Nottingham
Forest 
Nottingham
Forest Season 1975 - 1976
Final Division 2 Table:
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 pts for a win | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | G Ave | |
| 1 | Sunderland (C) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 56 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Bristol City (P) | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 53 | 1.69 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 1.78 |
| 5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 49 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 50 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 49 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 1.20 |
| 8 | FOREST | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 72 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 42 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 68 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 38 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Oxford United (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 0.66 |
| 21 | York City (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 71 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Portsmouth (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 0.52 |
League Cup: 3rd Round
FA Cup: 3rd Round
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Viv Anderson | 21 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Colin Barrett | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bert Bowery | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 L | 2 |
| Ian Bowyer | 40 | 4 | 2 | - | 11 L : 3 LC | 14 |
| Barry Butlin | 32 | - | 2 | - | 7 L | 7 |
| Sammy Chapman | 37 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 LC | 1 |
| Frank Clark | 42 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| John Cottam | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 L | 1 |
| Terry Curran | 33 | - | - | - | 6 L (3p) | 6 (3p) |
| Bryn Gunn | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| George Lyall | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 L : 2 LC (2p) | 4 (2p) |
| Jim McCann | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 L | 1 |
| John McGovern | 41 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 LC | 1 |
| Jimmy McIntosh | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| John Middleton | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| John O'Hare | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 L | 9 |
| Liam O'Kane | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Martin O'Neill | 29 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 L | 5 |
| Paul Richardson | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 L : 2 LC | 3 |
| John Robertson | 37 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 L | 5 |
| David Sunley | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Wells | 23 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Own goals | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponents | Comp | H/A | W/D/L | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sub used |
| 29/07/75 | TSV Geingen | F | A | W | 2-0 | Middleton | O'Kane | Clark | Chapman | Cottam | Richardson | McIntosh | McGovern | O'Hare* | Butlin | Lyall p | Anderson |
| 31/07/75 | SV Kaufbeuren | F | A | D | 1-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | O'Kane | Chapman | Richardson | Mills | McIntosh | McCann | Butlin | Woodcock | - |
| 01/08/75 | BC Aichach | F | A | W | 1-0 | Middleton | Anderson | McGovern | O'Kane | Cottam | McIntosh | Mills | Lyall | McCann | O'Hare | Woodcock | - |
| 03/08/75 | TSV Gamersheim | F | A | W | 9-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | O'Kane | Chapman | Richardson | McIntosh | Lyall 2 | O'Hare 2 | Butlin 2 | Woodcock 2 | - |
| 05/08/75 | Stuttgart Kickers | F | A | L | 0-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | O'Kane | Chapman | Richardson | McIntosh | Lyall | O'Hare | Butlin | McGovern | - |
| 09/08/75 | Ballymena | F | A | W | 3-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | O'Kane | Chapman | Richardson | McIntosh | McGovern | O'Hare | Robertson | Bowyer 3 | - |
| 11/08/75 | Coleraine | F | A | W | 3-2 | Middleton | Gunn | Clark | O'Kane | Chapman | Richardson | Lyall | McGovern | O'Hare | Robertson | Bowyer 3 | - |
| 16/08/75 | Plymouth Argyle & | L | H | W | 2-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | Chapman | O'Kane | McGovern | Lyall | Richardson | O'Hare | Robertson | Bowyer | - |
| 19/08/75 | Rotherham U | FLC1/1 | A | W | 2-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | O'Kane | Chapman | McGovern | Robertson | Richardson | O'Hare | Bowyer | Lyall | - |
| 23/08/75 | Portsmouth | L | A | D | 1-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | O'Kane* | Chapman | Richardson | Robertson | McGovern | O'Hare | Bowyer | Lyall | *O'Neill |
| 27/08/75 | Rotherham U | FLC1/2 | H | W | 5-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Richardson 2 | Robertson | McGovern | O'Hare | Bowyer | Lyall 2 (2p) | - |
| 30/08/75 | Notts C | L | H | L | 0-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Richardson | Curran | McGovern | O'Hare | Robertson | Bowyer | - |
| 04/09/75 | Chelsea | L | A | D | 0-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Chapman | Clark | Robertson | Curran | McGovern | O'Hare | Richardson | Bowyer | - |
| 10/09/75 | Plymouth Argyle | FLC2 | A | W | 1-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | McGovern | O'Hare | Bowyer | Robertson | - |
| 13/09/75 | Hull C | L | H | L | 1-2 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | McGovern | Chapman | Clark | Curran | Richardson | O'Hare | Robertson | Bowyer | - |
| 20/09/75 | Oxford U | L | A | W | 1-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Richardson | Curran | McGovern | O'Hare | Robertson | Robertson* | *Lyall |
| 24/09/75 | Charlton A | L | H | L | 1-2 | Middleton | Anderson | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Richardson | Curran | McGovern | Bowyer | Lyall | Robertson | - |
| 27/09/75 | Bolton W | L | H | L | 1-2 | Middleton | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Chapman | Curran | Richardson | Bowyer | Lyall | Robertson | - |
| 04/10/75 | Bristol R | L | A | L | 2-4 | Middleton | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Cottam | Curran* | Richardson | O'Hare | Robertson | Bowyer | *Lyall |
