| Club: | Nottingham Forest |
| Season: | 2005–06 |
| Manager: | Gary Megson (until 16 February) Ian McParland (caretaker manager) |
| League: | Football League One |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | Football League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | First Round |
| Pattern B1: | _whiteshoulders |
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| Pattern B2: | _greenshoulders |
| Pattern Sh2: | _white stripes |
| Pattern So2: | _band_blue |
| Leftarm2: | FFCD00 |
| Body2: | FFCD00 |
| Rightarm2: | FFCD00 |
| Shorts2: | 1034A6 |
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| Prevseason: | 2004–05 |
| Nextseason: | 2006–07 |
During the 2005–06 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the Football League One where they finished in 7th position on 69 points. It was a disappointing season for Forest who failed to make the play-offs by two points, with a failure to win any of their last three games costing them a play-off spot, though even 7th was something of an achievement considering they had been in the bottom half of the table when manager Gary Megson was dismissed on February after a bad run of form. In the three cup competitions they went in early rounds to Macclesfield, Chester and Woking .
Nottingham Forest's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: article and 2005–06 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 August 2005 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | 24,042 | Dobie 45', Johnson 87' | |
| 2 | 9 August 2005 | Walsall | A | 2–3 | 8,703 | Commons 36', Friio 85' | |
| 3 | 13 August 2005 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 8,108 | Commons 39' | |
| 4 | 20 August 2005 | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 | 19,091 | ||
| 5 | 27 August 2005 | Gillingham | A | 3–1 | 7,228 | Johnson 8', Dobie 44', Weir Daley 79' | |
| 6 | 3 September 2005 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | 17,234 | Thompson 48' | |
| 7 | 10 September 2005 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | 10,080 | ||
| 8 | 17 September 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 20,123 | Lester 76' (pen), Commons 88' | |
| 9 | 20 September 2005 | Bristol City | H | 3–1 | 16,666 | Lester 25' (pen), Perch 27', Commons 55' | |
| 10 | 24 September 2005 | Swansea City | A | 1–1 | 18,212 | Lester 54' | |
| 11 | 27 September 2005 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 17,071 | Breckin 79' | |
| 12 | 1 October 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 22,022 | Taylor 70' | |
| 13 | 9 October 2005 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | 10,104 | ||
| 14 | 15 October 2005 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 17,586 | Taylor 34', Bopp 90' | |
| 15 | 22 October 2005 | Yeovil Town | A | 0–3 | 9,072 | ||
| 16 | 29 October 2005 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 17,983 | Johnson 24' | |
| 17 | 12 November 2005 | Bournemouth | A | 1–1 | 9,222 | Southall 19' | |
| 18 | 19 November 2005 | Southend United | H | 2–0 | 19,576 | Wilson 51' (o.g.), Southall 70' | |
| 19 | 26 November 2005 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 17,370 | Lester 46' | |
| 20 | 6 December 2005 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 17,696 | Tyson 31' | |
| 21 | 10 December 2005 | Walsall | H | 1–1 | 20,912 | Breckin 35' | |
| 22 | 16 December 2005 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–3 | 5,857 | Taylor 65' (pen) | |
| 23 | 26 December 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–0 | 23,009 | Breckin 45', Thompson 50', Southall 53', Taylor 67' | |
| 24 | 31 December 2005 | Chesterfield | H | 0–0 | 21,909 | ||
| 25 | 2 January 2006 | Colchester United | A | 1–3 | 5,767 | Tyson 90' | |
| 26 | 14 January 2006 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | 17,807 | Holt 25', Tyson 63', Southall 67' | |
| 27 | 17 January 2006 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 7,859 | Commons 5' | |
| 28 | 21 January 2006 | Rotherham United | A | 1–1 | 7,222 | Tyson 34' | |
| 29 | 27 January 2006 | Barnsley | H | 0–2 | 16,237 | ||
| 30 | 31 January 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 0–1 | 7,670 | ||
| 31 | 4 February 2006 | Blackpool | A | 2–2 | 8,399 | Breckin 45', Bennett 90' | |
| 32 | 11 February 2006 | Swansea City | H | 1–2 | 19,132 | Tyson 21' | |
| 33 | 15 February 2006 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–3 | 5,584 | ||
| 34 | 18 February 2006 | Port Vale | A | 2–0 | 6,792 | Commons 40', Tyson 90' | |
| 35 | 25 February 2006 | Swindon Town | H | 7–1 | 22,444 | Southall 3', 51', 55', Morgan 17', 57', Breckin 29', Lester 90' | |
| 36 | 4 March 2006 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | 14,379 | Perch 66' | |
| 37 | 11 March 2006 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 19,446 | Tyson 45' | |
| 38 | 18 March 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–1 | 8,229 | Commons 25', Holt 47' | |
| 39 | 25 March 2006 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 3–0 | 18,214 | McClenahan 20' (o.g.), Holt 40', Breckin 90' | |
| 40 | 1 April 2006 | Chesterfield | A | 3–1 | 7,073 | Breckin 19', Tyson 29', Thompson 87' | |
| 41 | 8 April 2006 | Colchester United | H | 1–0 | 22,680 | Perch 72' | |
| 42 | 15 April 2006 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | 9,152 | Holt 17' | |
| 43 | 17 April 2006 | Yeovil Town | H | 2–1 | 28,193 | Breckin 40', Southall 68' | |
| 44 | 22 April 2006 | Hartlepool United | A | 2–3 | 5,336 | Tyson 15', Commons 67' | |
| 45 | 29 April 2006 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 | 26,847 | Tyson 56' | |
| 46 | 6 May 2006 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 15,608 | Bennett 88' |
See main article: article and 2005–06 Football League Cup.
See main article: article and 2005–06 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 5 November 2005 | Weymouth | H | 1–1 | 10,305 | Holt 39' | |
| R1 Replay | 14 November 2005 | Weymouth | A | 2–0 | 6,500 | Taylor 67', 73' | |
| R2 | 3 December 2005 | Chester City | A | 0–3 | 4,732 |
See main article: article and 2005–06 Football League Trophy.