK Richard Clark 31 GK David Henry 32 
MF John Burns - MF Bobby Howe - MF Steve Melton Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 15 
FW Andrea Silenzi (on loan to Venezia) 23 GK Tommy Wright (to Manchester City) No. Position Player 24 FW Richard Irving (released) 29 FW Nigel Clough (on loan from Manchester City) Nottingham Forest Football Club The Club Stadia Rivalries Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons · 1865–66 · 1866–67 · 1867–68 · 1868–69 · 1869–70 · 1870–71 · 1871–72 · 1872–73 · 1873–74 · 1874–75 · 1875–76 · 1876–77 · 1877–78 · 1878–79 · 1879–1980
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