Nottingham
Forest

Season 1988 - 1989
Final Division 1 Table:
| - | - | - | Home | Away | - | ||||||||
| - | - | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal (C) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 76 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 76 |
| 3 | FOREST | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 64 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 62 |
| 5 | Derby County | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 58 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 57 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 55 |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 54 |
| 9 | Queen's Park Rangers | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 53 |
| 10 | Millwall | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 53 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 51 |
| 13 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 45 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 42 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 42 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 40 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough (R) | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 39 |
| 19 | West Ham United (R) | 38 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 38 |
| 20 | Newcastle United (R) | 38 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 31 |
League Cup: Winners
FA Cup: Semi-Final
Full Members' Cup (Simod Cup): Winners
Appearances & Goals:
| Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Mercantile Credit Trophy | Full Members' Cup (Simod Cup) |
Sub | Goals | Total Goals |
| Franz Carr | 18 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 L | 3 |
| Lee Chapman | 30 | 7 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 8 L : 5 LC : 3 FA : 2 FM | 18 |
| Gary Charles | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Chettle | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 L | 2 |
| Nigel Clough | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 L : 6LC | 20 |
| Gary Crosby | 11 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 LC : 1 FM | 2 |
| Mark Crossley | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gary Fleming | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Colin Foster | 17 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 L : 1 LC | 3 |
| Tommy Gaynor | 16 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 L : 4LC : 1 FA | 9 |
| Lee Glover | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Steve Hodge | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 L : 2 LC : 1 FM | 10 |
| Brian Laws | 20 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 L : 1 FA | 2 |
| Gary Parker | 22 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 7 L : 1 LC : 2 FA : 2 FM | 12 |
| Stuart Pearce | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 L : 2 LC : 3 FM | 11 |
| Brian Rice | 19 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 L | 1 |
| Phil Starbuck | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Steve Sutton | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Des Walker | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Neil Webb | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 L : 2 LC : 2
FA 3 FM : 1 MCT |
14 |
| Brett Williams | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Wilson | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 L | 1 |
| Own goals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 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 |
| 24/07/88 | Keyworth | F | A | W | 8-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28/07/88 | IK Brage | F | A | L | 0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30/07/88 | Helsingfors Vastra | F | A | W | 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31/07/88 | Sandvikens IF | F | A | W | 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/08/88 | Vasteras | F | A | D | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 03/08/88 | Brommapojkarna | F | A | W | 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11/08/88 | Pescara | F | A | W | 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13/08/88 | Cologne | F | A | L | 0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/08/88 | Lincoln U | F | A | W | 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21//08/88 | Notts C | NCCsf | A | D | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| 27/08/88 | Norwich C | L | A | L | 1-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Hodge | Rice* | *Carr | - |
| 29/08/88 | Liverpool | MCT | A | L | 1-4 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Hodge | Rice* | *Carr | - |
| 03/09/88 | Sheff W & | L | H | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Wilson | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Hodge | Rice | - | - |
| 10/09/88 | Everton | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby* | Webb | Clough | Gaynor | Rice | *Carr | - |
