| Club: | Nottingham Forest |
| Season: | 1995–96 |
| Manager: | Frank Clark |
| Chairman: | Fred Reacher |
| Stadium: | City Ground |
| League: | Premiership |
| League Result: | 9th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter finals |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter finals |
| League Topscorer: | Lee/Roy/Woan (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | 29,263 vs Manchester United (27 Nov 1995, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 15,050 vs Oxford United (7 Feb 1996, FA Cup) |
| Average Attendance: | 25,916 |
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| Prevseason: | 1994–95 |
| Nextseason: | 1996–97 |
During the 1995–96 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the FA Premier League.
Despite the sale of striker Stan Collymore, Nottingham Forest performed reasonably well throughout the season and were comfortably in the top half. They were unbeaten in their first 12 league games, although they drew too many games to be considered serious title challengers, before they ran into a 7–0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers, who had just signed Forest midfielder Lars Bohinen.
The biggest success of the season was Forest's UEFA Cup exploits. In arguably the worst season for English clubs in European competitions in the era of three European trophies, they were the only English side with European action to look forward to after Christmas, and in March their adventure resumed with the first leg of the quarter-final – against Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion. Forest lost 2–1, and any remaining hopes of a semi-final place were crushed in the second leg when the Bavarians thrashed Frank Clark's men 5–1 at the City Ground.[1]
A ninth-place finish in the final table was not quite enough to secure another European campaign, and Clark's big summer signing, Dean Saunders, was captured in hope that he could be the man to score the goals which would bring more success to the club.
See main article: 1995–96 FA Premier League.
Nottingham Forest's score comes first[2]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1995 | Southampton | A | 4–3 | 15,164 | Cooper, Woan, Roy (2) | |
| 23 August 1995 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 27,007 | ||
| 26 August 1995 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 26,645 | Pearce (pen) | |
| 29 August 1995 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 38,248 | Campbell | |
| 9 September 1995 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 17,219 | Roy | |
| 17 September 1995 | Everton | H | 3–2 | 24,786 | Watson (own goal), Lee, Woan | |
| 23 September 1995 | Aston Villa | A | 1–1 | 33,972 | Lyttle | |
| 30 September 1995 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | 25,620 | Lee (2), Stone | |
| 14 October 1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | 32,876 | Stone | |
| 21 October 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | 25,426 | Roy, Lee, Cooper | |
| 28 October 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 17,549 | Lee | |
| 6 November 1995 | Wimbledon | H | 4–1 | 20,810 | Roy, Pearce, Lee, Gemmill | |
| 18 November 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–7 | 27,660 | ||
| 27 November 1995 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | 29,263 | McGregor | |
| 2 December 1995 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 17,342 | Cooper | |
| 10 December 1995 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 25,790 | Stone | |
| 18 December 1995 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | 25,660 | Campbell | |
| 23 December 1995 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 | 36,531 | Woan | |
| 26 December 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 27,810 | Lee | |
| 30 December 1995 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | 27,027 | Pearce (pen) | |
| 1 January 1996 | Liverpool | A | 2–4 | 39,206 | Stone, Woan | |
| 13 January 1996 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | 23,321 | Cooper | |
| 20 January 1996 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 24,482 | ||
| 31 January 1996 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | 24,465 | Campbell, Roy (pen) | |
| 3 February 1996 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 21,257 | ||
| 10 February 1996 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 27,222 | ||
| 24 February 1996 | Everton | A | 0–3 | 33,163 | ||
| 2 March 1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–1 | 21,930 | Howe, McGregor, Roy | |
| 16 March 1996 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 29,392 | Allen | |
| 23 March 1996 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 29,058 | Stone | |
| 30 March 1996 | Wimbledon | A | 0–1 | 9,807 | ||
| 6 April 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 27,053 | Stone, Woan | |
| 8 April 1996 | Leeds United | A | 3–1 | 29,220 | Cooper, Woan, Lee | |
| 13 April 1996 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–5 | 25,273 | Woan | |
| 17 April 1996 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | 24,629 | ||
| 28 April 1996 | Manchester United | A | 0–5 | 53,926 | ||
| 2 May 1996 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | 28,280 | Woan | |
| 5 May 1996 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–0 | 22,910 | Stone, Roy, Howe |
See main article: 1995–96 FA Cup.
| R3 | 6 January 1996 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | 18,000 | Pearce | |
| R3R | 17 January 1996 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | 17,372 | Campbell, Pearce (pen) | |
| R4 | 7 February 1996 | Oxford United | H | 1–1 | 15,050 | Campbell | |
| R4R | 13 February 1996 | Oxford United | A | 3–0 | 8,022 | Campbell, Woan (pen), Silenzi | |
| R5 | 28 February 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–2 | 18,600 | Woan (2) | |
| R5R | 9 March 1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 (won 3–1 on pens) | 31,055 | Roy | |
| QF | 13 March 1996 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 21,067 |
See main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup.
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 1995 | Bradford City | A | 2–3 | 9,288 | Bohinen (2) | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 October 1995 | Bradford City | H | 2–2 (lost 4–5 on agg) | 15,231 | Pearce, Silenzi |
See main article: 1995–96 UEFA Cup.
| R1 1st Leg | 12 September 1995 |  Malmö FF | A | 1–2 | 12,486 | Woan | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 26 September 1995 | Malmö FF | H | 1–0 (won on away goals) | 23,817 | Roy | |
| R2 1st Leg | 17 October 1995 |  Auxerre | A | 1–0 | 20,000 | Stone | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 31 October 1995 | Auxerre | H | 0–0 (won 1–0 on agg) | 28,064 | ||
| R3 1st Leg | 21 November 1995 | Lyon | H | 1–0 | 22,141 | McGregor | |
| R3 2nd Leg | 5 December 1995 | Lyon | A | 0–0 (won 1–0 on agg) | 35,000 | ||
| QF 1st Leg | 5 March 1996 | A | 1–2 | 38,000 | Chettle | ||
| QF 2nd Leg | 19 March 1996 | H | 1–5 (lost 2–7 on agg) | 28,844 | Stone |
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1995 | MF | Chris Bart-Williams | Sheffield Wednesday | £2,500,000 | |
| 1 July 1995 | FW | Kevin Campbell | Arsenal | £2,800,000 | |
| 19 July 1995 | FW | Richard Irving | Manchester United | £75,000 | |
| 16 August 1995 | FW | Andrea Silenzi | Torino | £1,800,000 | |
| 13 January 1996 | GK | Alan Fettis | Hull City | £250,000 |
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1995 | FW | Stan Collymore | Liverpool | £8,500,000 | |
| 2 August 1995 | DF | Gary Bowyer | Rotherham United | Free transfer | |
| 14 October 1995 | MF | Lars Bohinen | Blackburn Rovers | £750,000 | |
| 28 October 1995 | DF | Carl Tiler | Aston Villa | £750,000 | |
| 29 December 1995 | FW | Gary Bull | Birmingham City | Free transfer | |
| 28 February 1996 | DF | Danny Hinshelwood | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
Transfers in: £7,425,000
Transfers out: £10,000,000
Total spending: £2,575,000
Only considering appearances in Premier League and League Cup[4]