| 08/10/75 | Man C | FLC3 | A | L | 1-2 | Middleton | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Cottam | Richardson | O'Neill | McGovern | O'Hare | Bowyer | Robertson | - |
| 11/10/75 | Fulham | L | A | D | 0-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | Chapman | Cottam | Richardson | Curran* | McGovern | Sunley | Lyall | Bowyer | *O'Hare |
| 18/10/75 | Southampton | L | H | W | 3-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Richardson | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 21/10/75 | Luton T | L | H | D | 0-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Richardson | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 25/10/75 | Oldham A | L | A | D | 0-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Richardson | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 01/11/75 | Carlisle U | L | H | W | 4-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Richardson* | Curran (p) | O'Neill | O'Hare 2 | Butlin | Bowyer | *Robertson |
| 04/11/75 | Blackpool | L | A | D | 1-1 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Richardson | Robertson | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 08/11/75 | Sunderland | L | A | L | 0-3 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | Robertson | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 15/11/75 | Bristol C | L | H | W | 1-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | Robertson | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 17/11/75 | Hartlepool | F | A | D | 0-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | Robertson | Lyall | O'Hare* | Butlin | Bowyer | Bowery |
| 22/11/75 | Southampton | L | A | W | 3-0 | Middleton | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | Robertson | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer 2 | - |
| 29/11/75 | York C | L | H | W | 1-0 | Wells | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | Robertson | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 06/12/75 | Orient | L | A | D | 0-0 | Wells | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Robertson | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 09/12/75 | Qatar XI | F | A | D | 1-1 | Wells | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Cottam | Robertson | Lyall | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Richardson | - |
| 13/12/75 | Portsmouth | L | H | L | 0-1 | Wells | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Robertson | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 20/12/75 | Plymouth Argyle | L | A | L | 0-1 | Wells | Anderson | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | Curran* | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | *Robertson |
| 26/12/75 | WBA | L | H | L | 0-2 | Wells | O'Kane | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 27/12/75 | Blackburn R | L | A | W | 4-1 | Wells | O'Kane | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Robertson | McIntosh | Bowery 2 | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | - |
| 01/01/76 | Peterborough U | FAC3 | H | D | 0-0 | Wells | O'Kane | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | McIntosh | Bowery | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 07/01/76 | Peterborough U | FAC3r | A | L | 0-1 | Wells | O'Kane | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | McIntosh* | Bowery | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | *Robertson |
| 10/01/76 | Hull C | L | A | L | 0-1 | Wells | Anderson* | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | O'Neill | Robertson | O'Hare | Butlin | Bowyer | *McIntosh |
| 17/01/76 | Chelsea | L | H | L | 1-3 | Wells | O'Kane | Gunn | Clark | Chapman | Richardson | Curran | Bowyer | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 23/01/76 | Mansfield T | NCCsf | H | W | 2-1 | Wells | Saunders | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Richardson | Curran | O'Neill | Bowyer | Bowery | Robertson | - |
| 31/01/76 | Luton T | L | A | D | 1-1 | Wells | O'Kane | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 02/02/76 | Corby T | F | A | W | 2-1 | Wells | O'Kane | Gunn | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 07/02/76 | Blackpool | L | H | W | 3-0 | Wells | O'Kane | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 21/02/76 | Bristol C | L | A | W | 2-0 | Wells | O'Kane* | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | *McCann |
| 24/02/76 | Charlton A | L | A | D | 2-2 | Wells | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | *McCann |
| 28/02/76 | Oldham A | L | H | W | 4-3 | Wells | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran (p) | O'Neill 2 | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 06/03/76 | Carlisle U & | L | A | D | 1-1 | Middleton | Gunn | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | McCann | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 13/03/76 | Fulham | L | H | W | 1-0 | Wells | Chapman | Clark | McGovern | Barrett | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 17/03/76 | Sunderland | L | H | W | 2-1 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 20/03/76 | York C & | L | A | L | 2-3 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin* | Robertson | *McCann |
| 27/03/76 | Orient | L | H | W | 1-0 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran* | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | *McCann |
| 03/04/76 | Bolton W | L | A | D | 0-0 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 06/04/76 | Louth U | F | A | W | 6-0 | Wells | Barrett | Gunn | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran 2 | O'Neill | O'Hare* | McCann | Robertson | Butlin |
| 10/04/76 | Oxford U | L | H | W | 4-0 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran (p) | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 13/04/76 | Notts C | L | A | D | 0-0 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 17/04/76 | WBA | L | A | L | 0-2 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson* | *Richardson |
| 20/04/76 | Blackburn R | L | H | W | 1-0 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 24/04/76 | Bristol R | L | H | W | 3-0 | Wells | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer 2 | Curran | O'Neill | O'Hare | Butlin | Robertson | - |
| 26/04/76 | Don Revie's All-Stars | F | H | W | 3-2 | Middleton | Barrett | Clark | McGovern | Chapman | Bowyer | Curran | O'Neill | Baker | McKenzie 2 | Robertson | - |
| 30/04/76 | CD Severence | F | A | W | 10-0 | Wells | Barrett | Saunders | McGovern | Chapman* | Richardson | Curran p | O'Neill | Bowyer 3 | Butlin 4 | Robertson | *Middleton |