| 12/09/88 | Hearts | F | A | W | 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17/09/88 | Derby C | L | H | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby* | Webb | Clough | Gaynor | Rice | *Carr | - |
| 24/09/88 | Aston Villa | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Gaynor* | Rice | *Carr | - |
| 28/09/88 | Chester C | FLC2/1 | H | W | 6-0 | Sutton | Chettle* | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby | Webb | Clough 2 | Gaynor | Rice | *Fleming | - |
| 01/10/88 | Luton T | L | H | D | 0-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Gaynor* | Rice | *Carr | - |
| 08/10/88 | QPR | L | A | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough (p) | Gaynor | Crosby | - | - |
| 12/10/88 | Chester C | FLC2/2 | A | W | 4-0 | Sutton | Fleming | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Carr | Webb* | Gaynor 3# | Crosby | Rice | *Parker | #Laws |
| 22/10/88 | Millwall | L | A | D | 2-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge 2 | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Gaynor | - | - |
| 26/10/88 | Liverpool | L | H | W | 2-1 | Crossley | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Rice | - | - |
| 29/10/88 | Newcastle U | L | A | W | 1-0 | Crossley | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby | Webb* | Clough | Chapman | Rice | *Wilson | - |
| 02/11/88 | Coventry C | FLC3 | H | W | 3-2 | Crossley | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Charles | Wilson | Clough | Chapman | Rice | - | - |
| 06/11/88 | Arsenal | L | H | L | 1-4 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Charles* | Wilson | Clough | Chapman | Rice | *Starbuck | - |
| 12/11/88 | West Ham U | L | A | D | 3-3 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce* | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Starbuck | Wilson | Clough 2 | Chapman# | Rice | *Laws | #Crosby |
| 19/11/88 | Coventry C | L | H | D | 0-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Crosby* | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Rice | *Wilson | - |
| 21/11/88 | Grantham T | F | A | W | 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26/11/88 | Charlton A | L | A | W | 1-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Starbuck | Webb | Clough | Chapman* | Rice | *Wilson | - |
| 30/11/88 | Leicester C | FLC4 | A | D | 0-0 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Wassall | Hodge | Starbuck* | Webb | Clough | Chapman# | Rice | *Wilson | #Carr |
| 03/12/88 | Middlesbrough | L | H | D | 2-2 | Sutton | Chettle | Pearce | Walker | Foster | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman 2 | Rice | - | - |
| 10/12/88 | Southampton | L | A | D | 1-1 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Foster | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Rice | - | - |
| 14/12/88 | Leicester C | FLC4r | H | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Laws | Williams | Chettle | Foster | Parker | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman* | Rice | *Hodge | - |
| 18/12/88 | Wimbledon | L | H | L | 0-1 | Sutton | Chettle* | Williams | Walker | Foster | Parker# | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Rice | *Laws | #Hodge |
| 26/12/88 | Man U | L | A | L | 0-2 | Sutton | Laws | Williams | Walker | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough* | Chapman# | Rice | *Starbuck | #Gaynor |
| 31/12/88 | Sheff W | L | A | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Walker | Wilson | Hodge | Carr* | Webb | Gaynor | Chapman | Parker | *Starbuck | - |
| 02/01/89 | Everton | L | H | W | 2-0 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Walker | Wilson | Hodge | Carr* | Webb | Gaynor | Chapman | Parker | *Starbuck | - |
| 07/01/89 | Ipswich T & | FAC3 | H | W | 3-0 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Walker | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Gaynor | Chapman | Parker | - | - |
| 10/01/89 | Chelsea | FMC3 | A | W | 4-1 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce (p) | Walker | Wilson | Hodge* | Carr# | Webb | Gaynor | Chapman | Parker | *Clough | #Starbuck |
| 15/01/89 | Tottenham H | L | A | W | 2-1 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Walker* | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Parker | *Chettle | - |
| 18/01/89 | QPR | FLC5 | H | W | 5-2 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman 4 | Parker* | *Crosby | - |
| 21/01/89 | Aston Villa | L | H | W | 4-0 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Wilson | Hodge | Carr* | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Parker | *Crosby | - |
| 24/01/89 | Ipswich T | FMC4 | A | W | 3-1 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman* | Parker | *Crosby | - |
| 28/01/89 | Leeds U | FAC4 | H | W | 2-0 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Wilson | Hodge* | Carr | Webb | Clough | Chapman | Parker | *Starbuck | - |
| 04/02/89 | Luton T | L | A | W | 3-2 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough 2 (1p) | Chapman | Parker | - | - |
| 11/02/89 | QPR | L | H | D | 0-0 | Sutton | Laws | Pearce | Chettle | Wilson | Hodge | Carr | Webb | Clough | ||||