Nottingham
Forest

Season 1987 - 1988
Final Division 1 Table:
| - | - | - | Home | Away | - | ||||||||
| - | - | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 40 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 90 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 81 |
| 3 | FOREST | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 73 |
| 4 | Everton | 40 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 70 |
| 5 | Queen's Park Rangers | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 67 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 66 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 57 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 56 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 53 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 53 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 53 |
| 12 | Southampton | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 50 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 47 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 45 |
| 15 | Derby County | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 43 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 40 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 42 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 42 |
| 18 | Chelsea (R) | 40 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 42 |
| 19 | Portsmouth (R) | 40 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 35 |
| 20 | Watford (R) | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 32 |
| 21 | Oxford United (R) | 40 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 31 |
League Cup: 3rd Round
FA Cup: Semi-Finals
Full Members' Cup (Simod Cup): 3rd Round
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Full Members' Cup (Simod Cup) |
Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| David Campbell | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Franz Carr | 22 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 L : 1 LC | 5 |
| Steve Chettle | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Nigel Clough | 34 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 19 L (2p) : 2 LC : 1 FA | 22 |
| Gary Crosby | 12 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 L : 1 FA | 3 |
| Gary Fleming | 19 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - |
| Colin Foster | 38 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 L | 2 |
| Tommy Gaynor | 10 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 L | 3 |
| Lee Glover | 17 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 L : 1 FA | 4 |
| Kjetil Osvold | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Gary Parker | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Stuart Pearce | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 L (3p) : 1 FA | 6 |
| Calvin Plummer | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 L : 2 FA | 4 |
| Brian Rice | 30 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 2 L : 1 FA | 3 |
| Hans Segers | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phil Starbuck | 1 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Steve Sutton | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Des Walker | 35 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Darren Wassall | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Neil Webb | 40 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 13 L : 1 LC :1FM | 15 |
| Paul Wilkinson | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 L : 1 LC : 2 FA | 8 |
| Brett Williams | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Wilson | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 L : 1 FA | 6 |
| Own goals | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Legend | Green = Scorer | * = player substituted | & = Own Goal | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams for Friendlies not known | FMC = Simod Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | H/A | W/D/L | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Sub used 1 | Sub used 2 |
| 27/07/87 | Halmstad | F | A | W | 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29/07/87 | BK Copenhagen | F | A | W | 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31/07/87 | Waggeryds IK | F | A | W | 7-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/08/87 | Hoeganas BK | F | A | W | 6-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 04/08/87 | Malmo FF | F | A | L | 0-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 09/08/87 | Notts C | NCCsf | H | D | 4-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15/08/87 | Charlton A | L | A | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Campbell | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Glover | - | - |
| 19/08/87 | Watford | L | H | W | 1-0 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce (p) | Walker | Foster | Campbell | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Glover | - | - |
| 22/08/87 | Everton | L | H | D | 0-0 | Segers | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Campbell | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Glover | - | - |
| 29/08/87 | Newcastle U | L | A | W | 1-0 | Segers | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Campbell | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Glover | - | - |
| 02/09/87 | Southampton | L | H | D | 3-3 | Segers | Fleming* | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Campbell | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Glover | *Wilson | - |
| 05/09/87 | Chelsea | L | A | L | 3-4 | Segers | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Campbell* | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Glover# | *Wilson | #Chettle |
| 12/09/87 | Arsenal | L | H | L | 0-1 | Segers | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Campbell* | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson# | Glover | *Wilson | #Starbuck |
| 19/09/87 | Coventry C | L | A | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Fleming* | Pearce (p) | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | *Campbell | - |
| 23/09/87 | Hereford U | FLC2/1 | H | W | 5-0 | Sutton | Fleming* | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson# | Carr | Webb 2 | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | *Chettle | #Glover |
| 26/09/87 | Norwich C | L | A | W | 2-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr | Webb 2 | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice* | *Glover | - |
| 07/10/87 | Hereford U | FLC2/2 | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 10/10/87 | Derby C | L | A | W | 1-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 17/10/87 | Sheff W | L | H | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson* | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | *Osvold | - |
| 24/10/87 | Tottenham H | L | H | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson* | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | *Osvold | - |
| 27/10/87 | Man C | FLC3 | A | L | 0-3 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster* | Wilson | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson# | Rice | *Starbuck | #Osvold |
| 31/10/87 | Man U | L | A | D | 2-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 14/11/87 | Portsmouth | L | H | W | 5-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson* | Carr | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice# | *Starbuck | #Glover |
| 21/11/87 | West Ham U | L | A | L | 2-3 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr* | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson# | Rice | *Starbuck | #Gaynor |
| 23/11/87 | Saudi Arabia XI | F | A | W | 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/11/87 | Celtic | F | A | W | 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 05/12/87 | Wimbledon | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer | Webb | Clough | Gaynor | Rice | - | - |
| 13/12/87 | QPR | L | H | W | 4-0 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson* | Plummer | Webb | Clough 3 (1p) | Gaynor | Rice | *Starbuck | - |
| 19/12/87 | Oxford U | L | A | W | 2-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer* | Webb | Clough | Gaynor | Rice | *Starbuck | - |
| 26/12/87 | Arsenal | L | A | W | 2-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce (p) | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer | Webb | Clough* | Gaynor | Rice | *Starbuck | - |
| 28/12/87 | Coventry C & | L | H | W | 4-1 | Sutton | Chettle* | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer# | Webb | Glover | Gaynor 2 | Rice | *Fleming | #Starbuck |
| 01/01/88 | Newcastle U | L | H | L | 0-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer | Webb | Glover* | Gaynor# | Rice | *Fleming | #Starbuck |
| 03/01/88 | Everton | L | A | L | 0-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Carr* | Webb | Starbuck | Gaynor | Rice | *Fleming | - |
| 09/01/88 | Halifax T | FAC3 | A | W | 4-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer* | Webb | Glover | Gaynor# | Rice | *Fleming | #Wilkinson |
| 16/01/88 | Charlton A | L | H | D | 2-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer | Webb | Glover* | Gaynor# | Rice | *Crosby | #Wilkinson |
| 23/01/88 | Watford | L | A | D | 0-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer | Webb | Glover | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 30/01/88 | Leyton Orient | FAC4 | A | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer | Webb | Glover | Wilkinson | Gaynor | - | - |
| 03/02/88 | Reading | FMC3 | A | L | 1-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Plummer* | Webb | Glover | Wilkinson# | Rice | *Fleming | #Starbuck |
| 06/02/88 | Chelsea | L | H | W | 3-2 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster* | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough (p) | Gaynor | Rice# | *Chettle | #Starbuck |
| 13/02/88 | Southampton | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Wassall | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Osvold | - | - |
| 20/02/88 | Birmingham C | FAC5 | A | W | 1-0 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 05/03/88 | Sheff W | L | A | W | 1-0 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby* | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | *Gaynor | - |
| 12/03/88 | Arsenal | FAC6 | A | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 16/03/88 | QPR & | L | A | L | 1-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 19/03/88 | Man U | L | H | D | 0-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | - | - |
| 26/03/88 | Tottenham H | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Fleming | Chettle | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Wilkinson | Rice | ||